The ANGPTL8 rs2278426 (C/T) Polymorphism Is Associated with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in a Han Chinese Population in Hebei Province by Guangsen Hou, Yong Tang, Luping Ren, Yunpeng Guan, Xiaoyu Hou, Guangyao Song

“…The logistic regression technique was adjusted for age, sex, and body mass index. Results. The frequency of the TT (10.9%) genotype was significantly higher in pre-DM patients than in controls (odds ratio [OR] = 1.696, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.026–2.802, P=0.039). …”
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Effect of Pregnant Mothers’ Forum Participation on Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in Dale District, Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Secti... by Bizuayehu Bogale, Ayalew Astatkie, Negash Wakgari

“…Similarly, being forum members (AOR=3.55, 95%CI=2.18, 5.78) and having antenatal care attendance before or at four months of gestational age (AOR=3.16, 95%CI=2.04, 4.91) were found to be predictors of complication readiness. …”
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Association between medication adherence and disease outcomes in patients with hepatitis B-related cirrhosis: a population-based case–control study by Vivian Chia-Rong Hsieh, Kuo-Yu Fu, Meng-Lun Hsieh, Jou-An Chen

“…Objective To evaluate medication adherence among patients with hepatitis B-related cirrhosis who developed decompensation and mortality, and to examine the association between medication adherence and patients’ disease outcomes.Design In this retrospective case–control study, patients aged over 20 years old and diagnosed with both chronic hepatitis B and cirrhosis from 2007 to 2016 are identified using a population-based medical claims database. …”
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Effects of digital and non-digital parental distraction on parent-child interaction and communication by Souhir Chamam, Souhir Chamam, Alexia Forcella, Alexia Forcella, Nadia Musio, Nadia Musio, Florence Quinodoz, Florence Quinodoz, Nevena Dimitrova

“…Fifty-two parent-child dyads (mean child age = 22 months, range 12–36 months) first played for 5 min (Time 1); then (Time 2), the parent was asked to fill out a questionnaire on a tablet (screen condition), on a printed form (paper-pen condition) or was not interrupted (control condition). …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Safety and Functional Outcomes of Anterior versus Retropupillary Iris-Claw IOL Fixation by Paolo Mora, Giacomo Calzetti, Stefania Favilla, Matteo Forlini, Salvatore Tedesco, Purva Date, Viola Tagliavini, Arturo Carta, Rino Frisina, Emilio Pedrotti, Stefano Gandolfi

“…In total, 60 eyes of 60 patients aged 73 ± 13 years were included: 28 eyes (47%) involved anterior, and 32 eyes (53%) retropupillary, iris-claw IOL fixations. …”
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Insights and perceptions: Investigating pregnant women's attitudes, understanding, and factors influencing knowledge regarding medication usage during pregnancy-A cross-sectional s... by Abdullah R Al-Khawlani, Qutaiba A Qasim, Abdulsalam M Halboup, Samar Thiab, Mohammed Zawiah, Fahmi Y Al-Ashwal

“…<h4>Results</h4>Out of the 1003 pregnant women, 35.4% (n = 355) were aged 21-25 years, 33.9% (n = 340) had primary education, 73.6% (n = 738) lived in urban areas, 12.2% (n = 122) were smokers, 38.3% (n = 384) reported chewing khat, and the majority (90.2%, n = 905) were unemployed. …”
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Using group model building to frame the commercial determinants of dietary behaviour in adolescence – findings from online system mapping workshops with adolescents, policymakers a... by Yanaina Chavez-Ugalde, Frank De Vocht, Russell Jago, Martin White, Zoi Toumpakari

“…Abstract Background In England, 23% of children aged 11 start their teenage years living with obesity. …”
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Redo Aortic Valve Replacement After Prior Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights from Western Experience by Arber Aliu, Klodiana Durici, Ira Lazo, Altin Veshti

“…Introduction: The demand for reoperation on the aortic valve in Albania is rising, mirroring the increasing average age of the population and the subsequent rise in patients requiring aortic valve surgery. …”
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MEMBATIK SEBAGAI MEDIA DALAM MENURUNKAN PERILAKU AGRESIF ANAK by Nunuk Nur Shokiyah

“…The method used in this research is the experimental method through Observation. namely comparing the state of aggressive behavior of children before and after treatment The subjects in this study were children aged 10 years. This study used a psychological scale to collect data. …”
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Non-Completely Displaced Traumatic Rib Fractures: Potentially Less Crucial for Pulmonary Adverse Outcomes, Regardless of Classification by Hongrye Kim, Su Young Yoon, Jonghee Han, Junepill Seok, Wu Seong Kang

“…In MLR, regardless of both classifications, the age (<i>p</i> < 0.001), ISS (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and number of completely displaced RFX (<i>p</i> = 0.001) were statistically significant. …”
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Predictors of Mortality, Drug Resistance, and Determinants among Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Infections in Chinese Elderly Patients by Yufei Zhang, Chengyun Zou, Jie Qin, Muyi Li, Xing Wang, Tian Wei, Haiying Wang

“…Hospitalized patients aged ≥65 years with CRE infection from January 2020 to December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Potentially traumatic childbirth experience, childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, and the parent-infant relationship in non-birthing parents by Rebecca Hunter, Leonardo De Pascalis, Kieran Anders, Pauline Slade

“…Participants were non-birthing parents who were present for the birth of their first infant, aged between 6 weeks and 12 months old. Participants were recruited through social media platforms via third-sector organisations, namely Dad Matters; a Home-Start project and The Birth Trauma Association. …”
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Clinical profile of patients assisted in a physical therapy outpatient service in oncology of Sao Paulo city by Pascale Mutti Tacani, Karina Tamy Kasawara, Rogério Eduardo Tacani, Aline Fernanda Peres Machado, Débora Montezello, João Carlos Guedes Sampaio Góes

“…Among those 94 medical records, 63.8% (n = 60) were female (p < 0.001), with a mean age of 56.3 ± 13.3 years and they had a BMI of 27.09 ± 5.88 kg/m². …”
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Associations between different types of delivery, empathy, aggression, impulsivity and school bullying in children attending public and private schools in Pereira (Colombia) by Julio C. Sánchez, William Martínez, Andrés M. García, Andrés F. Ramírez, Heidy Y. Mesa, Alejandra Kafruni, Paula M. Herrera

“…Mothers were asked about birth circumstances.A total of 401 students were included (mean age 12 ± 1 years, 53,9 % were male, 53,3 % were attending a public school). 41,9 % of students had exogenous oxytocin exposure, 40,1 % had physiological oxytocin exposure, and 18 % had no oxytocin exposure. …”
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Causes and Clinical Profiles of Ascites at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Oumer Abdu Muhie

“…Thirty (57.7%) of them were males and the majority (77%) of the participants were fifty years old or younger. The mean age was 43.8 (± 14). The majority (86.5%) of the participants were from a rural area. …”
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The influence of baseline platelet on mortality risk in stroke and cancer patients: a cross-sectional analysis of the NHANES database by Yuqi Pei, Wei Ouyang, Peiyun Qi, Zhongjie Yan, Yaoru Li, Xiangjian Zhang, Cong Zhang, Lili Cui

“…Subgroup analyses showed no significant interaction between platelet and age, sex, BMI, WBC and neutrophil. The areas under time-dependent ROC curve of the 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-year survival rates were 0.54, 0.55, 0.57, 0.53, 0.59 for mortality of stroke patients with cancer. …”
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Association of pan-immune inflammation value and lung health in adults by Ya Lin, Xiao Lin, Chufan Ren, Lanlan Song, Chao Gu

“…Subgroup analysis revealed variations in these associations stratified by gender, age, smoking and drinking status, as well as certain disease history. …”
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Sick leave and disability pension in patients with chronic hepatitis C compared with a matched general population: a nationwide register study by Matti Sällberg, Katharina Büsch, Fredrik Hansson, Michelle Holton, Martin Lagging, Johan Westin, Jan Kövamees, Jonas Söderholm

“…Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate sick leave and disability pension in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection as compared with a matched general population cohort.Design Retrospective register study.Setting Nationwide in Sweden.Participants This register-based study used the Swedish National Patient Register to identify working-age patients with HCV in 2012 (n=32 021) who were diagnosed between 1999 and 2007 (n=19 362). …”
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Mass gatherings in Italy: a study from the 2015 Milan Expo by Pietro Marino, Enzo Albergoni, Aida Andreassi, Gianluca Chiodini, Lucia Colombi, Cristina Corbetta, Gabriella Nucera, Marco Salmoiraghi, Alberto Zoli

“…Our data indicate that 13,579 visitors were rescued in the ‘Red Area’ from 1 May to 31 October (with an average of 73 cases per day); 9,501 of them needed initial treatment or observation time at the First Aid Points, 1,289 of them were hospitalised (1% Red code, 29% Yellow code, 70% Green code); 65% of patients (57% female, with a mean age of 37 years old) had medical problems. Fatigue, light- headedness, dizziness, syncope, loss of consciousness and headache were the prevalent medical diagnoses. …”
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Oxidative imbalance as a co-player in jaw functional limitations and biopsychosocial profile in patients with temporomandibular disorder—myofascial pain with referral by Joanna Kuć, Krzysztof Dariusz Szarejko, Mateusz Maciejczyk, Violetta Dymicka-Piekarska, Małgorzata Żendzian-Piotrowska, Anna Zalewska, Anna Zalewska

“…All determinations were considered with respect to the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Jaw Functional Limitation Scale-20 (JFLS-20), Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).Results and discussionThe average age of participants was 24.2 ± 1.23. High content of kynurenine and N-formylkynurenine in plasma was related to intensified psychological distress (PHQ-4) and anxiety (GAD-7). …”
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