• Certain immunological sex differences are present throughout life, whereas others are only apparent after puberty and before reproductive senescence, suggesting that both genes and hormones are involved. (nih.gov)
  • Some boys may develop gynecomastia due to an imbalance of sex hormones , tissue responsiveness or obesity . (wikipedia.org)
  • But people assigned female at birth face unique risks, largely due to differences in anatomy and hormones. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Sex-specific differences like anatomy, red blood cell count and hormones seem to impact a person's risk factors, symptoms and other aspects of their cardiovascular health. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Still, she said, "It really is unclear to us how fluctuations in sex hormones can alter the structure and function of the ACL. (aaos.org)
  • Older women experience dramatic changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis and female reproductive hormones, producing vasomotor symptoms (VMS), sleep problems, cognitive changes, and cardiometabolic risks, which increase susceptibility to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and dementia. (nih.gov)
  • This is associated with sex differences in the processes underlying ventricular repolarization and is likely to involve the sex hormones. (bristol.ac.uk)
  • She is particularly interested in the cognitive effects of female sex hormones in the aging population. (purchase.edu)
  • The effects endogenous and exogenous sex hormones on object memory and spatial ability in young and aged women. (purchase.edu)
  • Various factors, including coagulation status, sex hormones, genetic backgrounds, social interactions, and lifestyle might independently or together help to explain gender differences in stroke. (karger.com)
  • the specific reason for this difference is unknown but likely involves the effects of sex hormones on immune system function. (medlineplus.gov)
  • These NIH-supported Centers of Excellence are vital hubs for research on sex and gender that also provide pilot funding, training, and education. (nih.gov)
  • The current ORWH SCORE program remains the only NIH centers program supporting disease-agnostic research on sex differences. (nih.gov)
  • Clinicians can encounter sex and gender disparities in diagnostic and therapeutic responses. (nih.gov)
  • Concerted multidisciplinary initiatives are crucial to bridge the existing sex disparities in HF management. (lu.se)
  • This divergence underlines the presence of numerous sex-based disparities across various facets of HF, encompassing aspects such as risk factors, clinical presentation, underlying pathophysiology, and response to therapy. (lu.se)
  • By using a statewide population-based cancer registry, this study examines sociodemographic and clinical disparities in CRC and characterizes advanced stage CRC risk factors with specific attention to age-specific risk factors. (cdc.gov)
  • Requiring employers to demonstrate that differences in hiring, pay, and promotion are based on factors other than sex or race and strengthening penalties for equal pay violations will reduce pay disparities based on race and gender. (epi.org)
  • The purpose of this study was to explore the differences between the prevalence and impact factors of adolescent dissociative symptoms (ADSs) by using sex-stratification during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. (nature.com)
  • Harburger, L.L. , Beach, K.D., and Sua, E.L. (2019) Sex differences in object memory and spatial ability in young and aged adults. (purchase.edu)
  • The disease is mation about patients and also exposure to transmitted from animals to humans by risk factors, and a blood sample was col- three routes: direct contact of infected tis- lected from each case. (who.int)
  • Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is increasing in young adults, and greater understanding of their cardiac risk factors is essential to ensure effective prevention. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Having insight of cardiac risk factors and sex differences in the young adult population is essential to creating personalized strategies for prevention in nursing care and in this age group. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Additionally, we aim to clarify ongoing controversies and knowledge gaps pertaining to the pharmacological treatment of HF and the sex-specific indications for cardiac implantable electronic devices. (lu.se)
  • As many as 50 per cent of women suffering from cardiac arrest are given insufficient treatment, because the heart failure was not caused by a heart attack. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Factors exclusive to women, such as adverse pregnancy outcomes and premature menopause, elevate the risk of HF. (lu.se)
  • Identifying the contributions of biological sex can assist in understanding the diversity of health outcomes and how this knowledge can be applied to the development of the next generation of interventions and medical treatments leading to improvements in women's health. (nih.gov)
  • The Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) SCORE is advancing our understanding of stress exposures and neural regulation of reproductive aging health outcomes, and catalyzing growth of translational women's health and sex-differences research in aging women. (nih.gov)
  • Sex-specific differences in outcomes of patients diagnosed with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (HR-NMIBC) have been reported with controversial findings. (urotoday.com)
  • This study aims to investigate sex-specific diversities in the treatment and oncologic outcomes of primary HR-NMIBC in a multicenter setting. (urotoday.com)
  • After stroke, women have poorer functional outcomes and lower quality of life than men. (karger.com)
  • 2 ] report their findings on the gender differences in outcomes among ischemic stroke (IS) patients with intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAS), obtained from the Chinese IntraCranial AtheroSclerosis Study (CICAS). (karger.com)
  • They found no gender differences in outcomes among stroke patients with ICAS in China. (karger.com)
  • Previous studies have shown gender differences in outcomes among IS patients with ICAS. (karger.com)
  • For example, a recent prospective study conducted at a single hospital in Turkey showed that female gender was associated with severity and poor outcomes among IS patients with ICAS [ 5 ]. (karger.com)
  • However, nationwide or multicenter large studies on gender differences in outcomes among symptomatic patients with ICAS have rarely been reported. (karger.com)
  • Whether these sex-based differences have biologic relevance that may translate into effects on health outcomes is unknown. (cdc.gov)
  • Sex and gender role differences in occupational exposures and work outcomes among registered nurses in correctional settings. (cdc.gov)
  • With the proportion of male registered nurses working in corrections higher than that of nurses working in other healthcare sectors, and with the increasing number of males entering the nursing workforce in general, it is important to characterize and understand occupational exposures and outcomes of male and female registered nurses, especially those working in correctional settings. (cdc.gov)
  • Purpose/objectives: This paper aims to describe and compare sex and gender role differences in occupational exposures and work outcomes among correctional registered nurses. (cdc.gov)
  • This dedicated pathway for a previously overlooked CAD population, with an accompanying registry, aims to improve outcomes through enhanced adherence to evidence-based secondary prevention and additional diagnosis of modifiable risk factors observed. (bvsalud.org)
  • None of these findings, however, suggest an advantage for either sex in general intelligence, nor in fluid intelligence. (wikipedia.org)
  • Findings show that male victims under 25 years of age are less likely to perceive assault victimisations as crimes, and women were less likely to perceive an event as criminal if the perpetrator is known to them. (aic.gov.au)
  • Given that all women in Western cultures find themselves immersed in heteronormative societies, which follow specific beauty and appearance "norms," these findings might indicate that lesbian women are exposed to the same body dissatisfaction risks as heterosexual women ( Dworkin, 1989 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • In the latter case, these findings may indicate that lesbian women move within a subculture, which is likely to shield them from mainstream heteronormative beauty standards ( Brown, 1987 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Several factors, including differences in waist circumference, fluid intake, and especially urine composition, explained a meaningful proportion of the excess risk among men. (newswise.com)
  • We conducted linear regressions analyses (adjusted for sex, waist circumference, physical activity, hormone use, and season) to assess the relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and biomarkers of dysglycemia, dyslipidemia, and inflammation in the study population. (cdc.gov)
  • We analyzed data from 231 patients for clinical, demographic, treatment, and outcome characteristics and for risk factors. (cdc.gov)
  • The Chi-square and Fisher's exact probability tests were used to assess the baseline differences in the CF knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy and socio-demographic characteristics of the intervention and control groups. (researchgate.net)
  • Margaret Vickers, an adjunct professor in education at the University of Western Sydney, has conducted research on the differences in the performances of boys and girls at school and how this influences the choices they make, especially in relation to demographic factors and curriculum and assessment regimes. (smh.com.au)
  • Some demographic traits did matter more: men saw their unhappiness rise 18%, versus just 12% for women. (christianpost.com)
  • Expanding our view: Demographic, behavioral, and contextual factors in college sexual victimization. (sc.edu)
  • Demographic data (age, race, ethnicity and sex) are available at the national level only. (cdc.gov)
  • The participants answered the YSQ-S2 and data sheet socio-demographic factors. (bvsalud.org)
  • The 2017 Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System database from the Center for Disease Control was utilized. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Gender roles are the products of interactions between individuals and their environments, and they give certain cues about the behavior that is acceptable based upon their sex. (bartleby.com)
  • The results show that the risk factors proposed by social bonding theory, social disorganization theory, routine activities/opportunity theory, and self-control theory are not equally related to delinquent behavior among males and females. (ojp.gov)
  • family disruption and deviant behavior of friends have more influence on delinquent behavior of females, whereas the lack of self-control is more strongly related to delinquency among males. (ojp.gov)
  • Sex differences are driven by actual biological gender disparity, rather than by differing environmental factors (nurture), and affect our cognition and behavior. (alleydog.com)
  • Prevalence was highest in summer (39.5%) and more common males than among females. (who.int)
  • Gender differences in the prevalence and impact factors of dissociative symptoms seem to be significant among adolescents. (nature.com)
  • Our results from robust hematological parameters indicate an estimation of an overall blood doping prevalence of 18% in 2011 and 15% in 2013 (non-significant difference) in average in endurance athletes [95% Confidence Interval (CI) 14-22 and 12-19% for 2011 and 2013, respectively]. (frontiersin.org)
  • A higher prevalence was observed in female athletes (22%, CI 16-28%) than in male athletes (15%, CI 9-20%) in 2011. (frontiersin.org)
  • Still, the numbers of sexual relationships between adult males and minor females (as evidenced by surveys of teens, teen pregnancy rates, and the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases among teens) are a tiny fraction of all sexual couplings. (sightline.org)
  • David C. Spendlove, Dee W. West, and William M. Stanish, "Risk Factors and the Prevalence of Depression in Mormon Women," in Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints , ed. (byu.edu)
  • In response to reports suggesting that depression is common among women in Utah, this study compares the prevalence of depression between Latter-day Saint women, many of whom are homemakers, and non-LDS women who are typically more career-oriented. (byu.edu)
  • No difference in the prevalence of depression was detected between the LDS and the non-LDS women. (byu.edu)
  • This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of depression in a population of LDS women and to compare this rate to that of non-LDS women within the same geographic area. (byu.edu)
  • The study therefore aimed at determining the prevalence of syphilis in HIV positive antiretroviral therapy naive patients in Cape Coast and the associated risk factors involved in infection. (scirp.org)
  • Reducing the incidence and prevalence of standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (SMuRFs) is critical to tackling the global burden of coronary artery disease (CAD). (bvsalud.org)
  • VMS occur in 85% of women and persist in one-third for 10+ years after menopause, potentially leading to prolonged disruption of quality of life, sleep disturbance, cardiometabolic risk, and extended VMS treatment, conferring further risk for CVD and dementia. (nih.gov)
  • The possibility that the effects of vitamin D on cardiometabolic disease differ by sex warrants further study. (cdc.gov)
  • However, the relationship between 25(OH)D and individual biomarkers of cardiometabolic disease has not been explored in the Canadian population, and whether it differs by sex is unknown. (cdc.gov)
  • Sex differences in human intelligence have long been a topic of debate among researchers and scholars. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2000, researchers Roberto Colom and Francisco J. Abad conducted a large study of 10,475 adults on five IQ tests taken from the Primary Mental Abilities and found negligible or no significant sex differences. (wikipedia.org)
  • The literature on sex differences in intelligence has produced inconsistent results due to the type of testing used, and this has resulted in debate among researchers. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although most researchers distinguish between g and IQ, those that argued for greater male intelligence asserted that IQ and g are synonymous (Lynn & Irwing 2004) and so the real division comes from defining IQ in relation to g factor. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2008, Lynn and Irwing proposed that since working memory ability correlates highest with g factor, researchers would have no choice but to accept greater male intelligence if differences on working memory tasks are found. (wikipedia.org)
  • A 2012 review by researchers Richard E. Nisbett, Joshua Aronson, Clancy Blair, William Dickens, James Flynn, Diane F. Halpern and Eric Turkheimer discussed Arthur Jensen's 1998 studies on sex differences in intelligence. (wikipedia.org)
  • Researchers have found many sex-specific differences in the cardiovascular system . (clevelandclinic.org)
  • There's a new paper in PLoS ONE, The Distance Between Mars and Venus: Measuring Global Sex Differences in Personality *, which suggests that by measuring variation of single observed personality traits researchers are missing larger underlying patterns of difference. (discovermagazine.com)
  • The researchers have compared common risk factors for heart disease and how these affect men and women differently. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The researchers found no difference in how common visual snow syndrome was among the sexes. (healthline.com)
  • Furthermore, early environmental exposures influence the microbiome and have sex-dependent effects on immune function. (nih.gov)
  • Ova forming within a female fetus may be affected by exposures experienced by her mother during the mother's lifetime. (cdc.gov)
  • 2008] showed a 33% relative decrease in male births in women who had suffered high environmental exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the 1960s (i.e., those with levels in the 90th percentile). (cdc.gov)
  • But the data from the Yusho and Yucheng episodes (i.e., excess PCBs and furan exposure in cooking oil) showed no effect on the sex ratio, even with very high maternal exposures [Gomez et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Given the sex differences in CAD observed in older adults, understanding sex differences in risk factors for this younger group of adults is important. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine the differences in CAD risk factors for young adult men and women and examine which factors are related to CAD early in life, ultimately to guide approaches for CAD prevention in primary care. (nursingcenter.com)
  • In this secondary analysis, 125 017 community-dwelling young adults were evaluated for health behaviors considered as risk factors for CAD. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Men reported more cardiovascular risk factors than women and developed risk factors at an earlier age. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Differences between men and women in CAD risk factors included lifestyle and other chronic conditions. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Greater prevention efforts should focus on these differences in young men and women to reduce risk factors and prevent the development of CAD. (nursingcenter.com)
  • The gap between men and women in terms of risk of stones is getting smaller. (newswise.com)
  • Newswise - San Diego (November 4, 2021 ) - Men face a higher risk of developing kidney stones compared with women, but recent data suggest that an increasing proportion of women are affected. (newswise.com)
  • The risk tended to increase over time among women more than men. (newswise.com)
  • Certain factors explain at least part of the higher risk of stones among men," said lead author Pietro Manuel Ferraro, MD, MSc, PhD. "Our study also confirms that the gap between men and women in terms of risk of stones is getting smaller," added senior author Gary C. Curhan, MD, ScD. (newswise.com)
  • Some of the risk factors that David had at play were the long haul flights to and from Kuwait and New York, dehydration because the supply lines were dwindling along the front lines of the battlefield. (cnn.com)
  • All of those three risk factors combined and then after his death the autopsy showed that he had Factor V Liden, which is an inherited blood coagulant disorder. (cnn.com)
  • So, he had four risk factors at play that contributed to his death. (cnn.com)
  • One study showed that only 50% of people AFAB under age 55 who had a heart attack thought they were at risk prior to the heart attack (even though they had many risk factors). (clevelandclinic.org)
  • This article investigates whether well-established risk factors for delinquency among adolescents are equally important for males and females. (ojp.gov)
  • The goal of the article is to investigate whether well-established risk factors for delinquency among adolescents are equally important for males and females. (ojp.gov)
  • The risk factors discussed here are derived from four theoretical approaches: social bonding/social control theory, self-control theory, routine activities/opportunity theory, and social disorganization theory. (ojp.gov)
  • In a session on sex-related factors in sports medicine at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Mary K. Mulcahey, MD, of Tulane University School of Medicine, addressed anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears in female athletes, covering topics such as risk factors for injuries, return to play, and prevention. (aaos.org)
  • For female athletes, the risk is at least two to four times higher than for their male counterparts, but it can be as much as eight times higher. (aaos.org)
  • Differentiating between nonmodifiable and modifiable risk factors (Table 1), Dr. Mulcahey identified knee geometry as a prominent nonmodifiable factor. (aaos.org)
  • 12 degrees) is a risk factor for all athletes. (aaos.org)
  • I bring it up because it is a really important risk factor for both our male and female athletes. (aaos.org)
  • Some studies demonstrate that women in the pre-ovulatory phase are at increased risk for ACL injuries. (aaos.org)
  • Turning to modifiable risk factors, Dr. Mulcahey noted that neuromuscular control is important. (aaos.org)
  • Female athletes have a quad-dominant deceleration pattern and weak hamstrings, so those two things together really put the female athlete at high risk," she said. (aaos.org)
  • Those two things together are significant risk factors. (aaos.org)
  • In this comprehensive review, we delve deeper into these sex-specific differences within the context of HF, critically examining associated definitions, risk factors, and therapeutic strategies. (lu.se)
  • Moore KJ, Sussman DA, Koru-Sengul T. Age-Specific Risk Factors for Advanced Stage Colorectal Cancer, 1981-2013. (cdc.gov)
  • Multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were fitted to identify risk factors for advanced stage CRC presentation. (cdc.gov)
  • Although ageing is the most significant risk factor for ARC, and the number of patients is predicted to rise as the population ages, understanding modifiable risk factors will enable the development of preventive measures that will lower the incidence and visual impairment caused by ARC. (nature.com)
  • Obesity is a risk factor for both susceptibility to infections including postoperative infections and other nosocomial infections and the occurrence of a more severe disease course. (hrb.ie)
  • They found that lesbians with more stereotypically feminine traits were most at risk of body dissatisfaction, whereas lesbians with more stereotypically masculine traits, that is, "butch" women, were less likely to be affected. (frontiersin.org)
  • Obesity increases the risk of having high blood pressure by a factor of three. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A woman with diabetes has a much higher relative risk of heart complications and death than a man. (sciencedaily.com)
  • We think that this is part of the explanation for why high blood pressure seems to indicate higher risk of heart disease amongst women. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In addition, smoking is also a part of the risk scenario for women. (sciencedaily.com)
  • For women, the effects of risk factors such as smoking, obesity and high blood pressure increase after menopause," says Eva Gerdts. (sciencedaily.com)
  • What are the risk factors for visual snow syndrome? (healthline.com)
  • Hypertension is the most prevalent independent risk factor for AF. (bristol.ac.uk)
  • Women are at significantly greater risk than men of the potentially fatal arrhythmia, torsades de pointes. (bristol.ac.uk)
  • Sex Remains Negative Prognostic Factor in Contemporary Cohort of High-Risk Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. (urotoday.com)
  • In patients subjected to reTUR and treated additionally with BCG, female sex was associated with increased risk of disease recurrence in univariate analysis (HR 1.81, 95% CI 1.07-3.06, p = 0.03), but not in multivariate analysis (HR 1.99, 95% CI 0.98-4.02, p = 0.06). (urotoday.com)
  • HR-NMIBC diagnosed in females is associated with higher risk of disease recurrence when compared to males. (urotoday.com)
  • In the CVHP patients are provided access to treatment and screening for cardiovascular risk factors plus a multidisciplinary approach to modify unfavorable life style and habits free of copayments. (hindawi.com)
  • Many studies worldwide have identified various risk factors for hip fracture. (springer.com)
  • However, risk factors for hip fracture have not been studied extensively in New Zealand. (springer.com)
  • Unadjusted and adjusted competing risk regressions, using the Fine and Gray method were used to identify risk factors for hip fracture. (springer.com)
  • Males and females had different significant risk factors. (springer.com)
  • Risk factors for hip fracture similar to international work on risk factors for hip fracture, can be identified using the New Zealand version of the interRAI home care assessment. (springer.com)
  • Risk factors identified by Stolee et al. (springer.com)
  • The Warfarin-Aspirin Symptomatic Intracranial Disease study, which was performed at 59 medical centers in North America and included 569 patients with symptomatic ICAS, showed that women had a significantly higher risk for IS and for the combined endpoint of stroke and vascular death [ 6 ]. (karger.com)
  • Variations in risk factors among populations from different countries may explain differences in the ICAS incidence. (karger.com)
  • In both samples of women, certain risk factors were identified: less education, little perceived caring from spouse, perception of having less than good health, and low income. (byu.edu)
  • To further examine risk factors for depression in women, especially the relationship between employment and depression, we conducted a study in the Salt Lake City, Utah metropolitan area. (byu.edu)
  • Asare-Bediako, P. , Dankwa, K. , Azumah, D. and Nuvor, S. (2018) Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Syphilis Infection among Antiretroviral Therapy Naive HIV Patients at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana. (scirp.org)
  • Eating too much has overtaken hunger as a leading risk factor for illness. (worldbank.org)
  • It also explores intraregional differences in diseases, injuries, and risk factors. (worldbank.org)
  • Risk comparisons between male and female registered nurses working in correctional settings, have been minimally examined. (cdc.gov)
  • The survey was composed of 71 items from the CPH-NEW Healthy Workplace All Employee Survey, Assessing Risk of Exposure to Blood and Airborne Pathogens and General Health Survey, Bem Sex Role Inventory-Short Form (BSRI-SF), and the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised. (cdc.gov)
  • Risk-factor-based scoring systems for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) remain concerningly inaccurate at the level of the individual and would benefit from the addition of biomarkers that correlate with atherosclerosis burden directly. (bvsalud.org)
  • The predictive value of sLOX-1 was significantly greater in the subgroup of patients who did not have any of the standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (SMuRFs). (bvsalud.org)
  • The current coronary artery disease (CAD) risk scores for predicting future cardiovascular events rely on well-recognized traditional cardiovascular risk factors derived from a population level but often fail individuals, with up to 25% of first-time heart attack patients having no risk factors. (bvsalud.org)
  • Lipid features have strong potential as biomarkers to predict CAD plaque burden and can identify residual risk not captured by traditional risk factors/scores. (bvsalud.org)
  • Importantly, these sex-based immunological differences contribute to variations in the incidence of autoimmune diseases and malignancies, susceptibility to infectious diseases and responses to vaccines in males and females. (nih.gov)
  • In the analysis that included data on 268,553 adults, the incidence rate of kidney stones was 271 and 159 per 100,000 person-years for men and women, respectively. (newswise.com)
  • Age-specific stroke rates are higher in men, but women experience more frequent stroke events because of their long life expectancy, and high stroke incidence at older ages [ 1 ]. (karger.com)
  • Some research indicates that male advantages on some cognitive tests are minimized when controlling for socioeconomic factors. (wikipedia.org)
  • It has also been hypothesized that there is slightly higher variability in male scores in certain areas compared to female scores, leading to males' being over-represented at the top and bottom extremes of the distribution, though the evidence for this hypothesis is inconclusive. (wikipedia.org)
  • In each species, the female louse is slightly larger than her male counterpart. (medscape.com)
  • These complex differences, often at a microscopic level, can affect how people AFAB experience heart disease compared to people assigned male at birth (AMAB). (clevelandclinic.org)
  • When a person is born, they are either male or female. (bartleby.com)
  • Gender role can be defined as a person's inner sense of how a male or female should feel and behave. (bartleby.com)
  • Additionally, she said, female athletes tend to have lower core strength than male athletes. (aaos.org)
  • Another recent study looked at differences in knee kinetics between male and female athletes that can lead to greater ACL strain when similar loads are applied during a simulated drop vertical jump. (aaos.org)
  • One study noted that children fathered by men exposed to dioxin after the Seveso, Italy accident showed a decrease in the expected male:female ratio [Mocarelli et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Although women have often opted for courses such as nursing and teaching, their numerical superiority has invaded the previously typical male domains, extending from the undergraduate through all postgraduate levels. (smh.com.au)
  • In the broad field of society and culture, two out of three students are female, and even in what may seem to be the typically male-oriented domain of management and commerce, women have held a slight majority for the past decade, although that almost disappeared last year. (smh.com.au)
  • Male students - and their lecturers - held sway over university campuses for 135 years until 1987 when, for the first time, female students started rapidly outnumbering the males. (smh.com.au)
  • Standards of beauty remain constant among all women, yet removing themselves from the male gaze may be interpreted as a protective factor which shields women from expressing concern about their appearance during sexual activity. (frontiersin.org)
  • At the same time, the factors that have kept women's pay from growing over the last dozen years are the same forces that have suppressed wages for male workers. (epi.org)
  • Two-thirds of tipped workers are women, yet they still make less than their male counterparts. (epi.org)
  • Uncontrolled BP significantly associated with male sex (OR: 1.73 [95% CI 1.35-2.22]), low family income, high emotional-stress-depression score, body mass index, no adherence (OR: 1.83 [95% CI 1.44 - 2.32]), multiple Rx, baseline systolic BP value, and sedentary life style. (hindawi.com)
  • Uncontrolled BP associated significantly to no adherence and both to male sex, socioeconomic, and psychosocial factors. (hindawi.com)
  • The female is slightly larger than the male (Patterson, et al 1943). (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • In the presence of two sets of X-chromosome signal elements (XSEs), Sex-lethal (Sxl) is activated in female (XX) but not male (XY) animals. (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • What are the differences between male and female fruit flies quizlet? (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • What is the difference between a male and female fruit fly? (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • The male fruit fly is smaller than the female, the amount of pigment in the tip of the male abdomen is greater than the one in the females, the male has fewer abdominal segments than females, and male have sex combs. (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • However, the abdomen of the male fruit fly is shorter in contrast to that of the female fruit fly. (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • What makes a Drosophila male and what makes it a female? (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • What are three ways you can distinguish between male and female Drosophila? (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • Why is it important to be able to differentiate between male and female flies? (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • To ensure that you have the appropriate mix of male and female flies in your cross. (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • If you are unable to correctly separate male and female flies, your cross may only contain a single sex or have the incorrect genotype. (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • The arrow points to the male sex comb. (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • The anatomy of male and female D. melanogaster varies in several ways. (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • How to tell the difference between male and female D.melanogaster? (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • Furthermore, the abdomen of the male fruit fly is rounded at the bottom while the abdomen of the female fruit fly is pointed at the bottom. (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • The sample consisted of 236 participants and divided into two groups, one group of 114 male participants and another group of 122 female participants. (bvsalud.org)
  • determine whether a fetus becomes male or female. (msdmanuals.com)
  • A male has one X and one Y sex chromosome. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Hopefully, these medications may serve a therapeutic role in decreasing this sex disparity in ACL injury. (aaos.org)
  • This wage disparity exists even among the most educated workers-among workers with an advanced degree, women make only 74 percent of men's hourly wages. (epi.org)
  • As a result, a neuroimaging study published by Schmidt (2009) conducted an investigation into this proposal by measuring sex differences on an n-back working memory task. (wikipedia.org)
  • The difficulties in the diagnosis and treatment of M. bovis infections in 3 female patients at the University Centre for Chronic Diseases Dekkerswald prompted the present study. (cdc.gov)
  • A recent study involving knee kinematics examined sex-related differences in ACL loading, ground reaction forces, and three-dimensional knee kinematics, as well as muscle forces during two movements: 45 degree cut and one-legged hop movements. (aaos.org)
  • In this way, it will be possible to build a solid foundation for the scientific study of psychological sex differences and their biological and cultural origins. (discovermagazine.com)
  • In the Irish Longitudinal Study of CFLD (ILSCFLD), we found that those with CFLD had a mortality rate difference of 6.6 versus those with no liver. (hrb.ie)
  • Basic, clinical, and translational research approaches led to seminal contributions to the study of sex differences related to women's health. (nih.gov)
  • The Career Enhancement Core is a new feature of the program whose goal is to support pilot research and train the next generation of scientists in the study of sex differences. (nih.gov)
  • In this study, we quantitatively examined the degree of body image and sexual dissatisfaction experienced by heterosexual, bisexual, and lesbian women, to determine whether body dissatisfaction can predict sexual dissatisfaction. (frontiersin.org)
  • In a recent study, Henrichs-Beck and Szymanski (2017) suggested that lesbian gender expression within the lesbian culture may account for their body dissatisfaction differences. (frontiersin.org)
  • Laumann and his team reveal in their tome on the study The Social Organization of Sexuality (University of Chicago Press, 1994) that straight women report having had five sex partners since they turned eighteen. (sightline.org)
  • Organization for the Study of Sex Differences , 64. (purchase.edu)
  • 2 ]. The difference may be not only due to the study design but also due to the background of the study population. (karger.com)
  • Future nationwide investigations focused on gender differences are needed in many countries for comparisons with the study by Pu et al. (karger.com)
  • This study investigated the differences between men and women in the Young Schema Questionnaire - reduced form (YSQ-S2) responses. (bvsalud.org)
  • This study analysed the reported number of incident dengue cases by age and sex for six countries in Asia. (who.int)
  • The text describes gender roles as behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values that are culturally appropriate for both males and females. (bartleby.com)
  • Many people don't know the difference between gender and sex. (bartleby.com)
  • In "True Women and Real Men: Myth of Gender" by Colombo he goes over the "culture myths of gender and the influence they wield over human development and personal identity"(467). (bartleby.com)
  • Gender-based differences in body image dissatisfaction are not conclusive. (frontiersin.org)
  • whereas a "butch" gender expression may protect women from sexual objectification, although some research suggests that this "butch-identity" has more to do with "authenticity" and less to do with aesthetic desires ( Levitt and Hiestand, 2004 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) announces the availability of administrative supplements to support research highlighting the impact of sex/gender differences (or similarities) and/or sex and gender factors in human health and illness, including basic, preclinical, clinical and behavioral studies. (nih.gov)
  • Moreover, a meta-analysis showed that female gender is associated with ICAS in the Asian population [ 7 ]. (karger.com)
  • Because of such heterogeneity, stroke prevention, and therapeutic strategies focusing on gender differences may be most effective if aimed at a national level rather than at a world level. (karger.com)
  • As a girl-only organisation with a trans-inclusive Equality and diversity policy , we treat trans girls and women according to the gender they have transitioned, or are proposing to transition, to. (girlguiding.org.uk)
  • Lateral view of Drosophila melanogaster showing gender differences. (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • Significant gender differences (P (cdc.gov)
  • Implications: Effective interventions are needed to address the sex and gender role-based differences in bullying exposure and burnout in order to promote the overall health and well-being of correctional registered nurses. (cdc.gov)
  • In order to target preventive measures appropriately, assessment of gender by age is important for dengue because biological or gender-related factors can change over the human lifespan and gender-related factors may differ across countries. (who.int)
  • But there is also an evolutionary genetic aspect to sexual dimorphism we must consider: in Genetics and Analysis of Quantitative Traits the authors note that evolution of sex specific traits is not going to occur fast. (discovermagazine.com)
  • There is an urgent need for scientifically proven and improved potentially modifiable impact factors associated with ADD during the COVID-19 pandemic. (nature.com)
  • Some studies have suggested that there may be more variability in cognitive ability among males than among females, but others have contradicted this, or presented evidence that differential variability is culturally rather than biologically determined. (wikipedia.org)
  • Jensen's tests were significantly g-loaded but were not set up to get rid of any sex differences (read differential item functioning). (wikipedia.org)
  • This implies that sex differences on the genetic level may emerge via modulation of gene expression across networks of genes tuned by some 'master controllers' associated with differential sex development. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Child sex (p = 0.021) and the number of ANC visits (p = 0.01) were significant predictors of CF attitude. (researchgate.net)
  • sex based comparisons of pathophysiology, biomarkers, gene expression, clinical presentation and prevention and treatment of diseases The proposed research must address at least one objective from Goals 1 through 3 of the NIH Strategic Plan for Women's Health Research . (nih.gov)
  • Males and females differ in their immunological responses to foreign and self-antigens and show distinctions in innate and adaptive immune responses. (nih.gov)
  • Men and women differ in object memory but not performance of a virtual radial maze. (purchase.edu)
  • Her previous research has also examined sex differences in cognition. (purchase.edu)
  • Using ABS 2005 Personal Safety Survey data, it examines the extent to which surveyed incidents of assault are perceived by victims to be criminal events, aspects of incidents that predict perceptions and any existing variations by sex. (aic.gov.au)
  • Among elderly in the United States, seasonal variations in vitamin D were greater in men than women (11). (cdc.gov)
  • Here, we discuss these differences and emphasize that sex is a biological variable that should be considered in immunological studies. (nih.gov)
  • SCORE investigators provide leadership in the development and promotion of standards and policies for the consideration of sex as a biological variable (SABV) and sex differences in biomedical research. (nih.gov)
  • According to psychologist Diane Halpern, "there are both differences and similarities in the cognitive abilities of women and men, but there is no data-based rationale to support the idea that either is the smarter or superior sex. (wikipedia.org)
  • Of course, the methodological guidelines presented in this paper can and should be applied to domains of individual differences other than personality, including vocational interests, cognitive abilities, creativity, and so forth. (discovermagazine.com)
  • She is interested in examining environmental factors that may improve or hinder the cognitive abilities of college-age students and older adults. (purchase.edu)
  • The Specialized Centers of Research Excellence (SCORE) on Sex Differences program is a signature program of the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH). (nih.gov)
  • Women's body experiences and their impact on sexual satisfaction may advance knowledge on how heterosexual, bisexual, and lesbian women internalize heterosexist values. (frontiersin.org)
  • Despite the flourishing body of research, which has examined sexual orientation-based differences in women's body image perceptions and attitudes, it remains unclear whether lesbian women experience body dissatisfaction similar to their heterosexual female counterparts. (frontiersin.org)
  • For verbal fluency, females have been specifically found to perform slightly better, on average, in vocabulary and reading comprehension and significantly higher in speech production and essay writing. (wikipedia.org)
  • The investigators extracted ACL forces and strains and found that during hop movements, females had significantly greater peak ACL force and greater strain. (aaos.org)
  • However, their experiences diverge significantly when it comes to HF subtypes: men tend to develop HF with reduced ejection fraction more frequently, whereas women are predominantly affected by HF with preserved ejection fraction. (lu.se)
  • RESULTS: Compared with nonsmoking women, fetal NT was significantly increased and free beta-hCG and PAPP-A levels were significantly decreased in both cigarette and sheesha smokers. (who.int)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Cigarette and sheesha smoking significantly affect first-trimester markers of Down syndrome (fetal NT, free beta-hCG and PAPP-A). Correction for this effect in women who smoke might improve the effectiveness of first-trimester screening for Down syndrome in these women. (who.int)
  • From what I can gather the authors discovered that the differences between sexes on personality were much clearer once you looked for the correlation across numerous single measured traits. (discovermagazine.com)
  • All of this added complexity takes time to evolve, with the rough result that sexual differences in trait value take about an order of magnitude longer than other traits to come to the fore. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Modifiers which dampen this effect need to emerge, so that sex-specific selection doesn't have the side effect of dragging the other sex along in terms of trait value (this is a concern when you have traits, such as high testosterone, which might increase fitness in males, but reduce it their daughters). (discovermagazine.com)
  • Estrogen and progesterone levels rise and fall throughout the menstrual cycle, and we know that sex hormone receptors are present on several tissues, including skeletal muscle, connective tissue, and bone. (aaos.org)
  • Gerdts explains that many of the differences between woman and men when it comes to heart disease are connected to the sex hormone, oestrogen. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The effects of hormone contraceptives and menstruation on object memory and spatial ability in young women. (purchase.edu)
  • Harburger, L.L. , Thrasher, C.A. and Otto, L. (2021) The effects of hormone contraceptives and menstruation on object memory and spatial ability in young women. (purchase.edu)
  • But there are some important sex-based differences you should know about, specifically in relation to heart attacks and heart failure . (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Sex Differences in Heart Failure : What Do We Know? (lu.se)
  • More women than men die of heart failure. (sciencedaily.com)
  • For the other 50 per cent of women experiencing heart failure the cause is generally related to having untreated high blood pressure levels over time, which leads to progressive stiffening of the heart. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The current SCORE U54 program leverages over 15 years of our prior investment to create a disease-agnostic research program focused on sex differences and major medical conditions affecting women in the U.S. The former Specialized Centers of Research (SCOR) P50 program funded established scientists at centers across the country, with support from our NIH Institute and Center (IC) partners. (nih.gov)
  • ORWH published the Specialized Centers of Research Excellence (SCORE) on Sex Differences (U54 Clinical Trial Optional) request for applications (RFA), RFA-OD-18-004 , in fiscal year (FY) 2018 and funded six new awards. (nih.gov)
  • As NIH-supported Centers of Excellence, the SCORE program's centers provide leadership and serve as a resource in the development and promotion of standards and policies for the consideration of sex differences in biomedical research. (nih.gov)
  • 1999]. Few studies have been conducted of altered sex ratio with maternal exposure to persistent pollutants. (cdc.gov)
  • These inconsistencies are attributed to various factors, such as the method of exposure assessment of alcohol consumption, the definition of ARC, or the selection of the target population 19 . (nature.com)
  • In recent studies, there was increasing recognition that the mental harm reduction of COVID-19 pandemic caused the consideration of potential impact factors 17 . (nature.com)
  • There are absolutely sex-related differences in landing patterns. (aaos.org)
  • Drinking patterns (drinking frequency, daily average drinks, and total amount of lifetime drinking), smoking history, lifestyle-related comorbidities, and occupational factors were surveyed by trained interviewers. (nature.com)
  • These results may contribute to the development of knowledge about differences in maladaptive thinking patterns between men and women. (bvsalud.org)
  • Women had greater percentages of obesity and low activity levels. (nursingcenter.com)
  • If we see this from a life span perspective, we can see that obesity increases with age, and that this trend is greater for women than men. (sciencedaily.com)
  • For example, it has been found that female subjects tend to perform better on tests of verbal abilities and processing speed while males tend to perform better on tests of visual-spatial ability and crystallized intelligence. (wikipedia.org)
  • Women tend to land with increased valgus alignment (i.e., knock-kneed). (aaos.org)
  • Female athletes also have decreased hip and knee flexion, "So they tend to land with very stiff legs, instead of landing softly and absorbing that force," she said. (aaos.org)
  • Generally, the abdomens of males tend to be stubbier and more darkly pigmented than females (Fig. 3). (greatgreenwedding.com)
  • We repeated analyses stratified by sex, and we evaluated monthly fluctuations in 25-hydroxyvitamin D in men and women. (cdc.gov)
  • There was no difference between sexes with regard to disease progression. (urotoday.com)
  • These inconsistencies may result partly from differences in sample size, dosage, geographic location, and disease progression across studies. (cdc.gov)
  • Sex differences refer to the differences in how males and females behave and think. (alleydog.com)
  • It is now recognized that there are no significant sex differences in general intelligence, though particular subtypes of intelligence vary somewhat between sexes. (wikipedia.org)
  • There is no statistically significant difference between the average IQ scores of men and women. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, there was a significant difference in the child's sex (p = 0.021) and age (p = 0.002). (researchgate.net)
  • Independent t-tests found no significant difference between the two groups in terms of the mean score of CF knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy at baseline. (researchgate.net)
  • when normalized for height and weight, the difference was even more significant. (aaos.org)
  • This difference was highly statistically significant, suggesting that participation in religious community may serve as a useful buffer against adverse events in life," Stone said. (christianpost.com)
  • Other factors influencing unhappiness, but were not statistically significant in some cases, are sex, race and political affiliation. (christianpost.com)
  • Significant wage gaps still exist between men and women, with the median woman worker earning 83 percent of men's hourly wages. (epi.org)
  • A significant number of males (p = 0.019) and females (p = 0.015) participants were not smoking with a fewer number of the females (p = 0.002) having multiple sexual partners. (scirp.org)
  • The results indicated significant differences between groups of males and females in early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) of Failure, Vulnerability to Disease and Pain, Self-Sacrifice and Emotional Inhibition, as well as in the domain of Autonomy and Impaired Performance, and, Orientation to the Other. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cultural myths do shape the roles of men and women play in our public and private relationships. (bartleby.com)
  • This project is examining the roles of the gonadal steroids in sex differences in ventricular repolarization and drug-induced pro-arrhythmia. (bristol.ac.uk)
  • This is different than sex roles. (alleydog.com)
  • Autoimmune disease affects 10% of adults, most of whom are women, and two of the top five medications with the highest cost globally are used to maintain these recurring conditions in remission. (hrb.ie)
  • Clinical differences have been observed, mainly in the early age of onset of AD in individuals with DS. (medscape.com)
  • Besides age, other studies have also shown some clinical differences that might be unique to persons with DS. (medscape.com)
  • It is about time to recognise these differences," says Professor Eva Gerdts, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Most studies find either a very small difference or no sex difference with regard to general intelligence. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is the stage of life characterized by the appearance and development of secondary sex characteristics (for example, a deeper voice and larger Adam's apple in boys, and development of breasts and more curved and prominent hips in girls) and a strong shift in hormonal balance towards an adult state. (wikipedia.org)
  • METHODS: Fetal nuchal translucency thickness (fetal NT), maternal serum free beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin (free beta-hCG) and pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) were measured at 11 weeks 0 days to 13 weeks 6 days of gestation in all women. (who.int)
  • Women were grouped according to smoking status, confirmed by maternal serum cotinine measurements, and analyte levels between groups were compared. (who.int)
  • They summarized his conclusions finding "No evidence was found for sex differences in the mean level of g or in the variability of g. (wikipedia.org)
  • At the median, women tipped workers make $10.07 per hour, while men make $10.63 (including tips). (epi.org)
  • A multicenter retrospective analysis of 519 patients (388 men and 131 women) treated with transurethral resection (TUR) for primary HR-NMIBC was performed. (urotoday.com)
  • By shining a light on these issues, we hope to stimulate a more nuanced understanding and promote the development of more sex-responsive approaches in HF management. (lu.se)
  • In 1980, the small numbers of women and disadvantaged students enrolled in certain fields led the federal government to call for the groups missing out on access to higher education to be targeted so their numbers would reflect the composition of the population overall. (smh.com.au)
  • While a single gene is not very informative in terms of population differences (e.g., the standard assertion that ~15 percent of variation is between races), synthesizing the variation of many genes allows one to easily distinguish populations, because there is such strong discordance in the correlation of differences. (discovermagazine.com)
  • POPULATION: Women with a singleton pregnancy who were either nonsmokers (n = 1736) or cigarette smokers (n = 420) or sheesha smokers (n = 181). (who.int)
  • Effects of estrogen and progesterone on spatial memory consolidation in aged females. (purchase.edu)
  • Harburger, L.L. , Bedward K., and Rivera, R. (2021) The effects of video game use on spatial ability and object memory in men and women. (purchase.edu)
  • The effects of age on object memory and spatial ability in women. (purchase.edu)
  • Sex plays a role in the development of kidney stones. (newswise.com)
  • Sxl activates transformer (tra), a gene that encodes a splicing factor essential for female-specific development. (greatgreenwedding.com)