Gender-Specific Differences in Hypertension Prevalence, Treatment, Control, and Associated Conditions among the Elderly: Data from a Greek Population

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 327-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilias Ninios ◽  
Vlasios Ninios ◽  
Fotini Lazaridou ◽  
Kyriakos Dimitriadis ◽  
Olga Kerasidou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Greek Population ◽  
Treatment Control ◽  
Hypertension Prevalence ◽  
Associated Conditions ◽  
Gender Specific Differences ◽  
Gender Specific

Epidemiology of Sebaceous Carcinoma in Alberta, Canada, from 1988 to 2007

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 417-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Kuzel ◽  
Andrei I. Metelitsa ◽  
Douglas C. Dover ◽  
Thomas G. Salopek
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Sebaceous Carcinoma ◽  
Male Predominance ◽  
Threefold Increase ◽  
Canadian Population ◽  
The Face ◽  
Anatomic Distribution ◽  
Gender Specific Differences ◽  
Gender Specific

Background: The epidemiology of sebaceous carcinoma (SC) has not previously been examined in a Canadian population. Objective: To determine the epidemiologic trends of SC in Alberta, Canada, from 1988 to 2007. Methods: This study was a population-based, retrospective, epidemiologic analysis of SC in Alberta over a 20-year span. Results: Over the study period, the age-standardized SC incidence increased from 0.22 per 100,000 to 0.65 per 100,000. Sebaceous carcinoma is a cancer that predominantly affects the elderly (over 85% of cases were in persons 60 years or older). Interestingly, the face (37.7% of cases), not the eyelids (26.2% of cases), was the most frequently affected site overall. Gender-specific trends reflected a slight male predominance (1.4:1) and significant differences in anatomic distribution between the sexes. Conclusion: For unexplained reasons, there has been a threefold increase in SC incidence in Alberta over the last two decades. In addition, there are significant gender-specific differences in the anatomic distribution of SC. Contexte: L'épidémiologie du carcinome sébacé (CS) n'a jamais fait l'objet d'étude au Canada. Objectif: L'étude visait à déterminer les tendances épidémiologiques du CS en Alberta, au Canada, de 1988 à 2007. Méthodes: Il s'agit d'une analyse épidémiologique, rétrospective, fondée sur la population, du CS, en Alberta, sur une période de 20 ans. Résultats: Au cours de la période à l'étude, l'incidence du CS normalisée selon l'âge est passée de 0.22 pour 100,000 à 0.65 pour 100,000. Le carcinome sébacé est un cancer qui touche surtout les personnes âgées (plus de 85% des cas se comptaient parmi les personnes de 60 ans et plus). Point intéressant, la région le plus souvent touchée, dans l'ensemble, était la face (37.7% des cas), et non les paupières (26.2% des cas). Les tendances propres à chaque sexe ont révélé une fréquence légèrement plus élevée chez les hommes que chez les femmes (1.4/1) et des différences importantes entre les sexes quant à la répartition anatomique du siège des lésions. Conclusion: Pour des raisons inconnues, l'incidence du CS a triplé en Alberta au cours des deux dernières décennies. De plus, il existe des différences importantes entre les sexes quant à la répartition anatomique du CS.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Peripheral Vascular Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (01) ◽  
pp. 009-016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristofer Schramm ◽  
Paul Rochon
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Peripheral Vascular ◽  
Specific Data ◽  
The Past ◽  
Dominant Disease ◽  
Gender Specific Differences ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Specific

AbstractIn the past 20 years, peripheral artery disease (PAD) has been increasingly recognized as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. PAD has traditionally been identified as a male-dominant disease; however, recent population trends and studies in PAD suggest that women are affected at least as often as men. Women comprise a larger population of the elderly than men, as well as an increasing proportion of patients with PAD. Much of the existing research on PAD has focused on whole populations, and gender-specific data on PAD is sparse. This review focuses on gender-specific differences in presentation, management, and outcomes of PAD intervention that are important considerations for the interventional radiologist.

Gender-specific differences in the expression of selenoproteins in mammals

2005 ◽  
Vol 113 (S 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Riese ◽  
F Streckfuss ◽  
U Schweizer ◽  
J Köhrle ◽  
L Schomburg
Keyword(s):  
Gender Specific Differences ◽  
Gender Specific

Gender-specific differences in the pattern of gene expression during post-MI remodeling

2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (S 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Bauer ◽  
G Mitterer ◽  
W Dietl ◽  
K Trescher ◽  
E Wolner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Gender Specific Differences ◽  
Gender Specific

scholarly journals Bugs That Can Resist Antibiotics but Not Men: Gender-Specific Differences in Notified Infections and Colonisations in Germany, 2010–2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 894
Author(s):  
Michael Brandl ◽  
Alexandra Hoffmann ◽  
Niklas Willrich ◽  
Annicka Reuss ◽  
Felix Reichert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Federal State ◽  
German Population ◽  
Hygiene Measures ◽  
Invasive Infections ◽  
Gender Specific Differences ◽  
Acinetobacter Spp ◽  
Notification Data ◽  
Gender Specific

Data from surveillance networks show that men have a higher incidence rate of infections with anti-microbial-resistant (AMR) pathogens than women. We systematically analysed data of infections and colonisations with AMR pathogens under mandatory surveillance in Germany to quantify gender-specific differences. We calculated incidence-rates (IR) per 100,000 person–years for invasive infections with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and for infections or colonisations with carbapenem-non-susceptible Acinetobacter spp. (CRA), and Enterobacterales (CRE), using the entire German population as a denominator. We limited the study periods to years with complete notification data (MRSA: 2010–2019, CRA/CRE: 2017–2019). We used Poisson regression to adjust for gender, age group, federal state, and year of notification. In the study periods, IR for all notifications were 4.2 for MRSA, 0.90 for CRA, and 4.8 for CRE per 100,000 person-–years. The adjusted IR ratio for infections of men compared to women was 2.3 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.2–2.3) for MRSA, 2.2 (95%CI: 1.9–2.7) for CRA, and 1.7 (95%CI: 1.6–1.8) for CRE. Men in Germany show about double the risk for infection with AMR pathogens than women. This was also true for colonisations, where data were available. Screening procedures and associated hygiene measures may profit from a gender-stratified approach.

scholarly journals Gender-specific differences in expression in human lymphoblastoid cell lines

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 447-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Wasim K. Bleibel ◽  
Cheryl A. Roe ◽  
Nancy J. Cox ◽  
M. Eileen Dolan
Keyword(s):  
Cell Lines ◽  
Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines ◽  
Human Lymphoblastoid Cell ◽  
Gender Specific Differences ◽  
Human Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines ◽  
Gender Specific

scholarly journals Gender Specific Differences in Disease Susceptibility: The Role of Epigenetics

Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 652
Author(s):  
Lucia Migliore ◽  
Vanessa Nicolì ◽  
Andrea Stoccoro
Keyword(s):  
Immune Responses ◽  
Autoimmune Diseases ◽  
X Chromosome ◽  
Complex Traits ◽  
Differential Susceptibility ◽  
X Chromosome Inactivation ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Chromosome Inactivation ◽  
Gender Specific Differences ◽  
Gender Specific

Many complex traits or diseases, such as infectious and autoimmune diseases, cancer, xenobiotics exposure, neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as the outcome of vaccination, show a differential susceptibility between males and females. In general, the female immune system responds more efficiently to pathogens. However, this can lead to over-reactive immune responses, which may explain the higher presence of autoimmune diseases in women, but also potentially the more adverse effects of vaccination in females compared with in males. Many clinical and epidemiological studies reported, for the SARS-CoV-2 infection, a gender-biased differential response; however, the majority of reports dealt with a comparable morbidity, with males, however, showing higher COVID-19 adverse outcomes. Although gender differences in immune responses have been studied predominantly within the context of sex hormone effects, some other mechanisms have been invoked: cellular mosaicism, skewed X chromosome inactivation, genes escaping X chromosome inactivation, and miRNAs encoded on the X chromosome. The hormonal hypothesis as well as other mechanisms will be examined and discussed in the light of the most recent epigenetic findings in the field, as the concept that epigenetics is the unifying mechanism in explaining gender-specific differences is increasingly emerging.

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