Adherence to four healthy lifestyles and their influencing factors among residents aged 35 to 75 years in Fujian province: a longitudinal study by Ze YANG, Xin FANG, Yefa ZHANG, Wenling ZHONG, Tiehui CHEN, Jingyu CHEN, Yanrong YIN, Xiaoqing LI

“…ResultsAfter age and sex standardization, the adherence rates to the four individual healthy lifestyle habits among the 31 610 residents in Fujian province, from the highest to the lowest, were non-drinking or moderate drinking (95.7%), non-smoking (76.2%), adequate physical activity during leisure time (26.1%), and a healthy diet (11.4%). …”
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Exploring predictors of the five-time sit-to-stand test based on cross-sectional findings from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC) by Joakim Niklasson, Cecilia Fagerström, Sofia Backåberg, Patrick Bergman, Terese Lindberg

“…For STS time, health-related quality of life (β = -0.354, confidence interval [CI] (-0.509)–(-0.199)), having fallen within the preceding twelve months (β = -0.222, CI (-0.365)–(-0.078)), and physical activities of perceived light to moderate intensity (β = -0.166, CI (-0.278)–(-0.053)) were the most prominent predictors. …”
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Impaired Glucose Metabolisms of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes by Ye Zhang, Yanpeng Xing, Haibo Yuan, Xiaokun Gang, Weiying Guo, Zhuo Li, Guixia Wang

“…As for OSA patients with T2DM, the severe OSA group had higher homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (P=0.013) than the mild-to-moderate OSA group, whereas had lower morning plasma cortisol levels (P=0.005) than the mild-to-moderate OSA group. …”
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The Effect of Anterior Uterocervical Angle on Primary Dysmenorrhea and Disease Severity by Mefkure Eraslan Sahin, Erdem Sahin, Yusuf Madendag, Ilknur Col Madendag, Ahter Tanay Tayyar, Fatma Özdemir, Gokhan Acmaz, Iptisam Ipek Muderris

“…Additionally, there was also a significant difference in the uterocervical angle among those with mild, moderate, and severe pain (P<0.001). Conclusion. Our results indicate that a narrower anterior uterocervical angle is associated with primary dysmenorrhea and disease severity.…”
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Validity and Responsiveness of a Modified Balance Error Scoring System Assessment Using a Mobile Device Application in Patients Recovering from Ankle Sprain by Michael S Crowell, Eliot Thomasma, Erin Florkiewicz, Richard Brindle, Megan Roach, Donald Goss, Will Pitt

“…The mBESS measured by the SWAY App demonstrated moderate to good correlation with a laboratory measure of static balance (*r* = -0.59, *p* \< 0.001)…”
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Gabapentin versus Transdermal Fentanyl Matrix for the Alleviation of Chronic Neuropathic Pain of Radicular Origin: A Randomized Blind Multicentered Parallel-Group Noninferiority Tr... by Chang Ju Hwang, Jae Hyup Lee, Jung-Hoon Kim, Sang Hyuk Min, Kun-Woo Park, Hyoung-Yeon Seo, Kwang-Sup Song

“…A total of 108 patients with moderate-to-severe pain (≥4 intensity on an 11-point numeric rating scale) were randomly prescribed either fentanyl matrix or gabapentin over a period of 56 days. …”
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Interhemispheric Pathways Are Important for Motor Outcome in Individuals with Chronic and Severe Upper Limb Impairment Post Stroke by Kathryn S. Hayward, Jason L. Neva, Cameron S. Mang, Sue Peters, Katie P. Wadden, Jennifer K. Ferris, Lara A. Boyd

“…The same models did not explain significant variance in mild–moderate stroke. In the severe group, k-means cluster analysis of PF-CC FA distinguished two subgroups, separated by a clinically meaningful and significant difference in motor impairment (p=0.049) and function (p=0.006) outcomes. …”
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Pursuing healthy homeownership: an evaluation of the neighborhood health trajectories of shared equity homeowners by Geoffrey M. Gusoff, Alex Ramiller, Arthur Acolin, Ruoniu Wang, Frederick J. Zimmerman

“…However, studies suggest low- and moderate-income households may sacrifice neighborhood quality when becoming homeowners, which can undermine the health benefits of homeownership. …”
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Factors Affecting The Short Term Outcome Of Pyeloplasty In Congenital Primary Unilateral Pelvi- Ureteric Junction Obstruction In Infants and Toddlers: A Single Center trial by Mostafa Sheba, Walid Ghoneima, Mohamed El Ghoneimy, Amr Mostafa, Ahmed Salem

“…After 3 and 6 months, 24(48%) and 30 (60%) had mild degree of HN, 23 (46%) and 17 (34%) had moderate HN and 3 (6%) and 3 (6%) had severe HN respectively (p=0.000). …”
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Validity of Wearable Inertial Sensors for Gait Analysis: A Systematic Review by Giuseppe Prisco, Maria Agnese Pirozzi, Antonella Santone, Fabrizio Esposito, Mario Cesarelli, Francesco Amato, Leandro Donisi

“…Validation metrics revealed that IMUs exhibited good to moderate agreement with optical motion capture systems for kinematic measures. …”
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Longer-term safety and efficacy of baricitinib for atopic dermatitis in pediatric patients 2 to <18 years old: a randomized clinical trial of extended treatment to 3.6 years by Andreas Wollenberg, Masanori Ikeda, Chia-Yu Chu, Lawrence F. Eichenfield, Marieke M. B. Seyger, Apurva Prakash, Robinette Angle, Danting Zhu, Marco Pontes, Amy S. Paller

“…Most treatment-emergent adverse events were mild/moderate in severity. No deaths, pulmonary emboli, deep vein thromboses or arterial thrombotic events, major adverse cardiovascular events, malignancies, tuberculosis events, or gastrointestinal perforations were reported.Conclusions Baricitinib demonstrated sustained long-term efficacy. …”
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Association between combined healthy lifestyles and infertility: a cross-sectional study in US reproductive-aged women by Xiaofeng Ye, Xiaoxia Song, Sihang Zhou, Guoqing Chen, Liping Wang

“…A healthy lifestyle score was created based on healthy diet (top two-fifths of the Healthy Eating Index-2015 score), low-to-moderate alcohol drinking (1–14 g/day), optimal waist circumference (less than 80 cm), adequate physical activity (at least 150 min of moderate-to-vigorous leisure-time exercise per week), and current nonsmoking. …”
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Effects of specific inspiratory muscle training combined with whole-body endurance training program on balance in COPD patients: Randomized controlled trial. by Bilel Tounsi, Amal Acheche, Thierry Lelard, Zouhair Tabka, Yassine Trabelsi, Said Ahmaidi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We studied 32 male patients (62 ± 6 years) with moderate to very severe COPD. They were randomly assigned to an experimental group (IMT+ET) n = 16 or a control group (ET) n = 16 with similar characteristics. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Ergoferon in Children from 6 Months to 6 Years Old with Acute Respiratory Viral Infections in Contemporary Outpatient Practice: A Multicenter, Double-Blind,... by N. A. Geppe, B. M. Blokhin, O. V. Shamsheva, S. T. Abdrakhmanova, K. A. Alikhanova, G. T. Myrzabekova

“…The data of 282 patients with oral temperature ≥38.0°C plus mild to moderate severity of flu-like nonspecific and nasal/throat/chest symptoms were included in intention-to-treat analysis (n = 140, Ergoferon group; n = 142, placebo group). …”
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Trajectories of asthma symptom presenting as wheezing and their associations with family environmental factors among children in Australia: evidence from a national birth cohort st... by Peter D Sly, Md Jobayer Chisti, Abdullah Mamun, K M Shahunja

“…Persistently bad external dwelling conditions (RRR: 1.27, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.51) were associated with ‘transient high’ trajectory while ‘moderate and increasing’ conditions of cluttered homes (RRR: 1.37, 95% CI 1.20 to 1.56) were associated with ‘persistent high’ trajectory of asthma symptom. …”
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Impact of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of university students and recommendations for the post-pandemic period: A systematic review by Tamiris Beppler Martins, Joaquim Henrique Lorenzetti Branco, Taís Beppler Martins, Gilmar Moraes Santos, Alexandro Andrade

“…The assessment of the risk of bias showed that of the 68 studies included, 34 had a low risk of bias, 30 had a moderate risk of bias, and 4 had a high risk of bias. …”
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99mTc(CO)3-Labeled 1-(3-Nitropyridin-2-yl) Piperazine as Potential Radioligand for 5-HT7 Receptors by Sajjad Molavipordanjani

“…This radiotracer displayed moderate affinity for the U87-MG cell line’s 5-HT7R and lower affinity for MCF-7, SKBR3, HT-29, and A549 cell lines. …”
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Remote Technology-Based Training Programs for Children with Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analytic Exploration by Claudia Corti, Viola Oldrati, Maria Chiara Oprandi, Elisabetta Ferrari, Geraldina Poggi, Renato Borgatti, Cosimo Urgesi, Alessandra Bardoni

“…Two meta-analytic models examining the means of either cognitive TP outcomes or behavioral TP outcomes as input outcome yielded a nonsignificant effect size for cognitive TP and a low-moderate effect size for behavioral TP. Additional models on outcomes reflecting the greatest beneficial effects of TP yielded significant moderate effect sizes for both types of TP. …”
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The Role of Fusion Technique of Computed Tomography and Non-echo-planar Diffusion-weighted Imaging in the Evaluation of Surgical Cholesteatoma Localization by Ayse Ozlem BALIK, Lutfu SENELDIR, Aysegul VERIM, Sema ZER TOROS

“…Three true-negative, one false-positive, and one false-negative case were observed according to surgical results in detecting the presence of a cholesteatoma with non-EPI DWI. Moderate agreement was determined between the surgical and radiological results in detecting the presence of a cholesteatoma (k=0.721). …”
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Genetic background of body reserves in laying hens through backfat thickness phenotyping by Bédère, Nicolas, Dupont, Joëlle, Baumard, Yannick, Staub, Christophe, Gourichon, David, Frédéric, Elleboudt, Le Roy, Pascale, Zerjal, Tatiana

“…However, backfat and body weight were moderately positively correlated (0.39). The genetic correlation between backfat and egg number was moderate and negative. …”
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