scholarly journals A Study on a New Index of Vascular Stiffness: Gender Difference and Risk Factors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianxiong Chen ◽  
Xiuqin Wu ◽  
Yongqiang Hong ◽  
Yuchen Xie ◽  
Fuyou Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Arterial Stiffness ◽  
Cardiovascular Events ◽  
Volume Index ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Overweight Subjects ◽  
Female Subjects

Abstract Background: Previous studies have found that the gender differences have important influences on cardiovascular events, and arterial stiffness is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events. The arterial pressure volume index (API) is a new indicator for the noninvasive assessment of muscular arterial stiffness. This study was aimed to preliminarily investigate on the gender differences and influencing factors of API from Chinese people, and to discuss the practical application implications of it.Methods: A total of 11118 outpatients were randomly selected and divided into 5 groups according to the age from low to high quintile (Q1: < 37 years old group, Q2: ≥ 37 years old group, Q3: ≥ 51 years old group, Q4: ≥ 61 years old group and Q5: ≥ 69 years old group). The API was obtained by using the cuff oscillation wave for every subject. API≥31 was defined as high API, and body mass index (BMI)≥24 kg/m2 was diagnosed as overweight. The differences of API and high API incidence between male and female subjects in the five groups were compared by Pearson correlation analysis. The risk factors of high API incidence were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression. Results: ①The differences in API and systolic blood pressure(SBP) between the 5 groups were statistically significant, and they increased with age (all P<0.001).②In the Q1 groups, the API of female was lower than that of male, while the API of female subjects was greater than that of male in the Q3 to Q5 group (P<0.05). The incidence of high API was higher in male than in female (P<0.05) in the Q1 group, but the incidence of high API was higher in female than in male (P<0.05) in the Q3 to Q4 groups. ③Logistic regression model indicated that the risk of high API for male subjects was 0.712 times that of female subjects (95%CI: 0.584, 0.840) (P<0.05). The risk of high API for overweight subjects was 1.327 times that of normal weight subjects (95%CI: 1.236, 1.418) (P<0.05). Conclusion: Among Chinese people of different ages, API differed between male and female; in the whole subjects, the risk of high API is higher for female subjects and overweight subjects.

scholarly journals GENDER ROLE NORM CONFORMITY AND SEXUAL ASSAULT RISK AMONG MALE AND FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joke Depraetere ◽  
Christophe Vandeviver ◽  
Ines Keygnaert ◽  
Tom Vander Beken
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
University Students ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Role Norm

Scholars have established various risk factors that increase the risk of sexual victimization (SV) among college students. However, little research has focused on gender norm conformity as a risk factor of SV. Addressing this gap in the literature, we conducted a study with 322 men and 815 female university students. Over 51% of women and 23% of men indicated experiencing some form of SV in their lives. Logistic regression analyses revealed various gender differences and established that gender norms predict SV while controlling for established risk factors. We discuss these findings and their implications for prevention measures of SV.

Semaglutide Consistently Reduces Cardiovascular Events in Both Male and Female Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1085-P ◽  
Author(s):  
IRENE HRAMIAK ◽  
CYRUS DESOUZA ◽  
JOCHEN SEUFERT ◽  
THOMAS HANSEN ◽  
DESIREE THIELKE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Cardiovascular Events ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Subjects

scholarly journals Suicide Notes: Exaggerations by Males and Females

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Purbo Kusumastuti ◽  
Aulia Apriana ◽  
Yazid Basthomi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Language Production ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Suicide Notes ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Female Subjects

Touching into the gender differences between males and females in expressing the use of exaggeration expressions, this study analyzes the relevant data using the LIWC tool, the HIP method, and the deficit and difference theories. This study found that in relation to the gender stereotypes, both males and females speak differently, yet also demonstrate similarities. Both the male and female subjects express emotions equally in the language production; yet, the negative emotions are dominated by the males, and the positive emotions are dominated by the females. The difference of emotion productions influences the differences in the males’ production of exaggeration expressions, such as empty adjectives, italic expressions, and hyperbole by the female subjects.  

scholarly journals Employee work stress based on gender differences during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Syafrizaldi Syafrizaldi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Male Gender ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Employees ◽  
Female Subjects

This study aims to see employee work stress reviewed from gender differences during the Covid-19 Pandemic. This research involved employees at PT. Saka Mitra Sejati Medan. The results showed that there was a difference in work stress between male and female employees. The statistical calculations of empirical mean scores showed that subjects of the male gender had a lower average empirical mean score of 29.67, while the average empirical mean value of female subjects was 30.47. Thus, during the Pandemic, female employees had higher levels of work stress compared to male employees.

Forced Sexual Victimization Among Youth in Custody: Do Risk Factors Vary by Gender and Perpetrator?

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-172
Author(s):  
Eileen M. Ahlin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Using Data

There is relatively little literature examining risk factors associated with sexual victimization among youth in custody. The current study explored whether risk of forced sexual victimization among youth in custody differs by gender or perpetrator. Using data from a sample of 8,659 youth who participated in the National Survey of Youth in Custody, multivariate logistic regression models were employed to investigate gender differences in risk factors associated with overall forced sexual victimization and staff-on-inmate and inmate-on-inmate forced sexual victimization. Findings suggest that gender differences are more pronounced when perpetrator type is considered.

Gender difference and informal competition: evidence from India

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Farooq ◽  
Harit Satt ◽  
Souhail Ramid
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Female Managers ◽  
Institutional Infrastructure ◽  
Ordered Logistic Regression ◽  
The World ◽  
Enterprise Survey

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to document how male and female managers respond to competition posed by informal firms.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology uses the ordered logistic regression and the data provided by the World Bank’s Enterprise Survey to test the arguments for firms headquartered in India.FindingsThe findings show that firms managed by females are more likely to consider informal competition as a bigger obstacle for their operations than firms managed by males. It also shows that this relationship is more pronounced in provinces with weak institutional infrastructure. Lastly, the paper shows that firms managed by females respond to competition from the informal sector by undertaking more innovations than firms managed by males.Originality/valueThis research extends the literature on gender differences in response to competition by documenting how female managers respond to external competition in emerging markets.

Gendered Outcomes: Gender Differences in The Biographical Consequences of Activism

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nella Van Dyke ◽  
Doug McAdam ◽  
Brenda Wilhelm
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Differential Effect ◽  
New Left ◽  
Event History ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Movement Participation

This article examines the gendered effects of movement participation on the subsequent lives of activists. We hypothesize that movement participation will have a differential effect on the lives of men and women both because they have different activist experiences by virtue of their gender and because the movements of the New Left questioned the gendered construction of the traditional life course. Using a national random sample, we employ logistic regression and event history models to examine the differences in employment, marriage, and childbirth patterns of men and women who participated in New Left social movements. We hypothesize that New Left activism will have affected the lives of both male and female activists, but that the effect will be stronger for women. The analyses generally confirm this hypothesis. We find significant differences in the influence of social movement participation on the economic, marital, and parenting histories of male and female activists.

Exploratory Investigation of Perceptions of Influences on Best-Friend Relationships

1980 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. L. Ashton
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female College ◽  
Psychological Literature ◽  
Best Friend ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Female Subjects

24 male and 24 female college undergraduates (aged 18 to 50 yr.) responded to close-ended and open-ended questions concerning a relationship with a male or female best friend. Subjects rated important variables derived from theory and previous attraction-friendship research. There was no evidence for gender differences except that “shared interests” and “stability of relationship” were more important for friendships with a male, and female subjects rated “boost each other's egos” as more important than males did. Physical attractiveness was more important for other-sex relationships than for same sex. Self-generated characteristics suggested important variables not included in social psychological literature.

scholarly journals Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases by Health Service Use among Schoolteachers in Afghanistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5729
Author(s):  
Sharifullah Alemi ◽  
Keiko Nakamura ◽  
Ahmad Shekib Arab ◽  
Mohammad Omar Mashal ◽  
Yuri Tashiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Check ◽  
Male Teachers ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Lifestyle Advice ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Use Of Health Services

Objectives of this study were: (1) to examine gender differences in biomedical indicators, lifestyle behaviors, self-health check practices, receipt of professional non-communicable disease (NCD)-related lifestyle advice, and the use of health services among teachers in Afghanistan; and (2) to seek the patterns of these indicators among users and non-users of health services among both male and female teachers. This cross-sectional study was carried out among 600 schoolteachers in Kabul city in February 2017. Gender differences in percentage distributions of abnormal biomedical indicators, lifestyle behaviors, self-health check practices, and receipt of professional lifestyle advice were examined. These patterns were further analyzed according to the use of health services in the previous 12 months by both genders. The results showed that male teachers had a higher prevalence of hypertension, increased serum triglycerides, physically active lifestyle, and tobacco use than female teachers (28.2/20.4, p = 0.038; 47.0/37.9, p = 0.040; 54.3/40.9, p = 0.002; 15.8/0.7, p < 0.001, respectively); female teachers had a higher prevalence of increased serum LDL cholesterol, overweight/obesity, and frequent consumption of fruits/vegetables than male teachers (61.3/50.8, p = 0.018; 64.7/43.5, p < 0.001; 71.4/53.8, p < 0.001, respectively). Female teachers were more likely to receive professional lifestyle advice related to NCDs than male teachers. Although users of health services practiced self-health checks and received professional lifestyle advice more frequently than non-users, abnormal biomedical indicators were similarly shown among users and non-users of health services in both genders. In conclusion, high prevalence of abnormal biomedical indicators was indicated in both male and female teachers, although the specific abnormal biomedical indicators differed by gender. Users and non-users of health services presented a similar prevalence of these abnormal indicators. Understanding the differences in patterns of NCD risk factors is essential when developing gender-informed policies.

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