Reply--Gender difference in GFR dependent on age

Age-dependent gender differences in hypertension management.

OBJECTIVE Despite gender-neutral guidelines, prior studies suggest that women have lower rates of hypertension control and these differences may vary with age. Accordingly, we compared rates of hypertension control between women and men as a function of age. METHODS Within three integrated healthcare systems in the Cardiovascular Research Network, we studied all patients seen from 2001 to 200...

Difference in histological subtypes of basal cell carcinoma according to age, gender, location, mitotic activity and association with solar keratoses

Background and aim: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in white-skin populations. Recent studies suggest that BCC is not a single entity and different histological subtypes show different clinical behavior and might have different etiology. The aim of this study was to assess differences in age, sex, site of distribution and proliferative activity in histological subtypes...

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Texting satisfaction: does age and gender make a difference?

This study investigated the effect of age and gender on mobile phone users’ texting satisfaction, focusing on text entry factors. Structured questionnaire interviews were used to interview 18 subjects of both genders, aged between 17–37 years. Analysis of variance was computed. Gender effect was found on the speed of text entry method (p = 0.027), with the females being more satisfied than male...

Is There True Gender Difference of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Asia?: Author's Reply

TO THE EDITOR: We appreciate sincerely the interest of Dr. Jung on our paper on the “Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome: a community based study from Northern India”. We do agree with the points raised by Dr. Jung. We limited the age group of participants between 18-64 years in this study. In elderly, the clinical features of colonic malignancy may mimic that of irritable bowel syndrome (IB...