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Physical vulnerability in elderly: difference for sex

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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The pattern of age differences in self-esteem is similar between males and females in Japan: Gender differences in developmental trajectories of self-esteem from childhood to old age

Cogent Psychology, 2020
The current research examined gender differences in age difference patterns of self-esteem in Japan. Previous research has shown that self-esteem is high in childhood, decreases in adolescence, and increases gradually in adulthood and old age in Japan ...
Yuji Ogihara
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Prevalence of skin diseases in Taiwan prisons: a population-based study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background The prevalence of skin diseases among prisoners in Taiwan has rarely been investigated. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of skin diseases by sex in a sample of prisoners in Taiwan.
Zhu Liduzi Jiesisibieke, Jiamin Lin, Yu-Chun Lin, Yi-Ying Hsiao, Tao-Hsin Tung   +4 more
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Gut microbiota are associated with sex and age of host: Evidence from semi‐provisioned rhesus macaques in southwest Guangxi, China

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Host characteristics, such as sex and age, are closely associated with the structure and function of gut microbiota; however, less is known about the effects of age and sex on the gut microbiota of nonhuman primates, and therefore, our knowledge of ...
Yuhui Li, Ting Chen, Youbang Li, Yin Tang, Zhonghao Huang   +4 more
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Sex differences in schizophrenia

International Review of Psychiatry, 2010
Evidence suggests sex differences in schizophrenia reflect differences in both neurodevelopmental processes and social effects on disease risk and course. Male:female incidence approximates 1.4:1 but at older onset women predominate. Prevalence differences appear smaller.
Abel, Kathryn M., Drake, Richard; id_orcid 0000-0003-0220-4835, Goldstein, Jill M.   +2 more
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Risk of epilepsy in opposite-sex and same-sex twins: a twin cohort study

Biology of Sex Differences, 2018
Background There is a complex interaction between female and male sex hormones and the risk of epilepsy. Whether prenatal exposure to higher levels of sex hormones affects the development of epilepsy in childhood or later in life is not well known.
Yanyan Mao, Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt, Kaare Christensen, Chunsen Wu, Jakob Christensen, Jørn Olsen, Yuelian Sun   +6 more
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Increased serum homocysteine in first episode and drug-naïve individuals with schizophrenia: sex differences and correlations with clinical symptoms

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Accumulating evidence shows that homocysteine (Hcy) is implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, and plays an important role in clinical characteristics. This study evaluated the relationships between Hcy levels and clinical features
Xu Yang, Haidong Yang, Na Li, Chunyu Li, Weiye Liang, Xiaobin Zhang   +5 more
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Ontogeny of sex differences in response to novel objects from adolescence to adulthood in Lister-hooded rats [PDF]

, 2011
This work was supported by The Wellcome Trust [grant 078405/Z/05/Z]n humans, novelty-seeking behavior peaks in adolescence and is higher in males than females.
Gillian R. Brown, Brown, Gillian Ruth, De‐Laine M. Cyrenne, Cyrenne, De-Laine, Brown, Gillian Ruth; id_orcid   +4 more
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Differences of Clinical Characteristics and Drug Prescriptions between Men and Women with COPD in China

Toxics, 2023
Background: Sex differences in symptoms exist in patients with COPD. Our aim is to measure the differences between men and women with COPD, focusing on risk factors, symptoms, quality of life and drug prescriptions.
Yuqin Zeng, Martijn A Spruit, Qichen Deng, Frits M. E. Franssen, Ping Chen   +4 more
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Sex Differences in Stroke [PDF]

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, 2012
Sex differences in stroke are observed across epidemiologic studies, pathophysiology, treatments, and outcomes. These sex differences have profound implications for effective prevention and treatment and are the focus of this review. Epidemiologic studies reveal a clear age-by-sex interaction in stroke prevalence, incidence, and mortality.
Haast, R.A.M., Gustafson, D.R., Kiliaan, A.J., Kiliaan, A.J.   +3 more
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