Sexual and gender identities and alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Susan D Stewart, Wendy D Manning, Kristen E Gustafson, Claire Kamp Dush

“…Gay, lesbian, and bisexual people had higher odds of drinking to cope with the pandemic than did heterosexual people, and cisgender men had higher odds than did cisgender women. Gay and lesbian people drank more regularly than did heterosexual people, as did cisgender men in relation to cisgender women. …”
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Laryngeal Cancer in Women: Unveiling Gender-Specific Risk Factors, Treatment Challenges, and Survival Disparities by Barbara Verro, Simona Fiumara, Giuseppe Saraniti, Carmelo Saraniti

“…Laryngeal cancer is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with a significantly higher prevalence among men than women. However, the incidence, clinical characteristics, and specific treatment of laryngeal cancer in women have often been overlooked by research. …”
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Impact of digital exposure on premarital sex and contraception use among unmarried Indian youth by Pragati Dattatraya Ubale, Punit Mishra, Aditi, Rajib Acharya, T.V. Sekher

“…Methodology Utilizing data from the 5th National Family Health Survey, the analysis includes 172,568 women and 33,397 men aged 15–29 years. …”
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Implementation of Virtual and Face-to-Face Childbirth Preparation Training for the Spouses of the Primiparous Women to Reduce the Fear of Childbirth, Improve the Pregnancy Experien... by Zari Doaltabadi, Leila Amiri-Farahani, Seyedeh Batool Hasanpoor-Azghady

“…Background. Men have a special role to play in promoting maternal and child health during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum period. …”
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The Impact of the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative (SSYI) on City-Level Youth Crime Victimization Rates by Anthony Petrosino, Herbert Turner, Thomas Hanson, Trevor Fronius, Patricia Campie, Cailean Cooke

“…Setting: In 2011, Massachusetts initiated the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative (SSYI), which provides a comprehensive public health approach for young men believed to be at “proven risk” for being involved with firearms. …”
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Association between sperm DNA fragmentation index and recurrent pregnancy loss: results from 1485 participants undergoing fertility evaluation by Guanying Yao, Xianchao Dou, Xiaozhu Chen, Haolin Qi, Jianling Chen, Peiwei Wu, Jialu Li, Shuang Liang, Zhongjiang Han, Shun Bai, Xu Hu

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Association between Drinking Habits and Oral Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Japanese National Statistical Data by Takeshi Kamoda, Akira Komatsuzaki, Sachie Ono, Satoshi Tanaka, Yasuno Yokoi

“…Contingency table analysis indicated an association between drinking habits and the following items in men: subjective symptoms (p<0.01), chewing difficulty (p<0.05), subjective impression of health (p<0.01), smoking habit (p<0.01), and income level (p<0.01). …”
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Agrobiodiversity as a Reservoir of Medicinal Resources: Ethnobotanical Insights from Aymara Communities in the Bolivian Andean Altiplano by Simón Cocarico, Diego Rivera, Stephan Beck, Concepción Obón

“…Women are repositories of knowledge for 81% (193) of total medicinal plant species, while men know 47% (113) of species. Women display dominant knowledge of cultivated species (89%, or 50 species) and purchase medicinal plants from local markets; women know 92% (24 species) vs. men’s 15% (4 species). …”
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Patterns and Their Implications for Intervention Strategies in Vietnam by Quang Ngoc Nguyen, Son Thai Pham, Loi Doan Do, Viet Lan Nguyen, Stig Wall, Lars Weinehall, Ruth Bonita, Peter Byass

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Type and physical intensity of occupations at pulmonary TB diagnosis by M. Saroufim, C. Geric, A. Majidulla, A. Abjani, G. Tavaziva, S. Saeed, A.J. Khan, F. Ahmad Khan

“…Among men reporting an occupation, 35% (40/115) were labourers, and 79% (91/115) had an intermediate- or high-physical activity occupation. …”
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Metabolic Profile in a Cohort of Young Sicilian Patients with Klinefelter’s Syndrome: The Role of Irisin by Stefano Radellini, Valentina Guarnotta, Vincenzo Sciabica, Giuseppe Pizzolanti, Carla Giordano

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Hand grip strength and quality of life among adults aged 50–90 years from South West Poland by Antonina Kaczorowska, Sławomir Kozieł, Zofia Ignasiak

“…The study group comprised 1 446 people, including 351 men and 1 095 women, aged between 50 and 90 years. …”
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Long-Term Outcomes Following Inguinal Hernia Repair With Mesh Performed by Medical Doctors and Surgeons in Ghana by Jessica H. Beard, MD, Michael Ohene-Yeboah, MBChB, Emmanuel S. Kasu, MBChB, Nelson Affram, MBChB, Stephen Tabiri, MD, Joachim K. A. Amoako, MBChB, Francis A. Abantanga, MD, Jenny Löfgren, MD

“…Participants experienced improvements in groin pain and self-assessed health status that persisted at 5 years. Conclusions:. …”
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Interaction effect between overweight/obesity and alcohol consumption on hypertension risk in China: a longitudinal study by Xiaoqin Wang, Zhaozhao Hui, Jiaru Sun, Paul D Terry, Xiaohan Ren, Shuangyan Lei, Caihua Wang, Mingxu Wang

“…Multiplicative interaction measures were statistically significant in overweight/obesity and drinking/light drinking/heavy drinking categories in men (p&lt;0.05). Additive interactions were observed between high BMI and drinking in men (relative excess risk due to interaction=1.75, 95% CI 0.85 to 2.65, attributable proportion due to interaction=0.56, 95% CI 0.36 to 0.76, synergy index=6.43, 95% CI 1.02 to 28.84).Conclusions Measures of body weight and size, particularly BMI and WC, appear to interact synergistically with alcohol consumption to increase the risk of hypertension in the Chinese population. …”
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Exposition aux organophosphorés en milieu rural nigérien : étude de l’activité enzymatique érythrocytaire des cholinestérases comme indicateur biologique by Abdou Mamadou, Ali Doumma, Ahmed Mazih, Baba Moussa Coulibaly

“…The study related to 103 agreeing people, including 91% of men with an age of 43 ± 16 years and a body weight of 65 ± 17 kg; and 9% of women with an age 38 ± 15 years and a body weight of 67 ± 21 kg. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Metabolic Factors of Gallstone Disease in the Elderly Agricultural and Fishing Population of Taiwan by Hsi-Che Shen, Yi-Chun Hu, Yu-Fen Chen, Tao-Hsin Tung

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Causes and Metabolic Consequences of Gynecomastia in Adult Patients by Ralitsa Robeva, Atanaska Elenkova, Sabina Zacharieva

“…However, the long-lasting steroid imbalance in men with GM might exert negative influence on their metabolic health. …”
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Gender Differences in the Influence of Social Support on One-Year Changes in Functional Status in Older Patients with Heart Failure by Danielle M. Berard, Elizabeth G. VanDenKerkhof, Margaret Harrison, Joan E. Tranmer

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the combined effects of gender and levels of social support on 1-year functional health outcomes in older persons diagnosed with heart failure (HF). …”
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Prostate Cancer by Scott Eggener

“…Prostate cancer continues to be a significant public health issue worldwide, particularly in countries where men have life expectancies long enough to clinically manifest the disease. …”
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Genotype and phenotype association in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy by L. Matukynaitė, R. Liutkevičienė, A. Gelžinis, R. Žemaitienė

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