Impact of Patient Beliefs on Blood Pressure Control in the General Population: Findings from the Population-Based STAAB Cohort Study by Theresa Tiffe, Caroline Morbach, Viktoria Rücker, Götz Gelbrich, Martin Wagner, Hermann Faller, Stefan Störk, Peter U. Heuschmann

“…Our findings highlight that medication-related beliefs constitute a serious barrier of successful implementation of treatment guidelines and underline the role of educational interventions taking into account sex-related differences.…”
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Prevalence and Pattern of Internet Addiction among Adolescents in a Holiday Camp in Nigeria Post-COVID-19 Pandemic by Chioma N. Mbachu, Ifeoma B. Udigwe, Emeka Okoh, Ikechukwu I. Mbachu, Stanley K. Onah, Chizalu I. Ndukwu, Uche M. Umeh, Chioma Clive-Opara, Joy C. Ebenebe, Richard Uwakwe

“…This addiction is strongly linked with late adolescence, male sex, and spending more than 3 h online each day.…”
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Characterization of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated at the General University Hospital Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima by Edislaimy Suárez Rosales, Rodolfo Javier Rivero Morey, Lourdes María Roca Surí, Francisco de Jesús Valladares Carvajal, Evelyn Delgado Rodríguez, Lourdes María Fernández García

“…There was a predominance of the male sex (64.7 %); 59.7 % of the patients were thrombolyzed; typical chest pain was the main clinical manifestation with 71.4 %; 12 patients died, of which 10.4 % did not receive thrombolytic treatment. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of HIV Infection among Clients Attending ICTCs in Six Districts of Tamilnadu, South India by Rajeswari Ramachandran, V. Chandrasekaran, M. Muniyandi, K. Jaggarajamma, Anasua Bagchi, Supriya Sahu

“…In multivariate analysis HIV seropositivity was associated with HIV in the family (adjusted odds ratio) (AOR 11.6), history of having sex with sex workers (AOR 2.9), age ≥31 years (AOR 2.8); being married (AOR 2.5), previously tested for HIV (AOR 1.9), illiteracy (AOR 1.7), unemployment (AOR 1.5), and alcoholism (AOR 1.5). …”
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Effect of Liraglutide on Serum TSH Levels in Patients with NAFLD and its Underlying Mechanisms by JiaoJiao Ye, Jing Xu, WenJie Wen, Bin Huang

“…Age, sex, body mass index (BMI), and duration of diabetes were obtained from the participants’ records. …”
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Cuban medical students’headache in relation to factors associated with academic stress by Annier Jesús Fajardo Quesada, María de los Ángeles Licea González, Fidel Jesús Moreno Cubela, Eduardo Adiel Landrove Escalona, Yudier Brizuela Fernández

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: the headache incidence was 91.2%, predominantly in the female sex (95.6%). Students reported a higher frequency (61%) in evening hours, as well as in situations of written exams (64.4%). …”
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Hereditary predisposition of water voles (Arvicola amphibius L.) to seizures in response to handling by G. G. Nazarova, L. P. Proskurnyak

“…Predisposition to seizures is not related to sex. Genes that control the occurrence of seizures have a pleiotropic effect on life span, since individuals with seizures live longer in vivarium conditions than individuals with a normal phenotype. …”
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Irrational medicine use and its associated factors in conflict-affected areas in Mali: a cross-sectional study by Mohamed Ali Ag Ahmed, Alassane Seydou, Issa Coulibaly, Karina Kielmann, Raffaella Ravinetto

“…In multivariate analysis, the study area and prescriber’s sex were significantly associated with polypharmacy; prescriber’s seniority and training were associated with antibiotic overprescription; the study area, prescriber’s sex and seniority were associated with overprescription of injectables. …”
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Weight and height influence on first permanent molar’s eruption age by Arasai Almaguer Berberena, Georgina Jiménez Estrada, Adys Castro Barberena, Idalgis Sánchez Reyes, Laura Naranjo Hernández, Liliana Paz Milián

“…Variables such as age, sex, skin color, weight, height and time of first molar eruption were analyzed. …”
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Characterization of Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease in Diabetic Patients at the General Calixto García Clinical Surgical University Hospital by Yunier Angarica Aguilar, Jorge Félix Salazar Rodríguez, Damaris Herrera Arrebato, Emelina Despaigne Carrión, María de los Ángeles Hechevarría Heredia, César Emilio Reina Rodríguez

“…<strong> <br />Results:</strong> the male sex, the white skin color and the age group between 60 and 69 years predominated with 58.1, 43.9 and 40.5 % respectively. …”
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BuDDI: Bulk Deconvolution with Domain Invariance to predict cell-type-specific perturbations from bulk. by Natalie R Davidson, Fan Zhang, Casey S Greene

“…Finally, we validated BuDDI on predicting sex-specific differences, an experimental design where it is not possible to have matched samples. …”
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Shoulder Pain in Competitive Swimmers: A Multi-Site Survey Study by Brian D. Stirling, Jonathan C. Sum, Lisa Baek, Lori A. Michener, Adam J. Barrack, Angela R. Tate

“…Independent t-tests were used to compare pain, disability, dissatisfaction, the influence of age, sex, participation in second sport, geographic region, and history of shoulder pain. …”
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Educative Intervention for parents or Tutors of asthmatic children by Eneida Bravo Polanco, Beatríz Pérez García, Narciso Águila Rodríguez, Dalia Rosa Ruiz Roja, Yoanka Torres López, Mayelín Martínez Santana

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the male sex predominated among children (72%) and ages from 5-9 (54,6%). …”
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Ecology and phenology of the bat tick Argas (Carios) dewae (Acari: Argasidae) by Lisa Godinho, Emile van Lieshout, Stephen Griffiths, Mackenzie L. Kwak, Ala Tabor

“…In C. gouldii, site was the only significant predictor of A. dewae infestation risk, while load was correlated with several variables including age class, sex, bioseason, roost density and body condition index. …”
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Corneal Nerve Parameter Reference Values for Chinese Adults Assessed by Corneal Confocal Microscopy by Juan Cao, Jingru Qu, Bekzod Odilov, Bin Lu, Yuanpin Zhang, Lili Li, Yuan Zhang, Qian Xiong, Yu Hong, Jianqiao Li, Yunfeng Shen, Xinguo Hou

“…There was no correlation between age, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and any corneal nerve fiber parameter in both sexes. In either sex, age, weight, height, BMI, and HbA1c did not affect the 0.05th quantile values of any corneal nerve parameter. …”
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Analysis of MicroRNA -155-5p Expression in Patients with Primary Myelofibrosis. by Sarah I. Khaleel, Jaffar N. AlAlsaidissa

“…Conclusion: MicroRNA-155-5p expression is not influenced by age, sex, Janus kinase 2 mutation status, or hematological parameters. …”
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Engagement in a web-based intervention for individuals who committed sexual offenses against children: observational study by Sonja Schröder, Safiye Tozdan, Peer Briken, Jürgen L. Müller, Peter Fromberger

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Prevalence of Strabismus among Patients Attending Basrah Teaching Hospital, Basrah, Iraq by Mohammed Al Ashoor, Hamid Al Taha

“…Detailed data regarding the demographic (age, sex, age at presentation, and family history of strabismus) as well as the presence of amblyopia and diplopia were registered for every patient.Results: Of 10257 participants, 6836 (66.6%) were male. …”
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Medial sural artery perforator free flap for small- to medium-sized defects in head and neck reconstruction: a suitable replacement for radial forearm free flap by Yulian Zhang, Keran Pan, Jian Wu, Xi Tang

“…There were no significant differences in age, sex, flap size, pedicle length, postoperative treatment, and postoperative oral function. …”
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Association between parental education level and intelligence quotient of children referred to the mental healthcare system: a cross-sectional study in Poland by Urszula Sajewicz-Radtke, Ariadna Łada-Maśko, Michał Olech, Paweł Jurek, Łucja Bieleninik, Bartosz M. Radtke

“…No significant interaction was observed between parental education and child’s sex in predicting child IQ. However, a significant interaction was observed with age, showing that IQ decreases with age in children of parents with lower education, while it increases with age in children of parents with higher education. …”
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