Clinical Comparison of Fusarium Keratitis according to the Initial Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) Smear: A Retrospective Study in South Korea by Jong Ha Kim, Hyeon Jeong Yoon, Kyung Chul Yoon, In Cheon You

“…There were no significant differences in sex, occupation, ulcer size or shape, hypopyon, and initial visual acuity between the two groups. …”
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Health Indicators of US Older Adults Who Received or Did Not Receive Meals Funded by the Older Americans Act by Edgar R. Vieira, Joan A. Vaccaro, Gustavo G. Zarini, Fatma G. Huffman

“…Future studies should assess nutritional adequacy for older adults who participate in nutritional programs comparing sex and race/ethnicity.…”
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Association between Interleukin-10-1082 G/A and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α 308 G/A Gene Polymorphisms and Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Iranian Preterm Infants by Abolfazl Khoshdel, Soleiman Kheiri, Peyman Omidvari, Fahimeh Moradi, Majid Hamidi, Hossein Teimori

“…We found that the risk of RDS was correlated to sex, gestational age, and IL-10-1082.…”
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A National Baseline Prevalence Survey of Schistosomiasis in the Philippines Using Stratified Two-Step Systematic Cluster Sampling Design by Lydia Leonardo, Pilarita Rivera, Ofelia Saniel, Elena Villacorte, May Antonnette Lebanan, Bobby Crisostomo, Leda Hernandez, Mario Baquilod, Edgardo Erce, Ruth Martinez, Raman Velayudhan

“…Data from the last two phases showed three provinces with prevalence rates higher than endemic provinces surveyed in the first two phases thus changing the overall ranking of endemic provinces at the national level. Age and sex distribution of schistosomiasis remained the same in Luzon and Maguindanao. …”
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Ultrasound-detected osteophytes predict the development of radiographic and clinical features of hand osteoarthritis in the same finger joints 5 years later by Tore K Kvien, Hilde Berner Hammer, Ida K Haugen, Barbara Slatkowsky-Christensen, Alexander Mathiessen

“…We applied logistic regression with generalised estimating equations adjusted for age, sex, body mass index and follow-up time.Results Ultrasound demonstrated osteophytes in 86/301 (28.6%) joints without radiographic OA and 392/717 (54.7%) joints without clinical bony enlargement. …”
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The value of increasing sequencing depth for noninvasive prenatal screening for whole chromosomal aneuploidy by Dongmei Wang, Fangfang Guo, Yaping Hou, Haishan Peng, Tingting Hu, Jiexia Yang

“…Both NIPT and expanded NIPT have the same PPV for detecting sex chromosome aneuploidies (approximately 50%). …”
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Synthèse des initiatives de recherche et de conservation des chimpanzés (Pan troglodytes verus) au Sénégal by Djibril Diouck

“…A partir des années 2000, de nombreux travaux ont porté sur l’écologie et l’éthologie (Comportement alimentaire et social, sex-ratio, domaine vital, utilisation des outils, etc.) du chimpanzé au Sénégal. …”
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Detection of the I172N Mutation in Cuban Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21 Hydroxylase Insufficiency by Taimí Barrueta Ordóñez, Teresa Collazo Mesa, Paulina Lantigua Cruz, Adrián de Jesús González Navarro, Tania Espinosa Reyes

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the I172N mutation was identified in individuals of both sexes and its relation with the classic forms of the disease was established. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with alcohol use disorders among people living with HIV attending care and treatment centers at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: A cross-sectional study. by Florian Emanuel Ghaimo, Ester Steven Mzilangwe, Samuel Chacha, Saidi Bakari Kuganda

“…Factors significantly associated with AUD in the final model included male sex (AOR = 4.18, P <0.001), healthcare level (reference: tertiary health facility; secondary health facility AOR = 1.80, P<0.001, primary health facility AOR = 9.65, P<0.001), being divorced or widowed (AOR = 2.82, P<0.001), secondary education (AOR = 1.35, P = 0.005), and probable depression (AOR = 2.48, P <0.001).…”
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Risk factors associated with high altitude sickness among travelers: A case control study in Himalaya district of Nepal. by Sishir Poudel, Laxman Wagle, Mukhiya Ghale, Tara Prasad Aryal, Sushan Pokharel, Binay Adhikari

“…A health-facility-based, age-sex matched 1:1 case-control study was conducted in Mustang district hospital, Nepal. …”
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Perception of Toxic Habits in Adolescents in Educational Units of the Ambato Canton by Carlos Alejandro Troya Altamirano, Eduardo Leonel Alvarado Pico, Andrea Gabriela Suárez López

“…The sample was selected through simple random sampling and was made up of 93 adolescents of both sexes. The variables were analyzed: sex, consumption of toxic substances, frequency of consumption, knowledge about health effects derived from toxic habits, experience of the harmful effects derived from toxic habits, need for health care, need to adopt lifestyle habits. healthy and the need for joint training between education and health professionals. …”
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Episodic Gregariousness Leads to Level‐Dependent Core Habitats: A Case Study in Eastern Copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix) by Tyler C. Christensen, Robert Kwait, Michael Van Clef, Brooke Maslo

“…We related individual and population space use intensity to underlying habitat covariates to determine whether predictors of copperhead spatial activity were level‐dependent, and whether individual core habitats differed by sex and reproductive state. Copperheads' episodic gregariousness resulted in spatial and environmental separation between individual and communal core habitats. …”
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Oral Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Lesions in Sjogren’s Syndrome Patients: A Prospective Study by Raouaa Belkacem Chebil, Yassine Oueslati, Marwa Marzouk, Fatma Ben Fredj, Lamia Oualha, Nabiha Douki

“…Clinical variables such as age, sex, medical conditions and medications, type of SS (primary or secondary), clinical form of OLP, and treatment were analyzed. …”
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БЕЗПЕРЕРВНИЙ ПРОФЕСІЙНИЙ РОЗВИТОК – СТАВЛЕННЯ ЛІКАРІВ by В. Л. Михайленко, А. І. Літвак

“…The sample structure was congruent by age, sex, medical specialties, etc. Results. Most doctors (over 70%) approve of changes in CPD. …”
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Age and estrogen-associated reductions in hypoxic ventilatory response and chemosensitivity in female rats by Jessica M. L. Grittner, Rebecca Barok, Edgar Juarez Lopez, Misha Shah, Brendan J. Dougherty

“…Our findings indicted that sex hormone loss did not appear to impact chemosensitivity or neural drive. …”
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Can social pain be medicated away? A pilot study on everyday discrimination and its exacerbation of opioid misuse risk in people of color with chronic pain by Shin Ye Kim, Nguyen P. Nguyen, Yuki Shigemoto

“…Using a racially diverse sample of 348 individuals with chronic pain, ranging in age from 20 to 75 years old (M = 28.56), this study investigated these relationships through path analysis conducted in Mplus, controlling for age, sex, and social class. The results showed that high levels of everyday discrimination placed POC patients at a higher risk of opioid misuse when they experienced more severe pain. …”
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Prevalence and morphology of middle mesial canals in mandibular first molars and their relationship with anatomical aspects of the mesial root: a CBCT analysis by Dandan Wang, Ru Wang, Hongyan Xu, Qianqian Zhang, Yali Guo

“…The presence of MMC was not significantly associated with sex (p = 0.993) or age (p = 0.211). Type 1-3-2 emerged as the most prevalent root canal morphology. …”
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A Comprehensive 10-Year Nationwide Pharmacovigilance Surveillance on Antibacterial Agents in Korea: Data Mining for Signal Detection of Trends and Seriousness of Adverse Events by Seon Hu Mo, Soo Hyeon Lee, Chang-Young Choi, Yongjun Sunwoo, Sooyoung Shin, Yeo Jin Choi

“…The sensitivity analysis also suggests the male sex (OR 1.18) as a potential predictor of serious ADEs. …”
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The Temporal Pattern of Arterial Stiffness during Aging: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study by Zhengli Tang, Yuanyuan Lu, Yiming Hao, Robert Morris, Di Kang, Fang Wang, Lin Fan, Weijian Wang, Yiqin Wang, Feng Cheng

“…The effect of factors including biological sex, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels on the baPWV temporal pattern were also investigated. …”
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Complications and Mortality Characterization in Acute Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease by Ricardo Leyva Tornés, Lázaro Ibrahim Romero García, Esther Mayor Guerra, Yordanis Páez Candelaria, Karima Gondres Legró, Pedro Alexei Bacardí Zapata

“…The variables selected were: sex, type of complications, topography of the lesion by neuroimaging, state at discharge, and direct cause of death. 95 % confidence intervals were computed. …”
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