Development of a new data management system for the study of the gut microbiome of children who are small for their gestational age by Felix Manske, Magdalena Durda-Masny, Norbert Grundmann, Jan Mazela, Monika Englert-Golon, Marta Szymankiewicz-Bręborowicz, Joanna Ciomborowska-Basheer, Izabela Makałowska, Anita Szwed, Wojciech Makałowski

“…Here, we present the development of MetagenomicsDB (http://github.com/IOB-Muenster/MetagenomicsDB; accessed 2024/12/18), a central data management system for the study of the gut microbiome in children who are small for their gestational age (SGA). …”
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Association of Hormonal Contraceptives with Depression among Women in Reproductive Age Groups: A Cross-Sectional Analytic Study by Sadia Sultan, MD. Abu Bashar, Rahma M. Bazhair, Doaa O. Abdurahman, Renad A. Alrehaili, Meimouna E. Ennahoui, Yasmeen S. Alsulaiman, Seba D. Alamri, Elgawhara F. A. Mohamed

“…Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 326 women of the reproductive age group (15–49 years) attending the family planning unit of the obstetrics and gynecology department of a medical college in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Prevalence and Severity of Menopausal Symptoms and the Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women: A Study from Sri Lanka by Nirmala Rathnayake, Janaka Lenora, Gayani Alwis, Sarath Lekamwasam

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted with a randomly selected sample of premenopausal (n=184) and postmenopausal (n=166) community-dwelling healthy women aged 30-60 years. …”
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Comparison of 3 Aging Metrics in Dual Declines to Capture All-Cause Dementia and Mortality Risk: Cohort Study by Anying Bai, Shan He, Yu Jiang, Weihao Xu, Zhanyi Lin

“… Abstract BackgroundThe utility of aging metrics that incorporate cognitive and physical function is not fully understood. …”
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Association between combined healthy lifestyles and infertility: a cross-sectional study in US reproductive-aged women by Xiaofeng Ye, Xiaoxia Song, Sihang Zhou, Guoqing Chen, Liping Wang

“…This research seeks to explore the association between combined healthy lifestyles and infertility risk among women of reproductive age. Methods This study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 2013–2018), concentrating on 2,154 women aged 18 to 44. …”
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Virtual and Actual Corporealities in Bronze-Age Cyprus: Exploring Humanity through the Study of Anthropomorphic Figurines and Material Culture by Maria Mina

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A cross-tissue transcriptome-wide association study identified susceptibility genes for age-related macular degeneration by Hongfan Yang, Haofei Huang, Kunlin Pu

“…Abstract Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex multifactorial disease with a significant genetic component. …”
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Exploring motivation, goals, facilitators, and barriers to adopt health behaviors at retirement age: a focus group study by Paula Collazo-Castiñeira, Rocío Rodríguez-Rey, Gisela I. Delfino, Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft, Eva Topinková, Peter J. M. Weijs, Josje D. Schoufour, Macarena Sánchez-Izquierdo

“…Abstract Background This study qualitatively investigates retirement-age adults' perspectives on engaging in health behaviors such as physical activity or a healthy diet, distinguishing facilitators, barriers, goals, and motivations (the two later in line with Self-Determination Theory). …”
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Age-stratified analysis of the BMI-kidney stone relationship: findings from a national cross-sectional study by Liuliu Zhou, Wei Gu, Yufeng Jiang, Haimin Zhang

“…BackgroundThe association between body mass index (BMI) and kidney stone formation may vary across different age groups and follow nonlinear patterns.MethodsThis study analyzed data from NHANES 2009–2018, including 14,880 participants aged ≥20 years, to evaluate the association between BMI and the risk of kidney stones. …”
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Effects of aging-related muscle degeneration on dynamic stability during walking: a musculoskeletal computer simulation study by Shoma Kudo, Masahiro Fujimoto, Akinori Nagano

“…However, the specific causal relationships between these factors remain unclear. This study evaluated the effects of aging-related deficits in muscle properties on dynamic stability during walking.MethodsWalking movements were simulated using two-dimensional musculoskeletal models consisting of 18 Hill-type muscles. …”
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Comparison study of bioelectrical impedance analyzers for measuring lower limb muscle mass in middle-aged and elderly adults by Ai-Chun Huang, Hsueh-Kuan Lu, Chien-Wei Liang, Kuen-Chang Hsieh, Kuen-Chang Hsieh, Yi-Sung Tsai, Chung-Liang Lai, Chung-Liang Lai

“…Current bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) devices are capable of measuring LLMM, but validation studies are limited. This study compares the accuracy of BIA devices with different frequencies for measuring LLMM in middle-aged and elderly populations.MethodsLLMM measurements were obtained using the following devices: foot-to-foot dual-frequency (StarBIA201, 5, 50 KHz), multi-segment single-frequency (Tanita BC418, 50 KHz), dual-frequency (InBody270, 20, 100 KHz), triple-frequency (Tanita MC780MA, 5, 50, 250 KHz), and six-frequency (InBody770, 1, 5, 50, 250, 500, 1,000 KHz). …”
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Epidemiological features of uterine fibroid-associated imaging changes in Chinese women of reproductive age: a retrospective study by Wei Xu, Lijun Zhang, Qiuling Shi, Fan Xu, Ke Chen, Yanyan Huang, Ruoyan Gong, Yang Pu, Xueyao Su, Jiayuan Zhang, Bingqian Zhou

“…Objectives To investigate uterine fibroid (UF)-associated imaging changes, and their prevalence, incidence and potential risk factors in the Chinese population.Design This was a retrospective observational study using health examination data.Setting A physical examination centre in Nanchong, China, between October 2017 and December 2020.Participants A total of 33 915 Chinese women older than 15 years of age underwent uterine imaging during the study period.Primary and secondary outcome measures This study identified entries of UF-associated imaging changes through a two-round expert consultation and calculated prevalence and incidence of UF-associated imaging changes. …”
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Exploring patient preferences for intraocular lenses selection in age-related cataract: a discrete choice experiment study by Qiaolin Zhu, Qiaolin Zhu, Qiaolin Zhu, Qianqian Sun, Qianqian Sun, Qianqian Sun, Yujia Huo, Yujia Huo, Yujia Huo, Xiaoling Yang, Xiaoling Yang, Xiaoling Yang, Hehe Huang, Hehe Huang, Hehe Huang, Shanshan Qian, Shanshan Qian, Shanshan Qian, Wenjing Lin, Wentao Yan, Wentao Yan, Wentao Yan

“…Participants made choices based on different combinations of these attributes, and the data were analyzed using multinomial logit models (MNL) and latent class analysis (LCA) to identify preference heterogeneity.ResultsA total of 200 cataract patients (mean age 66.2 years, 58.5% female) participated in the study. …”
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Association between smoking status and health-related quality of life: a study on differences among age groups by Guanping Zhong, Yang Shu, Hongwei Li, Yuelin Zhou, Qiaoying Wei, Biao Yang, Lian Yang

“…PurposeThis study explored the effect of four different smoking statuses (non-smokers, moderate smokers, heavy smokers, and former smokers) on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among residents aged 15 years and older in Sichuan Province, China with consideration of potential differences among age groups (young, middle-aged, and older adults).MethodsThe EQ-5D-5L utility index and EQ-VAS score were used to measure HRQOL. …”
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Seizure prevalence in children aged up to 3 years: a longitudinal population-based cohort study in Japan by Kandai Nozu, Masahiro Nishiyama, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Yusuke Ishida, Kazumi Tomioka, Hiroki Takeda, Noriyuki Nishimura, Hiroki Mishina, Kazumoto Iijima, Hiroaki Nagase

“…Objective To investigate the prevalence of seizures/febrile seizures in children up to 3 years of age and examine the effects of gestational age at birth on the risk for febrile seizures.Design Retrospective longitudinal population-based cohort study.Setting Kobe City public health center, Kobe, Japan, from 2010 to 2018.Participants Children who underwent a medical check-up at 3 years of age.Methods Information regarding seizures was collected from the parents of 96 014 children. …”
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The Study on Early-Age Expansion and Shrinkage Model of Massive Self-Compacting Concrete Pumped in Steel Tube Column by Zhen-jun He, Meng-jia Ding, Zhen-wei Wang, Xue-sheng Zhang, Mei-gen Cao, Ming-wei Lei

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Chronic limb-threatening ischemia under the age of 50 – a single-center 12-year retrospective study by Inês Gueifão, Anita Quintas, Rita Soares Ferreira, Fábio Pais, Tiago Ribeiro, Joana Cardoso, Helena Fidalgo, Maria Emília Ferreira

“… INTRODUCTION: Premature peripheral artery disease (PAD), defined as occurring before or at the age of 50, is a poorly studied subset of PAD due to its low incidence. …”
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Relationship of Vitamin D Deficiency with Cervical Vertebral Maturation and Dental Age in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study by Golnoosh Azarbakhsh, Parastoo Iranparvar, Azita Tehranchi, Mahkameh Moshfeghi

“…This study aimed to assess the relationship between vitamin D deficiency, cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) as an indicator of skeletal age, and dental age in adolescent patients. …”
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Low-density Lipoproteins and Degrees of Cardiovascular Risk in Adults over 40 Years of Age: Case-control Study by Abel Pérez Pavón, Francisco Sánchez Hernández, Karla Doriam Gámez Ávalos, Donovan Casas Patiño, Alejandra Rodríguez Torres

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Rapid aging of influenza epidemics in China from 2005/06 to 2016/17: A population-based study by Weibo Tang, Hao Lei, Nan Zhang, Yaojing Wang, Shimeng Cai, Shuyi Ji, Lei Yang, Mengya Yang, Can Chen, Shigui Yang, Dayan Wang, Yuelong Shu

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