Voice Outcomes of Intensive Voice Feminization Therapy for Transgender Women Delivered via Telepractice: Pilot Study.

Objectives: The aim of this pilot study is to investigate the efficacy of an intensive voice feminization therapy program provided via telepractice.

Methods: A total of 10 transgender women participated, with nine completing the therapy program. All participants received 12 sessions of resonant voice therapy in combination with Vocal Function Exercises and voice hygiene, which were completed within 4weeks.

Sex differences in the association between vitamin D and early-stage chronic kidney disease: A population-based study.

Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is commonly observed in people with late-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease; it has also been associated with the progression of kidney disease. We hypothesized that VDD played a role in early-stage chronic kidney disease as well. Thus, this cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and CKD stages 1 through 3 (early-stage CKD) in a relatively healthy population in China.

Gender differences in the association between insulin resistance and chronic kidney disease in a Chinese population with metabolic syndrome.

Background: Insulin resistance (IR) was reported to be associated with renal function impairment, but little is known about the gender difference. Hence, our study aimed to investigate the relationship between IR (estimated by the homeostasis model assessment of IR (HOMA-IR) index) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a Chinese population with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and discern whether there was any gender disparity or not.

Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study enrolled 13,638 men and 10,450 women who received health examinations from 2013 to 2016 at Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital.

Gender-specific and age-specific associations of the homoeostasis model assessment for IR (HOMA-IR) with albuminuria and renal function impairment: a retrospective cross-sectional study in Southeast China.

Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the association of insulin resistance (IR), which was estimated by the homoeostasis model assessment for IR (HOMA-IR), with albuminuria and renal function impairment in a general Chinese population.

Design: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

Setting And Participants: A total of 13 742 adults (age: ≥18 years) who underwent a health check-up at a hospital in Southeast China during 2013-2014 were enrolled.