Comparison of objectively measured and estimated cardiorespiratory fitness to predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysi... by Ben Singh, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Bruno G.G. da Costa, José Castro-Piñero, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Magdalena Cuenca-García, Carol Maher, Nuria Marín-Jiménez, Ryan McGrath, Pablo Molina-García, Jonathan Myers, Bethany Gower, Francisco B. Ortega, Justin J. Lang, Grant R. Tomkinson

“…Results: Forty-two studies representing 35 cohorts and 3,813,484 observations (81% male) (362,771 all-cause and 56,471 CVD deaths) were included. …”
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Public knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers to skin cancer screening in the United Arab Emirates. by Anan S Jarab, Walid Al-Qerem, Karem H Alzoubi, Mariam Al Mohammad, Shrouq R Abu Heshmeh, Yazid N Al Hamarneh, Tareq Mukattash, Maher Khdour

“…Targeted online and in-person awareness campaigns are crucial for improving public understanding and attitudes, thereby enhancing screening practices, especially among older adults, males, smokers, and those without health insurance.…”
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Associations between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia among patients aged 40 and older with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study by Dandan Wang, Ming Zhang, Jun Huang, Haihong Zhang, Si Chen, Kefang Wang

“…This trend was also observed across genders, differing only in the threshold values (male: SB = 5.7 h; female: SB = 8.0 h). Conclusion SB was an independent determinant of sarcopenia, independent of MVPA, and the prevalence of sarcopenia increases as SB increases within a certain range. …”
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Parasitological and clinical correlates of Plasmodium–Schistosoma mansoni co-infection and its determinants among Plasmodium-infected patients in the Wolaita Zone, South Ethiopia r... by Kemal Mohamed, Tariku Belay, Ahmed Zeynudin

“…On multivariate analysis, being male (AOR=3.03, CI: 1.56-5.91,p=0.001), being in the 6-15 years age group (AOR = 5.85, CI: 2.45–13.93,p=0.00), the presence of stream (AOR = 4.1, CI: 1.65–10.15,p=0.002), having a water body distance of less than 1,000 m (AOR=2.33, CI: 1.23–4.41,p=0.009), and presence of irrigation practice (AOR= 3.24, CI: 1.69–6.18,p=0.00) were found to be significant risk factors of co-infection.ConclusionMalaria attack and level of parasitemia were associated with the intensity of concurrent Schistosoma mansoni infection. …”
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Effect of motivational interviewing to promote advance care planning among palliative care patients in ambulatory care setting: a randomized controlled trial by Helen Yue-Lai Chan, Doris Yin-Ping Leung, Po-Tin Lam, Polly Po-Shan Ko, Raymond Wai-Man Lam, Kin-Shan Chan

“…Results A total of 204 participants (mean [SD] age, 74.9 [10.8]; 64.7% male; 80.4% cancer) were recruited. Generalized estimating equation analyses showed a significant improvement in readiness for advance care planning behaviors in the intervention group compared with the control group at 3 months post-allocation (group-by-time interaction, appointing proxy: β = 0.80; 95% CI, 0.25–1.35; p = .005; discussing with family: β = 0.76; 95% CI, 0.22–1.31; p = .006; discussing with medical doctors: β = 0.86; 95% CI, 0.30–1.42; p = .003; documenting: β = 0.89; 95% CI, 0.36–1.41; p < .001). …”
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Molecular, Cytogenetic, and Hematological Analysis of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients and Discovery of Two Novel Translocations by Muhammad Asif, Abrar Hussain, Abdul Wali, Nazeer Ahmed, Irfan Ali, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Shafiq, Mahmood Rasool

“…In this study, 72 (54.96%) were males and 59 (45.03%) were females with a median age of 38.5 years. …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic indicator in COVID-19: Evidence from a northern tanzanian cohort. by Norman Jonas Kyala, Innocent Mboya, Elichilia Shao, Francis Sakita, Kajiru Gadiel Kilonzo, Laura Shirima, Abid Sadiq, Elifuraha Mkwizu, Nyasatu Chamba, Annette Marandu, Sophia Muhali, Faryal Raza, Eliasa Ndale, Damas Bayo, Daniel Mujuni, Furaha Lyamuya

“…<h4>Results</h4>The study included 504 patients, with a median age of 64 years, 57.1% were males, and 68.3% had severe COVID-19. The in-hospital COVID-19 mortality rate was 37.7%. …”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ulcerative Colitis in Mosul city, Iraq by Muhammed Babakir-Mina

“…The results showed that 49.0% of patients was males and 51.0% was female; the mean age was 46.36 years old. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Combined with Gastrointestinal Perforation and Prognostic Value of Circulating Tumor DNA by Hong Yang, Dongwen Rong, Wenhui Yang

“…The clinical staging was stage T4 in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer combined with gastrointestinal perforation, including 70 cases (72.16%) aged ≥60 years and 27 cases (27.84%) <60 years. There were 61 males (62.89%) and 36 females (37.11%). There were 27 cases (27.84%) with primary site at left colon, 59 cases (60.82%) at right colon and 11 cases (11.34%) at rectum. …”
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Addictive behaviour of students: Early detection experience and socio-psychological characteristics by A. V. Smirnov, L. A. Maksimova, I. A. Simonova

“…Based on the analysis of scientific sources, the authors described the epidemiological picture of various forms of addictive behaviour of minors, the differences between male and female samples (young men demonstrate a greater desire for leadership, protest reactions, rivalry, and girls are more anxious, frustrated, focused on internal experiences), the interrelationships between the scales of the methodology and the poles of the selected factor structure from the point of view of asociality and prosociality of juvenile behaviour (desire for risk, social maladjustment, avoidance of conflict and others).Scientific novelty. …”
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Mas Receptor Blockade Promotes Renal Vascular Response to Ang II after Partial Kidney Ischemia/Reperfusion in a Two-Kidney-One-Clip Hypertensive Rats Model by Farzaneh Karimi, Mehdi Nematbakhsh

“…Methods. Thirty-seven 2K1C male Wistar rats with systolic blood pressure ≥150 mmHg were randomly divided into three groups; sham, IR, and IPC + IR. …”
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Saussurea gossypiphora extracts reduce inflammation by reversing inflammatory cytokine levels in in-vitro and in-vivo by Kalyani Jatoth, Pawan Kumar Anoor, Ramesh Kande, Sandeepta Burgula

“…Carrageenan was used to assess the anti-Inflammatory activity in the right hind paw edema of male Wistar rats. Effect of MESGD on inflammasome pathway was studied by performing ELISA for IL-1β, TNF-α and confirmed by immunoblotting for NLRP3 and Caspase 1 in THP1 cells. …”
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Effectiveness of ertugliflozin during Ramadan fasting in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a real-world study (ErtuRamadan study) by Md Faruque Pathan, Nazma Akter, Marufa Mustari, M. Saifuddin, Mirza Sharifuzzaman, Mohammad Motiur Rahman, Mohammed Ripon, S. M. Mohiuddin, A. B. M. Kamrul-Hasan, Mohammad Abdul Hannan, Muhammad Shah Alam, Samira Mahjabeen, Faria Afsana, Muhammed Abu Bakar, Tahniyah Haq, Afsar Ahammed, Samir Kumar Talukder, Sourav Sarkar, Shahjada Selim

“…The primary endpoints were changes in HbA1c levels, body weight, body mass index (BMI), and the incidence of hypoglycemia during Ramadan fasting.ResultsThe mean age of the study participants was 50.37 ± 11.14 (SD) years, with 40.6% male and 58.7% female. Patients receiving ertugliflozin showed significant reduction in HbA1C (-0.65 ± 0.67% vs. -0.22 ± 0.64%, p&lt;0.001), body weight (-1.24 ± 2.58 kg vs. -0.36 ± 3.41 kg, p&lt;0.001), and BMI (-0.48 ± 1.03 kg/m² vs. -0.11 ± 1.33 kg/m², p&lt;0.001) compared to the non-Ertu group. …”
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Perbedaan Hasil Pemeriksaan Sputum Basil Tahan Asam Antara PasienTuberkulosis Yang Perokok Dan Bukan Perokok Di Balai Pengobatan Penyakit Paru Lubuk Alung by Nurul Ziqra, Elizabeth Bahar, Edison Edison

“…The conclusions was TB patients are found in the productive age and the male gender. Acid fast bacilli positive in smoker is higher than non-smokers.…”
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That “darned Dorsiceratus case” (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Cletodidae T. Scott)—an attempt of a systematic approach, including the description of three new species by Kai Horst George, Lukas Tönjes, Songül Yurtdaş

“…., and Do. karinae sp. nov., and one male specimen appears to resemble Do. ursulae. However, the remaining 44 individuals could not be morphologically assigned to any of the known or new species. …”
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A qualitative study exploring the acceptability of the TEXTPAD telehealth and virtual supervised exercise intervention and trial for patients with peripheral arterial disease livin... by Maddey Patterson, MPH, Letitia Sermin-Reed, MSc, James Prentis, MBBS, Arathi Radhakrishnan, MBBS, Eileen Kaner, PhD, Sandip Nandhra, MBBS, Maisie Rowland, BSc, Gabriel Cucato, PhD, Mackenzie Fong, PhD

“…Fifteen patients were male and three were female. Overall, the TEXTPAD and walking programs were highly acceptable to and positively perceived by participants. …”
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Comparison of retinal vascular abnormalities in the fellow eyes of children with Coats’ disease and normal subjects using ultra-widefield fundus fluorescein angiography by Shenshen Yan, Haixia Ji, Yuzhu Liu, Haicheng She, Haiying Zhou

“…Results: Among the 190 eyes of 95 patients with unilateral Coats’ disease, 83 (87.4%) were male, and the median age was 9.00 (7.00, 12.25) years (4–18 years). 93 (97.9%) fellow eyes had peripheral capillary telangiectasia that most commonly located in the temporal periphery. 59 (62.1%) fellow eyes had microaneurysms and 19 (20.0%) had vascular leakage; 29 (30.5%) fellow eyes had peripheral vascular tortuosity and 86 (90.5%) eyes had peripheral right-angle vessels. …”
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New job, new habits? A multilevel interrupted time series analysis of changes in diet, physical activity and sleep among young adults starting work for the first time by Alena F. Oxenham, Tanya Braune, Esther van Sluijs, Hannah Fairbrother, Adam Martin, Eleanor M. Winpenny

“…The increase in physical activity was greater among males, among those with no degree and among those starting lower socioeconomic classification jobs. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Testosterone Supplement on Heart and Muscle Damage in Rats Applied with Swimming Exercise by Ömer Kulaksız, Sefa Lök

“…The study was conducted on 30 day-old 27 (Wistar, male) rats that were supplied from “Selçuk University Experimental Medicine Research and Application Center”. …”
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Evaluating the differences in healthy lifestyle behaviors between Chinese urban and rural residency after the termination of social distancing: analysis based on propensity score m... by Yudong Miao, Dongfang Zhu, Zhanlei Shen, Yi Li, Wanliang Zhang, Junwen Bai, Ruizhe Ren, Jingbao Zhang, Dan Guo, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Wenyong Dong, Rongmei Liu, Qiuping Zhao, Xue Zhou, Jianping Hu

“…Healthy lifestyle behaviors score among males was lower than that among females in both urban (β = -1.98, 95%CI: -3.05 to -2.10) and rural residents (β = -2.57, 95%CI: -2.37 to -1.60). …”
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