Global, regional, and national burdens of low back pain in women of childbearing age from 1990 to 2021: an analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021 by Shiwen Zhang, Xuan Ma, Yao Yao, Huashan Pan, Lijuan Zou

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Prevalence of root caries in relation to various risk factors in a sample of subjects aged (25-64) years in Erbil city: A cross sectional study by Tara Kamal Talib, Vian Omer Majeed

“…Results: The results of this study showed that the prevalence of root caries was (22.3%) and the mean value of root caries was (33.650±16.504) in the whole sample with statistically significant age differences of both. Males were more prevalent in root surface caries than females with significant differences. …”
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Association Between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Triglyceride Glucose-Body Mass Index with Iron Deficiency in Reproductive Age Women: Evidence from NHANES 2005-2018 by Ding J, Xu Z, Liang R, Xie S

“…This study explores the association between DII and triglyceride glucose-body mass index (TyG-BMI) with ID in reproductive-age women.Methods: This analysis utilized data from 2311 reproductive-age women in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2018. …”
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Evaluation of the cleaning efficacy of a normal toothbrush and a manual U shaped toothbrush in children aged 8–10 years: A randomized crossover trial by Shital Kiran Davangere Padmanabh, Vishakha Bhausaheb Gangurde

“…Aim: The study aimed to determine the efficacy of a manual U-shaped toothbrush when compared to a regular toothbrush in removing dental plaque from teeth in children aged 8–10 years. Materials and Methods: Our research included 40, 8–10-year-old children. …”
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Heterogeneous association of health with patient and general practice characteristics by region, age and chronic condition: pooled cross-sectional study of patient-level data from England by Hugh Gravelle, Yan Feng, Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev

“…White ethnicity is associated with worse health up to age 64 and better health from age 65, with better health in five of the eight chronic condition samples, and in the regional samples except for London and Yorkshire and Humber regions. …”
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Types of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) used by people of different age and smoking status groups: results from a US nationally representative survey by Lucy Popova, Robert T Fairman, David L Ashley, Zachary B Massey, Bai Cham, Ruiyan Luo, Mohammed Alqahtani, Scott Weaver

“…Objectives The type of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) used by different age groups may be associated with ENDS and cigarette use behaviours. …”
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Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Outpatient Treatment Patterns in Patients with Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration from a Japanese Hospital Claims Database by Tomohiro Iida, Aya Narimatsu, Kenji Adachi, Edward CY Wang

“…**Purpose:** To identify outpatient treatment patterns of patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who received approved anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy, using real-world data from hospitals in Japan. …”
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Differences in health related quality of life among older migrants and nonmigrants in India by Vasim Ahamad, Ram B. Bhagat

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL RELICS OF DAK R’LAP DISTRICT, DAK NONG PROVINCE, IN THE REGIONAL PREHISTORIC CONTEXT by Thanh Vuong Nguyen

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Challenges in reducing grand multiparity rates in Ethiopia: an analysis of 2019 EDHS data using a multilevel model approach by Diriba Dibaba, Tesfaye Getachow Charkos

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ENDOSCOPY IN LUMBAR ADJACENT LEVEL DISEASE - SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS by PEDRO FELLIPE DEBORTO RUDINE REMOLLI EVANGELISTA, ABGAIL GOMES SILVA, FELIPE DONATANGELO, LINA MARCIA DE ARAUJO HERVAL

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Context makes a difference: a qualitative study exploring how to implement a multifactorial falls prevention intervention in the community by Sara Vandervelde, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé, Ellen Vlaeyen, Johan Flamaing, Sien Valy, Goedele Belaen, Koen Milisen

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Evidence linking phthalate exposure to alterations of hematologic parameters in Chinese children: A cross-sectional study by Mei-Ting Wei, Ying Wen, Zhu-Xia Zhang, Xiu-Ju Liu, Feng-Xiang Wei, Wei-Qiang Liu, Li Zhou, Ding-Yan Chen, Yao Yao

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“WHO IS CHRIST FOR US TODAY?” BONHOEFFER’S QUESTION FOR THE CHURCH by Henco Van der Westhuizen

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International norms for adult handgrip strength: A systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries and regions by Grant R. Tomkinson, Justin J. Lang, Lukáš Rubín, Ryan McGrath, Bethany Gower, Terry Boyle, Marilyn G. Klug, Alexandra J. Mayhew, Henry T. Blake, Francisco B. Ortega, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Costan G. Magnussen, Brooklyn J. Fraser, Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, Yang Liu, Kaare Christensen, Darryl P. Leong, Mette Aadahl, Edimansyah Abdin, Julian Alcazar, Aqeel Alenazi, Bader Alqahtani, Cledir De A. Amaral, Thatiana L.M. Amaral, Alex Andrade Fernandes, Peter Axelsson, Jennifer N. Baldwin, Karin Bammann, Aline R. Barbosa, Ameline Bardo, Inosha Bimali, Peter Bjerregaard, Martin Bobak, Colin A. Boreham, Klaus Bös, João Carlos Bouzas Marins, Joshua Burns, Nadezda Capkova, Lilia Castillo-Martínez, Liang-Kung Chen, Siu Ming Choi, Rebecca K.J. Choong, Susana C. Confortin, Cyrus Cooper, Jorge E. Correa-Bautista, Amandine Cournil, Grace Cruz, Eling D. de Bruin, José Antonio De Paz, Bruno De Souza Moreira, Luiz Antonio Dos Anjos, María Cristina Enríquez Reyna, Eduardo Ferriolli, Gillian Forrester, Elena Frolova, Abadi K. Gebre, Atef M. Ghaleb, Tiffany K. Gill, Yasuyuki Gondo, M. Cristina Gonzalez, Citlali Gonzalez Alvarez, Mary K. Hannah, Nicholas C. Harvey, Jean-Yves Hogrel, Marie-Theres Huemer, Toshiko Iidaka, Lewis A. Ingram, Dmitri A. Jdanov, Victoria L. Keevil, Wolfgang Kemmler, Rose Anne Kenny, Dae-Yeon Kim, Tracy L. Kivell, Ingirid G.H. Kjær, Alexander Kluttig, Rumi Kozakai, Danit Langer, Lisbeth A. Larsen, Wei-Ju Lee, David A. Leon, Eric Lichtenstein, Bertis B. Little, Roberto Alves Lourenço, Rahul Malhotra, Robert M. Malina, Kiyoaki Matsumoto, Tal Mazor-Karsenty, Marnee J. McKay, Sinéad McLoughlin, Abhishek L. Mensegere, Mostafa Mohammadian, Virgilio Garcia Moreira, Hiroshi Murayama, Anne Murray, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Claudia Niessner, Gabriel Núñez Othón, Gabriel Olveira, Suzanne G. Orchard, Andrezj Pajak, Chan Woong Park, Julie A. Pasco, Maria E. Peña Reyes, Leani Souza Máximo Pereira, Annette Peters, Eric Tsz-Chun Poon, Margareth C. Portela, Jedd Pratt, Robinson Ramírez-Vélez, Wendy Rodríguez-García, Joanne Ryan, Mauricio A. San-Martín, Francisco José Sánchez-Torralvo, Mahnaz Saremi, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Satoshi Seino, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Marc Sim, Bjørn Heine Strand, Mythily Subramaniam, Charlotte Suetta, Sophia X. Sui, Jonas S. Sundarakumar, Koya Suzuki, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Maw Pin Tan, Yu Taniguchi, Barbara Thorand, Anna Turusheva, Anne Therese Tveter, Jonathan Wagner, Dao Wang, Stuart J. Warden, Julia Wearing, Shiou Liang Wee, Leo D. Westbury, Agnieszka Wiśniowska-Szurlej, Alexander Woll, Noriko Yoshimura, Ruby Yu

“…Background: Muscular strength is a powerful marker of current health status and robust predictor of age-related disease and disability. Handgrip strength (HGS) using isometric dynamometry is a convenient, feasible, and widely used method of assessing muscular strength among people of all ages. …”
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Characterisation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and machine learning risk prediction in middle-aged and elderly populations: data from the China health and retirement longitudinal study (CHARLS) by Qing Huang, Zihao Jiang, Bo Shi, Jiaxu Meng, Li Shu, Fuyong Hu, Jing Mi

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A prospective, cross-sectional study to establish age-specific reference intervals for neonates and children in the setting of clinical biochemistry, immunology and haematology: the HAPPI Kids study protocol by Susan M Donath, Monsurul Hoq, Vicky Karlaftis, Susan Mathews, Janet Burgess, John Carlin, Paul Monagle, Vera Ignjatovic

“…To date, no direct comparison of reference intervals for common analytes using different analysers in children has been published. The Harmonising Age Pathology Parameters in Kids (HAPPI Kids) study aims to establish age-appropriate reference intervals for commonly used analytes in the routine clinical care of neonates and children, and to determine the feasibility of paediatric reference interval harmonisation by comparing age-appropriate reference intervals in different analysers for multiple analytes.Methods and analysis The HAPPI Kids study is a prospective cross-sectional study, collecting paediatric blood samples for analysis of commonly requested biochemical, immunological and haematological tests. …”
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Calculating age-specific prevalence rates of female genital mutilation / cutting (FGM/C) for use as an input variable in extrapolation calculations and as predictors of future prevalence in countries of origin. by Sean Callaghan

“…This involved adjusting age cohorts, extrapolating prevalence to younger age groups, and considering historical trends. …”
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Author Correction: Sex differences of fall-risk-increasing drugs in the middle-aged and elderly: a descriptive, cross-sectional study of FDA adverse event reporting system by Ying Zhao, Yuke Zhong, Liuqing Wu, Jiao Yan, Weitao Lu

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One stage transanal versus one stage laparoscopic-assisted transanal endorectal pull-through in managing Hirschsprung’s disease in pediatric age group; a retrospective study by Ahmed Elrouby, Sameh Shehata, Saber Waheeb, Ahmed Khairi, Doaa AbdAl-Aziz, Baher Looka

“…Moreover, the frequency of defecation, constipation, enterocolitis, anastomotic stricture, and continence were assessed. Results The age at operation was significantly lower (p < 0.001*) in patients of Group A (13.95 ± 18.18) than in patients of Group B (32.03 ± 16.20). …”
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