Anthropometric changes and risk of diabetes: are there sex differences? A longitudinal study of Alberta’s Tomorrow Project by Ming Ye, Paula J Robson, Dean T Eurich, Jennifer E Vena, Jian-Yi Xu, Jeffrey A Johnson

“…However, this sex-specific difference of approximately 10% of the total risk associated with anthropometric changes had limited significance. …”
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Differences of Maternal Sociodemographic Characteristics with Term and Preterm Birth Among 17 Hospitals In South Sulawesi by Sriyana Herman, Syamsuriati, Rika Handayani, Julia Fitrianingsih, Alanti, Andriani, Mariani Marzila, Eka Lestari, Rusli

“…Method:This study employed an observational analytical design involving 257 mothers who had undergone term and preterm labor in 17 hospitals. …”
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Health implications of racial differences in serum growth differentiation factor levels among men with obesity by Siresha Bathina, Virginia Fuenmayor Lopez, Mia Prado, Elliot Ballato, Georgia Colleluori, Maryam Tetlay, Dennis T Villareal, Sanjay Mediwala, Rui Chen, Clifford Qualls, Reina Armamento‐Villareal

“…Abstract Growth differentiation factor (GDF15) has been considered a biomarker and recently a hormonal driver for diseases in different populations. However, the role of GDF15 as a biomarker of health outcomes in obese men from different racial/ethnic background has not been evaluated. …”
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Age and Sex Differences in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Veronika A. Myasoedova, Alessio L. Ravani, Beatrice Frigerio, Donato Moschetta, Vincenza Valerio, Ilaria Massaiu, Mauro Amato, Damiano Baldassarre, Paolo Poggio

“…Results: We found that men compared to women had greater common cIMT, (standardized mean difference (SMD) = 0.506, <i>p</i> < 0.03; I²: 98.2, <i>p</i> < 0.0001), greater bifurcation IMT (SMD = 1.056, <i>p</i> = 0.022; I²: 99.9%, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and higher internal cIMT (SMD = 1.124, <i>p</i> = 0.017; I²: 99.9%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Long-term deprescription in chronic pain and opioid use disorder patients: Pharmacogenetic and sex differences by Muriel Javier, Escorial Mónica, Margarit César, Barrachina Jordi, Carvajal Cristian, Morales Domingo, Peiró Ana M.

“…A cross-sectional study was carried out from October 2019 to June 2020 on CNCP patients who had previously undergone an opioid deprescription (n = 119 patients). …”
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Sex-specific cortical networks drive social behavior differences in an autism spectrum disorder model by Mariana Lapo Pais, José Sereno, Vanessa A. Tomé, Carla Fonseca, Camila Seco, Inês Ribeiro, João Martins, Ana Fortuna, Antero Abrunhosa, Luísa Pinto, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Joana Gonçalves

“…However, the relationship between sex differences in social behavior and sexually dimorphic brain neurophysiology in ASD remains unclear. …”
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Sleep duration and mental health in middle-aged and older adults: a study on gender differences by Jie Meng, Dan Li, Feng Sun, Lingling Tang, Jing Wang, Hui Li, Hui Li

“…The regression result showed that sleep duration had a significant impact on the mental health status of different gender participants, with a stronger effect observed in females. …”
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Gender-based differences of inflammatory, coagulation, and cardiac markers in COVID-19 patients in Erbil city by Zhikal Omar Khudhur, Sonia Elia Ishaq, Rebaz Hamza Salih, Karzan Abdullah, Dahat Hawezy, Karwan Yasin Mohammed, Goran Qadir Othman, Shukur Wasman Smail

“…There were no significant differences in the study's data mentioned above between male and female patients. …”
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The Differences in Postoperative Nursing Between Temporary Ileostomy and Temporary Colostomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Mei Wang, Lihong Dai, Xia Fang, Yan Zheng, Yuanhao Shen, Yang Yu

“…Aim The study explored the recovery status and nursing differences of patients who underwent temporary ileostomy and temporary colostomy. …”
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Comprehensive assessment reveals numerous clinical and neurophysiological differences between MECP2‐allelic disorders by Davut Pehlivan, Chengjun Huang, Holly K. Harris, Christine Coquery, Aditya Mahat, Mirjana Maletic‐Savatic, Laurence Mignon, Sukru Aras, Daniel G. Glaze, Charles S. Layne, Leonardo Sahelijo, Huda Y. Zoghbi, Matthew J. McGinley, Bernhard Suter

“…MRL individuals also had much lower delta power during NREM 2 and 3 stages than the TD group. …”
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Sex differences of proximal tibia anthropometry in a Chinese population: comparison with sizing of tibial implants by Bo Yang, Ming Chen, Xiang-hui Huang, Shizhang Liu, Yanhai Chang, Peng-zhen Lei

“…Results The tibias ML and AP dimensions of females were significantly smaller than that of males (69.5 ± 3.4 mm, 46.7 ± 2.3 mm vs. 78.4 ± 3.2 mm, 52.6 ± 2.9 mm ). We found females had a smaller ML/AP aspect ratio than males in the subgroups (< 48 mm P = 0.009; 48–51 mm P < 0.001; >51 mm P = 0.043). …”
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Gender Differences in Child Poverty and Social Exclusion Across Europe: A Comparative Focus on Serbia by Svetlana Vukosavljevic, Snezana Radovanovic, Olgica Mihaljevic, Nebojsa Zdravkovic, Vladislava Stojic, Stefan Milojevic, Jovana Radovanovic, Milos Stepovic, Katarina Janicijevic, Nevena Folic, Marija Radovanovic, Branka Markovic

“…Serbia did not show a significant gender difference, but the male gender had higher values than the female for all indicators. …”
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Differences and analogies in thyroid cancer discovered incidentally or by thyroid-related screening: a multicenter study by Laura Croce, Rosaria Maddalena Ruggeri, Camilla Virili, Carlo Cappelli, Marsida Teliti, Pietro Costa, Spyridon Chytiris, Antonio Nicocia, Francesca Coperchini, Maria Flavia Bagaglini, Flavia Magri, Alfredo Campennì, Mario Rotondi

“…The ID group patients were more frequently males, significantly older and with a higher BMI than the TD group ones; they had a higher rate of non-thyroidal cancers and cardiovascular/metabolic comorbidities. …”
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Differences in virulence and drug resistance between Clostridioides difficile ST37 and ST1 isolates by Zirou Ouyang, Jing Yang, Huimin Zhang, Min Zhao, Huimin Yang, Jiafeng Zhao, Yaxuan Yang, Cuixin Qiang, Zhirong Li, Pu Qin, Weigang Wang, Yanan Niu, Jianhong Zhao

“…We aim to compare the differences in virulence and drug resistance between ST37 and ST1 isolates. …”
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Markers of coagulation and inflammation and adverse events in patients with active cancer and atherosclerosis: common features and differences by Yu. A. Fedotkina, A. L. Komarov, А. В. Dobrovolsky, E. N. Krivosheeva, О. О. Frolkova, E. V. Titaeva, T. V. Balakhonova, Е. Р. Panchenko

“…Thrombotic complications (TC) in different vascular systems dictate the fate of high-risk patients. …”
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Sex differences in the association of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers and cognition in a multicenter memory clinic study by Cecilia Boccalini, Debora Elisa Peretti, Max Scheffler, Linjing Mu, Alessandra Griffa, Nathalie Testart, Gilles Allali, John O. Prior, Nicholas J. Ashton, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Giovanni B. Frisoni, Valentina Garibotto

“…Abstract Background This study investigated sex differences in the associations between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarkers, cognitive performance, and decline in memory clinic settings. …”
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Differences in lactational performance associated with antimicrobial treatment and clinical cure failure of metritis in dairy cows by A. Martelo Pereira, F.N.S. Pereira, P.R. Menta, E.B. de Oliveira, J.G. Prim, F.S. Lima, V.S. Machado, K.N. Galvão, C.C. Figueiredo

“…ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to evaluate the differences in milk production, reproductive performance, and culling associated with antimicrobial therapy and clinical cure of metritis in dairy cows. …”
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Uncovering Sex-Related Differences in Skin Macrophage Polarization During Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice by Coco X. Huang, Elisha Siwan, Callum J. Baker, Zhuoran Wei, Diana Shinko, Helen M. McGuire, Stephen M. Twigg, Danqing Min

“…Conclusions: This study demonstrated a significant sex-based difference in macrophage populations, with male diabetic mice showing a pro-inflammatory bias that may impair wound healing, while a unique pro-inflammatory, pro-healing macrophage population more abundant in females could facilitate recovery. …”
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Sex differences in the prevalence and survival of pulmonary hypertension in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy following septal myectomy by Changrong Nie, Yifeng Zhu, Minghu Xiao, Changsheng Zhu, Yanhai Meng, Zhengyang Lu, Qiulan Yang, Shuiyun Wang

“…Herein, we investigated sex differences in the prevalence and survival of pH in oHCM following septal myectomy. …”
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Sex differences in clinical risk factors for Alzheimer's dementia patients with early-onset and late-onset by Nathan Gerhard Faulstich, Sammy Hilmi Omar, Connor John O-brien, Dami Taiwo Ojo, Philip Cole Brewer, Emmanuel I. Nathaniel, Richard Goodwin, Laurie Roley, Adebobola Imeh-Nathaniel, Thomas I. Nathaniel

“…Among this population, 687 patients (11.06%) were diagnosed with EOAD, while 5,525 patients (88.94%) had LOAD. We conducted a univariate analysis to identify differences in risk factors between male and female AD patients. …”
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