Are Trends in Economic Modeling of Pediatric Diabetes Mellitus up to Date with the Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Latest Scientific Findings? by Roque Cardona-Hernandez, Alberto de la Cuadra-Grande, Julen Monje, María Echave, Itziar Oyagüez, María Álvarez, Isabel Leiva-Gea

“…Neither guidelines nor models included recent findings, such as age at diagnosis or socioeconomic status, as prognostic factors. The lack of pediatric-specific sources for risk equations and utility/disutility values were additional limitations. …”
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Examining Intersectionality and Barriers to the Uptake of Video Consultations Among Older Adults From Disadvantaged Backgrounds With Limited English Proficiency: Qualitative Narrat... by Laiba Husain, Trisha Greenhalgh

“…Examining intersectionality illuminated how age, language proficiency, and socioeconomic status interact to create unique barriers and experiences. …”
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Quality of life disparities among Mexican people with systemic lupus erythematosus. by Ana Laura Hernández-Ledesma, Domingo Martínez, Elizabeth Fajardo-Brigido, Talía V Román-López, Karen J Nuñez-Reza, Andrea Y Tapia-Atilano, Sandra V Vera Del Valle, Donají Domínguez-Zúñiga, Lizbet Tinajero-Nieto, Angélica Peña-Ayala, Estefania Torres-Valdez, Gabriel Frontana-Vázquez, María Gutiérrez-Arcelus, Florencia Rosetti, Sarael Alcauter, Miguel E Rentería, Alejandra E Ruiz-Contreras, Deshiré Alpízar-Rodríguez, Alejandra Medina-Rivera

“…Systemic Lupus Erythematosus participants had significantly lower quality of life than healthy people (p-values < 0.0001). Socioeconomic status, delay in diagnosis, and corticosteroid consumption were the factors that influenced QoL the most (RMSE = 9.53 with the importance variable validated); lower quality of life was associated with lower socioeconomic status (p-value < 0.0001). …”
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Preventive and curative dental services utilization among children aged 12 years and younger in Tehran, Iran, based on the Andersen behavioral model: A generalized structural equat... by Elaheh Amirian, Samaneh Razeghi, Alireza Molaei, Ahmad R Shamshiri, Simin Z Mohebbi

“…Regarding children aged 7 to 12, knowledge (OR = 1.28, p-value = 0.03), dental visit before the age of one (OR = 11.12, p-value = 0.02), socioeconomic status (OR = 2.53, p-value = 0.01), dental insurance (OR = 4.17, p-value <0.001), and parent-perceived oral health need (OR = 19.48, p-value <0.001) associated with curative dental services utilization, and dental visit before the age of one (OR = 10.05, p-value = 0.02), oral health behavior (OR = 1.25, p-value = 0.04), socioeconomic status (OR = 3.74, p-value <0.001), and parent-perceived oral health need (OR = 4.62, p-value <0.001) related to preventive/consultation services utilization. …”
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First Report on Association of Hyperuricemia with Type 2 Diabetes in a Vietnamese Population by Tran Quang Binh, Pham Tran Phuong, Nguyen Thanh Chung, Bui Thi Nhung, Do Dinh Tung, Tran Quang Thuyen, Duong Tuan Linh, Bui Thi Thuy Nga, Nguyen Anh Ngoc, Le Danh Tuyen

“…A population-based cross-sectional study recruited 1542 adults aged 50 to 70 years to collect data on socioeconomic status, lifestyle factors, and clinical patterns. …”
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Confrontation Naming and Reading Abilities at Primary School: A Longitudinal Study by Chiara Luoni, Umberto Balottin, Laura Rosana, Enrico Savelli, Silvia Salini, Cristiano Termine

“…The longitudinal data obtained in this study are discussed with regard to reading abilities, intelligence, age, gender, and socioeconomic status.…”
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Study of Life Events and Quality of Life in Patients of Major Depressive Disorder by Alkesh Patil, Aparna Sengupta, Ashwini Mule, Sagar Karia

“…Background: Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses found across all ages, genders and socioeconomic status. It has significant health, psychosocial, and economic impact. …”
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Clinical, Demographic, and Socioeconomic Profile of Cleft Lip and Palate in Eastern India by Abhinav Raj Gupta, Rajiv Ahluwalia, Tina Chugh, Mrigank Shekhar Jha, Prem Vishva Natarajan

“…The study examined age, sex, family history of clefts, socioeconomic status, and cleft types across various regions. …”
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Geospatial Analysis and Research on Social and Spatial Inequality of Compulsory Education: A Case Study of Hangzhou, China by Ge He, Qinshi Huang

“…Results show that (1) the improved Gaussian two-step floating catchment area model is more in line with the national condition of China’s “nearby schooling” policy; (2) the accessibility of compulsory schools in Hangzhou shows an obvious core-periphery typology, and the aggregation effect of primary school accessibility is more significant than that of secondary schools; (3) compared to groups with high socioeconomic status, vulnerable groups are highly disadvantaged in terms of access to educational services; (4) spatial heterogeneity exists in education capitalization, and the areas where education accessibility has the strongest impact on housing prices are in the central city with rich high-quality educational resources; (5) high-quality educational resources, high-priced communities, clusters of high socioeconomic status groups, and communities enjoying high-level education accessibility are highly consistent in all spaces, which is the spatial expression of educational inequality. …”
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Observations of Score Changes Between USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Among Students of Different Demographic Groups in a Longitudinal Clinical Curriculum by Kaitlyn Novotny, Daniel Levine, Dale Netski, Edward Simanton

“…CONCLUSION This study underscores the significance of gender, socioeconomic status, and prior exam performance in clerkship model development given the changes to Step 1 scoring. …”
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A survey of perceptions and behavioural responses towards the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa by Takana M. Silubonde, Catherine E. Draper, Shane A. Norris

“…Socioeconomic status was also indirectly and positively associated with adherence to government measures through pathways mediated by access to the Internet, access to local news, government trust and positive government experiences. …”
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Socioeconomic disparities in children's posture defects: a comparison between private and public educational institutions by Lukasz Kolodziej, Sebastian Kwiatkowski, Magda Gebska, Ireneusz Walaszek, Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka

“…The research aims to study posture defects in children depending on their socioeconomic status in the example of private and public schools. …”
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Inequalities in complete childhood immunisation in Nepal: results from a population-based cross-sectional study by In Han Song, Elizabeth Palley, Madhu Sudhan Atteraya

“…The study hypothesised that social inequality factors (eg, gender of a child, age of mother, caste/ethnic affiliation, mother’s socioeconomic status, place of residence and other structural barrier factors such as living in extreme poverty and distance to health facility) affect the likelihood of children being immunised.Design Using gender of a child, age of mother, caste/ethnic affiliation, mother’s socioeconomic status, place of residence and other structural barrier factors such as living in extreme poverty and distance to health facility as independent variables, we performed bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.Setting This study used data from the most recent nationally representative cross-sectional Nepal Demographic and Health Survey in 2016.Participants The analysis reviewed data from 1025 children aged 12–23 months old.Outcome measures The main outcome variable was childhood immunisation.Results Only 79.2% of children were fully immunised. …”
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A Study on Life Skills among Adolescents Attending Government Schools by Pomi Mahanta, Sonia P. Deuri, Priyadarshee Abhishek, H. Sobhana

“…Children belonging to lower socioeconomic group were poorer in life skills compared to middle socioeconomic status. Conclusion: Findings highlight the need for the inclusion of life skills-based curriculum in government schools.…”
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Leave no child behind: Using data from 1.7 million children from 67 developing countries to measure inequality within and between groups of births and to identify left behind popul... by Antonio P Ramos, Martin J Flores, Robert E Weiss

“…Similarly, policy makers can reach the highest risk children by targeting births based on several risk factors (socioeconomic status, residing in rural areas, having a previous death of a child and more) instead of using a single risk factor such as socioeconomic status. …”
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A Rare Case of Urogenital Myiasis in a 49-Year-Old Woman by Amir Mohammad Salehi, Ensiyeh Jenabi, Maral Salehi

“…Myiasis refers to the infestation of living vertebrae with fly larvae, principally occurring in individuals with a low socioeconomic status and poor personal hygiene. Myiasis is rarely manifested in the urogenital system. …”
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Faktor determinan risiko kardiometabolik pada remaja usia 15-18 tahun by Budiyanti Wiboworini, Amalina Shabrina, Yulia Lanti Retno Dewi, Amelya Augusthina Ayu Sari, Sutartinah Sri Handayani, Kusmadewi Eka Damayanti, Aisyah Azzahrah, Vivienne Tjung

“…Evidence suggests the risk factors of cardiometabolic diseases among adolescents are obesity, excessive food intake, socioeconomic status, breakfast habits, and physical activity, among others. …”
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Factors Associated with Arkansans’ First Use of Telehealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Jennifer A. Andersen, Holly C. Felix, Dejun Su, James P. Selig, Shawn Ratcliff, Pearl A. McElfish

“…Future research should explore the disparities in telehealth utilization and how telehealth may be used to address disparities in care for Black Arkansans and those with low socioeconomic status.…”
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Dental caries and related factors in the elderly of the Azar cohort population: A cross-sectional study. by Maryam Hosseinpour Sarmadi, Nasrin Sharififard, Zeinab Mahboobi, Elnaz Faramarzi, Aylin Bilehjani

“…The mean DMFT score and its components significantly differed based on the level of education and socioeconomic status. However, no significant relationship was found between the DMFT index and the variables in the multiple regression analysis.…”
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Assessment of Brushing Techniques in School Children and Its Association with Dental Caries, Omdurman, 2019 by Rugaia Eltayeb Hag Maki Ibrahim, Maha O. Helaly, Ehab Mohamed Abdelhlim Ahmed

“…Due to a lack of awareness consequent of lower socioeconomic status, only a few percentage of the Sudanese population knows how to implement the correct oral hygiene practices to combat dental caries. …”
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