Correlation between OSAHS and Early Peripheral Atherosclerosis Indices in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China: A Cross-Sectional Inpatient Study by Xin Zhao, Xiaofeng Yu, Sixu Xin, Wei Zhang, Xiaomei Zhang, Linong Ji

“…Results. (1) As the degree of OSAHS increased, ABI decreased gradually and was lower than that in the control group, but PWV increased and was higher than that in the control group (p<0.05, respectively). (2) The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) positively correlated with PWV (r=0.36, p<0.05) and negatively correlated with ABI (r=−0.37, p<0.05). (3) Multivariate logistic regression showed that after adjusting for age, gender, duration, BMI, blood pressure, blood glucose, blood lipid, and other factors, OSAHS was a risk factor of lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) in patients with T2DM. …”
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Regional risk factors associated with adverse outcomes of COVID-19 infection among the older adult: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Olunike Rebecca Abodunrin, Mobolaji Timothy Olagunju, Xinyi Huang, Jianming Wang, Zhibin Hu, Chong Shen

“…Key factors include old age (above 65 years), male gender, symptoms such as fever and dyspnea, and comorbidities like dementia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic heart disease, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and malnutrition. …”
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Clinical utility of hematological parameters in aplastic anemia by Lizhong Zhang, Xiaonan Han, Qiujuan Zhu, Yu Qin, Yanan Jia

“…The retrospective study included 146 patients with aplastic anemia and 150 normal controls matched in age and gender, where clinical characteristics and hematological parameters were classified and statistically analyzed. …”
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Adaptation and combination of two scales to measure dispositional gratitude in health sciences faculty: a psychometric analysis by Jesus Alfonso Beltran-Sanchez, José Moral de la Rubia, Adrian Valle de la O, Josue Omar Nava-Manzo, Angeles Dominguez

“…The Gratitude Questionnaire, Work Questionnaire and Brief Interactive Optimism-Garcia was applied to 110 women, 104 men and 2 who prefer not to specify their gender. Results The result was a unifactorial measurement model composed of 10 items with evidence of construct validity (χ 2  = 59.83, df = 20, p < 0.001, χ 2 /df = 59.83/20 = 2.99, SRMR = 0.11, GFI = 0.96; NFI = 0.93, RFI = 0.91, AGFI = 0.93), PRATIO = 0.78, PNFI = 0.73; concurrent validity with interactive optimism (r = 0.45, p < 0.001); convergent validity (AVE = 0.42); and reliability (α = 0.88; ω = 0.88). …”
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Skin Closure Technique and Postprocedural Pain after Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation: A Retrospective Review by Markus A. Bendel, Ryan S. D’Souza, Taylor J. North, Thomas P. Pittelkow, Jonathan M. Hagedorn

“…Higher preoperative pain score (β 0.50 (95% CI 0.09 to 0.92), P=0.019) and female gender (β 1.09 (95% CI 0.15 to 2.02), P=0.023) were predictive of higher incisional pain scores at POD#10. …”
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Estimating the Burden of Illness Related to Genital Warts in Russia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Vera N. Prilepskaya, Mikhail Gomberg, Smita Kothari, Karen Yee, Amit Kulkarni, Suzanne M. Garland, Anna R. Giuliano

“…**Methods:** Russian physicians recorded daily patient logs for a two-week period and conducted a 30-minute survey to estimate GW prevalence and related resource use between January and June 2012. Age, gender, and GW diagnosis status was recorded. Prevalence was obtained for each physician and calculated into a single estimate across all physician types. …”
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Progressive Epidural Hematoma in Patients with Head Trauma: Incidence, Outcome, and Risk Factors by Hao Chen, Yan Guo, Shi-Wen Chen, Gan Wang, He-Li Cao, Jiong Chen, Yi Gu, Heng-Li Tian

“…In multivariate logistic regression, patient gender, age, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score at admission, and skull fracture were not associated with PEDH, whereas hypotension (odds ratio (OR) 0.38, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.17–0.84), time interval of the first CT scanning (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.19–0.83), coagulopathy (OR 0.36, 95% CI 0.15–0.85), or decompressive craniectomy (DC) (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.21–0.97) was independently associated with an increased risk of PEDH. …”
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Risk Factors for Rebleeding after Emergency Endoscopic Treatment of Dieulafoy Lesion by Yongkang Lai, Jianfang Rong, Zhenhua Zhu, Wangdi Liao, Bimin Li, Yin Zhu, Youxiang Chen, Xu Shu

“…In the univariable analysis, endoscopic treatment, prothrombin time, gender, Rockall score, and leukocyte count were the risk factors for rebleeding. …”
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Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Associated Factors Among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) In Mogadishu Cross-Sectional Study by Sh Abukar IM, Asir Rage AA, Warsame MO

“…Recommendations propose targeted mental health interventions, especially for females, addressing gender-based violence and loss. Programs should consider those with multiple displacements, addressing cumulative trauma impact. …”
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Clinical Traits of SARS-CoV-2 Infection by O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. L. Dzhakhaya, N. D. Potskherashvili, K. B. Puzakov, O. Yu. Кiseleva, N. I. Kokina, E. R. Buklis, T. V. Roshchina, I. I. Коmkova

“…The risk of critical SARS-CoV-2 infection increases with elder age (p ≤ 0.001), associates with the male gender and presence of concomitant diseases, such as obesity (p &lt; 0.01), diabetes mellitus (p &lt; 0.001), hypertension (p ≤ 0.001), CHD (p ≤ 0.001) and atrial fibrillation (p &lt;0.05).Conclusion. …”
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Latent iron deficiency in non-anemic children under five years of age by Qurat ul Ain Riaz, Saima Ahsan, Tanveer Hussain Chaudhary, Abdul Hafeez Soomro, Muhammad Sabir Khan, Shanza Nazish

“…SPSS version 23 was used for data entry and analysis. Age and gender for effect modifiers were controlled by stratification. …”
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Comparison of Endogenous Endophthalmitis in Patients with and Without COVID-19 Infection by Ehsan Namvar, Mehdi Moallem, Mehrdad Afarid, Alireza Bolkheir

“…There were no statistically significant differences in age (P = 0.653), mean follow-up (P = 0.943), gender (P = 0.313), and clinical presentation (P = 0.409) between the case and control groups. …”
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Association between the exposure to brominated flame retardants and psoriasis risk among U.S. adults: A population-based study by Jingbo Zhang, Xiangyun Shi, Genlong Bai, Jin Chen, Yidian Fu, Aijun Chen

“…Moreover, the association between PBB153 and psoriasis risk remained stable across all subgroup analyses, including those stratified by gender. Our study presents robust evidence connecting BFRs exposure to the prevalence of psoriasis, emphasizing the necessity for continued research and policy interventions to address this environmental health issue. …”
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Impact of sleep chronotype on blood pressure and metabolic markers by Weiwei Huang, Qinglu Wang, Yuan Gao, Jiefeng Wang, Feihao Wang, Jiyou Tang

“…There was a statistically significant difference in the age of the morning type, neither type, and evening type (p &lt; 0.01), but there was no significant difference in gender, height, weight, and BMI (ps &gt; 0.05). 2. …”
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Correlation Between Prognostic Nutritional Index and Heart Failure in Adults with Diabetes in the United States: Study Results from NHANES (1999–2016) by Qiyuan Bai, Hao Chen, Zhen Gao, Xuhua Li, Jiapeng Li, Shidong Liu, Bing Song, Cuntao Yu

“…We used descriptive statistics categorized by PNI quartiles and performed multivariate logistic regression to adjust for variables including age, gender, ethnicity, and coexisting medical conditions. …”
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Clinical Characteristic of Patients Underwent Bone Mineral Density Examination in Prof. Dr. R. Soeharso Orthopaedic Hospital in 2022-2023: A Cross-Sectional Study by R. Andhi Prijosedjati, Pamudji Utomo, Leli Sabariyah, Ahmad Fauzi

“…The variables included age, gender, body mass index (BMI), BMD T-score from the lumbar spine, hip, and forearm, frequency and location of fragility fracture (FF), osteoporosis frequency, and fracture risk assessment (FRAX) score for major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) and hip fracture. …”
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Evidence from NHANES 2011–2014: a correlation between the weight-adjusted-waist index and cognitive abilities in the United States by Chan Zhao, Xintian Xu, Chunyan Hao

“…We also executed subgroup analyses and interaction tests based on gender, race, educational background, marital status, diabetes, body mass index, alcohol consumption, hypertension, smoking habits, stroke, depression, and sleep quality to assess whether the relationship between WWI and cognitive function was affected by heterogeneity across different population segments. …”
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Epidemiological trends of head and neck Cancer survivors in Alberta: towards improved understanding of the burden of disease by Jin Soo Song, Patrick Vallance, Vincent Biron, Caroline C. Jeffery

“…Point prevalence of HNC survivors in 2005, 2010, and 2015 were then further stratified by gender, sub-site and age. Results Over this time period, head and neck cancer survivors tended to be younger (64.0 vs. 62.1, p = 0.046) and male (M:F 2.45:1 vs 2.54:1). …”
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Contribution of Patch Tests with Occupational Handled Products in the Diagnosis of Occupational Contact Dermatitis: A 10-year Review by A. Aloui, M. Maoua, S. El Guedri, A. Moussa, M. Bouhoula, A. Chouchene, I. Kacem, A. Brahem, N. Ghariani, H. Kalboussi, O. El Maalel, S. Chatti, M. Denguezli, N. Mrizek

“…After the analytical study, variables independently significantly associated with the positivity of patch tests with handled products in the workplace were the male gender and the working in the plastics industry. An occupational disease was declared to the National Health Insurance Fund for 8 patients, i.e., 7.1% of cases. …”
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Predictors of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations among a Sample of Egyptian Schoolchildren by Mones M. Abu Shady, Mai M. Youssef, Ebtissam M. Salah El-Din, Ola M. Abdel Samie, Hala S. Megahed, Samar M. E. Salem, Manal A. Mohsen, Ali Abdel Aziz, Safinaz El-Toukhy

“…Results revealed that obesity, low physical activity, low sun exposure, and low maternal education level are significant predictors of insufficiency, though female gender, low maternal education level, and low milk intake are significant predictors of deficiency. …”
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