What all physicians should know about women’s health: a Delphi study by Susanna Price, Eva Gerdts, Julien Mazières, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Fedde Scheele, Chiara Benedetto, Kerry Wilbur, Gertraud Stadler, Marieke Wermer, Jeanine Roeters van Lennep, Merel H de Heer-Koster, Vesna Bjegović-Mikanović, Indre Banaitytė-Baleišienė, Mary Perdiou, Alyson McGregor, Connie Newman, Simona Stankevičiūtė, Iris E Sommer, Florence Thibaut, Karine van 't Land

“…Objectives Over the past few decades, knowledge of women’s health regarding sex and gender differences in health has increased but transfer of these new insights into medical education and clinical practice is lagging, resulting in substandard care for women compared with men. …”
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RADAR-AD: assessment of multiple remote monitoring technologies for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease by Manuel Lentzen, Srinivasan Vairavan, Marijn Muurling, Vasilis Alepopoulos, Alankar Atreya, Merce Boada, Casper de Boer, Pauline Conde, Jelena Curcic, Giovanni Frisoni, Samantha Galluzzi, Martha Therese Gjestsen, Mara Gkioka, Margarita Grammatikopoulou, Lucrezia Hausner, Chris Hinds, Ioulietta Lazarou, Alexandre de Mendonça, Spiros Nikolopoulos, Dorota Religa, Gaetano Scebba, Pieter Jelle Visser, Gayle Wittenberg, Vaibhav A. Narayan, Neva Coello, Anna-Katharine Brem, Dag Aarsland, Holger Fröhlich, on behalf of RADAR-AD

“…Our approach involved a univariate analysis using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) to analyze individual features of six RMTs while adjusting for variables such as age, sex, years of education, clinical site, BMI and season. …”
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Identification of Clusters in a Population With Obesity Using Machine Learning: Secondary Analysis of The Maastricht Study by Maik JM Beuken, Melanie Kleynen, Susy Braun, Kees Van Berkel, Carla van der Kallen, Annemarie Koster, Hans Bosma, Tos TJM Berendschot, Alfons JHM Houben, Nicole Dukers-Muijrers, Joop P van den Bergh, Abraham A Kroon, Iris M Kanera

“…The most significant categorical variable was sex (P<.001). A significantly higher proportion (997/1521, 65.55%) in cluster 2 were male compared to the other 2 clusters (885/2607, 33.95%; P<.001). …”
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Cardiovascular function shows early impairment in asymptomatic adolescents diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus: an ultrasound-derived myocardial work study by Martina Ghirardo, Martina Ghirardo, Irene Cattapan, Irene Cattapan, Jolanda Sabatino, Jolanda Sabatino, Alice Pozza, Alice Pozza, Jennifer Fumanelli, Jennifer Fumanelli, Martina Avesani, Joaquin Gutierrez De Rubalcava Doblas, Carlo Moretti, Biagio Castaldi, Giovanni Di Salvo

“…A comparison of MW parameters with the data from 31 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers from a previous study in our lab was carried out.ResultsIn our population, the glycemic control parameters showed suboptimal control. …”
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Eye Collateral Channel Characteristic Analysis and Identification Model Construction of Mild Cognitive Impairment by WU Tiecheng, CAO Lei, YIN Lianhua, HE Youze, LIU Zhizhen, YANG Minguang, XU Ying, WU Jinsong

“…Eligible subjects were matched on a 1∶1 propensity score according to sex, age, and years of education and were divided into MCI group and normal cognition group, with 158 cases in each group. …”
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Reactive agility training to prevent frailty in older adults – a randomized controlled trial. by Eric Lichtenstein, Martin Keller, Ralf Roth, Sebastian Ludyga, Oliver Faude

“…After controlling for age, sex, and BMI, the analysis revealed, on average, at least small effects in favor of the AT group for Go/No-Go task parameters (0.18 < d < 0.47), perceived stress (d = 0.42), psychosocial well-being (d = 0.33), social relationships (d = 0.26), as well as single-task gait speed (d = 0.34). …”
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Relationship between internet gaming disorder, interpersonal needs, loneliness, and depression among adolescents using a chain mediation model by GAO-QU Yige, MUZAI Baier, DONG Jingwen, ZHAO Yuxi, ZHU Pengyu, GU Xicheng, LIU Shangbin, CAI Yong, YUAN Dong, WANG Ying

“…The survey was conducted with a questionnaire consisting of general information (sex, age, grade, parents’ education level), the Chinese version of the IGDS9-SF, the INQ-15, the short-form of the ULS-8 and the PHQ-9 were used to evaluate the depression status of adolescents. …”
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Predictors of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with connective tissue disease treated by pulsed methylprednisolone therapy: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Haruka Ito, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Akatsuki Kokaze, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Kazuteru Noguchi, Kiyoshi Matsui, Bunki Natsumoto, Keishi Fujio, Yutaro Hayashi, Yuko Kaneko, Takahisa Gono, Koh Okamoto, Shu Okugawa, Kyoji Moriya, Hirohiko Sueki

“…Peripheral blood cell data before the start of p-MPSL therapy and at the start of steroid tapering were collected in addition to baseline characteristics, including age, sex, and body mass index. CMV infection was defined as detection of one or more CMV antigen-positive cells (CMV-positive). …”
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Increased serum soluble PD-l1 levels in patients with advanced stages of chronic kidney disease by Ayaka Hayashi, Ayaka Hayashi, Hiroto Ishihara, Mayuko Kawabe, Kazuhiko Kato, Kazuhiko Kato, Akio Nakashima, Akio Nakashima, Izumi Yamamoto, Teppei Sakano, Teppei Sakano, Hiroe Kobashi, Makoto Morita, Makoto Morita, Takashi Yokoo, Mitsuyoshi Urashima

“…In the Vaccine and Cancer cohorts, sPD-L1 levels increased significantly with age (P &lt; 0.001) and male sex (P &lt; 0.001). In the Vaccine Cohort, elevated median sPD-L1 levels (pg/mL) were significantly associated with CKD stage progression (P &lt; 0.001), showing exponentially higher levels with CKD progression. …”
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Pulmonary artery catheter use in acute myocardial infarction‐cardiogenic shock by Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, Aditi Shankar, Sri Harsha Patlolla, Abhiram Prasad, Malcolm R. Bell, Jacob C. Jentzer, Shilpkumar Arora, Saarwaani Vallabhajosyula, Bernard J. Gersh, Allan S. Jaffe, David R. Holmes Jr, Shannon M. Dunlay, Gregory W. Barsness

“…Greater proportion of admissions to urban teaching hospitals received PACs (9.5%) compared with urban non‐teaching (7.1%) and rural hospitals (5.4%); P < 0.001. Younger age, male sex, white race, higher comorbidity, noncardiac organ failure, use of mechanical circulatory support, and noncardiac support were independent predictors of PAC use. …”
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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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Risk factors associated with degenerative glenohumeral osteoarthritis by Ravi Prakash, Nitin B Jain, Ziyi Chen, Folefac D Atem, Michael S Khazzam, Rashmi Pathak, Daniel Tai, Ursa BezanPetric, Estefanie Garduno Rapp

“…Univariate, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and multivariate analyses identified risk factors, including age, body mass index (BMI), sex, work-related shoulder problems, shoulder disability, dislocation, previous trauma, surgery, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, depression, heart disease, OA, night pain and overall sleep quality.Results A total of 1827 cases and 1556 controls were identified for GH OA. …”
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Cement-within-cement technique in revision reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: complications, reoperations, and revision rates at 5-year mean follow-up by Rodrigo de Marinis, MD, John W. Sperling, Jr., Erick M. Marigi, MD, Ausberto Velasquez Garcia, MD, Eric R. Wagner, MD, Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, MD, PhD

“…The most frequent causes of re-revision surgery were aseptic glenoid component loosening (n = 4) and instability (n = 4), with only 2 (2.9%) patients developing humeral component loosening (at 2 and 5 years, respectively). Male sex was associated with an increased risk of revision surgery (hazard ratio [HR], 3.52 [95% confidence interval [CI] 1.22-10.18]; P = .02) and complications (HR, 3.56 [95% CI, 1.40-9.07]; P = .008). …”
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Associations of early life per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure with body mass index and risk of overweight or obesity at age 2–18 years: Mixture analysis in the pro... by Zeyu Li, Guoying Wang, Joseph M. Braun, Xiumei Hong, Giehae Choi, Shawn P. O’Leary, Chang Ho Yu, Colleen Pearson, William G. Adams, Zhihua (Tina) Fan, Jessie P. Buckley, Xiaobin Wang

“…We explored the effect modification by maternal pre-pregnancy OWO, child age, sex, and race. Results: Maternal plasma samples had PFAS detection frequencies from 87 % to 100 % and geometric means ranging from 0.11 to 3.67 ng/mL. …”
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Characterisation of the effects of the chemotherapeutic agent paclitaxel on neuropathic pain-related behaviour, anxiodepressive behaviour, cognition, and the endocannabinoid system... by Chiara Di Marino, Chiara Di Marino, Chiara Di Marino, Chiara Di Marino, Álvaro Llorente-Berzal, Álvaro Llorente-Berzal, Álvaro Llorente-Berzal, Alba M. Diego, Alba M. Diego, Alba M. Diego, Ariadni Bella, Ariadni Bella, Ariadni Bella, Laura Boullon, Laura Boullon, Laura Boullon, Esther Berrocoso, Esther Berrocoso, Esther Berrocoso, Michelle Roche, Michelle Roche, Michelle Roche, David P. Finn, David P. Finn, David P. Finn

“…The neurobiological mechanisms behind this sex difference are still largely unclear, and the endocannabinoid system, which exhibits sexual dimorphism and plays a key role in pain regulation, is a promising area for further studies. …”
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Association of Fontan Pathophysiology With Plasma Bile Acids by Ashish H. Shah, MD, MD-Research, Arun Surendran, MSc, Pedram Hassan-Tash, BSc, MD, C. Nolan Turnbull, BSc, Nicole Johnston, MSc, David Goodlett, BSc, PhD, Jun Han, PhD, Robin A. Ducas, MD, James W. Tam, MD, Eberhard Renner, MD, Todd A. Duhamel, PhD, Michel Aliani, MSc, PhD, Amir Ravandi, MD, PhD, Richard A. Krasuski, MD

“…Methods: Patients with Fontan circulation were compared to age- and sex-matched healthy controls with regard to body composition, markers of frailty, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, and resting and exercise-augmented hemodynamics. …”
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The Relationship between Simple Snoring and Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study by Juanjuan Zou, Fan Song, Huajun Xu, Yiqun Fu, Yunyan Xia, Yingjun Qian, Jianyin Zou, Suru Liu, Fang Fang, Lili Meng, Hongliang Yi, Jian Guan, Huaming Zhu, Bin Chen, Shankai Yin

“…The polynomial linear trend test was used to assess the linear trend across snoring intensity for metabolic score, and logistic regression was used to evaluate the odds ratios (ORs) for MetS after controlling for age, sex, obesity, smoking status, and alcohol consumption. …”
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Biological embodiment of educational attainment and future risk of breast cancer: findings from a French prospective cohort by Cyrille Delpierre, Raphaële Castagné, Eloïse Berger, Gianluca Severi, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Laura Baglietto, Laure Dossus, Amandine Gelot, Richard Dudouet

“…Specific biomarkers associated with the cardiovascular (systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL)), inflammatory (C reactive protein (CRP)) and hormonal systems (sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and oestradiol) were found socially distributed (OR CRP-high=0.70 (95% CI 0.54; 0.91), OR TG-high=0.79 (95% CI 0.61; 1.04), OR DBP-high=0.69 (95% CI 0.53; 0.90), OR SBP-high=0.57 (95% CI 0.44; 0.74), OR HDL-high=0.79 (95% CI 0.60; 1.03), (OR SHBG-high=0.67 (95% CI 0.52; 0.88), OR oestradiol-high=1.34 (95% CI 1.00; 1.79); model 1). …”
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Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Ventricular Arrhythmia in Elderly Patients with Coronary Heart Disease by Ying Dong, Yajun Shi, Jinli Wang, Qing Dan, Ling Gao, Chenghui Zhao, Yang Mu, Miao Liu, Chengliang Yin, Rilige Wu, Yuqi Liu, Yang Li, Xueping Wang

“…In the multiparameter model, seven independent predictors were selected: LVEF, LAV, HLP, QTcd, sex, Tp-e/QT, and age. Increased HLP, Tp-e/QT, QTcd, age, and LAV were risk factors (RR > 1), while female and increased LVEF were protective factors (RR < 1). …”
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Topographical mapping of metabolic abnormalities in multiple sclerosis using rapid echo-less 3D-MR spectroscopic imaging at 7T by Eva Niess, Assunta Dal-Bianco, Bernhard Strasser, Fabian Niess, Lukas Hingerl, Beata Bachrata, Stanislav Motyka, Paulus Rommer, Siegfried Trattnig, Wolfgang Bogner

“…Materials and Methods: This study included 26 MS patients (13 women; median age 34) and 13 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (7 women; median age 33). …”
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