Correlation between ultrafiltration rate and hemoglobin level and erythropoietin response in hemodialysis patients by Li Cui, Lili Zhang, Jing Li, Yuan Li, Xiaolei Hao, Yan Xu, Chunmei Li

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that a higher UFR was associated with lower hemoglobin levels, while male sex and higher levels of calcium and albumin were associated with higher hemoglobin levels. …”
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Trends in Adolescent Suicide in Hong Kong for the Period 1980 to 2003 by Daniel T.L. Shek, Britta M. Lee, Joyce Chow

“…Fourth, suicide rates among teenagers in early adolescence were lower than those among adolescents in late adolescence. Fifth, although male adolescent suicide rates were in general higher than female adolescent suicide rates (10-24 age group), gender differences in suicide rates appeared to be moderated by age. …”
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A Comparison of Transcanalicular, Endonasal, and External Dacryocystorhinostomy in Functional Epiphora: A Minimum Two-Year Follow-Up Study by Can Ozturker, Bayasgalan Purevdorj, Gamze Ozturk Karabulut, Gamal Seif, Korhan Fazil, Yasser Anwar Khan, Pelin Kaynak

“…This multicenter, retrospective, case-control study included 135 eyes of 135 patients with functional epiphora (86 females and 49 males). Functional epiphora was diagnosed based on a patent lacrimal system with a delay in the fluorescein dye disappearance test (FDDT) or dacryoscintigraphy (DSG) and no ocular surface or eyelid abnormalities. …”
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Exploring barriers to parent-adolescent sexual-risk communication among adolescents in Port Harcourt Nigeria: Adolescents' and parents' perspective. by Chidinma Joycelyn Okpalaku, Chigozirim Ogubuike

“…The mean age of the adolescents was 16.0 ± 1.1 years and 55% were males. 21% of the parents had never discussed sex with their adolescents. …”
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Investigation of the effects of combined exercises and self-management education, with and without functional exercises, on pain and functional outcomes in patients with avascular... by Zohreh Gholami, Seyedeh Tahereh Faezi, Elham Madreseh, Raghad Mimar

“…This study will plan to enrol 53 male and female participants, aged 18–50 years, who have been diagnosed with AVNFH. …”
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Comparison of static and dynamic balance parameters and some performance characteristics in rock climbers of different levels by Tolga Aksıt, Gamze Cırık

“…Climbers were seperated in two groups according to climbing difficulty levels.  A total of 24 male rock climbers; 16 at beginner level (mean ± sd; 26.2 ± 4.2 years, climbing grade; 6a/6a+ ) and 8 intermediate level (mean ± sd; 30.8 ± 4.9 years, climbing grade; 7c/7c+)  participated voluntariliy in the study Measurements were taken from both groups for anthropometric (body height, weight, body fat ratio, skinfolds, humerus breadth, arm span), intermittent finger hang (IFH), bent-arm hang and hand grip strength. …”
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Correlation between Maximum Clot Firmness in FIBTEM and Fibrinogen Level in Critical Trauma Patients by Supphamongkhon Khunakanan, Osaree Akaraborworn, Burapat Sangthong, Komet Thongkhao

“…The patients consisted of 73 males (83.9%) with a median age of 40 years. Seventy-three patients (83.9%) were still alive. …”
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Clinical Features of Human Parvovirus B19-Associated Encephalitis Identified in the Dakar Region, Senegal, and Viral Genome Characterization by Al Ousseynou Seye, Fatou Kiné Top, Maimouna Mbanne, Moussa Moise Diagne, Ousmane Faye, Amadou Alpha Sall, Ndongo Dia, Jean-Michel Heraud, Martin Faye

“…The mean age was 16.7 years among B19V-positive patients, with a higher prevalence in 0–5-year-old children and the sex ratio (male/female) was 2.25. The B19V-positive patients mainly exhibited hypoleukocytosis, normal glycorrhachia, and normal proteinorrachia in the cerebrospinal fluid. …”
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Ten-year (2009–2019) epidemiological study of head and neck, salivary glands and upper aerodigestive tract cancers, and overall survival outcomes in the Northern Territory of Austr... by Hemi Patel, Nayellin Reyes-Chicuellar, Kate Thimbleby, Bhavya Balasubramanya, Suresh Mahendran

“…Predominantly affecting males (median age: 62 years), HNACs showed an age-standardised incidence of 21.9 per 100 000, with stable trends. …”
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Technical difficulties and success of endoscopic retrograde colangiopancreatography in a group of patients by Pedro Juan Vázquez González, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Gustavo Becerra Terón, Mayelin González Pérez, Pedro Juan Barrios Fuentes, Denis Monzón Vega, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…<strong><br />Results:</strong> 67,6 % of the patients were males. Age comprised the interval from 31 to 90 years old patients with a mean age of 60.8±16 years. …”
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Health impact of work stressors and psychosocial perceptions among French hospital workers during the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional survey by Jean-Dominique Dewitte, Brice Loddé, Richard Pougnet, David Lucas, Sandrine Brient, Bisi Moriamo Eveillard, Annabelle Gressier, Tanguy LeGrand

“…We found that being an HCW, male and front-line worker was a risk factor for negative perception of work demand (OR 7.35, 95% CI 4.2 to 11.47; OR 2.55, 95% CI 1.11 to 5.89; OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.04 to 3.06). …”
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Heterotopic Pancreas in the Gallbladder: Case Report and Literature Review by Emad Aborajooh, Ibrahim Khalil Khairi Ghayada, Yasser Mustafa Issa Lafi

“…Case Presentation. A 49-year-old male presented to the emergency department complaining of progressively worsening right upper abdominal pain for the last 24 hours. …”
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Fecal bacteria transplantation replicates aerobic exercise to reshape the gut microbiota in mice to inhibit high-fat diet-induced atherosclerosis. by Jie Men, Hao Li, Chenglong Cui, Xuedi Ma, Penghong Liu, Zhengyang Yu, Xueyan Gong, Youhao Yao, Jieying Ren, Chengrui Zhao, Binyu Song, Kaijiang Yin, Jianting Wu, Wei Liu

“…In this study, we utilized male C57 mice to establish models of aerobic exercise and atherosclerosis, followed by fecal microbiota transplantation(Fig 1a). …”
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Association of anti-phospholipid antibodies and hepatitis B virus infection in Najaf Governorate by Ameer Mohammed Kadhim, Hawraa Ameer Mubark, Dhefaf Hameed Al-Mudhafar, Zainab Hayder Abdulmajeed

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done in Najaf from September 2022 to March 2023, and it included 113 patients (70 were males, age range was 15–85 years) with HBV infection and without any history of APS. …”
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Elements of Success After Metatarsectomy Healing of Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcers by Hossein Hemmati, Behrang Motamed, Sedighe Masoudi Taramsari, Mohammad Taghi Ashoobi, Mohaya Farzin, Habib Eslami Kenarsari, Rastin Hosseinzaeh Asli, Zahra Abbasi Ranjbar, Milad Sarafi

“…Of 16 diabetic patients with 16 refractory diabetics plantar fasciitis, 12 (75%) were male and 4 (25%) were female. The mean age of patients was 56.63. …”
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The Coexistence of Colorectal Polyps in the Right Colon Increases the Malignant Risk of Laterally Spreading Tumors by Xiaonan Shen, Yao Zhang, Yunjia Zhao, Xiaobo Li, Zhizheng Ge, Hua Xiong, Danfeng Sun, Qinyan Gao, Yun Cui, Xiaoyu Chen, Yingxuan Chen, Jingyuan Fang

“…The risk of the polyps’ coexistence phenomenon increased in males compared with females (OR=2.138, p=0.047), especially in those between 50 and 75 years old (OR=7.074, p=0.036). …”
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Incidence Of Acute Kidney Injury In Mild, Moderate And Severe Cases Of Coronavirus Disease by Mahvesh Mahmud, Ashok Kumar, Khurram Baqai

“…Results:  After excluding patients with obstructive AKI, a total of 180 (mean age 50.1 years) of 104 males and 76 females were included in the research. 120 patients were found to have prerenal, and 60 had intrinsic AKI with significant differences between mild, moderate, and severe cases (p=0.004). …”
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Prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of awareness and visitation of community clinic among ever married women: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2017–201... by Md Akib Al-Zubayer, Hasibul Hasan Shanto, Rabeya Kumkum, Sk Tasnuva Alam, Benojir Ahammed

“…Furthermore, the urban residence was negatively and respondent involvement in currently working was positively significantly related to awareness of CCs. Moreover, male household heads and exposure to media were significantly positively related to visitation to CCs.Conclusion The study result highlights that more than half of the women were aware of CCs however, the CCs’ visit rates were comparatively low. …”
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Investigation of groundwater quality indices and health risk assessment of water resources of Jiroft city, Iran, by machine learning algorithms by Sobhan Maleky, Maryam Faraji, Majid Hashemi, Akbar Esfandyari

“…The excess lifetime cancer risk of arsenic for children, adult females, and males was found to be from 2.5 × 10–4 to 7.2 × 10–3, 1.2 × 10–4 to 3.6 × 10–3, and 4.3 × 10–5 to 1.2 × 10–3, respectively. …”
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Modified Technique for Scleral-Sutured Fixation with the Double Knots Technique for Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens: Short-Term Observation by Zhizhong Wu, Caijuan Liu, Yanhui Xu, Wei Dong, Zhimin Chen

“…This study enrolled a total of 21 eyes from 20 patients (15 male). These patients had a mean age of 58.52 ± 8.55 years and were followed for an average of 1.08 ± 0.58 years postoperatively. …”
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