Molecular prevalence and associated risk factors of Entamoeba spp. in donkeys in Shanxi Province, North China by Ze-Dong Zhang, Han-Dan Xiao, Dong-Yang Wang, Nan Su, Xun-Zhi Liu, Zi-Rui Wang, Shi-Chen Xie, Xing-Quan Zhu, Shuo Zhang, Wen-Wei Gao

“…Statistical analysis revealed that the donkeys' sex, region, age, and altitude are the risk factors associated with Entamoeba spp. prevalence (P < 0.05). …”
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Characteristics and long-term health outcomes of the first domestic COVID-19 outbreak cases in Da Nang, Vietnam: a longitudinal cohort study by Miyuki Tsuruoka, Mai Kim Huynh, Michiko Toizumi, Thanh Tien Hoang, Trieu Bao Nguyen, Anh The Dao, Luong Dinh Nguyen, Huy Xuan Le, Chung Thanh Le, Anh Quang Dang, Hung Thai Do, Lay Myint Yoshida

“…Females and adults reported symptoms more often, which might be due to the pathophysiological differences according to sex and age.…”
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Distinct Circle of Willis anatomical configurations in healthy preterm born adults: a 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography study by Julien Greggio, Christina Malamateniou, Kelly Pegoretti Baruteau, Constantino Carlos Reyes-Aldasoro, Odaro J. Huckstep, Jane M. Francis, Wilby Williamson, Paul Leeson, Adam J. Lewandowski, Winok Lapidaire

“…Statistical comparisons assessed the prevalence of each variant group between preterm and full-term populations, as well as the relationship between CoW variability, sex, and degree of prematurity. Results We identified 164 participants with variant CoW configurations. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 in Neonates and Infants Younger Than 3 Months by Fatemeh Varshoei, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai, Roya Farhadi, Azin Hajialibeig, Saeid Mohammadi, Masoud Moradi, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh

“…Demographic data such as age, sex, comorbidity, clinical characteristics and symptoms, medications, and laboratory test results were extracted from the patient’s medical records. …”
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Unmet Supportive Care Needs of Lung Cancer Survival Patients at Different Cancer Stages and Treatment Phases by Lee PY, Chen YA, Tsai TH, Chen CY, Shieh SH

“…Pei-Yi Lee,1,2 Yu-An Chen,3 Tung-Han Tsai,4 Chih-Yi Chen,5,6,&ast; Shwn-Huey Shieh4,7,&ast; 1Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, 406040, Taiwan; 2Department of Gerontological Health Care, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology (CTUST), Taichung, 40601, Taiwan; 3Department of Education, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, 40705, Taiwan; 4Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, 406040, Taiwan; 5Institute of Medicine Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan; 6Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40201, Taiwan; 7Department of Nursing, China Medical University, Taichung, 406040, Taiwan&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shwn-Huey Shieh, Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, No. 100, Section 1, Jingmao Road, Beitun District, Taichung City, 406040, Taiwan, Email shshieh@mail.cmu.edu.tw Chih-Yi Chen, Institute of Medicine Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Section 1, Jianguo North Road, Taichung City, 40201, Taiwan, Email cshy1566@csh.org.twPurpose: This study examined the unmet supportive care needs of lung cancer patients across different cancer stages and treatment phases, as well as the factors associated with these unmet needs.Patients and methods: Data from 501 lung cancer patients at a cancer center in central Taiwan were analyzed to assess their unmet supportive care needs across dimensions such as health information, patient care, treatment, nutrition, psychosocial, and economic needs. Associations with sex, age, cancer stage, and treatment phase were investigated.Results: Compared with male patients, female patients exhibited fewer unmet health information needs (aOR=0.40; p=0.021). …”
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Risk of All-Cause Mortality in US Adults With Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry: An Observational Study by Xiao S, Ou J, Qiu W, Ye C, Li N, Chen S, Lai Y, Deng Z, Wu F, Shen Y

“…We performed sensitivity analyses stratified by the lower limit of normal definition of spirometry criteria. Subgroup analyses by sex, age, smoking status, race, body mass index, level of education, poverty-to-income ratio, respiratory symptoms, and comorbidities were performed in participants with the different spirometry classifications.Results: Overall, 24,691 participants were included, with a median follow-up time of 25.7 years. …”
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Immunogenicity of the 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine: Post hoc analysis from five phase 3 studies by Anna R. Giuliano, Joel M. Palefsky, Stephen E. Goldstone, Jacob Bornstein, Ilse De Coster, Ana María Guevara, Ole Mogensen, Andrea Schilling, Pierre Van Damme, Corinne Vandermeulen, Misoo C. Ellison, Susan Kaplan, Jianxin Lin, Rachael Bonawitz, Alain Luxembourg

“…Adjusted integrated analysis showed lower immunogenicity in men who have sex with men (MSM) versus heterosexual men (HM) for nine HPV types, and higher immunogenicity in HM versus females for seven HPV types. …”
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Autoantibodies in type 1 diabetes: Prevalence and clinical profiles by Raja Hazime, Saad Lamjadli, Morad Guennouni, Mounir Belkrachni, Fatima-Ezzohra Eddehbi, Ider Oujamaa, Lahcen Elmoumou, Aicha Bourrahouate, Imane Ait Sab, Hicham Baizri, Nawal El Ansari, Brahim Admou

“…A multicenter cross-sectional study was carried out on 276 patient-first with T1D, including 167 pediatric (60.5 %) and 109 adult (39.5 %) cases, of which 144 were female and 132 were male (sex ratio= 0.91),with an average age of 14.1 ± 8.0 years. …”
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Culturally appropriate terminologies in health research: a participatory study with pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in Uganda by Ritah Nakijoba, Adelline Twimukye, Josephine Bayigga, Aida N. Kawuma, Simon Peter Asiimwe, Fredrick Byenume, Jacqueline Kyeyune, Sylvia Nabukenya, Francis Williams Ojara, Francis Williams Ojara, Catriona Waitt, Catriona Waitt

“…The study revealed that words used in research that did not specify sex were described as disrespectful, inappropriate or confusing. …”
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IL-17A, IL-22, IL-6, and IL-21 Serum Levels in Plaque-Type Psoriasis in Brazilian Patients by Priscilla Stela Santana de Oliveira, Pablo Ramon Gualberto Cardoso, Emerson Vasconcelos de Andrade Lima, Michelly Cristiny Pereira, Angela Luzia Branco Pinto Duarte, Ivan da Rocha Pitta, Moacyr Jesus Barreto de Melo Rêgo, Maira Galdino da Rocha Pitta

“…Serum samples from 53 psoriasis patients and 35 healthy volunteers, matched by the proportion of sex and age ratios, were collected for ELISA cytokine detection. …”
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Individualized diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease based on multivariate magnetic resonance imaging radiomics and clinical indexes by Qianqian Ye, Chenhui Lin, Fangyi Xiao, Tao Jiang, Jialong Hou, Yi Zheng, Jiaxue Xu, Jiani Huang, Keke Chen, Jinlai Cai, Jingjing Qian, Weiwei Quan, Yanyan Chen

“…The clinical-radiomics model was constructed by integrating clinical variables, including UPDRS, Hoehn-Yahr stage, age, sex, and MMSE scores. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated to evaluate the performance of the models. …”
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Plasma myeloperoxidase interactions with cadmium, lead, arsenic, and selenium and their impact on chronic kidney disease by Hsi-Hsien Chen, Ya-Li Huang, Chih-Yin Wu, Mei-Chieh Chen, Horng-Sheng Shiue, Sheng-Lun Hsu, Ying-Chin Lin, Yu-Mei Hsueh

“…Accordingly, we recruited 395 age- and sex-matched controls and 215 patients with CKD (persistent estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for a minimum of 12 weeks without hemodialysis). …”
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in hospitalised children: a retrospective, cross-sectional study at a tertiary children’s hospital in China by Linan Zeng, Lingli Zhang, Dan Yu, Huiqing Wang, Liang Huang, Siyu Li, Guo Cheng, Zhi-Jun Jia

“…Introduction For improving and optimising drug use in children, we previously developed a tool (including a series of criteria for identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in children) by literature review and the two-round Delphi technique to prevent inappropriate medication prescriptions at the prescribing stage.Objective To assess the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescription (PIP) among hospitalised children and explore risk factors associated with PIP.Design A retrospective cross-sectional study.Setting A tertiary children’s hospital in China.Participants Hospitalised children with complete medical records who received drug treatment and discharged from 1 January to 31 December 2021.Outcome measures We evaluated the medication prescriptions by using a series of previously developed criteria for detecting the prevalence of PIP in hospitalised children and used logistic regression to explore the risk factors (including sex, age, number of drugs, number of comorbidities, days of hospitalisation and admission departments) for PIP in children.Results A total of 87 555 medication prescriptions for 16 995 hospitalised children were analysed, and 19 722 PIPs were detected. …”
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How efficient are specialized public health services in China? A data envelopment analysis and geographically weighted regression approach by Qian Bai, Qian Bai, Lieyu Huang, Yan Guo, Xin Xu, Zhouyixin Zhang, Yuan Wang, Hao Chen, Ying Bian, Ying Bian

“…On the other side, the ratio of older population, the sex ratio and the Nitrogen Oxides emission volume had positive impacts on technical efficiency with variations in coefficient magnitude across different geographic areas.ConclusionThe efficiency of specialized public health facilities has not achieved the optimal status, particularly in terms of the pure technical efficiency. …”
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STAT4, TRAF3IP2, IL10, and HCP5 Polymorphisms in Sjögren’s Syndrome: Association with Disease Susceptibility and Clinical Aspects by Serena Colafrancesco, Cinzia Ciccacci, Roberta Priori, Andrea Latini, Giovanna Picarelli, Francesca Arienzo, Giuseppe Novelli, Guido Valesini, Carlo Perricone, Paola Borgiani

“…We investigated the association between the STAT4, TRAF3IP2, HCP5, and IL10 polymorphisms and SS susceptibility and their possible role in the modulation of clinical and laboratory features. 195 consecutive patients with SS were enrolled and clinical and laboratory data were collected. 248 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects were used as controls. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibilities of oral Neisseria from men on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Hanoi, Vietnam by Huan Vinh Dong, Paul Adamson, Dieu Hoa Pham, Quynh Hoa Pham, Hai Ha Long Le, Loc Quang Pham, Hao Thi Minh Bui, Giang Minh Le, Jeffrey D. Klausner

“…Conclusions: A High frequency of azithromycin resistance, moderate doxycycline resistance, and low cephalosporin resistance was found in oropharyngeal Neisseria isolates from men who have sex with men (MSM) in a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program in Hanoi, Vietnam. …”
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Gender differences in early posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: a network analysis by Line Rønning, Rachel L. Zelkowitz, Marilyn L. Piccirillo, Jianlin Liu, Jordan L. Thomas, Jessy Guler, J. Joana Kyei, Chris M. Hoeboer, Jeanet F. Karchoud, Miranda Olff, Anke B. Witteveen, Mirjam van Zuiden

“…Background: Despite known gender/sex differences in the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), potential differences in the associations among PTSD symptoms between men and women in the early post-trauma period are not well-characterized.Objective: This study utilized network analysis to assess potential differences in the associations among PTSD symptom clusters between men and women during the early post-trauma period.Method: We included n = 475 participants (57.5% self-identified women) who recently (≤2 months) experienced an interpersonal or motor vehicle potential traumatic event in the Netherlands. …”
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Prevalence, Pattern and Factors Associated with Developmental Delay amongst Under-5 Children in Nigeria: Evidence from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011–2017 by Olayide Olubunmi Olabumuyi, Obioma Chukwudi Uchendu, Pauline Aruoture Green

“…Results: The mean age and sex distribution of the children surveyed in both rounds was comparable, with a male preponderance of 51.2% in round 4 and 50.4% in round 5. …”
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Correlations between Traditional and Nontraditional Indicators of Adiposity, Inflammation, and Monocyte Subtypes in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease by Silvia Bueno Garofallo, Vera Lucia Portal, Melissa Medeiros Markoski, Lucinara Dadda Dias, Alexandre Schaan de Quadrosa, Aline Marcadenti

“…In obese patients, the BMI, waist, neck, and hip circumferences, and DAAT were correlated with IL-6 (P<0.05), regardless of age and sex. The hip circumference was correlated positively with Mon1 (r = 0.40, P=0.007) and negatively with Mon3 (r = −0.35, P=0.02) in obese subjects. …”
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Comparison between sevoflurane and propofol induction in I-gel insertion in pediatric patients undergoing inguinal herniotomy by Harshita Singh, Harpreet Kaur, Shirin Parveen, Narendra Singh Bafila, Kirtika Yadav, Anam Rizwan, Dhruvraj Singh

“…Results: Demographic characteristics, such as age and sex, were comparable across both groups. Mean times to loss of eyelash reflex, jaw relaxation, and I-gel insertion were significantly shorter in Group 2 (Propofol) than in Group 1 (Sevoflurane) (P<0.001). …”
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