The association of visceral fat metabolism score with hyperuricemia—evidence from NHANES 1999–2018 by Lin Xie, Huali Qu, Dandan Lai, Juan Li, Xushan Chen, Jiajia Xie

“…ObjectivesDespite substantial evidence that visceral obesity is an epidemiological risk factor for hyperuricemia (HUA), studies on the connection between the Metabolic Score for Visceral Fat (METS-VF) and HUA remain insufficient. …”
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Association between gynecological disorders and insomnia and depression trajectories: a longitudinal study of middle-aged women by Huiyong Zhong, Fuling Zeng

“…BackgroundInsomnia and depression often receive inadequate attention regarding their association with common menopausal gynecological disorders (GDs), and there is a lack of longitudinal epidemiological evidence. Furthermore, the specific disorders that exhibit the strongest correlation with depression, as well as the potential mediating role of insomnia, remain poorly understood.MethodsUsing data from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) spanning 1996 to 2008, this study analyzed a sample of 2217 racially diverse premenopausal women (aged 42 to 53 at baseline). …”
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A Web-Based Platform to Collect Data from ESRD Patients Undergoing Dialysis: Methods and Preliminary Results from the Brazilian Dialysis Registry by Jocemir R. Lugon, Pedro A. Gordan, Fernando S. Thomé, Antonio A. Lopes, Yoshimi J. A. Watanabe, Carmen Tzanno, Ricardo C. Sesso

“…The initiative represents an innovative strategy to collect clinical and epidemiologic data of dialysis patients which may be applied to other settings and provides information that can contribute to guiding clinical practice and health care policy.…”
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Prevalence of angle’s classification of malocclusion among patients Attending Orthodontic Department in College of Dentistry‐ retrospective cross‐sectional study by Blend Hussein Mohammad, Mahmood Fawzi Abdul‐Jabbar, Mansour Hadi Mohammed

“…This stresses the importance of epidemiological studies in order to obtain knowledge about the prevalence of different types of malocclusion and the need for orthodontic treatment. …”
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BABESIOSIS IN HUMANS by Zornitsa Traykova

“…Diagnosis is primarily based on light microscopy and PCR testing, while serological methods are more appropriate for epidemiological studies. Treatment regimens typically include a 7-10 day course of either atovaquone plus azithromycin or clindamycin plus quinine. …”
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Emergence of Hepatitis B Virus Genotype F in Aligarh Region of North India by Hiba Sami, Meher Rizvi, Mohd Azam, Rathindra M. Mukherjee, Indu Shukla, M. R. Ajmal, Abida Malik

“…HBV genotypes and subtypes are useful clinical and epidemiological markers. In this study prevalent HBV genotypes were assessed in relation to serological profile and clinical status. …”
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Low Frequency of Asymptomatic and Submicroscopic Plasmodial Infections in Urabá Region in Colombia by Carolina Rodríguez Vásquez, Sebastián Barrera Escobar, Alberto Tobón-Castaño

“…Participants responded to a survey regarding epidemiological data and blood samples were taken from capillary blood obtained by finger prick for thick smear, rapid diagnostic test (RDT), and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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Toothbrushing behavior over time: A correlational analysis of repeatedly assessed brushing performance. by Ulrike Weik, Thorben Sämann, Zdenka Eidenhardt, Sadhvi Shankar Subramanian, Bernd Wöstmann, Jutta Margraf-Stiksrud, Renate Deinzer

“…Effective toothbrushing is important for maintaining good oral health. Nonetheless, epidemiological data suggest that individuals often encounter challenges in achieving oral cleanliness when brushing their teeth. …”
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The role of dietary sugars in cancer risk: A comprehensive review of current evidence by Nazmul Hasan, Omid Yazdanpanah, Barbod Khaleghi, David J. Benjamin, Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty

“…Introduction: Nutritional and epidemiological studies now focus much on the relationship between sugar intake and cancer. …”
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Cumulative evidence for association between genetic polymorphisms and esophageal cancer susceptibility: A review with evidence from meta‐analysis and genome‐wide association studie... by Jie Tian, Caiyang Liu, Guanchu Liu, Chunjian Zuo, Huanwen Chen

“…In additional, five variants on five genes were rated as strong cumulative epidemiological evidence for a nominally significant association with EC and ESCC risk, including CYP1A1 rs1048943, EGF rs444903, HOTAIR rs920778, MMP2 rs243865, and PLCE1 rs2274223, 10 variants were rated as moderate, and 18 variants were rated as weak. …”
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COVID-19 related epigenetic changes and atopic dermatitis: An exploratory analysis by Zhenwei Tang, MD, Yu Chen, MBBS, Yuzhen Ouyang, MBBS, Yu Peng, MD, PhD, Xiaoyong Man, MD, PhD

“…Background: While epidemiological data suggest a connection between atopic dermatitis (AD) and COVID-19, the molecular mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unclear. …”
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Vitamin D Status in Central Europe by Pawel Pludowski, William B. Grant, Harjit Pal Bhattoa, Milan Bayer, Vladyslav Povoroznyuk, Ema Rudenka, Heorhi Ramanau, Szabolcs Varbiro, Alena Rudenka, Elzbieta Karczmarewicz, Roman Lorenc, Justyna Czech-Kowalska, Jerzy Konstantynowicz

“…Little published information is available regarding epidemiological data on vitamin D status in the large geographical region of Central Europe (CE). …”
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Socio-spatial vulnerability index of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Mexico in 2020 by Enríque Ibarra-Zapata, Darío Gaytán-Hernández, Yolanda Terán-Figueroa, Verónica Gallegos-García, Carmen del Pilar Suárez-Rodríguez, Sergio Zarazúa Guzmán, Omar Parra Rodríguez

“…This method proves to be robust and offers a technical-scientific basis for guiding T2DM prevention strategies and actions using a spatial/epidemiological approach. It is recommended that future strategies take into account factors such as poverty, social backwardness, marginalization index, and human development index to be effective. …”
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Revisiting the Link Between HLA‐DRB1 Alleles and Autoantibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Association of non‐Shared Epitope Alleles *09 and *15 With High Levels of Anti–Citrullinate... by Denis Lagutkin, Luis Panaifo, Ahmad‐Fauzi Nurul‐Aain, Lena Israelsson, Monika Hansson, Karin Lundberg, Lars Alfredsson, Johan Askling, RACI consortium, Lars Klareskog, Chun‐Lai Too, Leonid Padyukov

“…Methods We explored a collection of 4,392 well‐characterized incident patients with RA of White European descent from the Epidemiological Investigation of Rheumatoid Arthritis (EIRA) new‐onset RA study, as well as 1,199 cases of patients with RA of Southeast Asian origin from the Malaysian EIRA study. …”
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Cities as parasitic amplifiers? Malaria prevalence and diversity in great tits along an urbanization gradient by Caizergues, Aude E., Robira, Benjamin, Perrier, Charles, Jeanneau, Mélanie, Berthomieu, Arnaud, Perret, Samuel, Gandon, Sylvain, Charmantier, Anne

“…By affecting the reservoirs of pathogens and the body and immune conditions of hosts, urbanization alters the epidemiological dynamics and diversity of diseases. Cities could act as areas of pathogen dilution or amplification, depending on whether urban features have positive or negative effects on vectors and hosts. …”
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The mediating role of illness perception in the relationship between psychological hardiness and the health status of covid-19 (coronavirus disease) survived patients by Sajjad Rezaei, Mohammad Hoseini nia, Mozhgan Vakilian

“…In a cross-sectional study, 205 Covid-19 were selected by purposive sampling from Qom (the first coronavirus epidemiological site in Iran) and responded to Abridged Hardiness Scale (AHS) and Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). …”
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Impact of Teledermatology on Skin Cancer Patients During COVID-19 by Yanara García Leyva, Kenia González González, Leyanis Elena de la Rosa Pérez, Dayana Céspedes García, Keimys Leyva Hernández

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the teledermatology system has technical feasibility, is efficient, useful, with diagnostic accuracy, reliability and reproducibility, being effective in the diagnosis of skin cancer, in unfavorable epidemiological conditions such as the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
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Genomics and proteomics of the liver fluke <em>Opisthorchis felineus</em> by V. A. Mordvinov, N. I. Ershov, O. G. Zaparina, M. Y. Pakharukova

“…Together with closely related species of trematodes O. viverrini (Poirier, 1886) and Clonorchis sinensis (Loos, 1907), O. felineus is a part of a triad of epidemiologically important trematodes in the family Opisthorchiidae. …”
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The use of paracetamol during pregnancy: A qualitative study and possible strategies for a clinical trial. by Cathrine Vedel, Ditte Staub Jørgensen, David Møbjerg Kristensen, Olav Bjørn Petersen, Gorm Greisen

“…However, a significant amount of epidemiological and experimental research suggests that prenatal exposure potentially alters fetal development. …”
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Prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in South Asian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Masum Ali, Md Mahbub Alam, M. A. Rifat, Sonjida Mesket Simi, Sneha Sarwar, Md Ruhul Amin, Sanjib Saha

“…Abstract Introduction South Asia is observing an epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases where diabetes is an important marker. …”
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