Characterization of patients operated on for benign thyroid nodules. Dr. Gustavo Aldereguia Lima Hospital. Cienfuegos, 2014-2019 by José Carlos Aíras Cañizares, José Alberto Puerto Lorenzo, Lidia Torres Aja

“…Medical records and biopsy protocols were reviewed; whose data were emptied into a collector model. The variables sex, age, skin color, location of the tumor, as well as its physical and imaging characteristics, were analyzed. …”
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Climate-smart agricultural practices and its implication in Ethiopia: a systematic review by Getasew Daru Tariku, Sinkie Alemu Kebede

“…Findings – Based on the result of the review, the determinants of CSA adoption can be categorized into five categories, including demographic factors (age, sex, family size, dependency ratio, education), economic factors (land size, household income, livestock ownership), institutional factors (extension services, training access, credit services, farm input, market distance), environmental factors (agroecology, change in precipitation, slope of land) and social factors (cooperatives membership, farmers perception). …”
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Prevalence of Bovine Trypanosomosis and Its Associated Risk Factor in Hawa Galan District, Kelem Wollega Zone of Ethiopia by Girma Tsegaye, Belay Abebe, Geremew Haile

“…The relationships between age and sex of cattle show no statistically significant variation among them (P > 0.05). …”
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Nouvelles données sur un assemblage ostéoarchéologique en lien avec la première pandémie de peste historique : la nécropole tardo-antique du "Clos des Cordeliers" à Sens (Yonne, Fr... by Marion Holleville, Dominique Castex, Marie-France Deguilloux, Sacha Kacki

“…Comparison of the results with data from burial assemblages associated with the second plague pandemic reveals some differences with the latter (differences in sex ratio, lower mortality in adolescents), raising questions about possible variations in the epidemiology of the plague between these two pandemics.…”
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Patients with neurological or psychiatric complications of COVID-19 have worse long-term functional outcomes: COVID-CNS—A multicentre case–control study by Rajish S. K. Shil, Adam Seed, Nkongho Egbe Franklyn, Brendan F. Sargent, Greta K. Wood, Yun Huang, Katherine C. Dodd, James B. Lilleker, Thomas A. Pollak, Sylviane Defres, Thomas M. Jenkins, Nicholas W. S. Davies, David A. Cousins, Michael S. Zandi, Thomas A. Jackson, Laura A. Benjamin, Ava Easton, Tom Solomon, John R. Bradley, Patrick F. Chinnery, Craig J. Smith, Timothy R. Nicholson, Alan Carson, Rhys H. Thomas, Mark Alexander Ellul, Nicholas W. Wood, Gerome Breen, Benedict Daniel Michael, the COVID-CNS Study Group

“…For cases, impairment of ADLs was associated with increased risk in female sex, age > 50 years and hypertension (OR 5.43, p < 0.003, 3.11, p = 0.02, 3.66, p = 0.04). …”
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Genetic status assessment and future development forecast for an isolated giant panda population by Jiabin Liu, Jiaojiao Yu, Wenlei Bi, Mingxia Fu, Xiang Yu, Rong Hou, Xinqiang Song, Rui Ma, Yanshan Zhou, Zusheng Li, Hong Yang, Wei Wu, Jiang Gu, Chong Huang, Long Zhang, Xiaodong Gu, Haijun Gu, Daode Yang, Dunwu Qi

“…The interval of releases (every 5, 2, or 1 year) has little impact on long-term dynamics of population size, whereas the sex of released individuals does have a significant impact. …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens of heart failure in adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 years from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease St... by Chengzhi Yang, Yuhe Jia, Changlin Zhang, Zening Jin, Yue Ma, Xuanye Bi, Aiju Tian

“…In addition, the HF trends by age, sex, and socio-demographic index (SDI) were analyzed. …”
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Post-acute sequelae of hospitalised COVID-19 re-infection compared with hospitalised first-time infection: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong by Yin Zhang, Francisco T T Lai, Shirley Chiu Wai Chan, Chak Sing Lau, Xue Li, Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Lung Yi Mak, Celine S L Chui, Ivan F N Hung, Esther Wai Yin Chan, Vincent Ka Chun Yan, Deliang Yang, Carlos Wong, Ian Chi-Kei Wong

“…Subgroup analyses were conducted by age (&lt;65 and ≥65 years), sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index (0–4, ≥5), COVID-19 vaccination (0–1, 2+doses) and hospitalisation status of previous infection.Results 2244 patients with hospitalised COVID-19 re-infection and 58 894 patients with hospitalised first-time COVID-19 infection were included. …”
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Number of children and dementia risk: a causal mediation analysis using data from the HUNT study linked with national registries in Norway by Teferi Mekonnen, Vegard Skirbekk, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Bo Engdahl, Bernt Bratsberg, Astanand Jugessur, Catherine Bowen, Geir Selbæk, Hans-Peter Kohler, Jennifer R. Harris, Sarah E. Tom, Steinar Krokstad, Trine Holt Edwin, Yehani Wedatilake, Katrin Wolfova, Dana Kristjansson, Yaakov Stern, Asta Kristine Håberg, Bjørn Heine Strand

“…The analyses were adjusted for age, sex, marital status at age 25 years, educational status, and religion assessed during HUNT3 (2006–2008). …”
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NUCB2/Nesfatin-1 Regulation of Chronic Visceral Hyperalgesia by Qiaoyan Gu, Yuan Lei, Jianming Wu, Ting He, Juanjuan Li, Shanshan Song

“…NUCB2/Nesfatin-1 could regulate visceral sensitivity in chronic visceral hyperalgesia model rats; its regulatory effect correlated with the type of NUCB2/Nesfatin-1 intervention approaches (central or peripheral) and sex (male or female).…”
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Educational intervention applied in children from 5 to 11 years of age with deforming oral habits by María de los Santos Haces Yanes, Clotilde de la Caridad Mora Pérez, Nicolás Ramón Cruz Pérez, Ivette Alvarez Mora

“…The studied variables were: age, sex, deforming habits frequency before and after the intervention. …”
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Body Condition Scores and Evaluation of Feeding Habits of Dogs and Cats at a Low Cost Veterinary Clinic and a General Practice by Stephanie A. Sapowicz, Deborah E. Linder, Lisa M. Freeman

“…Owners completed a survey which included animal age, sex, and breed; owner demographics; and feeding practices (e.g., diet, rationale for feeding practices). …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections among Jimma University Students, Southwest Ethiopia by Rahel Tamrat, Tesfaye Kasa, Zewdineh Sahilemariam, Mulatu Gashaw

“…The predominant causes of STI were Neisseria gonorrhoeae (7.4%) followed by T. vaginalis (4.8%) and T. pallidum (3.7%). Having had sex after taking alcohol was significantly associated with STIs (P≤0.000). …”
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Prevalence of Physical and Psychological Violence among Heterosexual Couples by Laura López Angulo, Yenisley Fundora Quintero, Anais Valladares González, Yamila Ramos Rangel, Yanet Blanco Fleites

“…The variables included psychological and physical violence, sex, age, skin color, marital status, educational level and history of living in troubled homes. …”
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Autoimmune Conditions in 235 Hemochromatosis Probands with HFE C282Y Homozygosity and Their First-Degree Relatives by James C. Barton, J. Clayborn Barton

“…We performed a retrospective study of autoimmune conditions (ACs) in 235 hemochromatosis probands at diagnosis by analyzing age, sex, ACs, history of first-degree family members with ACs (FH), diabetes, heavy ethanol consumption, elevated serum ALT/AST, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, iron removed to achieve iron depletion (QFe), and positivity for human leukocyte antigen (HLA) haplotypes A∗01, B∗08; A∗02, B∗44; A∗03, B∗07; A∗03, B∗14; and A∗29, B∗44. …”
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Influence of Type of Electric Bright Light on the Attraction of the African Giant Water Bug, Lethocerus indicus (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) by Luke Chinaru Nwosu, Luke Kosimasichukwu Nwosu

“…However, bug’s attraction to light source was not found sex dependent [𝑃>0.05; 𝑃 (𝑍>0.18)=0.4286 and 𝑍>0.28=0.3897]. …”
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Neurotoxicological manifestations among drug abusers admitted to Alexandria poison unit and Al-Mamora hospital: prospective study by Haidy Megahed, Maha Ghanem, Ayman Abdelshafi

“…Data collected included demographics, full history of medications, mental and neurological examinations, and investigations.Results: Among 242 patients, drug abuse spanned both sexes and all age groups. Most patients were single, educated, unemployed, or working in skilled labor. …”
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Leptin as well as Free Leptin Receptor Is Associated with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Young Women by Nasser M. Rizk, Elham Sharif

“…The anthropometric variables and the hormonal profile such as insulin, female and male sex hormones, and prolactin were assessed. Results. …”
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The Vertebral Column, Ribs, and Sternum of the African Giant Rat (Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse) by Matthew Ayokunle Olude, Oluwaseun Ahmed Mustapha, Temitope Kehinde Ogunbunmi, James Olukayode Olopade

“…The sternum was composed of deltoid-shaped manubrium sterni, four sternebrae, and a slender processus xiphoideus. No sex-related differences were observed. The vertebral column is adapted for strong muscular attachment and actions helping the rodent suited for speed, agility, dexterity, and strength which might enable it to overpower prey and escape predation.…”
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THE PROFILE OF FRACTURE IN PATIENTS UNDER 17 YEARS OF AGE AT RSUD DR SOETOMO IN THE PERIOD OF 2013-2014 by Satria Nur Sya'ban, Widati Fatmaningrum, Sulis Bayusentono

“…The research is descriptive study which is performed by analyzing medical records in RSUD Dr Soetomo against the following: Age, Sex, Type of fracture, Cause of fracture, Time of fracture, Location of fracture, and Duration between admission and treatment. …”
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