Mental health challenges faced by professional athletes by Dawid Szczepanek, Katarzyna Szczurek, Adrianna Biecka, Mikołaj Wyrzykowski

“…The presence of symptoms depends on the type of sport performed by the individual, past history of psychiatric diseases or sex. Additionally, studies have used different types of evaluation tools, which may influence the results. …”
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Development of a LASSO machine learning algorithm-based model for postoperative delirium prediction in hepatectomy patients by Yu Zhu, Renrui Liang, Ying Wang, Jian-Jun Yang, Ning Zhou, Cheng-Mao Zhou

“…Results The final variables selected by the LASSO method were: Ramelteon, Age, Sex, Alcohol, Viral status, Cardiovascular disease, ASA class, Total bilirubin, Prothrombin time, Laparoscopic approach, and Blood transfusion. …”
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Reconstructive surgery of the lower eyelid in patients affected by basocelular carcinoma by Bernaldo Canto Vidal, Tania Canto Vigil, Danny González Sánchez, Alain Soto Ugalde

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> from the 15 patients who were operated, 9 were women and sex men, all of white race aged between 60 and 80 years. …”
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Increased thyroxine levels of patients with allergic rhinitis by Violeta Lokaj-Berisha, Besa Gacaferri Lumezi

“…Pearson correlation analysis revealed significant associations between age, BMI, and thyroid hormones, with notable sex-specific differences (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01). …”
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On the basic reproduction number $R_0$ in sexual activity models for HIV/AIDS epidemics: Example from Yunnan, China by Nicolas Bacaër, Xamxinur Abdurahman, Jianli Ye, Pierre Auger

“…As an example, we consider data concerning sex workers and their clients in Yunnan, China, and find an upper bound for the geometric mean of the transmission probabilities per partnership in this context.…”
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Induced Abortion: Risk Factors for Adolescent Female Students, a Brazilian Study by Divanise S. Correia, Jairo C. Cavalcante, Eulàlia M. C. Maia

“…Two of them are protective for abortion: the ages 12-14 years and talking with parents about sex. After the logistic regression, the receipt of support for abortion was the most significant variable of all. …”
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A Combined Therapy with Myo-Inositol and D-Chiro-Inositol Improves Endocrine Parameters and Insulin Resistance in PCOS Young Overweight Women by Elena Benelli, Scilla Del Ghianda, Caterina Di Cosmo, Massimo Tonacchera

“…Thus, we analyzed pretreatment and posttreatment FSH, LH, 17-beta-Estradiol, Sex Hormone Binding Globulin, androstenedione, free testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, HOMA index, and fasting glucose and insulin. …”
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Characterization of Intussusception in Qena University Hospital by Eman Saber Ahmed, Nezar Abdelraouf Abo Halawa, Mahmoud Abdelhamid, Mohammed Ahmed Negm

“…Patient information including age, sex, address, presenting symptoms, severity of presentation, investigations performed, laboratory tests, and associated conditions were collected. …”
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Surgical Treatment Outcomes of Unresolved Osgood-Schlatter Disease in Adolescent Athletes by Frederick Mun, William L. Hennrikus

“…A retrospective chart review was completed, and data collected include age at onset of symptoms, age at surgery, sex, laterality, mechanism of injury, conservative treatment regimen, radiographic findings, sports played, time to return to sport, length of follow-up, and Lysholm score. …”
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Prediction of Severe Injury in Bicycle Rider Accidents: A Multicenter Observational Study by Il-Jae Wang, Young Mo Cho, Suck Ju Cho, Seok-Ran Yeom, Sung Wook Park, So Eun Kim, Jae Chol Yoon, Yeaeun Kim, Jongho Park

“…In multivariate regression analysis, male sex, older age, alcohol use, motor vehicle opponent, load state (general and crosswalk), blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and Glasgow Coma Scale were the independent factors for predicting severe trauma. …”
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Use of testosterone replacement therapy in the rehabilitation of patients with intensive care unit-associated weakness and hospital-associated deconditioning: the Singapore General... by Geoffrey Sithamparapillai Samuel, Du Soon Swee

“…This was matched with good functional recovery in terms of distance ambulated and less assistance needed for ambulation. Sex hormone analysis was also done before initiation of TRT, and it showed that four out of five of the subjects were biochemically hypogonadal. …”
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The association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) and sarcopenia: A cross-sectional study by Xiudeng Yang, Zheng Zhong

“…Interaction analysis indicated that the relationship between NHHR and sarcopenia risk was not significantly modified by gender, sex, poverty income ratio, education, smoking status, or race. …”
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Renal function in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Renu Saigal, Arun Kumar Agrawal, Laxmikant Goyal, Abhishek Agrawal, Naveen Gupta

“…Methods: Renal functions of forty cases with AS and the same number of age- and sex-matched individuals were evaluated. Disease activity was assessed using Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index scores, C-reactive protein, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. …”
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Remarkable Differential Verbal and Non-Verbal/Performance Cognitive Profiles in Homicide and Sexual Offenders with Adult Victims by Carlota Urruela, Gabriela Pérez-Reigosa, Óscar Herrero, Sergio Escorial, Roberto Colom

“…Method: We consider 140 participants divided into five groups: controls, non-sexual and non-homicidal inmates (other inmates), sex offenders with adult victims (AVS) and child victims (CVS), and homicide offenders. …”
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Serum Micronutrient Status of Haart-Naïve, HIV Infected Children in South Western Nigeria: A Case Controlled Study by H. C. Anyabolu, E. A. Adejuyigbe, O. O. Adeodu

“…We enrolled 70 apparently stable HAART naïve HIV infected children. Seventy age and sex matched HIV negative children were equally enrolled as the controls. …”
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Relationship between growth differentiation factor 15 and functional prognosis and severity in traumatic brain injury by Hiroshi Ito, Takeshi Ebihara, Hisatake Matsumoto, Jun Oda

“…Multivariable logistic regression analyzed the relationship between GDF-15 levels at admission and functional outcomes at discharge, with age and sex as covariates. Additionally, correlations between GDF-15 levels and SOFA scores were assessed. …”
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Reference Intervals of Total Testosterone in Adult Filipino Men by Myrna Buenaluz‐Sedurante, Mark Isaiah K. Co, Daryl Jade T. Dagang, Racquel G. Bruno, Annie Jane N. Sarmiento, Michael L. Tee

“…The reference range of total testosterone needs to be established locally as ethnic differences in adiposity, insulin sensitivity, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels may affect total testosterone levels. …”
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Infantile and Juvenile Morbidity in Psychiatric Inpatients at Cienfuegos Province by Beatriz Sabina Roméu, Zenaida María Sáez, María Leyani Fuentes García, Niusha Imiya Hernández Muñoz, Daimí Sarmiento García

“…<strong><br />Objective</strong>: to determine the frequency of psychiatric disorders according to age and sex in children and adolescents. <br /><strong>Methods</strong>: Descriptive, transversal cohort study developed to 1181 patients who were admitted with psychiatric disorders at the psychiatric hospital from Cienfuegos province from the year 2004 to 2008, both included. …”
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Unveiling the Silent Threat: Exploring Hypertension Prevalence and Risk Factors Among University Students in Syria by Shuaib Alahmad, Abudlla Samman, Rawaa Al Kayali, Rawaa Al Kayali

“…The main common risk factors for elevated blood pressure and hypertension were sex, age, smoking, stress and BMI. Family history was only associated with hypertension.ConclusionThe prevalence of hypertension among undergraduate students was higher than in other countries which calls for urgent policy actions targeting this age group for early prevention of hypertension.…”
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Characterization of the geriatric patient with thyroid nodules by Jessica González Manreza, Gloría María Monné Rodríguez, Carlos Gaspar de Zayas Galván, Ángela Ramírez Torres, Erifran Hidalgo Garcés

“…The data was obtained from the patients' medical records, the age groups; sex, skin color, clinical manifestations, and ultrasound diagnosis were the analyzed variables.…”
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