Kuruvila Mahima, Estevez Eden, Anantharaj Aruna, Mediboina Anjali
Internal Medicine, Caribbean Medical University School of Medicine, Chicago, USA.
Internal Medicine, St. George's University School of Medicine, St. George's, GRD.
Cureus. 2023 Dec 8;15(12):e50186. doi: 10.7759/cureus.50186. eCollection 2023 Dec.
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a condition characterized by the production of procoagulant antibodies, which in turn increases the risk of thrombotic events in multiple blood vessels and is associated with recurrent miscarriages and premature births. The study aimed to identify and analyze the gender trends of the first authors in PubMed-indexed publications related to APS. The present cross-sectional study analyzed all PubMed-indexed articles published between January 2018 and December 2022. All articles with the term "antiphospholipid syndrome" in their titles were included in the study. Full names and countries were used to determine the gender of the author in the NamSor application program interface (API) and statistical analysis was done using R software version 4.3.1 (R Core Team, Vienna, Austria) and the Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model. Finally, a total of 1176 articles were evaluated in the study after the inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied. The highest number of publications by female first authors was in the year 2022 with a total of 132 articles published. Forecasting predicts that by 2027, approximately 122 articles will be published by male authors and 132 articles will be published by female authors. The highest female-to-male publication ratio is seen in Russia, with a ratio of 2, followed closely by Poland (1.86) and Greece (1.85). In conclusion, gender equality has not significantly improved in the field of APS research. Thus, the gender gaps must be addressed, to advance the medical field, improve patient care, and ultimately contribute to better health outcomes for women worldwide.
抗磷脂综合征(APS)是一种以产生促凝抗体为特征的病症,这反过来会增加多条血管发生血栓事件的风险,并与反复流产和早产有关。该研究旨在识别和分析PubMed索引的与APS相关出版物中第一作者的性别趋势。本横断面研究分析了2018年1月至2022年12月期间发表的所有PubMed索引文章。标题中含有“抗磷脂综合征”一词的所有文章均纳入本研究。在NamSor应用程序接口(API)中使用全名和国家来确定作者性别,并使用R软件版本4.3.1(R核心团队,奥地利维也纳)和自回归积分滑动平均(ARIMA)模型进行统计分析。最后,在应用纳入和排除标准后,本研究共评估了1176篇文章。女性第一作者发表文章数量最多的年份是2022年,共发表了132篇文章。预测表明,到2027年,男性作者将发表约122篇文章,女性作者将发表132篇文章。女性与男性发表文章比例最高的是俄罗斯,比例为2,其次是波兰(1.86)和希腊(1.85)。总之,APS研究领域的性别平等并没有显著改善。因此,必须解决性别差距问题,以推动医学领域发展,改善患者护理,并最终为全球女性带来更好的健康结果。
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