Distribution and predictors of emergency department charges حسب Dimassi, Hani

"…While greater than 80 % of visit charges went to physician and facility fee for low acuity cases, these contributed to only 52 and 54 % of the high acuity presentations where ancillary services and solutions’ contribution to the total charges increased. The total charges for males were $14 higher than females; age was a predictor of higher charges with total charges of patients greater than 60 years of age being around $113 higher than ages 0–18 after controlling for all other variables. …"
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Patterns of pain medication use in older individuals with cardiovascular disease حسب Kabbara, Wissam K.

"…Background: Pain is common in older adults and clinicians are often faced by many challenges when selecting appropriate treatment due to age-related changes in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, increased comorbidities, and polypharmacy. …"
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) based machine learning models predict glucose variability and hypoglycaemia risk in patients with type 2 diabetes on a multiple drug regimen who fast d... حسب Tarik Elhadd (5480393)

"…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The median age of participants was 51 years (IQR 49–52); median BMI was 33.2 kg/m² (IQR 33.0–35.9) and median HbA1c was 7.3% (IQR 6.7–7.8). …"

The global, regional, and national burden of pancreatic cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global B... حسب Akram Pourshams (63963)

"…</p><p><br></p><h3>Findings</h3><p dir="ltr">In 2017, there were 448 000 (95% UI 439 000–456 000) incident cases of pancreatic cancer globally, of which 232 000 (210 000–221 000; 51·9%) were in males. The age-standardised incidence rate was 5·0 (4·9–5·1) per 100 000 person-years in 1990 and increased to 5·7 (5·6–5·8) per 100 000 person-years in 2017. …"

Prevalence and factors associated with falls in older adults in a Middle Eastern population: a retrospective cross-sectional study حسب D.A. Alsayed Hassan (19724410)

"…The prevalence of falls was 6.7% (95% CI 6.6–6.9). Compared to individuals aged 60–69 years, individuals aged 70–79, 80–89, and 90–99 had increased odds of falls by 1.6 (95% CI 1.5, 1.8), 2.5 (95% CI 2.2, 2.8), and 2.6 (95% CI 2.0, 3.3), respectively. …"

Diagnosing type 2 diabetes using Hemoglobin A1c: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic cutpoint based on microvascular complications حسب Alexandra E. Butler (6189536)

"…</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">The prevalence of nephropathy and moderate retinopathy was increased in subjects with HbA1c values ≥ 6.5% confirming the high specificity of this value for diagnosing T2DM; however, at HbA1c < 6.5% retinopathy increased at age > 55 years and, most strikingly, in African-Americans, suggesting there may be excess microvascular complication prevalence (particularly nephropathy) in individuals below the diabetes diagnostic threshold.…"

Chromogranin A‐positive hormone‐negative endocrine cells in pancreas in human pregnancy حسب Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

"…</p> <h2>Methods</h2> <p>Autopsy pancreata from pregnant women (<em>n</em> = 14) and age-matched non-pregnant control women (<em>n</em> = 9) were obtained. …"

0844 Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on patients admitted with Influenza Viral Pneumonia, A Nationwide Study حسب El Labban, Mohamad

"…Introduction There is evidence of increased risk of admission with influenza in patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). …"
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Risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis with placement of self-expandable metallic stents حسب Azar, Riad R.

"…When significant variables were added to a multiple-predictor regression model, the odds of PEP from SEMS placement increased to 6.8 (95% CI, 2.2, 21.4). However, the frequency of PEP was similar between covered (6.9%) and uncovered (7.5%) SEMSs (OR 0.9 [CI, 0.3-2.4]). …"
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School children growth monitoring program in the state of Qatar: Observations from two survey rounds in 2016–17 and 2019–20 حسب Mohammed H. Al‐Thani (21406742)

"…<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">Growth monitoring surveys provide critical anthropometric data to monitor physical growth and various forms of malnutrition among school age children. In the beginning, growth monitoring programs were introduced to identify the extent of undernutrition among children, which were later considered equally useful in the identification of overweight and obesity among school age children. …"

Association Between Three-Months Vitamin D Supplementation and Depressive Symptomatology incidence among Saudi Arabian Adults حسب Khaddaj, Rashel

"…The main outcome, depressive symptomatology was assessed using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Serum 25(OH)D concentrations were measured in fasting venous blood samples. …"
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Burden of Transport-Related Injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 حسب Saeid Safiri (3713035)

"…These rates differed remarkably between countries, such that Oman (1303.9; UI 1167.3–1441.5) and Palestine (486.5; UI 434.5-545.9) had the highest and lowest age-standardized incidence rates per 100000, respectively. …"

The Study of Maternal Factors and Their Association with Risk of Preterm Birth حسب Alaa Al-Naama (17075063)

"…</p> <h3>Results</h3> <p>For maternal age, 9 PTBs (15.3%) and 5 TBs (5%) were born to mothers aged ≤25years, 39 PTBs (66.1%) and 71 TBs (70.3%) were born to mothers aged >25- ≤35 years, and 11 (18.6%) PTBs and 25 TBs (24.8%) were born to mothers aged >35 years.…"

Preventing type 2 diabetes mellitus in Qatar by reducing obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity: mathematical modeling analyses حسب Susanne F. Awad (11607966)

"…Introduction of physical activity with varying intensity at 25% coverage reduced T2DM prevalence by 3.3–9.2%, incidence by 4.2–11.5%, and related deaths by 1.9–5.2%.…"

Outcome of home parenteral nutrition in 251 children over a 14-y period حسب Abi Nader, Elie

"…Results: A total of 251 patients were included: 217 (86%) had a PDD. The mean ± SD age at HPN onset was 0.7 ± 0.3 y, with a mean duration of 1.9 ± 0.4 y. …"
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Programming Effects of Short Prenatal Exposure to Dexamethasone in Sheep حسب Abouantoun, Tamara

"…Basal mean arterial pressure (MAP) at 2 years of age was significantly higher in wethers exposed to prenatal dexamethasone (group D; 106 5 mm Hg, n9) compared with the control group (group S; 91 3 mm Hg, n8; P0.01). …"
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Crunching the numbers of food poisoning in Qatar حسب Nature Research (16552612)

"…This rate is comparable to others in countries such as Canada (19.4/100,000), Poland (22.9/100,000) and the US (16.4/100,000).</p><p>In 2012, half the cases in Qatar were girls below the age of two and boys below the age of three. …"

Old subjects with sepsis in the emergency department: trend analysis of case fatality rate حسب Andrea Fabbri (356760)

"…CFR decreased only in low-risk subjects (from 13.3 to 5.2%; P < 0.001), and particularly in those aged ≥80 (from 18.2 to 6.6%; P = 0.003), but not in high-risk individuals (from 69.9 to 64.2%; P = 0.713).…"

Unplanned Extubation حسب Linda Ibrahim (17075086)

"…Compared to GA-matched infants without UE, ELBW infants with UE had higher rates of severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) (adjusted Odds ratio 7.9, 95% C.I 2.6-24.0, p<0.001), pneumothorax (aOR 4.7, 95% C.I 1.13-19.3, p=0.03), and any intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) (aOR 3.8, 95% C.I 1.6-8.9, p=0.002).…"

Maternal depressiveness and infant growth outcomes: Findings from the MAASTHI cohort study in India حسب Prafulla, Shriyan

"…ObjectiveThe study aims to examine the association between depressiveness in mothers on infant obesity and stunting at one year of age. MethodsWe enrolled 4829 pregnant women, followed them up at public health facilities in Bengaluru for one year after birth. …"
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