Predictors and long-term patterns of medication adherence to glaucoma treatment in Denmark—an observational registry study of 30 100 Danish patients with glaucoma by Miriam Kolko, Rikke Faergemann Hansen, Louise G Dal, Emma Sabelström, Magnus Brandel, Andreas Hoiberg Bentsen, Anne Cathrine Falch-Joergensen

“…Being medical adherent was related to higher costs related to glaucoma medication after 5 and 10 years comparing with poor adherence, whereas poor adherence was associated with a marked increase in long-term costs for hospital contacts.Conclusion Increasing age, female sex and low comorbidity score are correlated with better adherence to glaucoma treatment. …”
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Incidence and risk factors for mortality of vertebral osteomyelitis: a retrospective analysis using the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination database by Hideo Yasunaga, Hirotaka Chikuda, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Toru Akiyama, Kazuo Saita

“…Dependent variables included patient characteristics (age, sex and comorbidities), procedures (haemodialysis and surgery) and hospital factors (type of hospital and hospital volume).Results Overall, 58.9% of eligible patients were men and the average age was 69.2 years. …”
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Investigating Postoperative Urinary Retention: Risk Factors and Postsurgical Outcomes in Total Joint Arthroplasty by Madeleine J.F. Powers, MSIII, Zachary T. Grace, MD, Barrett B. Torre, MD, Dorothy B. Wakefield, MS, Laura Sanzari, MS, BSN, RN, Matthew J. Grosso, MD

“…Variables analyzed included age, sex, alpha-blocker prescription, operative joint, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists score, Charlson Comorbidity Index classification, and anesthesia type. …”
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A new approach for hemodynamics of varicoceles: blood flow patterns based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound by Penglin Zou, Gaoxiang Fan, Zheng Li, Yuchen Tao, Chao Jia, Hongmei Liang, Ruhui Tian, Qiusheng Shi, Jianlin Hu, Rong Wu

“…All participants underwent CEUS of the spermatic veins, along with maximum venous diameter and testicular volume measurements and serum sex hormone levels and routine semen analyses. The sperm DNA fragmentation index was measured in 146 patients with VC and 37 healthy controls. …”
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Short-Term Clinical Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction In Adolescents During The COVID-19 Pandemic by Adam Weaver, Brandon Ness, Dylan Roman, Nicholas Giampetruzzi, Joshua Cleland

“…Patients were classified into pre-COVID (control) and COVID groups by surgical date and were then age- and sex-matched. Three-month postoperative outcomes were included for analysis, including normalized isometric quadriceps and hamstring peak torque, Anterior Cruciate Ligament – Return to Sport after Injury (ACL-RSI), and the Pedi International Knee Documentation Committee Form (Pedi-IKDC) scores…”
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‘With this study, we have hope that something is coming’: community members’ perceptions of HIV cure-related research in Durban, South Africa – a qualitative focus group study... by Karine Dubé, Deli Mthimkhulu, Wiseman Ngcobo, Deborah Mindry, Luyanda Maphalala, Vanessa Pillay, Whitney Tran, Ana Korolkova, Thumbi Ndung’u, Krista Dong

“…They advocated for trial participants to have the right to decide whether to inform their sex partners about their HIV status and ATI participation, rather than research teams making disclosure mandatory. …”
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The changing demographics and severity in hospitalized patients across COVID-19 variants: A national cohort study by Priyanka Parajuli, Lara A.C. Phipps, Roy Sabo, Rasha Alsaadawi, Amanda Robinson, Evan French, Richard K. Sterling, N3C. consortium

“…Although with each subsequent wave, the sex distribution remained equal and constant, there was an increase in rates of diabetes, liver disease, and respiratory disease amongst patients hospitalized with COVID-19 over the COVID waves despite the decreasing 30-day mortality and mechanical ventilation. …”
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Activated Human Umbilical Cord Blood Platelet-Rich Plasma Enhances the Beneficial Effects of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Chemotherapy-Induced POF Rats by Jiawei Wang, Yunxiao Zhao, Fengque Zheng, Nana Ma, Rongyan Qin, Weili Qin, Bo Liu, Aiping Qin

“…Subsequently, we tracked the distribution and function of the HucMSCs in POF rats, and the rats’ estrus cycle and serum sex hormones, follicular development, ovarian angiogenesis, ovarian granulosa cell proliferation, and apoptosis were assessed. …”
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Relationship between biometric characteristics with semen quality of buffalos (Bubalus bubalis) by Juanita Velásquez, Juan E. Duque, Juan D. Montoya, Alexandra Usuga

“…Each buffalo underwent a complete breeding soundness examination; scrotal circumference was assessed by a scrotometer, accessory sex glands were assessed by rectal palpation and ultrasonography, and libido was assessed on a 1-10 scale by observing sexual stimulation signs. …”
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Mental health risk in human services work across Europe: the predictive role of employment in various sectors by Ágnes Győri, Éva Perpék, Szilvia Ádám

“…We identified significant differences in the prevalence of mental health risks and specific mental health risk factors among employees according to sex, age, and educational attainment. The prevalence of mental health risks was significantly higher among women (47.0%, man: 43.3%), workers aged 35–50 years (47.5%, >50: 44.4%, <35: 42.3%), and those with the higher level of education (51.9%, secondary with diploma: 42.6%, elementary: 36.2%). …”
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Mortality and risk of cardiac complications among immediate survivors of accidental electric shock: a Danish nationwide cohort study by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Sam Riahi, Lars Køber, Steen Møller Hansen, Peter Søgaard, Rikke Mortensen, Søren Hjortshøj

“…Each patient was matched for age and sex with five random controls from the Danish population.Main outcome measures Mortality, cardiac procedures and cardiac diseases following electric shock.Results A total of 7390 electric shock patients were seen at an emergency ward and 4072 electric shock patients were admitted to a hospital. …”
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Effects of traditional Chinese exercises on brain-derived neurotrophic factor in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Jianyu Gan, Jiya He, Kaixiang Zhou, Zhangyuting Shang, Gengxin Dong, Dapeng Bao, Junhong Zhou

“…In the meta-regression, moderators such as the mean age, sex, and baseline BDNF levels of participants, as well as total TCEs time were not associated with outcome variables. …”
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An analysis of referral patterns of traumatic brain injury at Groote Schuur Hospital Trauma Centre by N Parker, T Navsaria, M Lopez, L Marineau, R Maine, K Chu, T Govender, D McPherson, P Navsaria

“…Demographic data (age, sex), mechanism of injury and Glasgow Coma Score were recorded. …”
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Risk Factors of Noncompliance to Preventive Mass Drug Administration for Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis: A Case-Control Study in Jawi District, Northwest Ethiopia by Fetene Mihretu, Gebeyehu Tsega, Melesse Belayneh, Mesafint Molla Adane

“…Younger age (AOR = 1.60; 95%CI: 1.10, 2.33), female sex (AOR = 1.56; 95%CI: 1.24, 3.93), thought of not being susceptible to the disease (AOR = 2.36, 95%CI: 1.80, 4.32), lack of disease knowledge (AOR = 1.88; 95% CI: 1.38, 3.81), fear of drug side effect (AOR = 2.45; 95% CI:1.23, 4.86), and not participating in community drug distributors selection (AOR = 2.58; 95% CI: 1.70, 3.91) were found to be the risk factors significantly associated with noncompliance. …”
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The Impact of Infectious Diseases on Clinical Characteristics and Immunological Correlations in Pediatric Henoch–Schönlein Purpura: A Five-Year Retrospective Study by Sînziana Oprițescu, Gabriela Viorela Nițescu, Mihaela Golumbeanu, Dora Boghițoiu, Elena Iuliana Ioniță, Diana-Andreea Ușurelu, Cristian Lucaci, Adriana Negoiță, Elena Moroșan

“…Furthermore, this retrospective study considered other factors, such as demographic characteristics (sex, area/environment, and age), and their effect on the pediatric population diagnosed with HSP. …”
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Diabetes control in public assistance recipients and free/low-cost medical care program beneficiaries in Japan: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Daisuke Nishioka, Mitsuhiko Funakoshi, Seiji Haruguchi, Sakae Yonemura, Takashi Takebe, Misato Nonaka, Sanae Iwashita

“…Data on predictive variables, such as glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level and control variables, including sex, age and insurance type, were obtained retrospectively. …”
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Parametric modeling of under-5 children survival among 30 African countries: Lognormal accelerated failure time gamma shared frailty model. by Bikis Liyew, Kemal Tesfa, Kassaye Demeke Altaye, Abeje Diress Gelaw, Alemu Teshale Bicha, Ayanaw Guade Mamo, Kassaw Chekole Adane

“…In this study country region, maternal age, maternal education status, maternal age at first birth, respondent's employment status, birth outcome, wealth index, birth order, place of delivery, mode of delivery, women's autonomy in healthcare decision-making, number of antenatal care visits, child's size at birth, sex of the neonate, and community-level women's education were found to be significant predictors of survival time to death of under-five children. …”
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Ankyloglossia and breastfeeding self-efficacy in newborns: a birth cohort study by Carlos Alberto Feldens, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Lívia Mund de Amorim, Elisa Maria Rosa de Barros Coelho, Gabriela Fernandes Kern dos Santos, Paulo Floriani Kramer

“…Poisson regression with robust variance was conducted to quantify differences in the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy scores between exposed and nonexposed newborns after adjusting for maternal sociodemographic variables (mother’s completed years of schooling, mother’s age, family structure, progenitor status of child, mother’s smoking status), the gestational variables (number of prenatal appointments, gestational age, comorbidities, type of childbirth), and child related variables (sex, birth weight, birth length) as confounders. …”
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Physician Characteristics Associated With Opioid Prescribing After Same-Day Breast Surgery in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Shaila J. Merchant, MD, Jonas P. Shellenberger, MSc, Monakshi Sawhney, PhD, Julie La, MD, Susan B. Brogly, PhD

“…Prescriber characteristics including age, sex, specialty, years in practice, practice setting, and history of high (>75th percentile) opioid prescribing in the previous year were captured. …”
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A more accurate relationship between serum androgen and metabolism among healthy, nonobese, reproductive-age women based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry by Sha Ye, Yepei Huang, Yi Lu, Xiaoyan Li, Meiling Ye, Hongyu Lu, Junhua Shi, Jian Huang, Hong Cai

“…Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was used to measure androgen indicators, including testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), free testosterone (FT), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), androstenedione (A4), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS). …”
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