Possible Association of High Urinary Magnesium and Taurine to Creatinine Ratios with Metabolic Syndrome Risk Reduction in Australian Aboriginals by Atsumi Hamada, Takashi Taguchi, Hideki Mori, Marjorie Thorpe, Yukio Yamori, Mari Mori

“…After controlling for age and sex, the odds of obesity decreased significantly with high level of urinary magnesium/creatinine ratio (Mg/cre) (OR, 0.11; 95% CI, 0.02–0.57; P<.05). …”
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Adult-Onset Idiopathic Cervical Dystonia by Shameer Rafee, Mahmood Al-Hinai, Michael Hutchinson

“…AOICD is an autosomal-dominant disorder with markedly reduced penetrance; clinical expression is dependent on age, sex, and environmental exposure. Motor symptoms at presentation are poorly recognised by non-specialists, leading to long delays in diagnosis. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in Deciduous and Permanent Dentition of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients by Bernardo Olsson, Letícia Fontanella Fernandes, Halina Grossmann Pereira, Beatriz Jervásio Silva, Nicoly Ghilardi Cardoso, Giuseppe Valduga Cruz, Caroline de Souza Mendes, Rafaela Scariot

“…Conclusion: Oral cleft phenotypes are associated with sex, but dental abnormalities are not, both in permanent and deciduous dentition. …”
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The leadership and supervisory practices of principals in public secondary schools of the State of Amhara, Ethiopia, as perceived by teachers by Melaku Mengistu Gebremeskel, Demeke Wolie Ambaye

“…Teachers have very weak differences in terms of three demographic factors, except sex which has no difference at all, regarding their poor leadership practices. …”
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Importance of Android/Gynoid Fat Ratio in Predicting Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Normal Weight as well as Overweight and Obese Children by Lennie Samsell, Michael Regier, Cheryl Walton, Lesley Cottrell

“…In 7–13-year-old children with BMI percentiles ranging from 0.1 to 99.6, the android/gynoid ratio was closely associated with insulin resistance and combined LDL + VLDL-cholesterol. When separated by sex, it became clear that these relationships were stronger in boys than in girls. …”
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The Sleepy Medical Student: Exploring Sociodemographic Factors and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Iraq by Aseel Jasim Ali

“…The study targeted 250 medical students, using basic random sampling, students were chosen based on their sex and educational level. Results: Male students comprised 28.6% of the total student population, with female students making up 71.4%. …”
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Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Infection in a Neonatology Service by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Sadis Suárez del Villar Seuret, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…The following variables were analyzed: sex, birth weight, age, prenatal medical history, type and duration of labor, use of antibiotics and type of sepsis. …”
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Thyroid Autoimmunity and Behçet’s Disease: Is There a Significant Association? by Filiz Cebeci, Nahide Onsun, Ayşe Pekdemir, Ahmet R. Uras, Kadir Kayataş

“…The study included 124 patients with BD and 99 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers. Results. Autoimmune thyroiditis was noted in 21 cases (16.9%) with BD. …”
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Automatic system for blood donors control with seropositive results in epidemiological tests. by Ariel Menéndez Barrios, Darian Álvarez Rodríguez, Pedro Sánchez Frenes, Enrique Castillo Monzón, Nancy Piloto, Yenixey Lòpez

“…It includes the following data: Full name, age, sex, race, Id number, home address, number of the clinical record in the blood bank, date when the trial took place in each patient, kind of disease diagnosed, technical data of the trial such as: fluorescence, sectional level of the 1st trial as well as the repetition, name of the technician who performed it. …”
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Vitamin D Status and Associated Factors in Neonates in a Resource Constrained Setting by Khadija Murtaza Bhimji, Helga Naburi, Said Aboud, Karim Manji

“…Chi square test was used to determine association between vitamin D and various associated factors such as sex, infant birth weight, gestation age, parity of the mother, maternal age, and HIV status of the mother. …”
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Evaluation of the core muscles of children and adolescents with nocturnal enuresis using shear wave elastography: a preliminary study by Muhammed Selçuk Sinanoğlu, Nurullah Dağ, Berçem Sinanoğlu, Filiz Özdemir

“…The demographic characteristics of the patients such as sex and age and their anthropometric measurements including height, weight, and BMI were recorded. …”
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Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenita Presenting as Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia by Jennifer L. Flint, Jill D. Jacobson

“…Sequencing of the DAX1 gene (named for dosage-sensitive sex reversal (DSS) locus and the AHC locus on the X chromosome) revealed a missense mutation. …”
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The borax efficacy in the treatment of aphthous stomatitis by Yolanda Iglesias Sanches, Julia Moya Martínez, Semiramis Garcia Gómez, Norelis García Lezcano

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the most affected age range was 21-30 years old, and the female sex was the most represented; the lips were the most affected site and aphthous stomatitis prevailed in its minor form. …”
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The Impact of Parasitic Infestation on Nutritional Status and Micronutrients among Children by Usama M. Alkholy, Sherief M. El Gebaly, Walaa E. M. A. Morsi, Waleed E. Elawamy, Samia E. Etewa, Asmaa M. Yousef

“…A case-control study included 140 parasitic infected children and one hundred age- and sex-matched controls. Anthropometric measures were evaluated using specific Egyptian growth charts. …”
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A rare case report of primary ovarian carcinoid presenting with constipation by Xiaofeng Deng, Qian Huang, Bangfang Xie, Hailong Huang, Jianguo Chen

“…Initial histopathological assessment suggested a sex cord-stromal cell tumor, leading to a left ovariectomy and bilateral salpingectomy. …”
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Prevalence of Smoking among Workers of the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University General Hospital by Teresa Rodríguez Rodríguez, Ahmed Pomares Ávalos

“…Variables selected were: sex, age, occupation, educational level, chronic diseases, smoking, readiness to quit and professional assistance. …”
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The genome sequence of Cory’s shearwater, Calonectris borealis (Cory, 1881) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Joan Ferrer Obiol, Guillem Izquierdo Arànega, Marta Riutort León, Raül Ramos Garcia, Jacob González-Solís Bou, Julio Rozas Liras

“…Most of the assembly for haplotype 1 is scaffolded into 41 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z and W sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 has 39 autosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 19.95 kilobases in length.…”
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THE PREVALENCE AND THE MORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE ONODI CELLS – COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHIC STUDY by Alin Horatiu Nedelcu, Cosmin Gabriel Popa, Simona Alice Partene Vicoleanu, Razvan Tudor Tepordei, Gabriel Statescu, Roxana-Andreea Popa, Marius Constantin Moraru, Manuela Ursaru

“…Discussions and Conclusions: Onodi cells have a high prevalence in the studied cohort, showing no predisposition related to sex or location. After implementing statistical methods, we demonstrated that there is no causal relationship between the presence of Onodi cells and chronic rhinosinusitis.…”
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Lifestyles characterization in hypertensive patients of the doctor´s office 7 area IV. Cienfuegos, 2021 by Lianet Pérez Rodríguez, Grissel Utrera Díaz, Laritza Rodríguez Martínez

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the lifestyles of the hypertensive patients who participated in the study are unhealthy and inadequate; there were no differences in terms of sex.</p>…”
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Ethnomedical Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine for Wound Healing in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province, DR Congo by Bashige Chiribagula Valentin, Okusa Ndjolo Philippe, Manya Mboni Henry, Bakari Amuri Salvius, Masengu Kabeya Suzanne, Félicien Mushagalusa Kasali, Lumbu Simbi Jean Baptiste

“…The study was conducted between March 2021 and August 2022, using semistructured interview surveys of households (n = 2730), herbalists (n = 48), and traditional practitioners: TPs (n = 128).The 2,906 interviewed (sex ratio M/F = 0.9; mean age: 56 ± 3 years; and experience: 17 ± 4 years) provided information on 166 taxa, 130 used against chronic wounds, among which Securidaca longepedunculata was the top cited. …”
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