Artificial intelligence-enhanced electrocardiography improves the detection of coronary artery disease by Chi-Hsiao Yeh, Tsung-Hsien Tsai, Chun-Hung Chen, Yi-Ju Chou, Chun-Tai Mao, Tzu-Pei Su, Ning-I Yang, Chi-Chun Lai, Chien-Tzung Chen, Huey-Kang Sytwu, Ting-Fen Tsai

“…Additionally, the study highlights significant sex differences regarding feature prediction and ranking. …”
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Association of dietary quality and mortality in the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis populations: NHANES 2005–2018 by Xingyong Huang, Xiaoyue Zhang, Xuanyu Hao, Tingting Wang, Peng Wu, Lufan Shen, Yuanyuan Yang, Wenyu Wan, Wenyu Wan, Wenyu Wan, Kai Zhang

“…Subgroup analyses revealed an interaction between AHEI scores and sex among NAFLD patients, where higher AHEI scores correlated with lower all-cause mortality in females, but no such association was observed in males. …”
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The association between controlling nutritional status and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients with colorectal cancer by Yafang Li, Chuang Nie, Na Li, Jieying Liang, Ning Su, Chunhua Yang

“…All-cause mortality was significantly higher in moderate-to-severe malnutrition group than that in normal nutrition group, HR: 1.88, (95% CI: 1.34–2.62, p < 0.001). Older age, male sex, chronic heart disease, open surgery, blood transfusion during surgery, distant metastasis of tumor and colon tumor were all risk factors for PPCs. …”
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The triglyceride-glucose index trajectories are associated with cardiovascular diseases in people living with HIV: evidence from a prospective cohort study in China, 2005–2022 by Yinsong Luo, Liqin Sun, Yun He, Fang Zhao, Duo Shan, Fan Bu, Lingyun Ge, Xiaorui Li, Yiyao Hu, Xi Xiao, Hongzhou Lu, Jiaye Liu

“…Significantly positive correlations between the TyG index and CVD were observed both below the TyG threshold with HR 3.38 (95% CI 1.07, 10.68) and above the threshold with HR 1.43 (95% CI 1.07, 1.92) (both P < 0.05). After stratifying by sex, the spline curves in men were nearly identical to those observed in the overall HIV-infected population. …”
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Methylome analysis in long-lived men deciphers DNA methylation modifications associated with male longevity in humans by Fu-Hui Xiao, Hao-Tian Wang, Long Zhao, Tian-Rui Xia, Li-Qin Yang, Si-Yu Ma, Qing-Peng Kong

“…Despite an accelerated methylation aging rate in LLMs compared to LLWs, we identify thousands of differentially methylated genomic units (DMUs) in LLMs independent of age and sex. These DMUs, validated by an elastic net classifier, can serve as methylation markers for discriminating longevity potential in men. …”
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Behavioral factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Results from a web-based case-control survey in the Capital Region of Denmark by Mikkel Porsborg Andersen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Helle Collatz Christensen, Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard, Thomas Alexander Gerds, Amalie Lykkemark Moeller, Birgitte Lindegaard, Mille Dybdal Cajar, Florence Chia Chin Tan, Mogens Karsboel Boisen, Sebastian Moretto Krog, Rúna Nolsoee, Peter Lommer Kristensen, Thomas Broe Christensen, Maria Elisabeth Lendorf

“…Controls were matched on sex, age, test date and municipality.Exposure Activities during the 14 days prior to being tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 or during the same period for matched controls and precautions taken during the entire pandemic.Main outcomes and measures SARS-CoV-2 infection incidence rate ratios (IRR).Results Response rate was 41.4% (n=93 121). …”
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Potential public health impacts of gonorrhea vaccination programmes under declining incidences: A modeling study. by Lin Geng, Lilith K Whittles, Borame L Dickens, Martin T W Chio, Yihao Chen, Rayner Kay Jin Tan, Azra Ghani, Jue Tao Lim

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We employed an integrated transmission-dynamic model, calibrated using Bayesian methods to local surveillance data to understand the potential public health impact of 4CMenB in reducing gonorrhea acquisition and transmission in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Singapore. We explored the efficacy of implementing six vaccination programmes: (1) offering vaccination to all male adolescents in schools (vaccination before entry [VbE]), (2) offering vaccination to individuals attending sexual health clinics for testing (vaccination on attendance [VoA]), (3) offering vaccination to individuals attending sexual health clinics and who were diagnosed with gonorrhea (vaccination on diagnosis [VoD]), or (4) vaccination according to risk (VaR), by offering vaccination to patients who were diagnosed with gonorrhea plus individuals who tested negative, but report having more than five sexual partners per year. …”
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EVALUACIÓN DE LA SATISFACCIÓN LABORAL DE PROFESORES DE EDUCACIÓN FÍSICA by Raquel Krapp do Nascimento, Gelcemar Oliveira Farias, Marcos Paulo Vaz de Campos Pereira, Jorge Both, Alexandra Folle

“…The paper aimed to analyze job satisfaction, taking into consideration the personal characteristics (sex, age, and marital status) of 73 Physical Education coaches from São José (SC). …”
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Sexual health and healthy relationships for Further Education (SaFE) in Wales and England: results from a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial by Fiona V Lugg-Widger, Chris Bonell, James White, Honor Young, Ruth Lewis, Rachel Brown, Jason Madan, Julia Townson, Lauren Copeland, Philip Pallmann, G J Melendez-Torres, Rhys Williams-Thomas, Muhammad Riaz, Gemma S Morgan

“…The prevalence of self-reported unprotected sex at last intercourse was 15.5% at baseline and 18.7% at follow-up. …”
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Report of joint hypermobility in malignant hyperthermia susceptible patients: Observational study with a case-control descriptive design by Rita CCS. Santos, Larissa FCDMS. Lima, Pâmela V. Andrade, Joilson M. Santos, Leonardo Galleni, Antonio FR. Junior, Lucas S. Souza, Beny Schmidt, Acary SB. Oliveira, José LG. Amaral, Mariz Vainzof, Helga CA. Silva

“…In the MH group, there was no correlation of the Bulbena score with age, sex, clinical complaints of myalgia/cramps, CK levels, IVCT result, or degree of contracture after caffeine or halothane. …”
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Global, regional and national burden due to retinoblastoma in children aged younger than 10 years from 1990 to 2021 by Cong Li, Lijun Zhang, Jie Zhang, Jinghua Jiao, Guangyao Hua, Yan Wang, Xue He, Chingyu Cheng, Honghua Yu, Xiaohong Yang, Lei Liu

“…This study offers insights into the global burden of retinoblastoma (RB) in children aged 0–9 years, examining incidence, mortality, and DALYs from 1990 to 2021, across age, sex, location, and SDI levels. It aims to inform health policy, resource allocation, and RB combat strategies. …”
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Anthropometric measurements as markers of elevated blood pressure among Portuguese children and adolescents by Edmar Mendes, Paulo Farinatti, Alynne Andaki, Susana Vale, Andreia Pizarro, Maria Paula Santos, Clarice Martins, Jorge Mota

“…Elevated BP was defined as systolic and/or diastolic BP > 90th percentile for age and sex. Age-adjusted partial correlations with BP were computed for body mass, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio. …”
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The Financial Implications of Pancreatic Surgery: The Hospital Is the Big Winner, Not the Surgeon! by Nitzan Zohar, MD, Avinoam Nevler, MD, Sean P. Maher, Matthew C. Rosenthal, Florence Williams, Wilbur B. Bowne, MD, FACS, Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS, Harish Lavu, MD, FACS

“…Longer operative time was correlated with increased hospital and anesthesia charges, without a significant increase in surgeon charges (P < 0.001, P < 0.001, and P = 0.2, respectively). Male sex, diabetes, and low serum albumin correlated with greater total hospital charges (P = 0.01, P = 0.01, and P = 0.03, respectively). …”
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Improving the quality of primary healthcare in Kosovo: Impact of targeted training of Quality Coordinators by Ardita Baraku, Gordana Pavleković

“…Further research is needed to evaluate the impact of sex and age and the possible role redefinition of QCs. …”
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Characteristics of the Small Bowel Lesions Detected by Capsule Endoscopy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Harunobu Kawamura, Eiji Sakai, Hiroki Endo, Leo Taniguchi, Yasuo Hata, Akiko Ezuka, Hajime Nagase, Takaomi Kessoku, Eiji Yamada, Hidenori Ohkubo, Takuma Higrashi, Yusuke Sekino, Tomoko Koide, Hiroshi Iida, Takashi Nonaka, Hirokazu Takahashi, Masahiko Inamori, Shin Maeda, Atsushi Nakajima

“…The incidence of small-bowel vascular lesions was significantly higher in CKD patients than in age-and-sex matched non-CKD patients (P<0.001). On the other hand, there was any significant difference of the incidence of small-bowel lesions between HD and non-HD patients. …”
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Effect of Rifaximin and a Multi-Strain Probiotic on the Intestinal Microbiome and Cardiovascular Risk Indicators in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease by E. A. Kashukh, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Kudryavtseva, G. S. Krasnov, V. I. Kazey, P. D. Sobolev, P. V. Gremyakova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Group 4 consisted of healthy individuals, comparable in age and sex with the examined CHD patients. In group 4, blood and stool tests were performed once to provide a comparison with group 1. …”
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Predictive factors of thrombosis during autologous stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma: Experience from EHU Oran (Algeria) by Mohammed Amine BEKADJA, Brahim BENZINEB, Mansour BELKACEM, Hafida OUDJERIOUAT, Badra ENTASOLTAN, Soufi OSMANI, Kamila AMANI, Samira BOUCHAMA, Leila CHAREF, Mohamed BRAHIMI, Abdessamad ARABI, Rachir Amar BOUHASS, Nabil YAFOUR

“…Results-Among 411 patients with MM underwent autologous transplantation of which 249 were male with a sex ratio of 1,53. The overall incidence of thrombosis was estimated at 18,49% (76 patients). …”
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Sequence of episodic memory-related behavioral and brain-imaging abnormalities in type 2 diabetes by Bo Hu, Ying Yu, Xin-Wen Yu, Min-Hua Ni, Yan-Yan Cui, Xin-Yu Cao, Ai-Li Yang, Yu-Xin Jin, Sheng-Ru Liang, Si-Ning Li, Pan Dai, Ke Wu, Lin-Feng Yan, Bin Gao, Guang-Bin Cui

“…Results T2D patients exhibited poorer memory, general cognitive function, and executive function compared to healthy controls after controlling age, sex, and education level. In the progression of T2D, functional interaction between brain regions showed abnormalities first, followed by memory tests, the cerebral spontaneous neural activity, and finally the gray matter volume. …”
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Liraglutide Decreases Liver Fat Content and Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Levels in Newly Diagnosed Overweight Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Diseas... by Xinyue Li, Xiaojuan Wu, Yumei Jia, Jing Fu, Lin Zhang, Tao Jiang, Jia Liu, Guang Wang

“…Twenty newly diagnosed overweight patients with T2DM and NAFLD were recruited. Twenty healthy age, sex, and body mass index (BMI) matched subjects were enrolled as the control group. …”
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Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its influencing factors among adult residents in Hebei province: a cross-sectional survey by Qianyu LI, Yajing CAO, Lijuan TANG, Yuhuan LIU, Xiaoying LU, Qi QI, Shifan WANG, Xiaoli LIU, Ze CUI

“…ConclusionsThe prevalence of dyslipidemia in adults in Hebei province is relatively low. Sex, age, place of residence, current smoking, body mass index, central obesity, sedentary behavior time, body fat percentage, and basal metabolic rate are the main influencing factors of dyslipidemia in adults in this region.…”
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