The Sex Ratio and Rate of Reoperation for Dupuytren’s Contracture in Men and Women

1999 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 456-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. WILBRAND ◽  
A. EKBOM ◽  
B. GERDIN
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Recurrent Disease ◽  
Hand Surgery ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Dupuytren’S Contracture ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Repeated Surgery

We identified all patients treated by local fasciectomy at the Department of Hand Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital between 1965 and 1996. A total of 2375 operations were performed on 1600 patients. We found a male: female ratio of 5.9:1. Women had a higher mean age at first operation (62.4 years) than men (59.8 years). One-third of the men required repeated surgery and one-quarter of the women. Early age at first operation was associated with recurrent disease.

CLINICAL FEATURES, INDICATIONS AND RESULT OF TRACHEOTOMY

2017 ◽  
pp. 50-55
Author(s):  
Duc Luu Ngo ◽  
Tu The Nguyen ◽  
Manh Hung Ho ◽  
Thanh Thai Le
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Features ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Tube Obstruction ◽  
Level Ii ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Hospital Patients ◽  
Level I

Background: This study aims to survey some clinical features, indications and results of tracheotomy at Hue Central Hospital and Hue University Hospital. Patients and method: Studying on 77 patients who underwent tracheotomy at all of departments and designed as an prospective, descriptive and interventional study. Results: Male-female ratio was 4/1. Mean age was 49 years. Career: farmer 44.2%, worker 27.2%, officials 14.3%, student 7.8%, other jobs 6.5%. Respiratory condition before tracheotomy: underwent intubation 62.3%, didn’t undergo intubation 37.7%. Period of stay of endotracheal tube: 1-5 days 29.2%, 6-14 days 52.1%, >14 days 18.7%. Levels of dyspnea before tracheotomy: level I 41.4%, level II 48.3%, level III 0%, 10.3% of cases didn’t have dyspnea. Twenty cases (26%) were performed as an emergency while fifty seven (74%) as elective produces. Classic indications (37.7%) and modern indications (62.3%). On the bases of the site, we divided tracheostomy into three groups: high (0%), mid (25.3%) and low (74.7%). During follow-up, 44 complications occurred in 29 patients (37.7%). Tracheobronchitis 14.3%, tube obstruction 13%, subcutaneous empysema 10.4%, hemorrhage 5%, diffcult decannulation 5.2%, tube displacement 3.9%, canule watery past 2.6%, wound infection 1.3%. The final result after tracheotomy 3 months: there are 33 patients (42.9%) were successfully decannulated. In the 33 patients who were successfully decannulated: the duration of tracheotomy ranged from 1 day to 90 days, beautiful scar (51.5%), medium scar (36.4%), bad scar (12.1%). Conclusions: In tracheotomy male were more than female, adult were more than children. The main indication was morden indication. Tracheobronchitis and tube obstruction were more common than other complications. Key words: Tracheotomy

scholarly journals Is Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry ‘Getting Old’? How Psychiatry Referrals in the General Hospital Have Changed over 20 Years

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7389
Author(s):  
Silvia Ferrari ◽  
Giorgio Mattei ◽  
Mattia Marchi ◽  
Gian Maria Galeazzi ◽  
Luca Pingani
Keyword(s):  
Older Patients ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Liaison Psychiatry ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry ◽  
Management Changes

There is an ever-growing awareness of the health-related special needs of older patients, and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Services (CLPS) are significantly involved in providing such age-friendly hospital care. CLPS perform psychiatric assessment for hospitalized patients with suspected medical-psychiatric comorbidity and support ward teams in a bio-psycho-social oriented care management. Changes in features of the population referred to a CLPS over a 20-year course were analysed and discussed, especially comparing older and younger referred subjects. Epidemiological and clinical data from all first psychiatric consultations carried out at the Modena (North of Italy) University Hospital CLPS in the period 2000–2019 (N = 19,278) were included; two groups of consultations were created according to the age of patients: OV65 (consultations for patients older than 64 years) and NONOV65 (all the rest of consultations). Consultations for OV65 were about 38.9% of the total assessments performed, with an average of approximately 375 per year, vs. the 589 performed for NOV65. The number of referrals for older patients significantly increased over the 20 years. The mean age and the male/female ratio of the sample changed significantly across the years in the whole sample as well as both among OV65 and NOV65. Urgent referrals were more frequent among NOV65 and the rate between urgent/non urgent referrals changed differently in the two subgroups. The analysis outlined recurring patterns that should guide future clinical, training and research activities.

Gender Differences in the Lethality of Suicide Methods and Their Relation to Suicide Rates

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Cibis ◽  
A. Bramesfeld ◽  
R. Mergl ◽  
D. Althaus ◽  
G. Niklewski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Suicide Methods ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Male Suicide ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
Gender Specific

Aims:For developing suicide prevention interventions, epidemiologic, socio-economic and demographic factors influencing suicide rates are of high interest. One considerable factor in this respect is gender, as in most countries male suicide rates are much higher than female suicide rates with a global average male/female ratio of 3.6:1. The present study seeks to contribute to the clarification of the question what underlies the different suicide rates of men and women by analyzing gender-specific lethality of suicide methods.Method:Data on completed (fatal) and attempted (non-fatal) suicides from 2000 to 2004 were collected in two cities in the region of Bavaria, Germany. This data sample offers the opportunity to compare data of suicidal acts including completed as well as attempted suicides of the same region during the same time. The lethality for each suicide method was estimated by dividing the number of fatal episodes by the total episodes and then related to gender and age.Results:Lethality per method was higher for men than for women; significant differences could be shown for the majority of methods. Regarding age, lethality rising with age could be shown. Still, in higher age groups, differences in lethality between men and women were significant.Conclusion:Results stress the importance of gender-specific suicide prevention. Male-specific suicide-prevention should be concerned with improving access to and treatment of men under risk for suicidal behaviour. Addressing the problem through multifaceted programs therefore is a promising approach.

Reproductive behaviour of female rosy bitterling Rhodeus ocellatus in response to a female-biased operational sex ratio

Behaviour ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 151 (6) ◽  
pp. 755-768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caiping Liao ◽  
Dan Yu ◽  
Yiyu Chen ◽  
Martin Reichard ◽  
Huanzhang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Reproductive Behaviour ◽  
Operational Sex Ratio ◽  
Reproductive Tactics ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Dominant Female ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Shaped Pattern ◽  
Rhodeus Ocellatus

While the effect of Operational Sex Ratio (OSR) on reproductive behaviour of males has been studied extensively, little is known of the response of females facing a female-biased OSR. We investigated the effect of different OSRs on female reproductive behaviour using the rosy bitterling, Rhodeus ocellatus, a freshwater fish that lays its eggs inside the gills of living freshwater mussels. Three levels of OSR (male/female ratio 1:1, 1:3 and 1:5) were tested. We demonstrated that inspection of the mussel (spawning substrate) by individual females increased with increasingly female-biased OSR, but that the rate of following territorial male decreased. Aggression towards other females was not affected by the OSR. Interestingly, when a male bitterling led a non-dominant female towards the mussel, the dominant female would become aggressive to the male and chase the non-dominant female away. Aggression towards male followed a bell-shaped pattern and was highest at an OSR of 1:3. In both the female-biased OSRs examined, almost 50% of dominant females tended to chase away other females and defend the mussel, showing territoriality in a similar manner to males. These observations suggest that female reproductive behaviour is strongly affected by the OSR, and their reproductive tactics during courtship change from a passive role in courtship (following a male) to an active role in courtship (approaching a male), with presence of female territorial behaviour as the OSR becomes increasingly female-biased. This study provides strong evidence that a female-biased OSR has an important effect on female reproductive behaviour.

Effects of the Male-Female Ratio at Work: Policewomen and Male Nurses

1989 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Marlies Ott
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Male Nurses ◽  
Work Organizations ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Nursing Teams

Difficulties faced by women in work organizations are often explained as indirect consequences of their numerical minority. Their sex plays no role in these explanations: Men in a minority position are claimed to experience similar problems. The results of this empirical study challenge this: Policewomen are seen to face many of the disadvantages pointed out by Kanter (1977) and others, whereas male nurses enjoy advantages from being one of the few among female colleagues. Also, while the male majority in police teams do indeed resist women when their number reaches a critical mass, the female majority in the nursing teams do not show a similar resistance to men. The study involved 50 police teams and 49 nursing teams of approximately 15 members each. Comparisons were made only within each occupation, between skewed and tilted settings. Data were gathered by means of 297 semi-structured interviews. The opposite effects on men and women of being in a minority are attributed to a difference in status.

Studies on the sex ratio of worms in schistosome infections

Parasitology ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. F. Mitchell ◽  
E. G. Garcia ◽  
S. M. Wood ◽  
R. Diasanta ◽  
R. Almonte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Endemic Area ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Mammalian Host ◽  
Late Time ◽  
Laboratory Mice ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Duration Of Infection ◽  
Wild Rats

SUMMARYSex ratios of adult schistosomes in mice are almost invariably different from 1·0 and are biased towards males. The bias applies to wild rats infected with Schistosoma japonicum and trapped in an endemic area of the Philippines (male: female ratio = 1·7). It also applies to cercariae of snails collected in such areas and assessed by infection of laboratory mice using cercariae from individual snails (male: female ratio may approach 6·0). Experiments were designed to determine if duration of infection in the mammalian host was a factor that influenced the sex ratio of miracidia used for infecting snails and subsequently mice. BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice were infected with 100 cercariae of S. mansoni, and liver eggs harvested at early and late time points for infection of snails and production of cercariae. Two phenomena were demonstrated: firstly, a more pronounced male bias when eggs were harvested late compared with early in infection; secondly, a reduced apparent hatchability of eggs in BALB/c compared with C57BL/6 livers. The possibility is raised by the data that female miracidia within eggs of chronically infected individuals may be more prone to immune damage than male miracidia with important epidemiological consequences.

scholarly journals Mycosis Fungoides in Iranian Population: An Epidemiological and Clinicopathological Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farahnaz Fatemi Naeini ◽  
Bahareh Abtahi-Naeini ◽  
Hamidreza Sadeghiyan ◽  
Mohammad Ali Nilforoushzadeh ◽  
Jamshid Najafian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycosis Fungoides ◽  
Disease Onset ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Histologic Diagnosis ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Male Predominance ◽  
Female Predominance ◽  
Single Center Study ◽  
Male Female Ratio

Background. Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common subtype of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Extensive studies on Iranian MF patients are absent. The present study aimed to produce updated clinical information on Iranian MF patients.Methods. This was a retrospective, descriptive, single-center study, including all cases of MF seen in the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Isfahan, Iran, between 2003 and 2013. Data systematically recorded for each patient included clinical, biological, histological, and molecular findings.Results. Eighty-six patients with clinical and histologic diagnosis of MF were included in the study. Thirty-nine patients (45.3%) were male. Female predominance was observed in patients (male : female ratio is 1 : 1.2). Patients were between 7 and 84 years of age (median: 41). The interval from disease onset to diagnosis ranged from 0 to 55 years (median: 1 year). Eighteen cases (20.9%) had unusual variants of MF. The most common types included hypopigmented and poikilodermatous MF. Childhood cases of MF constituted 5.8% (5/86) of all patients. The early stages were seen in 82 cases (95.34%).Conclusion. The major differences in epidemiologic characteristics of MF in Iran are the lack of male predominance and the lower age of patients at the time of diagnosis.

Gender differences of suicidal behavior in belarus: Epidemiology

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1633-1633 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Paravaya
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Old Men ◽  
Male To Female

IntroductionIn Western Europe male die much more often by means of suicide than do females, although females attempt suicide more often. This pattern has been found in Belarus with some peculiarities.Object of studyMen and women under 18, who committed a suicide or made a suicide attempt.Aim of the studyTo investigate peculiarities of suicides and parasuicides among men and women in Belarus in order to reveal target group for suicide prevention.MethodsWe used the Suicide database of the Ministry of Health for epidemiological analyze.ResultsThe study is still being carried out. The male to female suicide ratio is 5:1 in 2008 year. Prevalence of suicides hasn’t changed a lot in women during last 20 years. It rapidly grew among men in the beginning of 90ies with the peak in 2000 year. Then it started to decrease slowly with the rate of 48,5 in 2008 year. Prevalence of suicides is 2.5 time higher in countryside in comparing with cities. Men have higher suicide rate in age from 40 to 60 and after 70 years old, women -after 70 years old. Data on parasuicides have been collecting centrally since 2007. Prevalence of parasuicides was 80 per 100 000 of population and male: female ratio was 1:1 in 2009.ConclusionMen show a big influence of socio-economical state on suicidal behavior. Risk factors have different power in cities and in countryside. Main group for suicide prevention is 40–60 years old men in countryside with alcohol dependence.

scholarly journals Sex ratio and fecundity of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Family - Claroteidae) from Asejire Lake, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-143
Author(s):  
I. O. Taiwo ◽  
O. Odunaiya
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Standard Length ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Line Graph ◽  
Male Specimen ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Average Size

Sex ratio and fecundity of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus from Asejire Lake were examined. The length-weight relationship showed that weight was curvilinearly related to standard length. The logarithm transformation of weight against standard length gave a straight-line graph represented by the following equation: Log W = -0.66 + 2.13 Log sl r2= 0.854; (p<0.001) n = 209 Males were generally more with a male : female ratio of 1:0.18. The average fish weight was 88.97g (16.28 cm standard length). Sexual maturity was attained at an average size of 45.0g (14.0 cm standard length). Relative fecundity was dependent on body weight and standard length (P< 0.05 and P < 0.01 respectively). Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus expended between 0.75% - 27.30% of body weight in egg production. The condition factor values showed that a female specimen of equal length with a male specimen is heavier. Six gonad maturity stages were identified, ovary and gonad weights increased with stage of maturity.

INEQUALITY OF GENDER RATIO AMONG RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL GROUPS IN INDIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandipan R. Gavhale
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Social Condition ◽  
Gender Ratio ◽  
Problematic Situation ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
The Social ◽  
Male Female Ratio

India was a mother-dominant country. But today, the atrocities event ratio and the gender gap in India have increased, which is serious and considerable matter. The male-female ratio in society is an indicator of the socio-economic progress of the country, considering this point, the social condition of India, is not improved by satisfactory.There are many social groups and various distinct cultures their effects become on unequal sex ratio this inequality exists into the upper caste. So this article focuses on class wise gender ratio in India as comparative gender ratio of SC, ST to another social group like upper caste. So this matter should be examined in thought level. Consequently, the social problems are increasing day after day, which should be studied by the thinkers to be improved from this problematic situation. 

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