Pulse Pressure Relationships with Demographics and Kidney Function in Ashanti, Ghana by Debasish Banerjee, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Nihil Chitalia, Kwabena Kumi, Frank B. Micah, Francesco P. Cappuccio, John B. Eastwood

“…The demographic and clinical characteristics were: age 55(11) [mean (SD)] years, females 62%, rural village-dwellers 52%, diabetes 1·5%, BMI 21(4) kg/m2, 24-hourCrCl as a measure of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) 84(23) ml/min/1.73 m2. 29% had BP >140/90 mmHg; SBP and DBP were 125/74(26/14) mmHg, PP was 51(17) mmHg. …”
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Development and validation of an EHR-based risk prediction model for geriatric patients undergoing urgent and emergency surgery by Edward N. Yap, Jie Huang, Joshua Chiu, Robert W. Chang, Bradley Cohn, Judith C. F. Hwang, Mary Reed

“…Results Overall, 66,262 patients (median [IQR] age 78 [(70.9–84.0], female 53.9%, White race 68.5%) received urgent or emergency non-cardiac surgery (25.7% orthopedic cases, 21.9% general surgery cases). …”
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Role of Vitamin D Status and Alterations in Gut Microbiota Metabolism in Fibromyalgia-Associated Chronic Inflammatory Pain by Caterina Saija, Maria Paola Bertuccio, Alberto Scoglio, Vincenzo Macaione, Francesco Cacciola, Giuseppe Micalizzi, Daniela Caccamo, Carolina Muscoli, Monica Currò

“…<b>Methods</b>: Blood samples were collected from sixty-eight female FM patients (49.9 ± 12.35 years). Pain intensity was assessed by FIQ-R. …”
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Impact of Prone Position on 12-Lead Electrocardiogram in Healthy Adults: A Comparison Study with Standard Electrocardiogram by Yunis Daralammouri, Murad Azamtta, Hamza Hamayel, Amro Adas, Osama Sawalmeh, Yahia Ismail, Saed H. Zyoud

“…A cross-sectional observational study enrolled forty healthy adults (24 males and 16 females) aged between 18 and 40 years. The ECG was performed in two different body positions, supine and prone. …”
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An alternative fixation for all mild and moderate hallux valgus cases enabling intraoperative readjustment by Mesut Uluöz, Mehmet Yiğit Gökmen, Özhan Pazarcı

“…The mean age of the patients was 40.5 ± 13.8 (Median = 43) years; 67 (81,7%) were female, and 15 (18.3%) were male. The mean operation duration was 33.2 ± 3.0 min. …”
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Cohort profile: the BangladEsh Longitudinal Investigation of Emerging Vascular and nonvascular Events (BELIEVE) cohort study by Anisur Rahman, Stephen Sutton, Mahbubur Rahman, Jason Crawte, Tahmeed Ahmed, Md Saimul Islam, Aliya Naheed, Adam S Butterworth, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Matthew Walker, John Danesh, Angela Wood, Sarah Hawkes, Sadika Akhter, Catherine Perry, Aytalina Azarova, Ruchira T Naved, Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Nusrat Khan, Rajiv Chowdhury, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Nusrat Jahan, Stephen Kaptoge, Md Zahidul Islam, Kaniz Fatema, Kim Robin van Daalen, Shammi Luhar, Roderic L Jones, Abbas Bhuiya, Md Khalequzzaman, Syed Shariful Islam, Henry Taylor, Shamima Akter, Simon Griffin, Khairul Islam, Salma Akter, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Abdul Malik, Rubhana Raqib, Animesh Talukder, Richard Houghton, Tahmina Shirin, Lawrence King, Kamrun Nahar, Samantha Farrow, Giulia Loffreda, Samsad Rabbani Khan, Valerie Rhenius, Nahida Akter, Md Mostafa Monower, Sabina Akter, Mantaka Rahman, Lisa Pennells, Maria L C Iurilli, Md Taslim Uddin Miah, Khan Mohammad Thouhidur Rahman, Sharraf Samin, Kazi Nazmus Saqeeb, Ishrat Tasmin, Eleanor Farrow, Ank Michielsen, Sarah Spackman, Charlotte van Coeverden, James Ajioka, Khondker Abdul Abdul Awal, Evangelia Chatzidiakou, Jörg Feldmann, Richard Fenner, Tuhin Haque, Sirajul Islam, Kamrul Hasan Khan, Fazila-Tun-Nesa Malik, Olalekan Popoola, Nicholas Mascie Taylor, Md Alfazal Khan, Israt Akter, Laboni Akter, Shoriful Islam, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Monalisa Moni, A H M Rezwan, K M Thouhidur Rahman, Monjeline Sultana, Jesmin Akhter, Ayasha Akter, Bakul Akter, Jharna Akter, Jesmin Akter, Juba Akter, Khadiza Akter, Khadija Akter, Lipi Akter, Maksuda Akter, Mousumi Akter, Mst Lovely Akter, Nasima Akter, Samima Akter, Sema Akter, Shahida Akter, Shahnaj Akter, Taslima Akter, A T M Zorjis Alam, Mahmuda Atique, Lutfa Begum, Mst Nazma Begum, Farjana Choudhury, Mitali Paul Chowdhury, Robin Reza Chowdhury, Mukul Rani Debnath, Nahid Ferdash, Naima Ferdous, Md Rakib Al Hasan, Khandaker Hashanuzzaman, Shamima Haq, Md Riazul Haque, Alamgir Hossain, Md Ibrahim, Shahi Israt Jahan, Israt Jahan Jarin, Zohora Pradhan Jonaki, Asik Kabir, Tonema Kader, Md Mostafa Kamal, Sayed Kamruzzaman, Sadik Fatima Kanon, Nazmul Karim, Shamsul Karim, Tanuja Khanom, Shamim Ara Khatun, Badrun Nahar Lorin, Mst Sirajum Manira, Farhana Jahan Mary, Kazi Dilruba Mita, Lipi Mitra, Basudeb Mollik, Sudipta Nargis, Nusrat Alam Nawmee, Esrat Zahan Nesa, Mahmuda Akter Nipa, Mehenaz Parvin, Sanjida Parvin, Shahnaj Parvin, Suraiya Parvin, Nayan Rabidash, Rulia Rahman, Madhabi Rani, Shahjalal Sarker, Smriti Sarker, Razia Sultana Shathi, Fatema Shelly, Ireen Sultana, Rovaiya Sultana, Israt Jahan Sumi, Sharmin Tamanna, Khadija Akter Topy, Umme Habiba Urmee, Suraya Yesmin, Julianne Halley, Charlotte van Coeverden, Mahmuda Akther Akhi, Asia Akter, Labony Akter, Ms Mili Akter, Mst Shamima Akter, Setu Akter, Tahmina Akter, Md Sabdar Ali, Mst Jesmin Ara, Edyta Bujnik, Apu Chandra Das, Many Das, Nurjahan Fatema, Md Riyad Hasan, Soniya Jannat, Mst Amena Khatun, Most Nurnahar Khatun, William Mossman, Robyn Murdoch, Zannaton Naeem, Evrikleia Ntasi, Silvia Alonso Rodriguez, Tripty Roy, Most Abida Sultana, Laryssa Amado, Tanya Braune, Eilidh Cowan, Steve Ellis, Ellie Farrow, Hannah Lombardi, Niko Ovenden, Tamara Sabri, Md Khalid Sultan, Jim Ajioka, Khondker Abdul Awal, Arul Baradi, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Camilla Faidutti, Joerg Feldmann, Louise Hair, Sharifuddin Hasnat, Shahid Akhter Hossain, Md Mominul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Joe Lavallée, Fazila Tun-Nesa Malik, Nick Mascie-Taylor, Md Sirajul Islam, Laurie Savage, Sara Shazad, Lalitha Sundaram, Aloka Tulukdar, Kim Van Daalen, Tanvir Chowdhury, Nurul Huda, Samia Naz Isha, Riaz Hossain Khan, Aliva Salmeen, Zeeba Zahra Sultana

“…Biological specimens were collected and aliquoted for long-term storage and analysis.Findings to date Of the 73 883 study participants (mean [SD] baseline age: 39 [15] years), 43 470 (59%) were females, and 38 848 (52%) had no or only primary-level education. …”
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Identifying Who Benefits the Most from a Community Health Worker-Led Multicomponent Intervention for Hypertension by Meng Pan, Andrea Beratarrechea, Rosana Poggio, Hua He, Chung-Shiuan Chen, Jing Chen, Vilma Irazola, Adolfo Rubinstein, Jiang He, Katherine T. Mills

“…Participants were 53.0% female, a mean age of 56 years, and 17.4% controlled BP at baseline. …”
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Burden of type 2 diabetes due to high body mass index in different SDI regions and projections of future trends: insights from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study by Yun-fa Ding, An-xia Deng, Teng-fei Qi, Hao Yu, Liang-ping Wu, Hong-bing Zhang

“…In addition, the study noted that individuals in the 65- to 75-year-old age group accounted for a higher proportion of T2DM-related deaths and DALYs, with females affected at a greater rate than males. Projections for future trends indicate that the ASDR and ASMR for T2DM are expected to continue an upward trajectory over the next decade. …”
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Anaesthetic efficacy of intraligamentary injection compared to incisive nerve block using 3% mepivacaine hydrochloride: a randomized clinical trial by Suzan Salem, Islam Saad, Ramy Elmoazen, Ghada Amin Khalifa

“…Results A total of 100 participants (42 females, 58 males) with a mean age of 50.97 ± 11.59 years took part in the study. …”
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Intra-operative Intravitreal Bevacizumab For Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema Undergoing Phacoemulsification with Foldable IOL Implantation by Haider Ali Chaudhry, Gulnaz, Irfan Ahmed Sualeh, Muhammad Ahmad

“…Among the participants, males were predominant, accounting for 32 (53.3%) individuals, while females constituted 28 (46.7%) of the sample. The baseline best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) measurements between group A and group B were 0.22 ± 0.68 and 0.21 ± 0.07, respectively. …”
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Burden of Mental Morbidities among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital Of West Bengal during Third Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study by Soumi Ghosh, Sourav Bag, Arijit Mondal, Soumit Roy

“…No significant association of moderate to severe anxiety and depression and socio-demographic characteristics was noticed, except for the significantly higher preponderance of anxiety in female gender (p value= 0.0001). Anxiety showed a good positive correlation with depression (p value less than 0.001) and all who had severe anxiety were also suffering from either severe or extreme depression. …”
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The pattern and burden of non-communicable diseases in armed conflict-exposed populations in Northeastern Nigeria by Roland I. Stephen, Jennifer A. Tyndall, Jamiu S. Olumoh, Malachy I. Okeke, Jacob A. Dunga, Tonde G. Elijah, Dillys M. Bello, Oyelola A. Adegboye, Jimmy A. Reyes

“…The rates of hypertension and abdominal obesity in the conflict-exposed Mubi were lower, and the rate of depression was higher than those recorded in Jada. Females showed higher rates of hypertension, obesity, and depression than males. …”
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An integrative taxonomic approach reveals two putatively novel species of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Thailand by Samiullah Soomro, Siwaporn Tuangpermsub, Thongchai Ngamprasertwong, Morakot Kaewthamasorn

“…Results A total of 3693 phlebotomine sand flies were collected, with 2261 (61.22%) identified as female. Integrative analyses combining morphological data, BLASTN searches, phylogenetic assessments, and species delimitation confirmed the identification of four genera: Sergentomyia, Grassomyia, Phlebotomus, and Idiophlebotomus, encompassing 12 species: Sergentomyia anodontis, Se. sylvatica, Se. perturbans, Se. barraudi, Se. hivernus, Se. khawi, Se. siamensis, Grassomyia indica, Phlebotomus barguesae, Ph. stantoni, Idiophlebotomus asperulus, and Id. longiforceps. …”
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Objective performance of emergency medical technicians in the use of mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation compared with subjective self-evaluation: a cross-sectional, simulatio... by Wen-Chu Chiang, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Yu-Chun Chien, Yao-Cheng Wang, Wen-Shuo Yang, Ping Yen, Wei-Chu Chie

“…The secondary outcome was the association between resuscitation performance and personal attributes like knowledge, attitude and self-confidence.Results Among 210 participants between 21 and 45 years old, only six were female. There were 144 EMT-Is and 66 EMT-Ps. During a simulated resuscitation lasting between four and a half and 5 min, EMTs had longer actual no-flow time compared with self-perceived no-flow time (subjective, 38 s; objective, 57.5 s; p value&lt;0.001). …”
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Perioperative Change of High‐Sensitive Cardiac Troponin I Concentration in Cats According to Three Different Anaesthesia Protocols by Tarik Safak, Oznur Yılmaz‐Koç, Ebru Karakaya‐Bilen

“…Objectives To evaluate perioperative changes in high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs‐cTnI) concentration during ovariohysterectomy in cats undergoing three different anaesthesia protocols. Methods  Twenty‐one female mixed‐breed cats owned by clients aged (2.2 ± 0.7 years) and weight (3.2 ± 0.5 kg) were included in our study. …”
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Relationship Between Anxiety Symptoms and Age-Related Differences in Tic Severity by Lei T, Yang K, Jun J, Hu S, Yang Q, Hong X, Cui Y

“…The final sample included 372 subjects (77 females, 295 males; mean age = 10.50 ± 2.70 years; age range: 6.33– 15.92 years). …”
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Risk factors for fear of falling in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Li Ma, Qi Xie, Juhong Pei, Ling Gou, Yabin Zhang, Juanping Zhong, Yujie Su, Xinglei Wang, Xinman Dou

“…Sensitivity analysis (leave-one-out method) showed that the pooled estimate was stable.Conclusion This meta-analysis indicated that female population, impaired balance ability, lower mobility, history of falls and walking aid in patients with stroke might be at greater risk for FoF. …”
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To Study the Thyroid Hormone Levels in Neonates of Rural and Urban Vidarbha Region by Ankita Kondhalkar, Meghali Kaple, Ranjit S. Ambad, Archana Dhok, Ashsish Anjankar

“…A total of 144 (53%) males and 128 (47%) females were born in rural and urban areas. In the neonates, it was observed that the Mean ± SD for free T4 and TSH was 0.84 ± 0.15 and 3.83 ± 2.12, respectively. …”
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Trends in the use and dual use of factory-made combustible cigarettes, other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes: Results from South African Social Attitudes Surveys during... by Catherine O. Egbe, Siphesihle Gwambe, Mukhethwa Londani, Olufemi Erinoso, Olalekan A. Ayo-Yusuf

“…Results About 51% of the participants were female, and 51.9% were aged 16–34 years. CTP smoking significantly increased from 18.1% (2010) to 23.6% (2018) (p=0.015), while ATPU increased from 20.2% (2010) to 25.9% (2018) (p=0.005). …”
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Maximizing udder health through a selection index: a focus on udder traits in Italian Mediterranean Buffaloes by Johanna Ramírez Díaz, Roberta Cimmino, Rossi Dario, Zullo Gianluigi, Neglia Gianluca, Altieri Damiano, Mayra Gómez, Stefano Biffani, Giuseppe Campanile

“…The phenotypic records of 15,275 females and a pedigree with 43,395 animals were used. …”
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