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Physical vulnerability in elderly: difference for sex [PDF]

Cultura de los Cuidados, 2015
To identify vulnerable seniors and physically demarcate the differences by sex in relation to sociodemographic and clinical variables. A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach.
Keylla Talitha Fernandes Barbosa, Maria das Graças Melo Fernandes, Fabiana Maria Rodrigues Lopes de Oliveira, Anna Beatriz Campos Brasileiro Tiburcio, Alany Bezerra da Rocha Alves, Carlos Eduardo Barbosa Ramos   +5 more
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SHOX and sex difference in height: a hypothesis [PDF]

Endocrine Journal
The mean height is taller in males than in females, except for early teens. In this regard, previous studies have revealed that (1) distribution of the mean adult heights in subjects with disorders accompanied by discordance between sex chromosome ...
Tsutomu Ogata, Atsushi Hattori, Maki Fukami   +2 more
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The Sex Difference in the Pathophysiology of Preterm Birth [PDF]

Cells
Preterm birth (PTB) refers to a labor before 37 gestational weeks. This is a major global contributor to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Although fetal sex is frequently treated as a confounding variable in PTB research, relatively few studies have ...
Gain Lee, Gisela Martinez Andrade, Young Ju Kim, Dilly O. C. Anumba   +3 more
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A multicenter study on the sex difference of dysfunctions among rehabilitation outpatients in China [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Dysfunction is a common clinical symptom among rehabilitation patients; however, whether there are sex differences in dysfunctions remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to explore this issue by examining a large sample of the population with ...
Ruixue Ye, Kaiwen Xue, Zeyu Zhang, Meiling Huang, Liuyang Zhao, Jie Yan, Yucong Zou, Jianjun Long, Guo Dan, Yongjun Jiang, Yulong Wang   +10 more
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Gene regulatory networks reveal sex difference in lung adenocarcinoma [PDF]

Biology of Sex Differences
Background Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) has been observed to have significant sex differences in incidence, prognosis, and response to therapy. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for these disparities have not been investigated extensively ...
Enakshi Saha, Marouen Ben Guebila, Viola Fanfani, Jonas Fischer, Katherine H. Shutta, Panagiotis Mandros, Dawn L. DeMeo, John Quackenbush, Camila M. Lopes-Ramos   +8 more
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Sex difference analyses under scrutiny

eLife, 2021
A survey reveals that many researchers do not use appropriate statistical analyses to evaluate sex differences in biomedical research.
Colby J Vorland
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Sex differences in mathematics and reading achievement are inversely related: within- and across-nation assessment of 10 years of PISA data [PDF]

, 2013
We analyzed one decade of data collected by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), including the mathematics and reading performance of nearly 1.5 million 15 year olds in 75 countries.
AH Eagly, CP Benbow, CP Benbow, D Lubinski, D Lubinski, D Lubinski, D Reilly, David C. Geary, DC Geary, DP Baker, E Hunt, ES Spelke, Eshel Ben-Jacob, G Stoet, Gijsbert Stoet, GN Marks, J Wai, J Wai, JM Kane, JS Hyde, JS Hyde, L Guiso, LG Humphreys, LS Gottfredson, LV Hedges, M Wu, NM Else-Quest, R Hatcher, R Su, RA Lippa, RA Lippa, RG Fryer Jr, S Bosacki, SJ Ceci, SJ Ceci, SJ Spencer   +35 more
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Sex difference and immunosenescence affect transplantation outcomes

Frontiers in Transplantation, 2023
Kidney transplantation is a well-established alternative to renal replacement therapy. Although the number of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasing, the availability of kidney for transplantation is still insufficient to meet the ...
Ryoichi Maenosono
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Sex difference in anti‐sperm antibodies

Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 2022
Background Some diseases have sex differences. There have been no reports on the relationship between anti‐sperm antibodies (ASA) and sex differences. Methods ASA are detected by sperm‐immobilization test using patients' sera in women.
Hiroaki Shibahara, Yuekun Chen, Haruka Honda, Yu Wakimoto, Atsushi Fukui, Akiko Hasegawa   +5 more
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Sex Difference in Network Topology and Education Correlated With Sex Difference in Cognition During the Disease Process of Alzheimer

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021
Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) manifests differently in males and females. However, the neuro-mechanism and influence factors are still unknown.Objective: To explore sex differences in brain network topology during AD disease progression and its ...
Xiaoshu Li, ShanShan Zhou, Wanqiu Zhu, Xiaohu Li, Ziwen Gao, Meiqin Li, Shilei Luo, Xingqi Wu, Yanghua Tian, Yongqiang Yu   +9 more
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