Atherogenic Risk Factors in Medical Students by Airam Navarro Palacios, Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés, Rafael Comas Valdespino, Girelda Cordero López, Alain Landrian Davis, Adrian Landrian Davis

“…Enrique Cabrera Faculty of Medical Sciences, with ages between 19 and 24 years old, of both sexes and did not report any symptoms or disease. …”
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Association between chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and cardiovascular disease by Mawulorm K. I. Denu, Ritika Revoori, Cherita Eghan, Fredrick Larbi Kwapong, Andrew Hillman, Cornelius A. Normeshie, Kofi Poku Berko, Emily L. Aidoo, Maame Araba E. Buadu

“…Multivariable logistic regression model was used to determine the association between CFS/ME and CVD, adjusting for traditional CVD risk factors (age, sex, race, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, smoking, and body mass index (BMI). …”
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Neighborhood Material Deprivation Is Associated with Childhood Asthma Development: Analysis of Prospective Administrative Data by Elinor Simons, Sharon D. Dell, Rahim Moineddin, Teresa To

“…After adjustment for characteristics strongly associated with asthma, including male sex, prematurity, obesity, and atopic conditions other than asthma, children with high birth neighborhood deprivation were at increased risk of incident asthma (HR 1.11; 95% CI, 1.09–1.13). …”
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Gender-specific secular trends and related factors of high perceived stress level among Korean older adults: a nation-wide serial cross-sectional study by Eunjeong Choi, Hyun-Ju Seo, Kye Ha Kim, Sun-Young Jung

“…This study aimed to identify temporal trends in the prevalence of high perceived stress according to sex and examine associated factors among older adults. …”
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Discriminatory Value of Adiponectin to Leptin Ratio for COVID-19 Pneumonia by Federica Tonon, Stefano Di Bella, Fabiola Giudici, Verena Zerbato, Ludovica Segat, Raffaella Koncan, Andrea Misin, Barbara Toffoli, Pierlanfranco D’Agaro, Roberto Luzzati, Bruno Fabris, Stella Bernardi

“…We conducted an observational case-control study, with a prospective design, and recruited patients with diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia (n = 48) and healthy controls (n = 36), who were matched by age, sex, and BMI. Leptin, adiponectin, IL-6, and TNF-α were measured by ELISA. …”
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McKenzie’s method effectiveness in patients with cervical vertebral pain. Chambas, Ciego de Ávila, 2022-2023 by Onesio Esteban de León Gutierrez, Israel Triana Pérez, Tania Alemán Martínez, Aray Pérez Pino, Félix Jorge Jiménez Cantero, Iván Castillo Ledo

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> a greater number of patients were concentrated in the age groups from 30 to 39 years old (34.40%) and from 40 to 49 years old (39.10%). The female sex prevailed, with 71.90%. The most frequent etiologies were osteoarthritis and inadequate posture; and as the predominant symptom, pain radiating to the upper limbs. …”
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UNDERSTANDING THE DRIVERS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER SPREAD: A CASE STUDY OF KASAWO AND KATOSI SUB COUNTIES, MUKONO DISTRICT, UGANDA by Savino Biryomumaisho, Geofrey Otuba, John Okongo, Frank Mwiine

“…Blood samples were collected from pigs of all ages and sex in the two sub counties and ASF virus antibodies were tested using competitive ELISA. …”
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Incidence and risk factors for insulinoma diagnosed in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK by Kasper Kraai, Dan G. O’Neill, Lucy J. Davison, Dave C. Brodbelt, Sara Galac, Floryne O. Buishand

“…Other risk factors associated with increased odds for insulinoma diagnosis included being female neutered, being 9 - <15 years of age, having an adult median bodyweight of 20 - <30 kg and having a bodyweight above the median for the sex/breed. This is the first study to report the epidemiology of canine insulinoma in dogs under primary veterinary care, resulting in crucial leads for further research in the epidemiology and etiology of canine insulinoma and possible links of canine insulinoma with other canine endocrine cancers. …”
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Damage symptoms, development, and reproductive performance of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on fodder maize and cob by Hend O. Mohamed, Hassan F. Dahi, Azza A. Awad, Walaa E. Gamil, Bassam F. Fahmy

“…In this context, the weights (g) of larvae, pupae, and adults, pupal period (days), sex ratio (%), longevity (days), oviposition preferences, fecundity (%), egg incubation period (days), and hatchability (%) on fodder maize and corn cobs were assessed. …”
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BRAF mutant appendiceal adenocarcinoma differs from colorectal cancer but responds to BRAF-targeted therapy by Vinay K. Pattalachinti, Emaan Haque, Mahmoud Yousef, Abdelrahman Yousef, Saikat Chowdhury, Michael Overman, Christine M. Parseghian, Van K. Morris, Bryan Kee, Ryan W. Huey, Kanwal Raghav, Colin M. Court, John Paul Shen

“…Unlike CRC, BRAF V600E AA is not associated with poor prognosis, female sex, microsatellite instability, mucinous histology, or poor differentiation. …”
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Elicitation of Norwegian EQ-5D-5L values for hypothetical and experience-based health states based on the EuroQol Valuation Technology (EQ-VT) protocol by Knut Stavem, Tonya Moen Hansen, Ylva Helland, Liv Ariane Augestad, Kim Rand, Andrew Garratt

“…The project aims to model a national value set for the five level version of the EQ-5D based on values elicited from a representative sample of the Norwegian adult general population in terms of region, age, sex and level of education. Using a sampling strategy supporting the collection of values for both hypothetical and experienced health states, the study will have the additional aim of assessing the feasibility of collecting experience-based values in accordance with the latest EQ-5D valuation study protocol, and comparing values with those given for hypothetical health states.Methods and analysis Multistage random sampling and quota-sampling will contribute to representativeness. …”
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Association of Cardiovascular Hyperreactivity and Obesity between Sedentary and Active Individuals by Milagros Lisset León Regal, Lázaro Hermes González Otero, Luis Alberto Mass Sosa, Jacqueline Zamora Galindo, Lucía Baños Leyva, Claudia González Martínez

“…The variables analyzed were: age, sex, skin color, level of sedentary lifestyle, pressure baseline blood pressure with the sustained weight test, body mass index and abdominal waist. …”
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Seroprevalence of Avian Influenza in Guinea Fowls in Some Districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana by Albert Agyapong Tweneboah, Sherry Ama Mawuko Johnson, Patrick Mensah Amponsah, Derrick Adu Asare, Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe

“…The study analysed demographic factors such as sex, age and source of birds, employing statistical methods to establish associations. …”
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Mpox gastrointestinal manifestations: a systematic review by Rahul Ramakrishnan, Atira Shenoy, Ranganathan Madhavan, Damon Meyer

“…Although various papers explored transmission routes, one paper established a direct connection between anal-receptive sex transmission route and the development of a GI complication (proctitis). …”
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Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Zoe Alina González Otero, Jorge Luis Egüez Mesa, Celestino Fusté Jiménez, Eugenio Alejandro Reyes Medina, José Alberto Borges López, Lázaro Hermes González Otero

“…The following variables were studied: age, sex, skin color, past medical history, clinical manifestations, complications, affected organs, time of diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Dying to be famous: retrospective cohort study of rock and pop star mortality and its association with adverse childhood experiences by Mark A Bellis, Karen Hughes, Olivia Sharples, Tom Hennell, Katherine A Hardcastle

“…Cox survival and logistic regression techniques examine risk and protective factors for survival and links between adverse childhood experiences and cause of death, respectively.Setting North America and Europe.Participants 1489 rock and pop stars reaching fame between 1956 and 2006.Outcomes Stars’ postfame mortality relative to age-, sex- and ethnicity-matched populations (USA and UK); variations in survival with performer type, and in cause of mortality with exposure to adverse childhood experiences.Results Rock/pop star mortality increases relative to the general population with time since fame. …”
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Features of Medical Care Providing to Patients with Digestive Diseases in the Krasnodar Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic by N. V. Korochanskaya, V. M. Durleshter, S. A. Gabriel, O. V. Kovalevskaya, S. N. Serikova, M. A. Basenko

“…The analysis of the features of the DD course in the Krasnodar Region was carried out according to the data of form C 51 “Distribution of the dead by sex, age groups and causes of death” of the Territorial Federal State Statistics Service in the Krasnodar Region, as well as monitoring the quality of medical care for patients with DD for the period from 2019 to 2021 years.Results. …”
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New Insights into Behçet’s Syndrome Metabolic Reprogramming: Citrate Pathway Dysregulation by Anna Santarsiero, Pietro Leccese, Paolo Convertini, Angela Padula, Paolo Abriola, Salvatore D’Angelo, Faustino Bisaccia, Vittoria Infantino

“…Thirty-nine consecutive BS patients fulfilling ISG criteria, and 21 healthy controls suitable for age and sex were recruited. BS patients were divided into two groups according to the presence (active) or absence (inactive) of clinical manifestations. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome Prediction Using Machine Learning Models with Genetic and Clinical Information from a Nonobese Healthy Population by Eun Kyung Choe, Hwanseok Rhee, Seungjae Lee, Eunsoon Shin, Seung-Won Oh, Jong-Eun Lee, Seung Ho Choi

“…Model A was designed with only clinical information (age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption status, and exercise status), and for model B, genetic information (for 10 polymorphisms) was added to model A. …”
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Betatrophin Acts as a Diagnostic Biomarker in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Is Negatively Associated with HDL-Cholesterol by Min Yi, Rong-ping Chen, Rui Yang, Xian-feng Guo, Jia-chun Zhang, Hong Chen

“…A total of 58 non-diabetes-mellitus (NDM) subjects and 73 age- and sex-matched newly diagnosed T2DM patients were enrolled. …”
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