Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania 2021-2024. by Andrew D Marques, Matthew Hogenauer, Natalie Bauer, Michelle Gibison, Beatrice DeMarco, Scott Sherrill-Mix, Carter Merenstein, Ronald G Collman, Roderick B Gagne, Frederic D Bushman

“…Analysis showed no association of SARS-CoV-2 prevalence with age, sex, or diagnosis with Chronic Wasting Disease. …”
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Depression, Anxiety, and Stress In The Time of COVID-19 Pandemic In Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Niaz mustafa kamal, Nasih Othman

“…In regression analysis, notably female sex was a significant independent factor for higher levels of depression (coefficient 1.89, p<0.05), anxiety (coefficient 2.19, p<0.001), and stress (coefficient 1.52, p<0.05). …”
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Lymphocyte levels in Crohn’s disease patients in clinical remission are significantly lower than those in healthy people by Asi He, Tulan Hu, Linzhen Li

“…Results There were significant differences in lymphocyte count (P < 0.001), lymphocyte percentage (P < 0.001), neutrophil count (P = 0.038), and neutrophil percentage (P < 0.001) between CD patients and normal people, but no statistically significant differences in sex (P = 0.216), age (P = 0.745), and white blood cell count (P = 0.757). …”
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HIV Infection in Iran: An Update on Epidemiology, Testing and Gaps by Seyed Ahmad Seyed Alinaghi, Mohammad Mahdi Roozbahani, Behnam Farhoudi, Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi, Shayesteh Jahanfar

“…Among high-risk populations in Iran, HIV prevalence peaks at 3.5% among people who inject drugs and 2.5% among men who have sex with men. Despite progress in achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets for HIV diagnosis, treatment, and viral suppression, significant gaps remain in early detection and reaching vulnerable populations, including pre-exposure prophylaxis and targeted outreach to key populations. …”
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Identification of specific risk factors and predictive analytics for cardio-cerebral arterial stenosis: a comparative study utilizing framingham risk stratification insights by Gege Zhang, Sijie Dong, Fanfan Feng, Weihao Kan, Taozhen Shi, Hongmei Ding, Ruiguo Dong

“…Significant differences in age, sex, and the risk factors were observed among risk groups. …”
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The impact of polypharmacy on health outcomes in the aged: A retrospective cohort study. by Irene Boateng, Carlos Rodriguez Pascual, Paul Grassby, Zahid Asghar, Kinda Ibrahim

“…The association between polypharmacy and mortality, falls, adverse drug reactions, or hospitalization was determined using cox regression analysis while confounding for age, sex, Charlson's comorbidity index, potentially inappropriate medicines, hospitalization prior to study, and falls prior to study. …”
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Bycatch of common pollinators in pheromone baited traps for monitoring corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Missouri Industrial Hemp by Clement Akotsen-Mensah, Isaac N. Ativor, Caroline N. Foba, Valliyodan Babu

“…Commercially available green, clear, tricolor bucket traps Heliothis Scentry and Scentry Delta 1X traps baited with H. zea sex pheromones were evaluated in 2021 and 2022. …”
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Underutilized and neglected crop species and their role in enhancing household food security amid climate change, Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia by Dessalegn Shiferaw Yesuph, Dabalke Dabala Dalka, Masresha Tadesse Baye

“…The analysis revealed that 50 % of respondents have poor food consumption, 30 % are at the borderline, and only 20 % are at an acceptable level. Factors such as age, sex, farming experience, household size, and farm size significantly impact the production and consumption of these crops. …”
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Association of face mask use with self-reported cardiovascular symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic by Nicholas Wen Sheng Chew, Raymond Ching Chiew Wong, Andie Hartanto Djohan, Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Ping Chai, Tiong-Cheng Yeo, Huay-Cheem Tan, Ching-Hui Sia

“…Independent predictors for self-reported cardiovascular symptoms during mask use were moderate–high physical activity during mask use (odds ratio [OR] 1.634, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.176–2.270, P = 0.003), duration of mask use for ≥3 h (OR 1.672, 95% CI 1.189–2.352, P = 0.003) and type of mask used, after adjusting for age, sex, healthcare-based worker status and presence of comorbidities. …”
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Naads and Poverty Reduction in Kabale District by Matthew, Jimtexkuule

“…The key factors affecting participation were identified as purpose of the project, institution hosting the project, sex of beneficiary, membership to organized groups and, communication and information sharing. …”
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Dietary phytochemical index and the risk of gallstone disease: a case-control study by Mohammad Abdulmohsin Jebur, Ghufran Lutfi Ismaeel, Haitham Mukhklif Salim, Ammar Hussein Ahmed, Israa Habeeb Naser

“…This significant association remained even after adjusting for age and sex, and the odds ratio slightly strengthened. In the final adjusted model, which accounted for additional confounders such as physical activity, BMI, smoking, socioeconomic status (SES), and dietary intake of energy, participants in the highest tertile of total PI still had a lower risk of gallston compared to those in the lowest tertile (OR and 95% CI = 0.51 (0.28–0.90), p for trend = 0.031. …”
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Analysis of Calcaneal Bone Mineral Density (cBMD) in Healthy College Students by Jason E. Bennett, Tricia M. Austin, Ann M. Hayes, Mark F. Reinking

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose The purposes of this study were to: 1) examine the influence of physical activity on cBMD in healthy college students (HCS), 2) determine if there is an association between cBMD, body mass index (BMI), sex, menstrual history, and history of BSI in HCS, and 3) compare the cBMD of HCS to cBMD data collected on intercollegiate athletes (ICA) from a previous study…”
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Comparison of frailty instruments for predicting mortality and prolon ged hospitalization in acute coronary syndrome patients. by Anne Langsted, Jocelyne Benatar, Andrew Kerr, Katherine Bloomfield, Gerry Devlin, Alexander Sasse, David Smythe, Andrew To, Harvey White, Gerrard Wilkins, Ralph Stewart

“…The hazard ratio (HR) for mortality, adjusted for age and sex, for patients with an EFS score ≥9 (n = 197) compared to ≤2 (n = 331) was 5.0 (95% CI: 3.4-7.4). …”
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Mapping genomic regions affecting sensitivity to bovine respiratory disease on chromosome X using selective DNA pooling by Ehud Lipkin, Maria Giuseppina Strillacci, Miri Cohen-Zinder, Harel Eitam, Moran Yishay, Morris Soller, Carlotta Ferrari, Alessandro Bagnato, Ariel Shabtay

“…The relatively large number of affecting regions and the candidate genes on the sex chromosome may explain part of the higher susceptibility of males and provide genomic and management targets for mitigating this disease.…”
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Comparison of observational methods to identify and characterize post-COVID syndrome in the Netherlands using electronic health records and questionnaires. by Isabelle Bos, Lisa Bosman, Rinske van den Hoek, Willemijn van Waarden, Matthijs S Berends, Maarten S Homburg, Tim Olde Hartman, Jean Muris, Lilian S Peters, Bart Knottnerus, Karin S Hek, Robert A Verheij

“…Across all methods and classifications, the mean age of individuals with PCS was around 53 years and they were more often female. There were small sex differences in the type of symptoms and overall symptoms were persistent for 6 months. …”
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No Effect of Return to Sport Test Batteries with and without Psychological PROs on the Risk of a Second ACL Injury: A Critical Assessment of Four Different Test Batteries by Ramana Piussi, Rebecca Simonson, Johan Högberg, Roland Thomeé, Kristian Samuelsson, Eric Hamrin Senorski

“… # Design Retrospective Cohort study # Methods Patients' sex, age, height and weight, and the results of strength and hop tests, as well as answers to PRO's (including Tegner activity scale, the ACL Return to Sport after Injury scale (ACL-RSI) as well as the Quality of Life (QoL) subscale of the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score \[KOOS\]), were extracted from a rehabilitation-specific registry. …”
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Quantifying the Burden of Shoulder and Hip Pain In Water Polo Players Across Different Playing Levels by Michael Girdwood, Marilyn Webster

“…Risk ratios were used to determine differences between playing levels and sex. # Results One hundred, fifty-three respondents completed the questionnaire (57% female). …”
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The role of multifocal visual evoked potential in detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis by Reem M. Sabry, Osama Hamad, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Khalil, Sahar Ibrahim Mohammed, Ragaey Ahmad Eid, Hanan Hosny

“…Methods Forty-five patients with compensated hepatic cirrhosis were enrolled in our study and compared to 45 normal controls who were matched for age, sex and educational level. Both groups underwent psychological tests (PHES, PAL, BVRT) and neurophysiological tests (mfVEP). …”
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Impact of Obesity Visceral Adiposity and Metabolic Syndrome on Male Fertility by Esra Bahar Gur, Ebru Sahin Gulec, Sadik Ince, Mehmet Zeynel Keskin, Ahmet Demir, Baris Sengul, Mehmet Serkan Gur

“…RESULTS: It was seen that only total testosterone of sex hormones decreased significantly in the obesity group (p=0.003). …”
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Socioeconomic factors associated with the number of children ever born by married Ghanaian females: a cross-sectional analysis by Felix Boakye Oppong, Divine Darlington Logo, Dennis Boateng, Ephraim Kumi Senkyire

“…Bivariate and multivariate analyses were considered for all models.Setting The study was conducted in all 10 administrative regions of Ghana.Participants Married females aged between 15 and 49 years.Primary and secondary outcome measures Socioeconomic factors associated with married females’ CEB.Results In all three models, place of residence, zone, wealth index, age, age at marriage, media exposure, level of education, number of abortions and age at first sex were all significantly (p&lt;0.05) associated with CEB. …”
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