Level of systemic inflammation markers and clinical course in patients with stable ischemic heart disease with and without coronary atherosclerosis by V.I. Tseluyko, T.V. Pylova

“…The control group consisted of 20 healthy individuals compared by age and sex. Results. According to the results, it was found that in patients with IHD the level of IL-6 was significantly higher compared to the control, in group I: 4.40 [2.12–9.56] pg/ml and 2.46 [2.29–3.47] pg/ml, respectively (p = 0.027), and in group II – 4.15 [2.80–6.68] pg/ml, which also differed from the control group (p = 0.006). …”
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AnaDetect: An extensive dataset for advancing anemia detection, diagnostic methods, and predictive analytics in healthcareMendeley Data by Mayen Uddin Mojumdar, Dhiman Sarker, Md Assaduzzaman, Md. Anisul Haque Sajeeb, Md. Mohaimenur Rahman, Md Shadikul Bari, Shah Md Tanvir Siddiquee, Narayan Ranjan Chakraborty

“…This dataset captures various hematological parameters of patients suffering from anemia, including sex, age, Hemoglobin level (Hb), oxygen transportation (RBC), packed cell volume (PCV), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH), Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). …”
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Marital Status and Survival in Patients Diagnosed with Melanoma by J. A. Maas, A. J. Monreal, E. L. Diaz, G. Castro, P. Rodriguez de la Vega, M. Varella

“…Married patients were significantly more likely to survive than single patients (Hazard ratio (HR) = 0.65; 99% Confidence Interval (CI): 0.57–0.74; P<0.001) after adjusting for age, sex, race, ethnicity, geographic location, insurance status, tobacco use, primary site, stage, and histology. …”
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Corneal nerve abnormalities in early-stage diabetic retinopathy evaluated by corneal confocal microscopy by Yi Zhou, Xiangchen Li, Suhan Shi, Ziwei Guo, Beibei Shan, Linlin Xu, Yixiao Li, Jianxin Guo

“…Methods 58 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and 30 age- and sex-matched healthy participants underwent assessment of the corneal nerve. …”
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Health-related Quality of Life and Exercise Capacity in Double Lung Transplant Recipients With Baseline Lung Allograft Dysfunction by Alisha Rullay, BSc, Karina Kaur, BSc, Jennifer Holman, PT, Laura C. van den Bosch, MD, Justin G. Weinkauf, MD, Jayan Nagendran, MD, PhD, Rhea A. Varughese, MD, Alim S. Hirji, MD, Dale C. Lien, MD, Jason C. Weatherald, MD, Kieran M. Halloran, MD

“…We tested the relationship between BLAD status and SF-36 physical component summaries and 6MWD using least squares regression, adjusting for age at transplant, sex at birth, and primary lung disease. Results. …”
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Association Between Diurnal Temperature Range and Risk of Cardiomyopathy-Induced Hospitalisation in Henan, China: A Time-Series Study by Zhang Z, Wang Y, Zhou Y, Pei J, Zhao G, Dong P, Yang K, Liu H, Xie N, Li X, Zang X, Lin F, Chen Z

“…Here, we determined whether an association exists between DTR and CM hospitalisations in vulnerable populations.Methods: CM admission data (2016– 2021) were collected from seven tertiary hospitals in Henan.We used a GAM combined with a distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) to investigate the delayed effects of DTR on daily hospitalisations for CM.Stratified analysis was performed in subgroups according to sex, age, and season. Attributable fractions (AF) and attributable numbers (AN) were employed to illustrate the disease burden and investigate the association between temperature and DTR.Results: Overall, 5,757 CM cases were identified. …”
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Multimorbidity is associated with risk of incident venous thromboembolism – A nationwide proof-of-concept study by Jonatan Ahrén, MirNabi Pirouzifard, Björn Holmquist, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist, Bengt Zöller

“…A hazard ratio (HR) with 95 % confidence interval (CI) for VTE was calculated and adjusted for sex, education and year of birth. Death and emigration were treated as competing events. …”
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Multi-modal characterisation of early-stage, subclinical cardiac deterioration in patients with type 2 diabetes by Ambre Bertrand, Andrew Lewis, Julia Camps, Vicente Grau, Blanca Rodriguez

“…Trends were consistent in subgroups of different sex, age and body mass index. Fewer significant differences were observed in participants of non-white ethnic background. …”
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Global, regional and national burdens of bipolar disorders in adolescents and young adults: a trend analysis from 1990 to 2019 by Yifan Chen, Long Sun, Meiqi Wang, Yunxi Zhong, Xiaoying Su, Qixiu Li, Ziming Shao

“…The numbers, rates per 100 000 population, average annual percentage changes (AAPCs) of incidence, prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs) of bipolar disorder are reported at the global, regional and national levels among individuals aged 10–24 years. Global trends by age, sex and Social Development Index (SDI) were further analysed.Results Globally, the incidence of bipolar disorder among adolescents and young adults increased from 79.21 per 100 000 population (95% uncertainty interval (UI): 58.13 to 105.15) in 1990 to 84.97 per 100 000 population (95% UI: 61.73 to 113.46) in 2019, AAPC 0.24 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.22 to 0.26). …”
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Changes in Internet Activities and Influencing Factors for Problematic Internet Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Korean Adolescents: Repeated Cross-Sectional Study by Sol I Kim, Jae-Chan Jin, Seo-Koo Yoo, Doug Hyun Han

“…The demographic data collected included age, sex, and school year. Participants also provided information on their internet use patterns and levels of internet addiction. …”
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Investigation of risk factors associated with Ancylostoma spp. infection and the benzimidazole F167Y resistance marker polymorphism in dogs from the United States by Pablo D. Jimenez Castro, Jennifer L. Willcox, Haresh Rochani, Holly L. Richmond, Heather E. Martinez, Cecilia E. Lozoya, Christian Savard, Christian M. Leutenegger

“…The greyhound exhibited a higher prevalence of Ancylostoma spp. infections (17.03%) and a higher prevalence of the F167Y polymorphism (33.6%) compared to non-greyhounds (13.7% and 2.08%), respectively, but were not associated with the highest risk for the F167Y polymorphism. Sex did not influence hookworm infection nor F167Y polymorphism prevalence. …”
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Prevalence of Diarrhea Disease and Associated Factors Among Children Under 5 Years in Geshiyaro Project Implementation Sites in Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Zinabu Assefa Alemu, Aderajew Mekonnen Girmay, Kirubel Tesfaye Teklu, Ermias Alemayehu Adugna, Melaku Gizaw Serte, Tsigereda Assefa Alemayehu, Badasa Wagari Likasa, Benjamin Collyer, Zelalem Mehari, Mihretab Salasibew, Getachew Tollera, Masresha Tessema

“…The following factors were significantly associated (p < 0.05) with the occurrence of childhood diarrhea: sex of the child (AOR: 1.6; 95% CI, 1.17–2.19), child age in a month (AOR: 0.5; 95% CI, 0.26–0.94), drinking water service (AOR: 2.6; 95% CI, 1.33–5.25), knowledge on diarrhea prevention (AOR: 1.4; 95% CI, 1.05–1.98), open defecation practice (AOR: 1.9; 95% CI, 1.33–2.74), and rotavirus vaccination (AOR: 1.8; 95% CI, 1.20–2.56). …”
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It is time to tackle psychological determinants of obesity and eating disorders by Pietro Crescenzo

“…In developed countries, obesity and overweight are global public health challenges that are devastating health and economy, as they are increasing at an alarming rate, taking into account the fact that childhood obesity affects both developed and developing countries of all socio-economic groups, irrespective of age, sex or ethnicity [4]. Obesity and overweight constitute an important source of morbidity, impaired quality of life and mortality, as they are associated with several cancers, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases [5]. …”
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Prediction of difficult mask ventilation in Thai adult patients undergoing elective surgery using ultrasound of distance from skin to hyoid bone, and from skin to thyroid isthmus:... by Santi Anchalee, Kanatawan Wasoontrarak, Pannawit Benjhawaleemas, Sunisa Chatmongkolchart, Sumidtra Prathep

“…Multivariate logistic regression indicated that the following factors were associated with difficult mask ventilation (DMV-III): male sex, modified Mallampati classification III, edentulousness, DSHB, and DSTI, with an area under the curve of 0.89. …”
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Characterizing the microstructural transition at the gray matter-white matter interface: Implementation and demonstration of age-associated differences by Joan Y Song, Roman Fleysher, Kenny Ye, Mimi Kim, Molly E Zimmerman, Richard B Lipton, Michael L Lipton

“…The association of GWI slope in each region with age was assessed using a linear model, with biological sex as a covariate. Results: We demonstrate this method captures an inherent change in fractional anisotropy (FA), axial diffusivity (AD), orientation dispersion index (ODI) and intracellular volume fraction (ICVF) across the GWI that is characterized by small variance. …”
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Association of Adult Atopic Dermatitis with Impaired Oral Health and Oral Dysbiosis: A Case-Control Study by Aaya Shahin, Yael Anne Leshem, Yossi Taieb, Sharon Baum, Aviv Barzilai, Danielle Jeddah, Efrat Sharon, Omry Koren, Rinat Tzach-Nahman, Shunit Coppenhagen-Glazer, Ronen Hazan, Yael Houri-Haddad, Shoshana Greenberger

“…Methods: This was a prospective sex- and age-matched case-control study comparing adult participants with and without dermatologist-verified AD. …”
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Validity and reliability of the Manchester Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ) in one-year postoperative ankle fracture patients—a validation study by Michael Quan Nguyen, Marjolein Memelink Iversen, Knut Harboe, Ingvild Dalen, Aksel Paulsen

“…Abstract Background Ankle fracture patients are a heterogenous group with differences in age, sex, fracture morphology, and treatment provided. …”
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Development and validation of the age-associated dementia policy (AgeD-Pol) computer simulation model in the USA and Europe by Anand Viswanathan, Lee H Schwamm, Krishna P Reddy, Emily P Hyle, Fatma M Shebl, Kenneth A Freedberg, Julia H A Foote, Yiqi Qian, Shibani S Mukerji, Nattanicha Wattananimitgul, Ankur Pandya

“…We populated the model with age-stratified and sex-stratified data on AAD prevalence, AAD incidence and mortality among people with AAD. …”
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Exploring the Association Between Third Molar Agenesis and Carabelli Traits: A Cross-Sectional Study by Isabela Ribeiro Madalena, Heloisa Guimarães Resende, Ariane Beatriz Blancato, Maria Angélica Hueb de Menezes-Oliveira, Flares Baratto-Filho, Poliana Ferreira Santos, Camila Paiva Perin, Thais Vilalba Paniagua Machado do Nascimento, Peter Proff, Christian Kirschneck, César Penazzo Lepri, Erika Calvano Küchler

“…There was no statistical significance difference between patients with third molar agenesis and those with Carabelli traits in relation to sex (<i>p</i> > 0.05). The Carabelli trait was more common in first molars than in second molars. …”
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Assessment of Atrial Conduction Times in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Parkinson’s Disease by Yiğit Çanga, Ayşe Emre, Gülbün Asuman Yüksel, Mehmet Baran Karataş, Nizamettin Selçuk Yelgeç, Ufuk Gürkan, Ali Nazmi Çalık, Hülya Tireli, Sait Terzi

“…We prospectively enrolled 51 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed PD and 31 age- and sex-matched non-PD subjects. Methods. To assess atrial electromechanical coupling (PA), the time intervals from the onset of p wave on ECG to the late diastolic wave at the septal (PAs) and lateral (PAl) mitral annulus and lateral tricuspid annulus (PAt) were measured on Tissue Doppler Echocardiography (TDE). …”
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