Factors influencing the kinetics of MSU crystal depletion measured with dual-energy CT in patients with gout by Tristan Pascart, Victor Laurent, Charlotte Jauffret, Aurore Pacaud, Vincent Ducoulombier, Julie Legrand, Stéphane Verdun, Laurène Norberciak, Jean-François Budzik

“…Associations between percentage change from the baseline volume of MSU crystal deposits and explanatory variables were assessed using linear mixed models.Results Sixty-two patients (age 67.3±12.8 years; 53 (85%) males) cumulating 104 follow-up DECT scans were included. …”
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Analysis of Risk Factors for Postoperative Progressive Segment Degeneration at the Decompression and Non-decompression Segments after Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression Surger... by Hasibullah Habibi, Hiromitsu Toyoda, Hidetomi Terai, Kentaro Yamada, Minori Kato, Akinobu Suzuki, Shinji Takahashi, Koji Tamai, Masayoshi Iwamae, Yuta Sawada, Yuto Kobayashi, Yuki Okamura, Hiroaki Nakamura

“…Results: Overall, 840 lumbar segments (L1-L2 to L5-S1) in 168 patients, with a mean age of 69.5±9.2 years, met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Serum adropin levels as a potential biomarker for predicting diabetic kidney disease progression by I-Wen Chen, I-Wen Chen, Cheng-Wei Lin, Cheng-Wei Lin, Cheng-Wei Lin, Chia-Ni Lin, Chia-Ni Lin, Szu-Tah Chen, Szu-Tah Chen, Szu-Tah Chen

“…The association with CKD progression was still significant after adjusting for age, gender and body mass index (adjusted odds ratio = 27.188, 95% confidence interval 1.415-522.527, P =0.029).ConclusionsThe above findings suggest that serum adropin could be applied as a potential biomarker for predicting CKD progression in subjects with T2D. …”
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Effectiveness of Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Short-Term, In-Hospital Mortality Among Frail and Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: Randomized Controlled Trial by Jiawei Shang, Ziming Yuan, Zuoyan Zhang, Quanhong Zhou, Yan Zou, Wei Wang

“…The secondary outcome included the length of ICU stay as well as the occurrence of hypoglycemia and severe hypoglycemia events. ResultsThe mean age was 78.3 (SD 11.5) years. The mean fasting glucose level and hemoglobin A1c level at baseline were 8.12 (SD 1.54) mmol/L and 7.2% (SD 0.8%), respectively. …”
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Clinical and Immunological Characteristics of Elderly Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis by LI Zhengfang, WU Chanyuan, MA Mengsi, LI Tingting, WU Xue, MENG Xinyan, ZHANG Sha, WU Lijun

“…The patients were divided into EORA group and young adult (< 60 years old)onset rheumatoid arthritis (YORA) group, and the clinical features and peripheral blood immunological indexes of the two groups were compared.ResultsA total of 187 RA patients with an average age of (62.1±12.0) years were enrolled, including 89 patients in the EORA group and 98 patients in the YORA group. …”
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Epidemiology, clinical spectrum, and outcomes of severe malaria in Eastern Uganda: a prospective study by Cate Namayanja, George Paasi, Jimmy Patrick Alunyo, Denis Amorut, Charles Benard Okalebo, William Okiror, Paul Ongodia, Grace Abongo, Rita Muhindo, Yovani A. M. Lubaale, Peter Olupot-Olupot

“…Results A total of 1,379 participants were recruited. The median age was 4 years (2 months–12 years). Most children 757/1379 (54.9%) were under 5 years, and 825/1379 (59.8%) were males. …”
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Geo-behavioural predictors of diagnosed hypertension in Igbo Ora Area, Oyo State, Nigeria by Olalekan J. Taiwo, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Ayodeji Adebayo, Oluwafemi A. Popoola, Rufus O. Akinyemi, Onoja M. Akpa, Paul Olowoyo, Akinkunmi P. Okekunle, Ezinne O. Uvere, Omotolani Titilayo Ajala, Chukwuemeka Nwimo, Olayinka J. Adebajo, Adewale E. Ayodele, Ayodeji Salami, Oyedunni S. Arulogun, Olanrewaju Olaniyan, Richard W. Walker, Carolyn Jenkins, Bruce Ovbiagele, Mayowa Owolabi

“…Abstract Diagnosed hypertension stands out as a prominent global cause of mortality, prompting recent efforts to understand not only treatment options but also determinants across diverse age and occupational groups. However, the literature on the impact of environmental factors on diagnosed hypertension is limited, especially in rural areas with restricted access to health infrastructure. …”
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Evaluation and Management of Patients with Hematoma After Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery by Bekir Kahveci, Mehmet Obut, Serhat Ege, Mete Sucu, Nurullah Peker, Osman Uzundere, Gaye Kahveci, Mehmet Sukru Budak

“…Results: A total of 30 patients were included in the study with a mean age of 33.0±8.6 years. Incidence of hematoma account for 0.2%. …”
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Clinical outcomes of early remdesivir administration in hospitalized patients at high risk for severe COVID-19 during the Omicron wave by Yeon Ju La, Won Sup Oh, Changhyup Kim, Myoung-nam Lim, Yong Duk Jeon

“…Electronic medical records of hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19 between February 2022 and February 2023 were reviewed. We included patients aged ≥ 18 years who had symptom onset within 7 days and had at least one risk factor for disease progression at the time of diagnosis. …”
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Application of N-Acetyl-Glucosaminil-N-Acetyl-Muramyl Dipeptide during Triple Component Anti-Helicobacter Pylori Therapy in the Period of Coronavirus Infection COVID-19 by M. R. Konorev, E. N. Tyshevich, R. A. Pavlyukov

“…The study included 208 patients (147 men, 61 women; mean age — 48.1 ± 14.5 years) with duodenal ulcer associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) who underwent eradication therapy. …”
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Self-Reported COVID-19 Vaccine Status and Barriers for Pediatric Emergency Patients and Caregivers by Amanda M. Szarzanowicz, Kendra Fabian, Maya Alexandri, Carly A. Robinson, Sonia Singh, Michael Wallace, Michelle D. Penque, Nan Nan, Changxing Ma, Bradford Z. Reynolds, Bethany W. Harvey, Heidi Suffoletto, E. Brooke Lerner

“…Participants were 75% women with a mean age of 40.9 ± 8.9 years. 51% (409) of the pediatric ED patients were COVID-19 vaccinated, as were 74% (591) of the caregivers. …”
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Scoping review of climate drivers on maternal health: current evidence and clinical implicationsAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Claire Masters, MHP, Chuhan Wu, MS, Dara Gleeson, MPH, Michaela Serafica, RN, MSN, Jordan L. Thomas, PhD, Jeannette R. Ickovics, PhD

“…Health outcomes included preterm birth, low birthweight, small for gestational age, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, miscarriage/stillbirth and maternal mortality. …”
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The association between serum fructosamine and random spot urine fructose levels with the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – an analytical cross-sectional study by H Kamuzinzi, M Kgomo, P Rheeder, N Dada, P Bester

“…Serum fructosamine was associated with age in the mild steatosis group but not the moderate-severe steatosis group (R=0.42, p<0.01). …”
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The relationship between walking speed and changes in cardiovascular risk factors during a 12-day walking tour to Santiago de Compostela: a cohort study by Frank L J Visseren, Yolanda van der Graaf, Wilko Spiering, Remy H H Bemelmans, Paulus P Blommaert, Annemarie M J Wassink, Blai Coll

“…We report the relationship between walking speed and changes in cardiovascular risk factors in participants of a 12-day walking tour to Santiago de Compostela.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Single-centre study with healthy middle-aged volunteers.Participants Healthy middle-aged men (n=15) and women (n=14). …”
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Identification of the primary pollution sources and dominant influencing factors of soil heavy metals using a random forest model optimized by genetic algorithm coupled with geodet... by Tong Liu, Mingshi Wang, Mingya Wang, Qinqing Xiong, Luhao Jia, Wanqi Ma, Shaobo Sui, Wei Wu, Xiaoming Guo

“…A Monte Carlo model was further applied to assess source-oriented health risk probabilities across age groups in the study area. The results revealed three principal components representing pollution sources, with contribution rates of 47.2 %, 33.3 %, and 19.5 %, respectively. …”
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Bacteriological Profile of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media and its Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern at a Tertiary Care Hospital by Geeta Geeta, Naveen G, Apoorva P, Harish MO, Arathi Nair, Harshitha MC, Kiran Revankar, Girish PB

“…Antibiotic sensitivity testing was done using Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method on Mueller– Hinton Agar. Results Mean age of participants was 33.5 years. 94.1% had the unilateral infection. 94.4% had a tubo-tymphanic type while 5.6% had attico-antral type. 70 (77.8%) samples showed mono-microbial growth, 13 (14.4%) showed poly-microbial growth and 7 (7.8%) samples showed no growth in aerobic culture. …”
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Five-year Survey of Bacterial Culture Isolates and Their Antibiogram in Pediatric Patients of Rural Tertiary Care Hospital of Central Gujarat by Krutika R Tandon, Prachi Vani, Rahul Tandon, Nirav Thakar, Swati Kamani, Amit Kumar

“…Results: A total of 706 positive isolates were found in 468 patients, and the mean [interquartile range (IQR)] age was 63 (18, 144) months. Males were 65%. Among positive culture isolates, 30.9, 24.8, 17.3, 16.1, 1.6, and 8.9% were from blood, pus, urine, endotracheal tube/tracheostomy tube (ET/TT), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and others, respectively. …”
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Stress and Coping of Parents with Children Seeking Treatment from a Tertiary Care Mental Health Institute by Stuti Sharma Lohar, Arunjyoti Baruah, Sandeep Kollipara

“…Furthermore, the coping strategy, positive reappraisal was found significantly associated with age (x2 = 7.658, P = 0.006), gender (x2 = 10.364, P = 0.001), and occupation ((x2 = 5.396, P = 0.020) of participants. …”
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Clinical manifestations, para-clinical features and outcome of Iranian adults with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection: a report from hospitalized patients by Maryam Shafaati, Abbas Shakoori Farahani, Mohammadreza Salehi, Mohammad Arabzadeh, Helya Bolouki Azari, Arman Soleimany, Maryam Edalatifard, Vahid Salimi, Alireza Abdollahi

“…Of these, 23 patients were excluded from further analysis due to outpatient management, leaving 36 hospitalized patients with confirmed RSV infection (61.01%). The mean age of the hospitalized patients was 53.28 ± 20.37 years (range: 15–83), with a slightly higher proportion of females (52.80%) compared to males (47.20%). …”
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Environmental and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and toxic elements in the red sea using Monte Carlo simulation by F. Alshaima Sayed, Mohamed Hamdy Eid, Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, Gouda Ismail Abdel-Gawad, Essam A. Mohamed, Mostafa R. Abukhadra

“…Most water samples displayed CR values exceeding 1 × 10–4 for Cd, Cr, and Pb, indicating vulnerability to carcinogenic effects in both age groups. Monte Carlo simulations reinforced these findings, revealing a significant carcinogenic impact on children and adults. …”
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