Do routinely measured risk factors for obesity explain the sex gap in its prevalence? Observations from Saudi Arabia. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: The prevalence of adult obesity is higher in women than men in most countries. However, the pathways that link female sex with excess obesity are still not fully understood. We examine whether socioeconomic and behavioural factors may mediate
Al-Hamdan, Nasser +4 more
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Comparative evaluation of toxicology and sociodemographic characteristics in homicide and suicide victims [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2023 Background/Aim. Suicide and homicide are crucial social problems, especially frequent among the population younger than 40 years. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of different sociodemographic factors and relevant psychoactive substances
Bogdanović Milenko +6 more
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The value of Gissane`s angle in the population of Central Serbia [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2022 Background/Aim. Determining the value of Gissane’s angle (GA) plays a role in the diagnosis and prognosis of heel fractures, determining treatment methods, and assessing the outcome of surgical treatment.
Kovačević Milan +5 more
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The price of sex: condom use and the determinants of the price of sex among female sex workers in eastern zimbabwe. [PDF]
, 2014 Background. Higher prices for unprotected sex threaten the high levels of condom use that contributed to the decline in Zimbabwe's human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic.
Elmes, J +6 more
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Circulation, 2019 Background: Improvements have been made in the treatment and control of some but not all major cardiovascular risk factors in the United States. It remains unclear whether women and men have benefited equally.
S. Peters, P. Muntner, M. Woodward
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Analysis of occlusal characteristics of identical homozygous twins [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2017 Background/Aim. Functionally stable occlusion is characterized by optimal and orthopedic stable position of the condyle, harmonious contact ratio of upper and lower teeth in the final occlusal position of the mandible, optimal relationship of dental ...
Kučević Esad +4 more
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Associations between blood glucose and carotid intima-media thickness disappear after adjustment for shared risk factors: the KORA F4 study. [PDF]
, 2012 The association between blood glucose and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is considered to be established knowledge. We aimed to assess whether associations between different measures of glycaemia and CIMT are actually independent of anthropometric
Ebert, Nina +7 more
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Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexual Behaviour Among Commercial Sex Workers in a Rural District of Malawi. [PDF]
, 2003 In Thyolo District, Malawi, a study was conducted among commercial sex workers (CSWs) attending mobile clinics in order to; determine the prevalence and pattern of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), describe sexual behaviour among those who have an ...
Arendt, V +5 more
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Age and Sex Are Critical Factors in Ischemic Stroke Pathology.
Endocrinology, 2018 Ischemic stroke is a devastating brain injury resulting in high mortality and substantial loss of function. Understanding the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke risk, mortality, and functional loss is critical to the development of new therapies. Age and
Meaghan Roy-O’Reilly, L. McCullough
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Sex and Race Differences in the Association of Incident Ischemic Stroke With Risk Factors
JAMA Neurology, 2019 Importance Race-specific and sex-specific stroke risk varies across the lifespan, yet few reports describe sex differences in stroke risk separately in black individuals and white individuals.
V. Howard +11 more
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