Medicine - Table of Contents

February 9, 2023

Epidemiological correlates of overweight and obesity in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Mackenzie H. Smith, Justin W. Myrick, Oshiomah Oyageshio, Caitlin Uren, Jamie Saayman, Sihaam Boolay, Lena van der Westhuizen, Cedric Werely, Marlo Möller, Brenna M. Henn, Austin W. Reynolds

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14723 PubMed 36788809

February 15, 2023

Impact of public sentiments on the transmission of COVID-19 across a geographical gradient

Folashade B. Agusto, Eric Numfor, Karthik Srinivasan, Enahoro A. Iboi, Alexander Fulk, Jarron M. Saint Onge, A. Townsend Peterson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14736 PubMed 36819996

February 17, 2023

COVID-19 induced birth sex ratio changes in England and Wales

Gwinyai Masukume, Margaret Ryan, Rumbidzai Masukume, Dorota Zammit, Victor Grech, Witness Mapanga, Yosuke Inoue

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14618 PubMed 36814957

February 14, 2023

The relationship between sleep duration and activities of daily living (ADL) disability in the Chinese oldest-old: A cross-sectional study

Zhaoping Wang, Xiaolin Ni, Danni Gao, Sihang Fang, Xiuqing Huang, Mingjun Jiang, Qi Zhou, Liang Sun, Xiaoquan Zhu, Huabin Su, Rongqiao Li, Bin Huang, Yuan Lv, Guofang Pang, Caiyou Hu, Ze Yang, Huiping Yuan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14856 PubMed 36815994

February 23, 2023

Association between coronary artery disease and incident cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

Hsin-Hao Chen, Yi-Chi Lo, Wei-Sheng Pan, Shu-Jung Liu, Tzu-Lin Yeh, Lawrence Yu-Min Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14922 PubMed 36855430

February 6, 2023

Cross-sectional associations between body mass index, waist circumference, and multimorbidity: Pró-Saúde study

Fernanda Muniz de Macedo Stumpf, Alessandra Silva Dias de Oliveira, Eduardo Faerstein, Cintia Chaves Curioni

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14744 PubMed 36778147

February 7, 2023

Thawatchai Kitti, Suphattra Manrueang, Udomluk Leungtongkam, Supat Khongfak, Rapee Thummeepak, Surat Wannalerdsakun, Thanyasiri Jindayok, Sutthirat Sitthisak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14831 PubMed 36778153

February 9, 2023

Disparities in COVID-19 incidence and fatality rates at high-altitude

Bilal Ahmed Abbasi, Neha Chanana, Tsering Palmo, Qadar Pasha

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14473 PubMed 36788813

February 21, 2023

Symptoms, the GerdQ score and patients’ characteristics do not predict gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with proton-pump-inhibitor-refractory reflux symptoms—results from a large prospective database

Joachim Labenz, Merlissa Menzel, Oliver Hirsch, Matthias Müller, Christian Labenz, Charles Christian Adarkwah

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14802 PubMed 36846452

February 28, 2023

Clinical characteristics and prognosis differences between isolated right and left ventricular myocardial infarction in the Chinese population: a retrospective study

Yuanyuan Chen, Chunyan Weng, Junru Wu, Yan Tang, Zhengxin Li, Qing Wen, Xuejing Sun, Mingxing Wu, Zhiliu Peng, Xiying Luo, Hong Yuan, Yao Lu, Wei Huang, Jingjing Cai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14959 PubMed 36874976

February 20, 2023

Physical health risks of middle-aged people with low social independence: fatal diseases in men, and little attendance to cancer screenings in both sexes

Haruaki Naito, Katsuya Nitta, Misooja Lee, Takeshi Ushigusa, Motoki Osawa, Takahiro Tabuchi, Yasuhiro Kakiuchi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14904 PubMed 36846461

February 22, 2023

Retrospective screening of serum IgG glycosylation biomarker for primary Sjögren’s syndrome using lectin microarray

Siting Li, Xiaoli Zeng, Shiyi Tang, Xi Li, Guoyuan Zhang, Mengtao Li, Xiaofeng Zeng, Chaojun Hu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14853 PubMed 36852221