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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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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 transplantation [PDF]

Transplantation Reviews, 2017
Sex plays a role in the incidence and progression of a wide variety of diseases and conditions related to transplantation. Additionally, a growing body of clinical and experimental evidence suggests that sex can impact the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of several commonly used immunosuppressive and anti-infective drugs in transplant recipients.
Momper, Jeremiah D, Misel, Michael L, McKay, Dianne B   +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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Sex Differences in Lifespan [PDF]

Cell Metabolism, 2016
Sex differences in longevity can provide insights into novel mechanisms of aging, yet they have been little studied. Surprisingly, sex-specific longevity patterns are best known in wild animals. Evolutionary hypotheses accounting for longevity patterns in natural populations include differential vulnerability to environmental hazards, differential ...
Steven N, Austad, Kathleen E, Fischer
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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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Sex difference in bowel preparation quality and colonoscopy time [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021
Background/Aims The length of colon is known to be longer in females than in males. In addition, the morphology of colon cancer is different between males and females.
Young-Jae Hwang, Dong Woo Shin, Nayoung Kim, Hyuk Yoon, Cheol Min Shin, Young Soo Park, Dong Ho Lee   +6 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, age, type of diabetes and incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes mellitus: a nationwide analysis

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2021
Background There remain uncertainties regarding diabetes mellitus and the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF), in relation to type of diabetes, and the interactions with sex and age.
Arnaud Bisson, Alexandre Bodin, Grégoire Fauchier, Julien Herbert, Denis Angoulvant, Pierre Henri Ducluzeau, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Laurent Fauchier   +7 more
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Disabled people faced greater challenges accessing sexual and reproductive health services in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Britain: evidence from the Natsal-COVID survey

BMC Public Health
Background Disabled people face barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. There is evidence that the general population had difficulty accessing SRH services during COVID-19 but it remains unclear whether disabled people were ...
Beattie R. H. Sturrock, Emily Dema, Raquel Bosó Pérez, Lorraine Stanley, Jo Gibbs, Pam Sonnenberg, Kirstin R. Mitchell, Catherine H. Mercer, Nigel Field   +8 more
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