Prevalence of thyroid diffuse goiter and its association with body mass index and the presence of cysts and nodules in children and adolescents: the Fukushima Health Management Sur... by Nana Nakahata, Mahiro Asano, Norikazu Abe, Haruka Ejiri, Hisashi Ota, Satoshi Suzuki, Ayako Sato, Rina Tazaki, Natsuki Nagamine, Chisato Takahashi, Yukie Yamaya, Manabu Iwadate, Takashi Matsuzuka, Tetsuya Ohira, Seiji Yasumura, Satoru Suzuki, Fumihiko Furuya, Hiroki Shimura, Shinichi Suzuki, Susumu Yokoya, Hitoshi Ohto, Kenji Kamiya

“…Compared with the absence of diffuse goiter, the age- and sex-adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for BMI-SDS (1 SD), BWTAR-SDS (1 SD), cysts, and nodules were 1.24 (1.21–1.27), 3.21 (3.13–3.29), 0.53 (0.50–0.58), and 1.38 (1.17–1.64), respectively. …”
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Erectile Dysfunction Preceding Clinically Diagnosed α-Synucleinopathies: A Case-Control Study in Olmsted County by Shemonti Hasan, Michelle M. Mielke, J. Eric Ahlskog, James Bower, Pierpaolo Turcano, Rodolfo Savica

“…Each male case was matched by age (±1 year) of symptom onset and sex to a control. We reviewed complete medical records of cases and controls to detect erectile dysfunction prior to the clinical-motor onset of α-synucleinopathies of any type. …”
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Characterization of Mortality from Accidents in Cuba in the Decade 2010-2019 by Amarilys Jiménez Chiquet, Moura Revueltas Agüero, Maritza Benítez Martínez, Elvira Sánchez Sordo, Taiss Cárdenas Soto

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> in Cuba, in the 2010-2019 decade, an increase in mortality from accidents was observed at the expense of accidental falls, these more frequently in the female sex.…”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Ajman Undergraduate Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by M. A. Jaber, M. Abdelmagied, E. M. El-Ameen, K. I. Afrashtehfar

“…Ajman dental students had moderate knowledge of COVID-19 and obtained information mainly from social media, government websites, and family and friends. Age, sex, and study year influenced vaccine acceptance. …”
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Leuko-glycemic Index as a Prognostic Factor after Acute Myocardial Infarction with ST-segment Elevation by Ailed Rodríguez Jiménez, Raikel Fardales Rodríguez, Enrique Toledo Rodríguez, Guillermo Quintana Cañizarez

“…The studied variables were: age, sex and color of the skin, medical history and cardiovascular risk factors, clinical data such as systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as heart rate at admission. …”
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Cash transfer, maternal and child health outcomes: a scoping review in sub-Saharan Africa by Emery L. Ngamasana, Jessamyn Moxie

“…Across all categories of reported measures, evidence emerges that cash transfer programmes improved some health outcomes (e.g. improved infant and child survival, reduced incidence of illnesses, improved cognitive and motor development, improved general health, delayed sexual debut, lower transactional sex, etc.), while in some of the studies, outcomes such as depression did not show significant improvements. …”
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Socioeconomic risk factors of hypertension and blood pressure among persons aged 15–49 in Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Sushant Joshi, Bishnu Bahadur Thapa

“…Results were similar for SBP and DBP. When stratified by sex, there were differences mainly in terms of occupation and ethnicity.Conclusion There are substantial disparities in hypertension prevalence in Nepal. …”
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Food safety practices and its associated factors among food handlers in selected food establishments in Jigjiga Town, Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia by Dek Kahin Yosef, Tewodros Tesfa, Getachew Kabew Mekonnen, Kassahun Bogale, Mohammed Ahmed

“…In the multivariable logistic analysis, variables such as sex, work experience, availability of a washing basin, cleaning utensils with hot water and soap, and others had a significant association with food safety practices observed among food handlers in Jigjiga town. …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Severity and Death in COVID-19 Patients by Pengqiang Du, Dandan Li, Aifeng Wang, Su Shen, Zhichao Ma, Xingang Li

“…A total of 17 articles were included; 16 of the 17 articles were from China, and the risk factors associated with severe illness and death were age, sex, and multiple comorbidities. Advanced age (≥65 years, severe illness, OR = 2.62; death, OR = 6.00), male (severe illness, OR = 1.49; death, OR = 1.54), chronic respiratory diseases (severe illness, OR = 5.67; death, OR = 3.72), diabetes (severe illness, OR = 3.27; death, OR = 2.60), hypertension (severe illness, OR = 3.08; death, OR = 3.53), chronic kidney disease (severe illness, OR = 3.59; death, OR = 5.38), and cardiovascular diseases (severe illness, OR = 3.87; death, OR = 4.91) were all risk factors. …”
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Information and communication technology-based health interventions for transgender people: A scoping review. by Horas T H Wong, Sujith Kumar Prankumar, Jialiang Cui, Christopher Tumwine, Isaac Yeboah Addo, Wansang Kan, Muhammad Naveed Noor

“…The findings of this review suggest that transgender people had often been regarded as a small subsample in ICT-based health projects that target other population groups (such as 'men who have sex with men' or 'sexual minority'). Many projects did not indicate whether transgender people were included in the development or evaluation of the project. …”
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Sexuality Assessment in Women Diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer by Patricio Jaramillo Guerrero, Edison Enrique Sotalin Nivela, Eduardo Leonel Alvarado Pico

“…Nominal qualitative variables were defined to establish sociodemographic characteristics (age, sex, marital status, educational level, race and occupational level) and quantitative variables to define the attributes of the members according to their situation before treatment (time elapsed since diagnosis and amount according to type of treatment). …”
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Modulatory Effect of Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus PB01 on Mechanical Sensitivity in a Female Diet-Induced Obesity Model by Hiva Alipour, Parisa Gazerani, Mahmoud Heidari, Fereshteh Dardmeh

“…The protective effect of probiotics on nociception in diet-induced obese male mice has been previously demonstrated, but the sex differences in pain sensitivity and analgesic response do not allow for the generalization of these findings to the female gender. …”
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Mortality Burden of Cancer of the Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx by Lisbeth Fernández González, José Luis Peñalvo, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, Delia María Gálvez Medina, Miguel Ángel Martínez Morales, Darilys Losada Gandarilla

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to estimate the mortality burden of cancer of the lip, oral cavity and pharynx, by sex, in Cuba in the period 2005-2020. <br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in which five-year data series were used. …”
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Kan man utbilda Professionellt omdöme? by Eva Schwarz, Carl Cederberg, Petra Lundberg Bouquelon, Maria Pröckl

“… I den här utökade ledaren vill vi lyfta fram sex publicerade bidrag som ingår i tidskriftens särskilda tema om högre utbildning och det professionella omdömet. …”
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Carbon monoxide poisoning is associated with increased risk of migraine in the long term: a nationwide population-based cohort study by Heewon Hwang, Solam Lee, Yeon-Woo Heo, Woo-Seok Ha, Kyung Min Kim, Yong Sung Cha, Yong Sung Cha

“…The primary outcome of this study was the incidence of migraine after carbon monoxide poisoning.ResultsThe overall risk of migraine was higher in the carbon monoxide poisoning group regardless of age, sex, or use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.37; 95% confidence interval, 1.28–1.48). …”
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Typical use effectiveness of Natural Cycles: postmarket surveillance study investigating the impact of previous contraceptive choice on the risk of unintended pregnancy by Simon Rowland, Raoul Scherwitzl, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, Jonathan Bull, Olof Lundberg, Elina Berglund-Scherwitzl, James Trussell

“…The frequency of unprotected sex on fertile days partially explained some of the observed variation in PI between cohorts. 89% of users switched to Natural Cycles from methods with higher or similar reported PIs.Conclusion The effectiveness of Natural Cycles is influenced by previous contraceptive choice and this should be considered when evaluating the suitability of the method for the individual. …”
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Dietary phytochemical index and the risk of gallstone disease: a case-control study by Mohammad Abdulmohsin Jebur, Ghufran Lutfi Ismaeel, Haitham Mukhklif Salim, Ammar Hussein Ahmed, Israa Habeeb Naser

“…This significant association remained even after adjusting for age and sex, and the odds ratio slightly strengthened. In the final adjusted model, which accounted for additional confounders such as physical activity, BMI, smoking, socioeconomic status (SES), and dietary intake of energy, participants in the highest tertile of total PI still had a lower risk of gallston compared to those in the lowest tertile (OR and 95% CI = 0.51 (0.28–0.90), p for trend = 0.031. …”
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Changes of temporomandibular joint space volume during 1 year after transoral vertical ramus osteotomy in patients with mandibular asymmetry by Sung Jun Bae, Hae-Seong Yong, Haneul Lee, Hye-Sun Kim, Jong-Ki Huh, Jae-Young Kim

“…Furthermore, the volume changes over time were statistically significant in all compartments (p < 0.05); however, there was no significant difference in the Vjs and its compartments between the Dev and NDev side over time (p > 0.05). Adjustments for sex and mandibular movements did not affect the results. …”
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Study on association of nuclear factor kappa B gene polymorphism with bacterial load in pulmonary tuberculosis by Pallavi Baliarsingh, Pratima Kumari Sahu, Paresh Nath Mohanty, Roma Rattan, Monalisa Mohapatro

“…Methodology: One hundred two diagnosed and microbiologically confirmed cases of PTB patients between 18 and 69 years of age and 102 healthy age, sex, and socioeconomic status–matched volunteers were taken as controls. …”
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Internal Astigmatism and Its Role in the Growth of Axial Length in School-Age Children by Liangcheng Wu, Chenghai Weng, Fei Xia, Xiaoying Wang, Xingtao Zhou

“…This could be represented by a linear regression line in the form AL = 21.46 − 0.43∗gender + 0.22∗age + 0.46∗IA (male = 1, female = 2; t=7.01, P<0.01 for sex; t=11.6, P<0.01 for age; and t=6.6, P<0.01 for IA; R2=0.16). …”
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