The impact of delay in HIV diagnosis on patient survival: analysis of HIV infection trends from 2007 to 2023 by Riyaz A. Shaik, Sharan K. Holyachi, Mohammad S. Ahmad, Mohammed Miraj, Syed Yousaf Kazmi, Mohammad Rehan Asad, Ali Faraz, Mirwais Ramozi, Ritu Kumar Ahmad

“…Demographic and clinical variables including age, gender, HIV status, treatment, laboratory parameters, TB infection and survival were investigated. …”
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Factors impacting hospitalisation and related health service costs in cancer survivors in Australia: Results from a population data linkage study in Queensland (COS‐Q) by Katharina M. D. Merollini, Louisa G. Collins, Andrew T. Jones, Joanne F. Aitken, Michael G. Kimlin

“…Generalised linear models were fitted to explore associations between socio‐demographic (age, sex, country of birth, marital status, occupation, geographic remoteness category and socio‐economic index) and clinical (cancer type, year of/time since diagnosis, vital status and care type) factors with mean annual hospital costs and mean episode costs. …”
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Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Syrian Adolescent Refugees and Local Adolescent Turkish Citizens: A Comparative Study at a Tertiary Care Maternity Hospital in Türkiye by Ceren Golbasi, Tayfun Vural, Burak Bayraktar, Hakan Golbasi, Alkim Gulsah Sahingoz Yildirim

“…The study included a total of 6,021 patients aged 19 years or younger pregnancy who gave birth at our hospital. …”
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Pendekatan Model ADDIE dan Framework MDA pada Gamifikasi Edukasi Pendidikan Seks Anak Usia Dini by Cynthia Hayat, Stefani Cancerita

“…Abstract The aim of this study is to educate children about sex education at an early age according to the age category determined by WHO. …”
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Comparison of Healthcare Encounters and Drug Persistence in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Receiving Oral Selexipag, Inhaled Iloprost, or Parenteral Treprostinil: A... by Ci Song, Peter Kunovszki, Amélie Beaudet

“…Eligible patients were ≥18 years of age with ≥1 ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM diagnosis code indicating pulmonary hypertension and no diagnosis code suggesting Group 3–5 pulmonary hypertension. …”
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Network relationship between cognitive function and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: an observational study from Beijing by Yitian Ye, Yichun Zhang, Jiaju Ren, Yanbo Zhu, Yanbo Zhu

“…Future research should explore causal relationships and develop scalable strategies to support aging populations.…”
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The Association of Retinal Disease with Vision Impairment and Functional Status in Medicare Patients by Vincent Garmo, Xiaohui Zhao, Carmen D. Ng, Aimee Near, Tania Banerji, Keiko Wada, Gary Oderda, Diana Brixner, Joseph Biskupiak, Ferhina S. Ali, Archad M. Khanani, Alicia Menezes, Ibrahim M. Abbass

“…**Background:** The association of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and retinal vein occlusion (RVO) with functional status in the general Medicare population are not well established. …”
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Assessment of Blood Pressure Control Status Among Hypertensive Patients Attending Rwandan District Hospital NCD Clinics: A Retrospective Follow-Up Study by Evariste Ntaganda, Ziad El-Khatib, Regine Mugeni, Boniface Nsengiyumva, Clarisse Musanabaganwa, James Gafirita, Francois Uwinkindi, Richard Kalisa

“…Results Blood pressure control was achieved in 41.5% of hypertensive patients (n = 438/1,055). The majority were aged > 60 years (mean age 62; n = 663/1,055; 62.8%), and women, with approximately three-quarters of patients (n = 796/1,055; 75.5%) had a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 Kg/m2 and the majority (n = 843/1,055; 79.9%) resided in rural districts. …”
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Biologic Cost per Effectively Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient in a Large Managed Care Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Tao Gu, Neel Shah, Gaurav Deshpande, Derek H. Tang, Debra F. Eisenberg, David J. Harrison

“…**Results:** The cohort comprised 4844 patients (mean age 48.6 years, 76.4% female). Average first-year biologic cost ranged from $14 795 (golimumab) to $19 520 (abatacept). …”
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Real-World Clinical Outcomes and Treatment Patterns Among Black and Non-Black Patients With Prostate Cancer Initiated on Apalutamide in a Urology Setting by Benjamin H. Lowentritt, Carmine Rossi, Erik Muser, Frederic Kinkead, Bronwyn Moore, Patrick Lefebvre, Dominic Pilon, Shawn Du

“…**Results:** This study included 589 patients with mCSPC (mean age, 75.9 years) and 406 patients with nmCRPC (mean age, 78.8 years). …”
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Global, regional and national burden of asthma attributable to NO2 from 1990 to 2021: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Chunyi Zhang, Jian Sun, Jingli Li, E Qin, Lingjing Liu, Guimei Pu

“…In contrast, Oceania and Southeast Asia showed increasing trends in asthma burden, with EAPCs of 2.33% (95% CI 1.57% to 3.10%) and 1.14% (95% CI 0.81% to 1.47%), respectively. The 5–9 age group carried the highest asthma burden, reflecting the vulnerability of younger children to NO₂ exposure. …”
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Hepatic and renal functions of paediatric patients with thalassaemia: a cross-sectional study from two large thalassaemia centres in Sri Lanka by Meranthi Fernando, Anuja Premawardhena, Sachith Mettananda, Hashan Pathiraja, Wasana Wijenayake, Raveen Thennakoon, Dayananda Bandara, Roshitha De Silva

“…Data were collected by interviewing parents and patients, performing physical examinations and perusing clinical records.Results 72 children (girls 52.8%) were recruited. The mean age was 7.3 years (SD 3.8). A majority (44 (61.1%)) had β-thalassaemia major, while 22 (30.6%) had haemoglobin E β-thalassaemia. 55 children (76.4%) were transfusion dependent. …”
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UK multiple sclerosis risk-sharing scheme: a new natural history dataset and an improved Markov model by Jacqueline Palace, Martin Duddy, Thomas Bregenzer, Mike Boggild, Joel Oger, Helen Tremlett, Charles Dobson, Fheng Zhu

“…A continuous Markov model with ‘onset age’ as a binary covariate was deemed the most suitable model for future RSS analysis.Conclusions A new untreated MS cohort from British Columbia has been selected and will be modelled using a continuous Markov model with onset age as a baseline covariate. …”
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Late initiation of antenatal care visit amid implementation of new antenatal care model in Sub-Saharan African countries: A multilevel analysis of multination population survey dat... by Kusse Urmale Mare, Gashaye Gobena Andargie, Abdulkerim Hassen Moloro, Ahmed Adem Mohammed, Osman Ahmed Mohammed, Beriso Furo Wengoro, Begetayinoral Kussia Lahole, Tesfahun Simon Hadaro, Simeon Meskele Leyto, Petros Orkaido Mamo, Abdulhakim Hora Hedato, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Temesgen Gebeyehu Wondmeneh, Oumer Abdulkadir Ebrahim, Kebede Gemeda Sabo

“…<h4>Results</h4>The pooled prevalence of late antenatal care visit among pregnant women in SSA was 53.8% [95% CI: 46.2% - 61.3%], ranging from 27.8% in Liberia to 75.8% in Nigeria. Women's age and education, working status, partner's education, health insurance coverage, birth order, household wealth, age at marriage, decision on health care, residence, and community-level women's illiteracy were the factors associated with late antenatal care visit.…”
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The effects of circuit hydraulic weight interval training on body composition and progression of resistance in recreationally exercising pre- and postmenopausal women: an 18-week q... by Małgorzata Socha, Paulina Ćwieląg, Waldemar Andrzejewski

“…Mature women are increasingly turning to fitness clubs to improve their physique and protect themselves from diseases and the progressive aging process. The multitude of training systems proposed to women by fitness clubs leads to the search for solutions that will bring positive health results. …”
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The status of serum 25(OH)D levels is related to breast cancer by Mohammad Momivand, Mahta Razaghi, Farshid Mohammadi, Edris Hoseinzadeh, Roya Najafi-Vosough

“…These participants were matched with 40 age- and Vit. D serum level-matched women without breast cancer. …”
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Regional insights on the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of carbapenem and colistin-resistant gram-negative bacteria: an observational cross-sectional study fro... by Nazia Khursheed, Fareeha Adnan, Moiz Ahmed Khan, Ramlla Hatif

“…Most patients with colistin-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections were males (57%), aged 31–49 and ≥ 50 years (37% each), and in-patients (60%). …”
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Pre-injury frailty and clinical care trajectory of older adults with trauma injuries: A retrospective cohort analysis of A large level I US trauma center. by Oluwaseun Adeyemi, Corita Grudzen, Charles DiMaggio, Ian Wittman, Ana Velez-Rosborough, Mauricio Arcila-Mesa, Allison Cuthel, Helen Poracky, Polina Meyman, Joshua Chodosh

“…<h4>Results</h4>The mean (SD) age of the study population was 80 (8.9) years, and the population was predominantly female (64%) and non-Hispanic White (60%). …”
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Altered Knee Loading Following Primary ACL Repair versus ACL Reconstruction by Steven Singleton, Harrison Scofield, Brittany Davis, Alexandra Waller, Craig Garrison, Shiho Goto, Joseph Hannon

“… # Study type Case Control Study # Methods The ACL-r group \[n: 15, age(yrs): 38.8±13.9\] sustained a proximal ACL disruption that was amenable to repair, while the ACL-R group \[n: 15, age(yrs): 25.60±1.7\] underwent primary reconstruction with patella bone-tendon-bone autograft. …”
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Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in Malaysia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ker Yang Chua, Ker Yung Chua, Karuthan Chinna, Chooi Ling Lim, Maheeka Seneviwickrama

“…Future studies of the prevalence of childhood excess weight should follow a standardized reference for body mass index by age to ease interstudy comparisons.…”
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