Suicide Ideation among Outpatients with Alcohol Use Disorder by Wen-Yu Hsu, Ting-Gang Chang, Cheng-Chen Chang, Nan-Ying Chiu, Chieh-Hsin Lin, Hsien-Yuan Lane

“…Furthermore, we collected information on several related variables, namely, sex, age, marital status, years in school, employment status, family history of alcohol problems, age at first exposure to alcohol, duration of alcohol use, history of alcohol cessation, history of domestic violence, and history of drunk driving. …”
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Prognostic Factors for Survival and Relapse in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis with Renal Involvement: A Clinical Long-Term Follow-Up Study by Anna Salmela, Tom Törnroth, Tuija Poussa, Agneta Ekstrand

“…Renal survival was 68% overall: 88% in focal, 71% in crescentic, 56% in mixed, and 37% in sclerotic class (p=0.01). Female sex (HR 0.26, 95% CI 0.10-0.73) was a predictor of improved renal survival, whereas GFR <30 ml/min and MPO-ANCA were associated with worse renal survival (HR 4.10, 95% CI 1.35-12.49 and HR 3.10, 95% CI 1.21-7.95, respectively). …”
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Meal Pattern in the Colombian Population: Results of the National Nutrition Survey. ENSIN, 2015 by María del Pilar Zea, Oscar F. Herrán

“…The number of meals/day (mean ± SD) was 4.4 ± 0.0, without differences by sex P=0.068, current weight P=0.336 , or wealth index P=0.480, but there were differences in the level of education of the head of the household P<0.0001 and the level of food security of the household P<0.0001. …”
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Associations between asthma and Life’s Essential 8: a cross-sectional study by Jiao Xu, Jianlei Tang

“…Subgroup analysis showed no significant interaction effects (p &gt; 0.05), except in the sex and drinking status subgroups (p for interaction = 0.02).ConclusionAsthma is associated with components of LE8, which warrants further attention and may contribute to reducing asthma prevalence.…”
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Muscle Strength, Oxygen Saturation and Physical Activity in Patients with Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome Compared to Asymptomatic Controls by Lisa Urup Tønning, Bjarne Mygind-Klavsen, Troels Kjeldsen, Ulrik Dalgas, John Brincks, Inger Mechlenburg

“… # Method Maximal isometric muscle strength of the ankle plantar and dorsiflexors was tested in patients with CECS and sex- and age-matched controls using an isokinetic dynamometer and oxygen saturation (StO~2~) during running was tested by near infrared spectroscopy. …”
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Prevalence and incidence of celiac disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a case-control study based on the RECORD cohort by Garifallia Sakellariou, Garifallia Sakellariou, Annalisa Schiepatti, Annalisa Schiepatti, Anna Zanetti, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Federico Biagi, Federico Biagi, Carlo Alberto Scirè, Carlo Alberto Scirè

“…BackgroundThe reported prevalence of coeliac disease (CD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is variable.ObjectiveTo evaluate the prevalence and incidence of CD in RA and controls.DesignCase-control study on administrative data.MethodsThe RECord linkage On Rheumatic Disease database (administrative data, 2004–2013) was used to retrieve patients with RA and age and sex-matched controls. Prevalence and incidence of CD were calculated and stratified according to age, gender, and calendar year.ResultsThe cohort included 346,956 subjects (mean age 59.9 (14.5), 70.7% females), of which 70,061 RA and 276,895 controls. …”
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Evaluation of the Digital Ventilated Cage® system for circadian phenotyping by Selma Tir, Russell G. Foster, Stuart N. Peirson

“…Animals displayed expected phase shifting responses to jet-lag and nocturnal light pulses. Sex differences in circadian parameters and phase shifting responses were also observed. …”
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Medical Rehabilitation Impact Towards Dynamic Balance in Lateral Ankle Sprain Patients by Moses Rizky Haryanto, Jonathan Salim, Nana Novia Jayadi, Mirna Phandu

“…Both groups were matched for age (p = 0.292), sex (p = 0.247), and dominant injured foot (p = 0.193). …”
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Mortality and Length of Stay Implications of Deterioration-Associated Transfer to the Intensive Care Unit over Different Time Frames by Kathy W Belk, Joseph Beals, Samantha J McInnis

“…Methods: Population cohorts were matched on age, sex, admitting unit type, admission type, and admission acuity. …”
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Major individual and regional variations in unit entrainment by oscillations of different frequencies by Mohamed Badawy, Ian T. Kim, Alon Amir, Mohammad M. Herzallah, Luisa F. Gomez-Alatorre, Drew B. Headley, Denis Paré

“…Therefore, this study aimed to characterize the frequency profile of unit entrainment in cortex, thalamus, striatum, and basolateral amygdala (BLA) in rats of either sex. Neurons recorded simultaneously in a given brain region and behavioral state generally had very similar frequency profiles of unit entrainment. …”
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Survey of Indoor Air Pollution Health Literacy among Community-dwelling Adults in Taiwan by Jia-Ling Wu, Yu-Han Huang, Yi-Chin Huang, Chien-Cheng Jung, Pei-Chen Lee, Ming-Yeng Lin, Wen-Hsuan Hou, Chung-Yi Li

“…The key factors associated with adults’ IAPHL included sex, age, work related to indoor air pollution, smoking status, exposure to second-hand smoke, budget for improving indoor air quality, and number of beneficial goods used. …”
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Characteristics and Clinical Course of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and ST-segment Elevation with and without Interatrial Block by Francisco de Jesús Valladares Carvajal, Verónica Mercedes Carretero Acosta, Raimundo Carmona Puerta, Aymara Marcia Hernández Cardoso, Ernesto Julio Bernal Valladares

“…Demographic variables were analyzed: age, sex, skin color and between clinics: toxic habits; (smoker, ex-smoker); medical history (myocardial infarction, angina, peripheral arterial disease, arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease; infarct location (anterior, inferior, left bundle branch block); complications: heart failure, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation, atrioventricular conduction disorders, mechanical complication, post infarction angina, arterial embolism) and discharge status (alive or deceased). …”
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Modelling HIV/AIDS epidemiological complexity: A scoping review of Agent-Based Models and their application. by Rodrigo Volmir Anderle, Robson Bruniera de Oliveira, Felipe Alves Rubio, James Macinko, Ines Dourado, Davide Rasella

“…Most studies model Transmission Dynamics (37/154), about Men who have sex with Men (MSM) (41/154), or individuals living in the US or South Africa (84/154). …”
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The Role of Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids in Diabetes Mellitus-Induced Impaired Vascular Relaxation of Aortic Rings in Ovariectomized Sprague-Dawley Rats by Dragan Manojlović, Ana Stupin, Anita Matić, Zrinka Mihaljević, Sanja Novak, Ines Drenjančević

“…CYP4a3 mRNA expression in OVX-DM rats was significantly lower compared to that in the OVX-CTR group. Conclusions. Female sex hormones may protect vasorelaxation in type 1 diabetic rats. …”
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Epidemiology of Avian Tuberculosis in Selected Districts of Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Tesfaye Debelu, Fufa Abunna, Gezahegne Mamo Kassa, Gobena Ameni

“…Besides, it signified a relative breed and sex variation in the risk of acquiring the disease, with crossbreeds and female chickens having higher odds of exposure.…”
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Influence of breed and environment on leukocyte telomere length in cattle by N. S. Yudin, A. V. Igoshin, G. A. Romashov, A. A. Martynov, D. M. Larkin

“…We leveraged data on leukocyte telomere length, sex, and age of 239 animals from 17 cattle breeds. …”
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Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of patients reported with intra-hospital infection in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Cienfuegos, 2015-2019 by Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Sadis Suárez del Villar Seuret, Tania Cantero Martínez, Maribel Caridad Águila Toledo, Sarah Hernández Malpica, Vivian Hernández Monsón

“…The analyzed variables were: age at discharge, sex, location of sepsis, high-risk procedure, use of microbiological support and its positivity, lethality.…”
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The incidence, mortality, and survival rate of colorectal cancer in Xiamen, China, from 2011 to 2020 by Lingxian Qiu, Wenting Luo, Youlan Chen, Zhinan Guo, Jiali Quan, Jiahuang Chi, Yingying Guan, Yue Huang, Yilan Lin

“…Trends in incidence, mortality and survival rates from 2011 to 2020 were analyzed using annual percent changes (APC) and average annual percent changes (AAPC), stratified by sex and residency status. Results A total of 7,406 new cases and 3,726 CRC-related deaths were reported from Xiamen. …”
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Women are worse off in developing and recovering from temporomandibular disorder symptoms by Anna Lövgren, Simon Vallin, Birgitta Häggman-Henrikson, Flavia P. Kapos, Christopher C. Peck, Corine M. Visscher, Per Liv

“…Therefore, our aim was to explore variations over time in TMD symptoms and possible sex or age differences. In this cohort study, data were prospectively collected 2010–2017 from the general population in Västerbotten, Northern Sweden. …”
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Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Mimi C Yu, Jian-Min Yuan, Sugantha Govindarajan, Ronald K Ross

“…Independent of race and geography, rates in men are at least two to three times those in women; this sex ratio is more pronounced in high-risk regions. …”
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