Acute Myocardial Infarction and Predisposing Risk Factors by Julio Armando Sánchez Delgado, Nailé Edita Sánchez Lara, Yalith Pavón Rodríguez, Zulema Castro Vega

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the male sex prevailed in 63.1 %. The age group 60-69 years old was the most affected with 31.6 %. …”
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Effect of antiretroviral therapy on the mortality of HIV-1 infection long-term non-progressors: a cohort study by Jinming Su, Jie Liu, Fengxiang Qin, Rongfeng Chen, Tongxue Qin, Xing Tao, Xiu Chen, Wen Hong, Bingyu Liang, Ping Cui, Li Ye, Junjun Jiang, Hao Liang

“…LTNP cohort predominantly comprised males (84.43%), those diagnosed with HIV at age ≤ 40 years (93.87%), and those infected through injection drug use (59.91%). …”
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Investigating Postoperative Urinary Retention: Risk Factors and Postsurgical Outcomes in Total Joint Arthroplasty by Madeleine J.F. Powers, MSIII, Zachary T. Grace, MD, Barrett B. Torre, MD, Dorothy B. Wakefield, MS, Laura Sanzari, MS, BSN, RN, Matthew J. Grosso, MD

“…Results: Among the 17,220 TJA patients identified, POUR incidence rates varied from 20% (catheterization), 25% (postoperative bladder scan > 500 mL), to 29% (catheterization and/or bladder scan). Advanced age, male gender, lower body mass index, moderate Charlson Comorbidity Index scores, total knee arthroplasty, spinal anesthesia, and alpha-blocker use were significantly more prevalent among POUR patients. …”
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Relationship of Hyperglycaemia, Hypoglycaemia, and Glucose Variability to Atherosclerotic Disease in Type 2 Diabetes by Caroline Jane Magri, Dillon Mintoff, Liberato Camilleri, Robert G. Xuereb, Joseph Galea, Stephen Fava

“…The study population comprised 121 subjects with T2DM (89 males : 32 females). The mean age was 62.6 years, and the mean DM duration was 3.7 years. …”
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Effect of smoking cessation on the likelihood of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer by Xiao Han, Zouhua Xu, Dongmei Ma, Zhi Ling, Xiaowu Dong, Xuebing Yan, Yong Chen, Guotao Lu, Xudong Yin, Hongwei Xu

“…Subgroup analysis revealed reduced odds for these pancreatic diseases in males and females. Conclusions Smokers have an increased odds for pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. …”
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Risk factors for renal insufficiency and survival implications after radical nephrectomy and thrombectomy in renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus: a systematic review by Zhigao Huang, Zhuo Liu, Lin Zhuo, Xin Ma, Zhenbin Jiang, Kewei Chen, Jiyuan Chen, Yuxuan Li, Guoliang Wang, Xiaojun Tian, Hongxian Zhang, Lei Liu, Lulin Ma, Kai Hong, Shudong Zhang

“…Relevant risk factors of postoperative renal insufficiency could be summarized into three aspects: baseline characteristics (male gender, tumor thrombus level), intraoperative procedure (surgical method and inferior vena cava clamping time) and other factors (development of the times). …”
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Comparative Study on Associations Between Lung Cancer Prognosis and Diagnostic Criteria Set by the European Palliative Care Research Collaboration and the Asian Working Group for C... by Utae Katsushima, Takuya Fukushima, Jiro Nakano, Naoya Ogushi, Kazuki Fujii, Yutaro Nagata, Keisuke Kamisako, Yukiko Okuno, Yuta Okazaki, Kentaro Nakanishi, Kiyori Yoshida, Tatsuki Ikoma, Yuki Takeyasu, Yuta Yamanaka, Hiroshige Yoshioka, Kimitaka Hase, Takayasu Kurata

“…Results Among the 106 participants analyzed (median age, 75 [71–79] years; 75 males [70.8%]; 91 [85.9%] with performance status [PS] 0–1), 58 (54.7%) and 77 (72.6%) cachexia cases were diagnosed using the EPCRC and AWGC criteria, respectively. …”
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Successful management of catheter injury or refractory infection by partial replantation of peritoneal dialysis catheters: a retrospective observational study by Seyoung Ryou, Eun Jeong Ko, Hoon Suk Park, Byung Ha Chung, Cheol Whee Park, Chul Woo Yang, Yong-Soo Kim, Hyung Duk Kim, Yaeni Kim

“…Results Nine patients (four males, mean age 56 years, average PD duration 66 months) employed the salvage method. …”
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The Acute effects of Talocrural MWM compared with the application of Soft-tissue of the plantarfascia on chronic Lateral Ankle Sprains for ankle Dorsiflexion R.O.M. by Peter Hempenstall, Brian O'Rourke

“…The objective of this study was to further explore the effectiveness of MWM compared with soft-tissue (ST) application of the plantarfascia on acute ankle DFROM. 20 male Gaelic footballers (Mean ± SD: Age = 22.5 ± 1.5 years, Ankle DFROM = 29.9⁰ ± 8.6⁰) with a history of chronic LAS (>6-months with no current or recent lower-chain injuries andDFROM) were split into two groups using subject-matching: MWM (n=10), plantarfascia (n=10). …”
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Unpredictable Malnutrition and Short-Term Outcomes after Single Anastomosis Sleeve Ileal (SASI) Bypass in Obese Patients by Ayman Kamal, Mahmoud El Azawy, Tarik A. A. Hassan

“…Revision and malnutrition were significantly higher among male patients than female patients and among patients with longer durations of obesity (P ≤ 0.001). …”
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Role of oral health literacy in demand for oral healthcare services for missing teeth replacement among dental patients visiting a dental teaching hospital in India by Duggineni Chalapathi Rao, Sudhakar Vundavalli, Meignana Arumugham Indiran, Atluri Kaleswara Rao, Doppalapudi Radhika, Mahmoud Gamal Salloum

“…Demand for replacement was more in females than males (57.6% vs. 35.6%), which was statistically significant (P = 0.00). …”
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Clinical evaluation of 3D PEEK implants for skull bone defects repair: a single center case serious by Mohamed Ahmed Elnaggar, Hossam Abdelhakim Elnoamany, Mohamed K. Eissa

“…Results Thirteen patients (76.9% male, mean age 45.8 years) were included. The majority of defects were caused by trauma (76.9%). …”
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Acute Neurotoxicity in Children Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: A 10-Year Single-Centre Experience by Izabela Kranjčec, Nada Rajačić, Tamara Janjić, Monika Kukuruzović, Filip Jadrijević-Cvrlje, Maja Pavlović, Jelena Roganović

“…<b>Results</b>: A total of 56 patients (48 ALL and 8 LL, male/female ratio 1:1, average age 5.4 years) were treated mainly according to the ALL-IC BFM 2009 protocol. …”
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The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Employees in the Kingdom of Bahrain between October 2010 and March 2011: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Workplace Health... by Ameera Ali AL-Nooh, Abdulhussain Abdulabbas Abdulla Alajmi, David Wood

“…The low HDL level (<1.03 mmol/dl) among males was 64.1%, while it was 26.6% among females. …”
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Typical and Local Diagnostic Reference Levels for Chest and Abdomen Radiography Examinations in Dubai Health Sector by Entesar Z. Dalah, Maitha M. Al Zarooni, Faryal Y. Binismail, Hashim A. Beevi, Mohammed Siraj, Subrahmanian Pottybindu

“…The data of a total of 5474 adult males and non-pregnant females who underwent chest and abdomen radiography examinations in five different healthcare centers were collected and retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Step-by-step causal analysis of EHRs to ground decision-making. by Matthieu Doutreligne, Tristan Struja, Judith Abecassis, Claire Morgand, Leo Anthony Celi, Gaël Varoquaux

“…A valid causal model can then be used to individualize decision making: subgroup analyses showed that treatment efficacy of albumin was better for patients >60 years old, males, and patients with septic shock. Without causal thinking, machine learning is not enough for optimal clinical decision on an individual patient level. …”
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Chronic Benign Tubular Albuminuria From Compound Heterozygous Variants in : A Case Report by Adam Pietrobon, Mark D. Elliott

“…Presenting concerns of the patient: Here, we report a case of a 52-year-old male with chronic, albumin-predominant, subnephrotic range proteinuria since his teenage years, but preserved estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). …”
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THE ANTROPOLOGY OF GENDER BY VASIL ROSANOV AND THE ETHICS OF SEXUAL DIFFERENCE BY LUCE IRIGARAY by I. V. Tolstov, V. M. Petrushov

“…The important similarity between Rozanov’s and Irigaray’s concepts is the assertion of female subjectivity as equivalent to male one. The female equivalent of sexuality by Rozanov manifests itself in the concept of "cunnicentrism", but by Irigaray, it is in the metonymy of "two lips". …”
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Effect Of Nutritional Status On The Surgical Patients Using Subjective Global Assessment by Tahir Ali Mabroor Malik, Fahad Akhtar, Kanza Farrukh, Muhammad Arslan, Fahim Sakhizada, S.H. Waqar

“…The mean age of the patients was 41.98±16.82 years, with 744(60.6%) males and 483(39.4%) females. SGA ratings showed that 892(72.2%) patients fell in category A (well nourished), 333(27.1%) in B (mild/moderately malnourished), and 02(0.2%) in C (severely malnourished). …”
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Reassessment of disease severity routine laboratory tests in the COVID-19 infection by A. A. Simushev, E. Yu. Medvedeva, Yu. O. Shulpekova, V. M. Nechaev, M. R. Skhirtladze, I. R. Popova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Publications demonstrate some limitations of National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS-2) accuracy in assessment on coronavirus infection severity.The purpose of this study was to determine the value of the patient’s age and routine laboratory parameters in the assessment of patient’s general condition in coronavirus pneumonia and their relation to NEWS-2 scale parameters.Materials and methods. 50 case reports of patients with COVID-19 infection observed in the Sechenov University in January–March 2021 were analyzed. 34 % of patients were males aged 31 to 89 years (average age 55 years) and 66 % — females aged 40 to 91 (mean age 63). …”
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