BACKGROUND Recent Italian statistics on suicide distribution by time of day also report data on gender and age of victims, factors which have been shown to influence the seasonal distribution of suicide and which could also affect the influence of biological circadian rhythms on suicidal behaviour. This study aims to identify and evaluate any diurnal variations that may be present in suicide oc...

objective: type 1 diabetes mellitus (t1d) is an autoimmune and multifactorial disorder. subsequent analysis on human leukocyte antigen ( hla) region shows that hla-drb1 and -dqb1 genes have the strongest association with t1d. in this study, for the first time, we investigated the influence of gender on the hla-drb1 and -dqb1 association with type 1 diabetes mellitus in iranian patients in order...

It is well known that iron accumulates in the brains of patients with various neurodegenerative diseases. To better understand disease-related iron changes, it is necessary to know the physiological distribution and accumulation of iron in the human brain. Studies have shown that brain iron levels increase with aging. However, the effects of gender and hemispheric laterality on iron accumulatio...

Cutaneous melanoma is characterized by poor patient outcome in its later stages. The search for genetic markers is therefore crucial for the identification of populations at risk for melanoma. Highly polymorphic CA repeats in 3' proximity in the MANBA gene were examined by PCR-capillary electrophoresis in 185 Swedish melanoma patients and 441 tumor-free age- and gender-matched individuals. The ...

BACKGROUND Coronary artery calcium (CAC) has been demonstrated to be associated with the risk of coronary heart disease. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) provides a unique opportunity to examine the distribution of CAC on the basis of age, gender, and race/ethnicity in a cohort free of clinical cardiovascular disease and treated diabetes. METHODS AND RESULTS MESA is a prospect...

OBJECTIVES We wished to examine the effects of age and gender on plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentration in a population-based study. BACKGROUND Measurement of BNP concentration is approved for use in the diagnosis of heart failure and may aid in the detection of left ventricular dysfunction. Although BNP is approved for clinical use, there are few data regarding the range of BNP...

age and tooth loss are expected to have a complex relationship with oral health-related quality of life. so the purpose of this study was to explain the impact of age and tooth loss on oral health-related quality of life using the short form 14-item oral health impact profile (ohip-14) among two population samples of gujarat and rajasthan.a cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conduct...