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Dear Editor,
We read with interest the analysis of Bin Kunji Mohamad MI et al. of gender-based influences on trauma outcomes among multiple trauma patients in the Asia-Pacific region [1]. The authors employed a hierarchical analysis utilizing a substantial and diverse patient sample from the Asia-Pacific region, with an age threshold of 50 years designated as a independent variable. The analysis also considered the mechanism and site of trauma as additional variables, while mortality and functional status were evaluated hierarchically to determine outcomes. The findings indicated that, within the Asia-Pacific cohort, trauma outcomes—including mortality and functional status—did not exhibit significant gender differences; rather, they were more closely associated with the severity of the anatomical site affected. This observation challenges the prevailing...