Prevalence and uptake of vaping among people who have quit smoking: a population study in England, 2013-2024 by Sarah E. Jackson, Jamie Brown, Loren Kock, Lion Shahab

“…These increases were non-linear, with much of the difference occurring since mid-2021, and were greatest at younger ages (e.g., current vaping among ≥ 1y ex-smokers reached 58.9% among 18-year-olds vs. 10.7% among 65-year-olds). …”
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Dual effects of leptin in perioperative gas exchange of morbidly obese patients. by Michele Carron, Giovanna Ieppariello, Gabriele Martelli, Giulia Gabellini, Mirto Foletto, Egle Perissinotto, Carlo Ori

“…Bravais-Pearson's correlation, multiple linear regression, and logistic regression analysis were performed. …”
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Dietary index for gut microbiota, metabolic syndrome, and long-term mortality: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007–2018 by Yangyang Zheng, Tong Li, Hongyuan Cui, Jinghai Song

“…RCS analysis revealed a significant linear inverse association between DI-GM scores and MetS prevalence and cardiovascular mortality among participants with MetS. …”
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Unpacking the Mood States of Children and Youth in Saskatchewan, Canada, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from the “See Us, Hear Us 2.0” Study by Nahin Shakurun, Tamara Hinz, Daniel A. Adeyinka, Nazeem Muhajarine

“…Independent variables included sociodemographics, behaviors, household conditions, and coping ability. Multiple linear regression and mediation analyses were conducted, ensuring sample representativeness with sampling weights and addressing missing data through multiple imputations. …”
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Association between the dietary index for gut microbiota and metabolic syndrome: the mediating role of the dietary inflammatory index by Yu-Nan Han, Yong-Xiang Wang, Cheng-Yue Xiong, Lin Li, Ru-Meng Mao

“…The RCS analysis noted a linear negative link between DI-GM and MetS (P for nonlinear = 0.414). …”
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Examining the diagnostic accuracy of interproximal chemical caries using X-ray and artificial neural network (ANN) modeling by Mehrdad Abdinian, Sayed Mohammad Razavi, Naeimeh Nasri, Atieh Sadat Hashemian

“…The prediction errors of the ANN were evaluated using linear regression and exhibited an acceptable level of error compared to empirical test results. …”
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CeO2 nanosheets with prominent peroxidase-mimicking activity for the colorimetric sensing of H2O2, glucose, and ascorbic acid by Ashish Kumar, Renuka Singh, Amit Pathak, Debanjan Guin, Chandra Shekhar Pati Tripathi

“…The CeO2 NSs-based colorimetric assay was successfully used to detect H2O2 and glucose. The linear detection ranges for turn-on sensing were found to be 11 µM–455 µM for H2O2, and 5.43 µM–86.95 µM and 86.95 µM–347.82 µM for glucose. …”
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Fat Intake Is Not Linked to Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis. by Chang Xu, Fang-Fang Han, Xian-Tao Zeng, Tong-Zu Liu, Shen Li, Zheng-Yan Gao

“…We found no evidence of a non-linear association between fat intake and the risk for Pca. …”
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Modern trends in diagnostics and prediction of results of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy of pigment epithelial detachment in neovascular agerelated macular degener... by E. V. Kozina, S. N. Sakhnov, V. V. Myasnikova, E. V. Bykova, L. E. Aksenova

“…Modern technologies of spectral optical coherence tomography make it possible to evaluate detailed quantitative parameters of pigment epithelium detachment, such as height, width, maximum linear diameter, area, volume and refl ectivity within the detachment.Groups of Russian and foreign authors identify various biomarkers recorded on optical coherence tomography images. …”
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Photoreceptor thickness in UK Biobank participants with and without diabetes mellitus by Roomasa Channa, Mozhdeh Bahrainian, Kristen Staggers, Kevin J Schneider

“…The primary goal of this study was to determine if having DM and no/mild diabetic retinopathy (DR) affected photoreceptor layer thickness.Methods and analysis Participants from the UK Biobank database who underwent fundus photographs and macula-centred spectral domain-optical coherence tomography were considered for inclusion in the study. Multivariable linear regression models were used to compare photoreceptor thickness between participants with DM (no/mild DR) and without DM after adjusting for confounders. …”
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Experience with peroneus brevis muscle flaps for reconstruction of distal leg and ankle defects by Babu Bajantri, Ravindra Bharathi, Sanjai Ramkumar, Latheesh Latheef, Smitha Dhane, S. Raja Sabapathy

“…The donor site can be closed primarily to provide a linear scar. The muscle flap thins with time to provide a good result aesthetically at the primary defect.…”
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Sport Specialization, Physical Performance and Injury History in Canadian Junior High School Students by Chris Whatman, Carla van den Berg, Luz Palacios-Derflingher, Carolyn Emery

“…Logistic regression examined the association between school grade, school size, sex and sport specialization (Objective 1) and the association between sport specialization and injury history (Objective 2). Multivariable linear regression analyses (4) assessed associations between sport specialization category and physical performance measures (Objective 3)…”
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Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and serum thyroid function measures: Recent Findings from NHANES 2007–201... by Mo-Yao Tan, Ping Zhang, Shan Wu, Si-Xuan Zhu, Ming Gao

“…The study tested for thyroid hormones, including total triiodothyronine (TT3), free triiodothyronine (FT3), total thyroxine (TT4), free thyroxine (FT4), as well as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Survey-weighted linear regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) models were employed to investigate the relationship between NHHR and thyroid hormones. …”
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Association between serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and stroke in adults from national health and nutrition examination survey (2005–2016): a cross-sectional study by Weiren Yan, Lijia Xu, Ke Xu, Xianglin Liu, Xinsheng Li, Haichen Lv

“…Conclusion Serum GGT showed a positive and non-linear relation with stroke risk among adults. This relation differed among diverse populations.…”
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Association between polyunsaturated fatty acids intake and serum neurofilament light chain concentrations in American adults: a cross-sectional study by Yuxuan Wang, Jingyi Wang, Lifeng Wang

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) models were used to assess potential non-linear relationships. The overall effect of PUFAs mixtures on sNfL was assessed using quantile g-computation (QGC), while weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression was applied for sensitivity analysis.ResultsA total of 1,109 eligible participants were included in the study. …”
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Measurement invariance of a brief disordered eating scale in a large sample of secondary school students in Canada by Lin Zheng, William Pickett, Jian Liu, Scott T. Leatherdale, Karen A. Patte

“…., configural, metric, scalar, and strict invariance) of the 6-item DE scale, and one-way ANOVA and mixed linear regression were implemented to estimate scale score differences across population subgroups (by grade, gender, race and ethnicity, family affluence, and weight status). …”
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Mortality after parental death in childhood: a nationwide cohort study from three Nordic countries. by Jiong Li, Jiong Li, Mogens Vestergaard, Sven Cnattingius, Mika Gissler, Bodil Hammer Bech, Carsten Obel, Jørn Olsen

“…A total of 189,094 persons were included in the exposed cohort when they lost a parent before 18 years old. Log-linear Poisson regression was used to estimate mortality rate ratio (MRR). …”
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Association between weight loss and HbA1c management in patients with diabetes: a NHANES analysis by Zheng Zhang, Peng Gu, Genshan Li, Wenqi Du

“…. < 6.5%), as demonstrated by the weighted generalized linear model (OR = 1.569; 95% CI = 1.027–2.396, p < 0.05). …”
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Health Self-Management Behaviors as a Bridge Between Electronic Health Literacy and Health-Related Quality of Life: Cross-Sectional Study From China by Meihui Zhang, Shunyu Tao, Xin Ge, Hongying Zhang, Zhongqing Xu, Ruijie Gong, Yujie Liu, Chen Xu, Suping Wang, Yong Cai

“…Correlation analysis, multivariate linear regression with stepwise backward selection, and mediation analysis were performed to explore the relationships among eHL, HSMB, PCS, and MCS, with adjustments for sociodemographic and health-related covariates. …”
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FAKTOR – FAKTOR PENUNJANG PENINGKATAN KINERJA KARYAWAN by Reylangga P. Hermanto

“…Hasil dari Uji t dan regresi linear berganda adalah Motivasi Kerja (X1) berpengaruh positif tetapi tidak signifikan secara parsial terhadap Kinerja Karyawan (Y), Budaya Organisasi (X2) berpengaruh positif tetapi tidak signifikan secara parsial terhadap Kinerja Karyawan (Y) dan Kepemimpinan (X3) berpengaruh positif dan signifikan secara parsial terhadap Kinerja Karyawan (Y). …”
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