Sex Factors
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Friday, November 20, 2009

No association of depression and anxiety with the metabolic syndrome: the Norwegian HUNT study.

20 Dec 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations of depression and anxiety with the metabolic syndrome. METHOD: Cross-sectional study of 9571 participants aged 20-89 years in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT 2). We assessed anxiety and depression with ... Read more...

Hereditary hemochromatosis gene (HFE) variants are associated with birth weight and childhood leukemia risk.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Our original studies reported an association between the iron-metabolism gene HFE and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and a birth weight association in ALL. Through its effect on cell proliferation, iron is involved ... Read more...

Serum IL-6 levels and the risk for hepatocarcinogenesis in chronic hepatitis C patients: an analysis based on gender differences.

13 Nov 2009 Interleukin-6 (IL-6) may play a role in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, it was reported in mouse models that estrogen-mediated inhibition of IL-6 production explains the gender disparity in HCC. We conducted a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sex Factors'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• No association of depression and anxiety with the metabolic syndrome: the Norwegian HUNT study. 20 Dec 2009
• Hereditary hemochromatosis gene (HFE) variants are associated with birth weight and childhood leukemia risk. 13 Dec 2009
• Serum IL-6 levels and the risk for hepatocarcinogenesis in chronic hepatitis C patients: an analysis based on gender differences. 13 Nov 2009
• Comparison of accidental and nonaccidental traumatic brain injuries in infants and toddlers: demographics, neurosurgical interventions, and outcomes. 30 Oct 2009
• Enhancing the medical homes model for children with asthma. 30 Oct 2009
• Socioeconomic status and utilization of health care services in Canada and the United States: findings from a binational health survey. 30 Oct 2009
• Medicare managed care enrollment by disability-eligible and age-eligible veterans. 30 Oct 2009
• The role of disability in explaining long-term care utilization. 30 Oct 2009
• Prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in Southeastern Spain: the Ariadna study. 30 Oct 2009
• The heterogeneity of causes and courses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 30 Oct 2009
• Prognostic importance of standardized uptake value on F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography in biliary tract carcinoma. 30 Oct 2009
• A retrospective comparison of clinical outcomes and quality of life measures between definitive chemoradiation alone and radical surgery for clinical stage II-III esophageal carcinoma. 30 Oct 2009
• The Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial completes randomization: lessons learned and anticipated results. 30 Oct 2009
• The study of personal constructs of death and fear of death among Taiwanese adolescents. 30 Oct 2009
• Factors related to fatigue in women and men with early rheumatoid arthritis: the Swedish TIRA study. 30 Oct 2009
• Perceived insufficient rest or sleep among adults - United States, 2008. 28 Oct 2009
• Letter by Ala-Korpela et al regarding article, "Lipoprotein particle profiles by nuclear magnetic resonance compared with standard lipids and apolipoproteins in predicting incident cardiovascular disease in women". 25 Oct 2009
• Letter by Choi et al regarding article, "Effects of the selective estrogen receptor modulator raloxifene on coronary outcomes in the raloxifene use for the heart trial: results of subgroup analyses by age and other factors". 25 Oct 2009
• Role of lifestyle and aging on the longitudinal change in cardiorespiratory fitness. 24 Oct 2009
• Sex differences in mortality after acute myocardial infarction: changes from 1994 to 2006. 24 Oct 2009

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Technical information about 'Sex Factors'

Definition: Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.

Descriptor UI: D012737

Alternative terms: Sex Factors; Factor, Sex; Factors, Sex; Sex Factor;

Tree Number: N05.715.350.675; N06.850.490.875;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: NIM; human & animal; do not confuse with SEX DISTRIBUTION or SEX CHARACTERISTICS; Manual 35.6+