Evaluation of comorbidity burden on disease progression and mortality in patients with interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: A retrospective cohort study. by Elena K Joerns, Michelle A Ghebranious, Traci N Adams, Una E Makris

“…However, only CCI was associated with shorter time to lung transplant/death in analyses adjusted for age, sex, pulmonary function, and radiographic pattern of lung lesion.…”
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Different Types of Periampullary Duodenal Diverticula Are Associated with Occurrence and Recurrence of Bile Duct Stones: A Case-Control Study from a Chinese Center by Zhen Sun, Wenhui Bo, Ping Jiang, Quan Sun

“…Of these patients, 161 patients (18.9%) had PAD and the age- and sex-matched control group comprised 483 patients. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Profile of Drug Eruptions among Antiretroviral Therapy-Exposed HIV Infected People in Yaoundé, Cameroon by Emmanuel Armand Kouotou, Jobert Richie Nansseu, Vanessa Nancy Ngono, Sandra A. Tatah, Anne Cecile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Elie Claude Ndjitoyap Ndam

“…Of 6,829 ART-experiencing PLHIV, 41 presented with drug eruptions, giving a prevalence of 0.6%. The M/F sex ratio equaled 0.17. The mean age was 41.07 ± 11.36 years. …”
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Characterization of relaparotomies performed at the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima General University Hospital (2015-2017) by Jorge Ernesto Gonzalez García, Mayquel Monzón Rodriguez, Lidia Torres Ajá, Dianelys Molina Macías

“…The group over 60 years old and the male sex predominated; peritonitis and postoperative eviscerations were the main causes. …”
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Validation of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group Neurotoxicity Questionnaire for the Latin American Population by Ivana Leao Ribeiro, Luz Alejandra Lorca, Rodrigo Cuevas-Cid, Snehil Dixit, Nicolás Yáñez-Benavides, Francisco Ortega-Gonzalez

“…The scales also adequately distinguish between sex-based well-being among the afflicted population.…”
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Socio-sexual norms and young people's sexual health in urban Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan: A qualitative scoping review. by Prima Alam, Leesa Lin, Nandan Thakkar, Abhi Thaker, Cicely Marston

“…The body of research fails to include experiences of young people with diverse gender, sexual orientation, and sex characteristics.…”
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Physical Activity May Be Associated with Conditioned Pain Modulation in Women but Not Men among Healthy Individuals by Yukiko Shiro, Tatsunori Ikemoto, Yuta Terasawa, Young-Chang P. Arai, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Takahiro Ushida, Takako Matsubara

“…Conditioned pain modulation (CPM), a phenomenon also known as diffuse noxious inhibitory control, is thought to be affected by various factors, including sex and level of physical activity. However, the involvement of these factors in CPM remains unclear. …”
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Interleukin 28B polymorphism impact on early HCV kinetics in HCV-infected liver transplant recipients undergoing antiviral therapy by V. E. Syutkin, V. P. Chulanov, I. V. Karandashova, V. A. Dolgin, A. O. Chugunov

“…Genotype C/C (rs12979860) was present in 6 (40%) patients with complete EVR and in none of slow-responders (one-sided p=0.041).The groups of recipients with and without complete EVR were comparable with sex, age, pre-treatment viral load, immunosuppression (cyclosporine vs. tacrolimus), weight and body mass index, and mean ribavirin dose. …”
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The Effectiveness of a Nondiet Multidisciplinary Weight Reduction Program for Severe Overweight Patients with Psychological Comorbidities by Bettina Bannert, Wolfgang Schobersberger, Ulrich Tran, Andreas Remmel

“…Binary logistic regression analysis for n=79 revealed that the achievement of the weight reduction goal (0.5 kg per week; predictors: sex, incidence of MTS, duration of in-patient therapy, psychological symptoms, BMI and activity level at baseline) was associated with a shorter duration of in-patient therapy (P=0.007) and higher BMI at baseline (P=0.010). …”
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Interspecific and Intersexual Differences in the Chemical Composition of Floral Scent in Glochidion Species (Phyllanthaceae) in South China by Daihong Huang, Fuchen Shi, Minwei Chai, Ruili Li, Houhun Li

“…Sexual dimorphism in floral scent has evolved to signal alternative rewards provided by each sex to Epicephala moths.…”
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Demographic and clinical characteristics of older people with multimorbidity accessing primary healthcare in Malawi: A cross-sectional study by Duncan Kwaitana, James Jafali, Maya Jane Bates, Dorothee van Breevoort, Thomas Mildestvedt, Eivind Meland, Eric Umar

“…Outcome estimates were adjusted for sex, age, location, and year of clinic visit. Results The overall prevalence of multimorbidity, defined across 17 recorded chronic conditions, was 19.6%. …”
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Associates of Cardiopulmonary Arrest in the Perihemodialytic Period by Jennifer E. Flythe, Nien-Chen Li, Shu-Fang Lin, Steven M. Brunelli, Jeffrey Hymes, Eduardo Lacson

“…Cases and controls were 1 : 5 matched on age, sex, race, and diabetes. Predictors of cardiopulmonary arrest were considered for logistic model inclusion. …”
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Beyond the microbiome: unraveling gut dysbiosis and its impact on systemic lupus erythematosus by Yara Safwat Roshdy, Shwikar Mahmoud Ahmed, Mona Gamaleldeen Morsi, Ahmed Shaaban, Samar Farouk Fouad Mostafa

“…Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease influenced by genetic and environmental factors, with gut microbiota (GM) changes emerging as a key environmental contributor.Methods A total of 42SLE patients and 30 age – and sex-matched healthy controls were enrolled. Stool samples from all participants were analyzed using quantitative SYBR Green Real-Time PCR to detect and quantify selected bacterial taxa at phylogenetic and species levels.Results Our results highlight the signature mark of SLE gut dysbiosis, namely decreased species richness and diversity with a reduction in the Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes (F/B) ratio. …”
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Temporomandibular Disorders Related to Stress and HPA-Axis Regulation by Kordian Staniszewski, Henning Lygre, Ersilia Bifulco, Siv Kvinnsland, Lisa Willassen, Espen Helgeland, Trond Berge, Annika Rosén

“…To assess if the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is upregulated in TMD patients, we performed a cross-sectional study with saliva from 44 TMD patients and 44 healthy sex- and age-matched controls for cortisol (F) and cortisone (E) with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. …”
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Psychoeducational intervention in students with autism spectrum disorders’ relatives by Adianelys Oduardo Pérez, Enmanuel de Jesús LLanes Oduardo, Angel Luis Gómez Cardoso, Rolando Rodríguez Puga

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> there was a predominance of the female sex 23 (92%), an age range of 30-39 years 11 (44%) and a high school level 13 (52%). …”
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Improvement of Hypertension after Parathyroidectomy of Patients Suffering from Primary Hyperparathyroidism by P. D. Broulik, A. Brouliková, S. Adámek, P. Libanský, J. Tvrdoň, K. Broulikova, J. Kubinyi

“…A total of 1020 patients with proved PHPT who underwent surgery were compared with with 1020 age, sex, BMI, and smoking status matched controls. We evaluated changes in serum calcium, parathyroid hormone (PTH), uric acid, and BP before and 6 months after surgery. …”
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Higher Levels of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Is Positively Associated with the Incidence of Hyperuricemia in Chinese Population: A Report from the China Health and Retireme... by Hui-Xu Dai, Zhi-Ying Zhao, Yang Xia, Qi-Jun Wu, Yu-Hong Zhao

“…Furthermore, we conducted subgroup analyses to explore this association according to age, sex, and body mass index. Methods. A total of 5,419 healthy participants were enrolled in the final cohort analysis. …”
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Evaluation of the Association between Obesity Markers and Type 2 Diabetes: A Cohort Study Based on a Physical Examination Population by Tengfei Yang, Bo Zhao, Dongmei Pei

“…After correcting for confounding factors such as age, sex, smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise, and blood pressure, Cox proportional risk model analysis showed that elevations in BMI, LAP, WHtR, VAI, and BRI increased the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. …”
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Light to Moderate Alcohol Consumption Is Protective for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Normal Weight and Overweight Individuals but Not the Obese by Patricia A. Metcalf, Robert K. R. Scragg, Rod Jackson

“…Compared to the group with no alcohol consumption and adjusting for age, sex, and ethnicity, the group consuming alcohol had relative risks of T2DM of 0.23 (95% CI: 0.08, 0.65) in normal weight individuals, 0.38 (0.18, 0.81) in overweight individuals, and 0.99 (0.59, 1.67) in obese individuals. …”
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Genetic profile of domestic cat (<i>Felis catus</i> L.) population of Aoshima Island (Japan) by S. K. Kholin

“…The mutant allele frequencies of the sex-linked O (Orange) locus and the three autosomal loci a, W, and l (Agouti, White, and Long hair) responsible for coat color and length were estimated. …”
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