Population- and Gender-Based Investigation for Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Dhamar, Yemen by Dhary A. Almashhadany, Sara M. Mayas, Hero I. Mohammed, Abdulwahed A. Hassan, Izhar U. H. Khan

“…Of the total 460, 215 rural (male: n = 120 and female: n = 95) and 245 urban (male: n = 130 and female: n = 115) specimens were investigated for identification of H. pylori by serological test using Helicobacter pylori stool antigen (HpSA) test. …”
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Beyond the screen: Exploring the dynamics of social media influencers, digital food marketing, and gendered influences on adolescent diets. by Ashley Amson, Mariangela Bagnato, Lauren Remedios, Meghan Pritchard, Soulene Sabir, Grace Gillis, Elise Pauzé, Christine White, Lana Vanderlee, David Hammond, Monique Potvin Kent

“…Influencers popular with males featured 1 food product/brand for every 2.5 posts, compared to 1 for every 6.1 posts for influencers popular with females. Water (27% of posts) was the primary food category for influencers popular with females, while restaurants (24% of posts) dominated for males. …”
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An Updated Demographic Profile of Orthopaedic Surgery Using a New ABOS Data Set by Lindsey S. Caldwell, MD, Natalie Glass, PhD, Gregory P. Guyton, MD, David W. Elstein, BA, Charles L. Nelson, MD, FAOA

“…Among the subspecialties, pediatric orthopaedics reported the highest percentage of females (30.4%). Spine had both the lowest percentage of females (2.63%) and the highest percentage of URMs (8.97%). …”
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Sex and APOE genotype modulate neuropsychological profile and depression in temporal lobe epilepsy by Francesco Bruno, Francesco Bruno, Patrizia Spadafora, Ida Veltri, Mario L. Cuconati, Francesca Condino, Annamaria Cerantonio, Selene De Benedittis, Beatrice M. Greco, Beatrice M. Greco, Gemma Di Palma, Olivier Gallo, Luigi Citrigno, Antonio Qualtieri, Maurizio Cundari, Maurizio Cundari, Maurizio Cundari, Francesca Cavalcanti

“…The final sample was composed by fifty-four patients (53.7% female). Cognitive performance and depression were analyzed using normative cut-off scores. …”
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Prevalence of abnormal bone mineral density and its influencing factors among adult residents in Jiangsu province: a cross-sectional survey by Weihao WANG, Huijing HE, Yaoda HU, Xingming CHEN, Tan XU, Ji TU, Ang LI, Binbin LIN, Qihang LIU, Zhiming LU, Tianshu XI, Haibo HUANG, Da XU, Zhili CHEN, Zichao WANG, Guangliang SHAN

“…ConclusionsThe prevalence of abnormal BMD in adult residents of Jiangsu province is relatively low, and the prevalence of abnormal BMD is higher in male adult residents than in female adult residents. Age and education level are common factors influencing abnormal BMD in both male and female adult residents in the region.…”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ulcerative Colitis in Mosul city, Iraq by Muhammed Babakir-Mina

“…Out of 103 severe cases, 60 of them were female. These differences were statistically significant at (p<0.05). …”
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Prevalence of neutropenia in the U.S. among reproductive-aged women: a population-based analysis of NHANES 2013–2020 by Junfeng Chen, Shuangna Song, Yiran Li

“…Multivariate logistic regression was performed next, and weighted odds ratios along with the 95% confidence interval values were calculated, which assisted in predicting the prevalence of neutropenia among the female participants. Results The data of a total of 5,250 female participants, representing a multiracial population of 51.17 million in the United States, were analyzed in the present study. …”
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Personality traits and their relationship with oral health related quality of life among adolescents in Saudi Arabia by Danah Sahmi Alhajri, Danah Abdullatif Alhammad, Lulwah Fouad Alabdulqader, Reem Rashed Alasbly, Muhanad Alhareky, Mazin Algahtani, Asim Al-Ansari, Muhammad Ashraf Nazir

“…Methods This cross-sectional study included male and female students aged 12–18 years from different schools in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. …”
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Patient Perceptions of Surgeon Attire, Professionalism, and Gender Bias in Pakistani Public Hospitals by Maham Arshad, Zara Ali, Talha Tariq, Kainat Raza, Fatima Hashmi, Tarim Nayab

“…Gender biases were apparent, with female doctors consistently receiving lower professionalism ratings compared to their male counterparts, regardless of attire. …”
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HIV status of three mining districts of a tribal state in India: Evidence from ICTC data by Ratnesh Sinha, Rozy Raj, Jai Ranjan, Sumegha Rana, Rachna Sharma, Ravi Ranjan Jha, Dewesh Kumar, Umesh Kumar Ojha, Rishabh Kumar Rana

“…Results: Over three years, we recorded 51,508 occurrences, 69% of which were female (35241). Both male and female participants had mean ages of 35.93 ± 14.92 and 27.89 ± 10.67 years, respectively. …”
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Microbiome of <i>Hyalomma dromedarii</i> (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Ticks: Variation in Community Structure with Regard to Sex and Host Habitat by Nighat Perveen, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Daniil Iliashevich, Lianet Abuin-Denis, Olivier Andre Sparagano, Arve Lee Willingham

“…A total of 40 ticks (male (15), female (15), and nymph (10)) were selected from tick samples collected from camels and processed for genomic DNA and next-generation sequencing using the Illumina MiSeq platform. …”
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Exploring gender differences in knowledge and practices related to antibiotic use in Southeast Asia: A scoping review. by Phuc Pham-Duc, Kavitha Sriparamananthan

“…Evidence indicated that differences between males and females in knowledge and practices of antibiotic use varied greatly based on setting. …”
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An Updated Model Does Not Reveal Sex Differences in Patellofemoral Joint Stress during Running by Laura Jacobson, C. Nathan Vannatta, Catherine Schuman, Thomas W. Kernozek

“…# Background Structure-specific loading may have implications in understanding the mechanisms of running related injury. As females demonstrate a prevalence of patellofemoral pain twice that of males, this may indicate differences in patellofemoral loads between males and females. …”
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The COVID‐19 pandemic and associated declines in cancer incidence by race/ethnicity and census‐tract level SES, rurality, and persistent poverty status by Benmei Liu, Mandi Yu, Jeffrey Byrne, Katheen A. Cronin, Eric J. Feuer

“…Significantly larger PCs were observed for the lowest versus highest SES groups (prostate cancer), PP versus non‐PP groups (prostate and female breast cancer), and all urban versus rural areas (prostate, female breast, female and male lung, colon, cervix, melanoma, liver, bladder, and kidney cancer). …”
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Rising congenital syphilis rates in Canada, 1993–2022 by Ashorkor Tetteh, Nadifa Abdi, Victoria Moore, Geneviève Gravel

“…Infectious syphilis rates among females of reproductive age have also been rapidly increasing in these provinces. …”
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Sex differences in the expression of lipid oxidation and glucose uptake genes in muscles of fasted mice by N. A. Feofanova, T. V. Yakovleva, E. N. Makarova, N. M. Bazhan

“…In females, the greater increase in FGF21 and adiponectin blood levels was positively associated with the greater upregulation of lipid oxidation and glucose uptake gene expression.…”
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The effect of preconception housing and living conditions on primary infertility among couples in Gaza Strip, Palestine: A case-control study by Amal DHAIR, Yehia ABED

“…Odds of drinking water from rooming tanks before marriage was seven times risk in females (95% Confidential Interval [CI] 1.44 to 32.52, P = 0.020) mostly ovulatory and idiopathic causes, using septic sewer porous tanks held three times risk (95% CI 1.33 to 6.92, P = 0.008) mostly obstructive and ovulatory causes in ma- les and females, respectively and living in extended families held twice risk (95% CI, 1.20-3.56, P = 0.009) mostly nonobstructive causes in males and ovulatory and endometrial causes in females. …”
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Evaluation of sex-based differences in below-the-knee plaque histology in patients who underwent amputation for chronic limb-threatening ischemia by Fouzul Kansul, Deborah Vela, MD, Judit Csore, MD, Bright Benfor, MD, Sasha Suarez, MD, Anahita Dua, MD, MBA, MSC, Trisha L. Roy, MD, PhD

“…Objective: With the growing incidence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and the historic under-representation of female patients in cardiovascular trials, a comprehensive evaluation of sex-based variances in PAD presentation and treatment outcomes is needed. …”
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Spatial analysis and associated risk factors of HIV prevalence in Botswana: insights from the 2021 Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS V) by Sethunya R. Simela, Matlhogonolo Kelepile, Thabo I. Sebobi

“…Results Findings revealed that 18% (ARR 95% CI: 0.15–0.23) of the surveyed population were people living with HIV (PLWH), with females disproportionately affected (66.8%). Females were 1.63 times more likely to be living with HIV compared to males (ARR 1.63, 95% CI: 1.52–1.76), and individuals aged 35–44 years (ARR 10.59 95% CI 8.96–12.52) were at the highest risk compared to the 15–24 year group. …”
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Physical Activity Surveillance in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Investigation by Susan Giblin, Paul Scully, Julie Evers, Niall Dalton, Grainne Hayes, Alan Donnelly, O. Orla Neylon, Clodagh O’Gorman

“…Overweight or obesity was identified in 44% of female participants and 15% of male participants. …”
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