Changes in the Structural and Functional Albumin Properties in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis by A. A. Turkina, M. V. Maevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The control group consisted of 12 healthy volunteers, comparable in gender and age, without liver diseases. To assess the structural and functional ability, serum albumin was analyzed by EPR spectroscopy.Results. …”
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Intestinal Microbiota in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Systolic Dysfunction by M. V. Fadeeva, A. V. Kudryavtseva, G. S. Krasnov, M. R. Skhirtladze, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The control group consisted of 20 patients comparable to the main group by gender, age and underlying diseases in the absence of CHF. …”
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Combination of Gilbert's syndrome and gastrointestinal diseases by G. M. Dubrovina, O. K. Botvinyev, A. I. Kolotilina

“…Mutation of encoding gene — A (TA) 7TAA A is the principal cause of insufficiency of this enzyme, however development of clinical syndrome and severity of symptoms is related to other factors as well (male gender, additional genetic mutations, et al.). Provoking factors of jaundice attacks include fasting, infectious diseases, overstrain, effect of drugs and xenobiotics. …”
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X-linked ubiquitin-specific peptidase 11 (USP11) increases susceptibility to Cushing’s disease in women by Tao Zhang, Yanting Liu, Fang Liu, Kaiyu Guo, Runhua Tang, Jingwei Ye, Li Xue, Zhipeng Su, Zhe Bao Wu

“…Abstract The incidence of pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting PitNETs, commonly known as ACTH PitNETs, is significantly higher in females; however, the underlying causes for this gender disparity remain unclear. In this study, we analyzed the expression of deubiquitinating enzymes in functioning ACTH PitNETs from both male and female subjects using RNA sequencing and identified USP11 as a potential susceptibility factor contributing to the higher prevalence of these PitNETs in females. …”
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Relationship between dietary intake and atherogenic index of plasma in cardiometabolic phenotypes: a cross-sectional study from the Azar cohort population by Shirin Soheilifard, Elnaz Faramarzi, Reza Mahdavi

“…Adjustments were made for age, gender, socioeconomic status, and physical activity. …”
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HEAL-Dengue: Hospital- based Exploration, Analysis and Learning about Dengue Outcomes (HEAL-D-ALDO) by Aijaz Zeeshan Khan, Omer Sabir, Adnan Hussain Shahid, Muhammad Bilal Basit, Syeda Arzinda Fatima Shah, Qamar Sajad

“…A significant association between female gender and the necessity for packed cell volume and fresh frozen plasma transfusion was observed (OR (95% CI: 10.26 (2.23 – 96.24), p =0.0005).The significant risk factors for mortality were: presence of ascites, pleural effusion, organ dysfunction, need for PCV, FFP and platelet megaunit transfusion. …”
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Epidemiology of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Patients Attending at Hiwa Hospital in Sulaimani City, Iraq by Bushra Mohammed Ali, Hiwa Abas Ahmed

“…Chi-square test was employed to assess the association between different variables, P value of 0.05 or less considered as statistical significant This study included 70 cases and 70 controls were age and gender matched,  most of the cases were in between age 56-70 years old, illiterate 39(55.7%),  jobless 26(37.1%), from urban area 45 (64.3%) , married 65 (92.9%). had sufficient income and barely sufficient. …”
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USING E-LEARNING TO PREVENT INFORMATIONAL STRESS OF EMPLOYEES WORKING REMOTELY by Oleksandra Pinchuk, Nataliia I. Pinchuk, Olena I. Bondarchuk, Valentyna V. Balakhtar, Kateryna S. Pavlenok

“…There are statistically significant differences in gender, age, organizational and professional factors in stress development between employees with a conventional mode of remote work and employees with a forced remote work mode due to crisis conditions (Covid-19, war, etc.). …”
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Correlates of oral health-related quality of life in a sample of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Fatemeh Babadi, Atefeh Hasanzadeh, Mehdi Aghajari, Mahmood Karimy, Marzieh Araban

“…Of all variables examined, gender, age, duration of RA, Khuzestan nativity status, smoking, anemia, hyperlipidemia, DMFT index, general health, disability, diabetes, acute kidney disease, and hypertension were significantly associated with OHRQoL(p > 0.05). …”
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Gastrostomy uptake in motor neurone disease: a mixed-methods study of patients’ decision making by Natalie James, Emma Power, Anne Hogden, Julie Labra, Victoria M Flood

“…Participants took days, weeks or months to consider their preferences, with lengthy hospital waiting times for the procedure. Gender, site of onset and rate of disease progression were observed to contribute to uptake. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Motahare Shabestari, Forouzan Salari, Reyhaneh Azizi, Akram Ghadiri-Anari, Nasim Namiranian

“…Fifty-nine patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection during the first three months of the pandemic underwent follow-up laboratory tests six months post-diagnosis. An age- and gender-matched group of 59 noninfected individuals underwent follow-up tests six months after the pandemic’s onset. …”
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Multimorbidity in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Its Associations With Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Healthcare Costs: A Real-World Evidence Study by Dingwei Dai, Joaquim Fernandes, Xiaowu Sun, Laura Lupton, Vaughn W. Payne, Alexandra Berk

“…Multimorbidity patterns varied considerably across ASCVD patients and by age, gender, and social vulnerability status. Multimorbidity was strongly associated with ACEs and healthcare costs.…”
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Knowledge of Healthcare Professionals Regarding Hepatitis B in Rania Hospitals by Zhino Raouf Ali, Mohammed Rasol Ahmed, Khalid Muhamad Hamad, Zhiar Hussen Wsu

“…Also, the current study demonstrated a significant association between the educational level and HCP's knowledge regarding HBV, at a P value less than 0.05. on site other hand, there was no significant association between HCP's age, gender, marital status, years of employment, and training course concerning hepatitis with the level of knowledge regarding HBV. …”
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Common Risk Factors of Myocardial Infarction and Some Socio Demographic Characteristics in Sulaimani City by Bayan Omar Sharif, Samir Y. Lafi

“…Smoking was significant correlation with age, gender, level of education, and marital status (r = 0.34, 0.38, -0.23 and 0.17) respectively) (p value less than 0.05). …”
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Meta-analysis examining the association between low platelet monoamine oxidase levels and Zuckerman's sensation seeking scale in a sex dependent manner by Jordan Winfield, Ian A. Mendez, Gabriel A. Frietze

“…A subgroup analysis was used to examine the effects of gender. The REM yielded a weighted average correlation of −0.22 (95% CI = −0.33, −0.10) for the effect sizes of males, −0.22 (95% CI = −0.47, 0.06) for the effect sizes of females, and −0.23 (95% CI = −0.38, −0.06) for the effect sizes that included both males and females. …”
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Validation of the Food Safe Zone questionnaire for families of individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome by Elisabeth M. Dykens, Elizabeth Roof, Hailee Hunt-Hawkins, Theresa V. Strong

“…Convergent validity analyses revealed that parents implemented FSZ strategies in response to the severity of their child’s hyperphagia, and not their child’s age, gender or PWS genetic subtype. Conclusions The psychometrically sound FSZ holds promise for future research, especially on the effects of food safety tactics on family members. …”
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Public knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers to skin cancer screening in the United Arab Emirates. by Anan S Jarab, Walid Al-Qerem, Karem H Alzoubi, Mariam Al Mohammad, Shrouq R Abu Heshmeh, Yazid N Al Hamarneh, Tareq Mukattash, Maher Khdour

“…Older age (OR = 0.985, 95%CI: 0.971-0.998) and lack of health insurance (OR = 0.478, 95%CI: 0.301-0.758) were associated with lower screening practices. Female gender (OR = 1.833, 95%CI: 1.361-2.469), being married (OR = 1.415, 95%CI: 1.006-1.992), being a non-smoker (OR = 1.568, 95%CI: 1.045-2.352) or a former smoker (OR = 2.555, 95% CI: 1.082-6.034), and more favourable attitudes (OR = 1.071, 95%CI: 1.044-1.096) were associated with higher screening practices.…”
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Changes in primary healthcare workforce burnout during and after the termination of COVID-19 emergency response: A one-and-half-year observational study by Xueji Wu, Huihong Ruan, Xiaoying Feng, Chaojun Xie, Ronald R. O’Donnell, Zhoubin Zhang

“…No significant differences in demographics, including age, gender, education attainment, work experience, or seniority level were observed. …”
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Hypnotics' association with mortality or cancer: a matched cohort study by Daniel F Kripke, Lawrence E Kline, Robert D Langer

“…This study extends previous reports associating hypnotics with excess mortality.Setting A large integrated health system in the USA.Design Longitudinal electronic medical records were extracted for a one-to-two matched cohort survival analysis.Subjects Subjects (mean age 54 years) were 10 529 patients who received hypnotic prescriptions and 23 676 matched controls with no hypnotic prescriptions, followed for an average of 2.5 years between January 2002 and January 2007.Main outcome measures Data were adjusted for age, gender, smoking, body mass index, ethnicity, marital status, alcohol use and prior cancer. …”
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Factors influencing emotional driving: examining the impact of arousal on the interplay between age, personality, and driving behaviors by Zhegong Shangguan, Xiao Han, Younesse El Mrhasli, Nengchao Lyu, Adriana Tapus

“…However, In the study of emotional driving, research often focuses on the impact of single factors such as age, gender, and personality, while the interplay between these multiple factors is a challenge. …”
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