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Fulltext Career preferences of male and female medical students in Malaysia

Zulkifli A, Rogayah J

Med J Malaysia, 1997 Mar;52(1):76-81.

A survey of career choices were conducted for three batches of final year medical students at Universiti Sains Malaysia. A total of 241 students responded, giving a response rate of 76%, with 107 males (44.4%) and 134 females (55.6%). Surgery ranked highest among the male students while obstetrics and gynaecology ranked highest among female students. Internal medicine was the second choice for both males and females. Among the other specialties, the male students shows preferred Hospital Administration and Radiology while female students preferred Community Medicine, Psychiatry and Pathology. Both male and female students chose to be a clinical consultant in a general hospital as the first choice. They prefer to work in or near their hometowns.

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Fulltext Detection of xanthine oxidase in human plasma

Newaz MA, Adeeb NNN

Med J Malaysia, 1998 Mar;53(1):70-5.

PMID: 10968141

Xanthine oxidase is a highly versatile enzyme which is widely distributed among various species. Though the presence of the enzyme in serum is not yet established, high antibody titre of this enzyme has been reported. Xanthine oxidase is thought to be the principal source of free radical generation via degradation of nucleotides to the end product, uric acid. The aim of this study was to detect xanthine oxidase activity in human plasma and report any significant relationships found between its activity and variables such as race, age and sex for the sample size studied. Forty six normal healthy individuals (14 males and 32 females) were studied. The enzyme activity was measured by a spectrophotometric method whereby the reduction of ferricytochrome c by free radicals was calculated and expressed as nmol O2 production/ml/min. Results obtained showed that there was a positive relationship between xanthine oxidase activity with age (r = 0.415, p < 0.05) and weight (r = 0.369, p < 0.05) in the normal individual. For the age group 30-39 yrs (n = 11), a higher enzyme activity was observed in males (2.71 +/- 1.44) as compared to females (2.34 +/- 1.23) but it was not significant (p = 0.53). For racial distribution, the Malays [M] have a higher enzyme activity (2.65 +/- 0.86, N = 32) than their Indian [I] (2.27 +/- 0.58; N = 7) and Chinese counterparts [C] (1.44 +/- 1.22; N = 7) but this was also not statistically significant (M vs I: p = 0.39; M vs C: p = 0.07; I vs C: p = 0.16). In conclusion this study showed that there is a measurable amount of xanthine oxidase activity in the human plasma.

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Fulltext Attempted suicides in Penang--preliminary observations

Yeoh OH

Med J Malaysia, 1981 Mar;36(1):39-46.

PMID: 7321937

The characteristics of 74 patients who attempted suicide in Penang are described. Differences in the incidence and reasons for and methods of attempting were observed among the ethnic groups. There was a higher incidence in females and patients of single status. The majority of patients did not suffer from severe psychiatric disorders, but did encounter chronic inter-personal and intra-familial conflicts. Conflicts with elders were more frequent among female patients, and this finding suggested that young females were faced with a greater degree of role conflicts. Rural to urban shift among the Chinese patients was observed to be associated with a high incidence of attempts. Dwellers of high-rise flat complexes were not over-represented. In view of antecedent social factors, professionals and others besides psychiatrists have a role in the prevention and management of para-suicidal behaviours.

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Fulltext Head circumference of Malaysian school children

Chen ST

Med J Malaysia, 1985 Jun;40(2):90-4.

PMID: 3834291

Percentile head circumference charts, from six to eleven years of age, for boys and girls are presented. These can be used to monitor the head circumference of Malaysian children.

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Fulltext Complete heart block in Malaysians

Chin K, Singham KT, Masduki A

Med J Malaysia, 1983 Jun;38(2):142-4.

PMID: 6621444

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Normal developmental pattern of preschool Malaysian children

Chen ST

J Singapore Paediatr Soc, 1988;30(3-4):118-24.

PMID: 3216636

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Fulltext Management and outcome of childhood meningitis in east Malaysia

Lyn P, Pan Fui Lin

Med J Malaysia, 1988 Mar;43(1):90-6.

PMID: 3244328

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

A comparative study of road traffic accidents in West Malaysia

Silva JF

Trop Doct, 1979 Oct;9(4):221-7.

PMID: 516150

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Cot deaths in Malaysia

Sivanesan S, Sushama PC

Med J Malaysia, 1974 Sep;29(1):29-33.

PMID: 4282627

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

A foetus in the abdomen of a boy

Lal M

Med J Malaya, 1971 Jun;25(4):307-10.

PMID: 4261309

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Prevalence of the house fly Musca domestica L. in the vicinity of Kuala Lumpur

Inder Singh K

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 1971 Dec;2(4):548-51.

PMID: 5144156

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Rhinitis-chronica-tropica: clinical, radiological, histopathological, therapeutic and ethnological studies on Chinese, Indians, Malays and 'others'

Werner R

Med J Malaysia, 1973 Mar;27(3):159-72.

PMID: 4268918

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Fulltext Anthropometrics evaluation of children between genders

Hanani Yuhaniz, Asnawi Seraila, Siti Rafedah Abdul Karim, Suhaimi Muhammed, Abdul Hamid Saleh

Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2016;16(101):22-25.

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In developing ergonomically sound furniture, there is a need in evaluating anthropometrics from various aspect such as gender differences. The objectives of this study was to evaluate anthropometrics differences between genders of children in Malaysia in order to determine the need in having specified chairs for each gender. Represented by four states in Malaysia, a total of 2400 children were involved in the study. A custom made measurer and an anthropometer were used to measure the subjects. Six body measurements, which are, sitting shoulder height, sitting subscapular height, shoulder breadth, buttock popliteal length, popliteal height and hip width were documented for evaluation. From this study, there were some significant differences on some body parts while other body parts were similar to male and female. Therefore, chairs are needed to be made according to the suitability of both gender.

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Fundamental frequency and perturbation measures of sustained vowels in Malaysian Malay children between 7 and 12 years old

Ting HN, Chia SY, Manap HH, Ho AH, Tiu KY, Abdul Hamid B

J Voice, 2012 Jul;26(4):425-30.

PMID: 22243972 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2011.07.001

The study is going to investigate the fundamental frequency (F(0)) and perturbation measures of sustained vowels in 360 native Malaysian Malay children aged between 7 and 12 years using acoustical analysis.

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Female transfer between one-male groups of proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus)

Murai T, Mohamed M, Bernard H, Mahedi PA, Saburi R, Higashi S

Primates, 2007 Apr;48(2):117-21.

PMID: 16871366

Successful or unsuccessful female transfers were observed seven times during a 32-month field study of proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) inhabiting a riverine forest along a tributary of the Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia. In all cases, the females voluntarily left their own groups and immediately joined with another one. When adult females tried to shift to other groups, adult males called them back to their own groups, but appeared to be indifferent to subadult females. When the adult females returned, the males never attacked the females physically, but instead often emitted herding sounds to them. One subadult female was repelled by a resident adult female. When one adult female transferred into a new one-male group, she left her behind son in an all-male group. The number of females often fluctuated in most study groups, with this fluctuation being more prominent among subadult females than adult females. It is likely that female transfer in proboscis monkeys is not a rare occurrence and that it is especially common among sub-adult females.

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

A survey of perceived stress among undergraduate dental students in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Rosli TI, Abdul Rahman R, Abdul Rahman SR, Ramli R

Singapore Dent J, 2005 Dec;27(1):17-22.

PMID: 16438264

The objectives of this study were to determine the sources of stress among undergraduate dental students, and to compare the sources of stress among the 5 years of undergraduate study, between gender, and with other studies done elsewhere. A total of 325 students across the 5 academic years (88.8% response rate) of the Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, completed the modified Dental Environment Stress questionnaire. All respondents reported that they experienced some form of stress. The preclinical students reported that examinations and fear of failure caused the most stress. The main stressor for clinical students was clinical training, particularly factors relating to meeting clinical requirements. Female students perceived more stress generally than male students. However, male students were more stressed when faced with factors related to clinical training.

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Socioeconomic and gender group differences in early literacy skills: a multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis approach

Lee JA, Otaiba SA

Educational research and evaluation : an international journal on theory and practice, 2015 3 10;21(1):40-59.

PMID: 25750582

Socioeconomic status and gender are important demographic variables that strongly relate to academic achievement. This study examined the early literacy skills differences between 4 sociodemographic groups, namely, boys ineligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRL), girls ineligible for FRL, boys eligible for FRL, and girls eligible for FRL. Data on kindergarteners (N = 462) were analysed using multiple-group confirmatory factory analysis. Early literacy skill differences between boys and girls are more nuanced than previously reported; subsidy status and gender interact. Both boys and girls from high-poverty households performed significantly lower than the girls from low-poverty households in alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness, and spelling. There were gender gaps, with a female advantage, among children from high-poverty households in alphabet knowledge and spelling and among children from low-poverty households in alphabet knowledge. These results highlight the importance of employing methodologically sound techniques to ascertain group differences in componential early literacy skills.

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Effect of gender specific anthropometric characteristics on lung function in young competitive triathletes from Malaysia

Johari HM, Zainudin HA, Knight VF, Lumley SA, Subramanium AS, Caszo BA, et al.

J Sports Med Phys Fitness, 2017 Apr;57(4):396-401.

PMID: 27045742 DOI: 10.23736/S0022-4707.16.06292-7

BACKGROUND: Anthropometric and lung function characteristics of triathletes are important for the implementation of individual specific training and recovery recommendations. However, limited data are available for these parameters in triathletes. Hence, the aim of this study was to characterize and examine the gender differences of lung function and anthropometry parameters in competitive triathletes from Malaysia.

METHODS: Body composition assessment and lung function tests were performed on sixteen competitive triathletes (nine male and seven female). The subject's body composition profile including muscle mass (kg), fat free mass (kg), and percent body fat was measured using a bio-impedance segmental body composition analyzer. Forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) were measured by Quark PFT2 spirometer.

RESULTS: The anthropometric measurements revealed that male triathletes were significantly taller than female triathletes and had significantly more protein and skeletal muscle mass. The female triathletes, however, had significantly higher percent body fat. Male triathletes had statistically significant higher FVC and FEV1 than female triathletes. Both the male and female triathletes showed a positive correlation between height, fat free mass and the lung function markers FVC and FEV1. This association was not seen with Body Mass Index (BMI) in female triathletes.

CONCLUSIONS: The data from our study shows that anthropometric parameters are directly linked to lung function of a triathlete. We also found the relationship between BMI and lung function to be gender specific in triathletes and is dependent on the body protein and fat content. Hence, body composition characterization is essential and provides valuable information for developing individual specific training modules.

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Gender differences in the associations between knee pain and urinary incontinence in older adults: Cross-sectional analysis from the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research Study (MELoR)

Mat S, Jaafar MH, Razack AHA, Lim J, Ong TA, Khong SY, et al.

Neurourol Urodyn, 2023 Mar;42(3):641-649.

PMID: 36728321 DOI: 10.1002/nau.25136

INTRODUCTION: The common assumption that urinary incontinence occurs in osteoarthritis (OA) due to poor mobility is supported by limited evidence. The influence of gender in such associations is also yet to be elucidated.

OBJECTIVE: This study, therefore, identified any potential associations between knee OA symptoms and urinary incontinence and further explore sex differences in the associations.

DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.

SETTING: University Hospital.

PARTICIPANTS: This was a cross-sectional study from a longitudinal research study comprising 1221 community-dwelling older persons (57% women), mean age (SD) 68.95 (7.49) years.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Presence of urinary incontinence: mixed, stress and urge symptoms. Physical performance and C-reactive protein levels were also assessed.

RESULTS: Two hundred and seventy-seven (22.83%) individuals reported the presence of urinary incontinence: mixed (41.5%), stress (30%), and urge (28.5%) symptoms. In an unadjusted analysis, stratified by gender, the association between knee pain and urinary incontinence was only present in women with mixed symptoms. After further adjustment of demographics differences and body mass index, the association between knee pain with any urinary incontinence and mixed symptoms remained significant with the odds ratios (95% confidence interval): 1.48 (1.02-2.15) and 1.73 (1.06-2.83), respectively. This relationship was attenuated after further adjustment for waist circumference and impaired lower limb mobility.

CONCLUSION: Our study refutes previous assumptions that urinary incontinence in individuals with OA is attributed to impaired mobility alone, but introduces the role of abdominal obesity in this relationship, particularly in women. Future studies should assess the temporal relationship between body fat distribution and OA with urinary incontinence.

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

Student's perception of hybrid team-based and case-based learning in undergraduate endodontics education

Yuetqi L, Lin GSS, Mamat RB, Noorani TY

BMC Oral Health, 2025 Jan 08;25(1):43.

PMID: 39780254 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-024-05354-8

BACKGROUND: Limited studies have explored the use of the hybrid approach combining team-based learning (TBL) and case-based learning (CBL) in dental education. This study evaluates how students perceive the hybrid TBL-CBL approach to learning endodontics and determines whether gender and ethnicity impact students' perceptions.

METHODS: The final-year undergraduate Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) students were invited to participate in a hybrid TBL-CBL session. They were randomly divided into six groups of six to seven students, and the session was conducted by one facilitator, supported by two lecturers. At the end of the session, a 23-item questionnaire consisting of four domains (perception of effectiveness, teacher, team interaction and learning environment) and open-ended questions was distributed. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse quantitative data using IBM SPSS software version 27.0 for Mac (SPSS Inc.). Thematic analysis was used to code qualitative data. ANCOVA (Analysis of covariance) was used to evaluate the relationship between gender and ethnicity towards the students' perception of this hybrid TBL-CBL session, with a significant difference set at P

Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors

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