Association Between First‐Phase Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Severity of Coronary Artery Stenosis and Changes With Interventional Treatment by Chao Tang, Bin Yan, Yanyu Zhu, Xiong Li, Jiaxing Ren, Xiang Li, Xiaosong Gu

“…Logistic regression was used to assess the association between LVEF‐1 and coronary artery stenosis, and linear regression identified factors linked to postintervention LVEF‐1 improvement. …”
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Healthcare utilization and costs for patients with Parkinson’s disease in Taiwan by Kuan-Chen Chen, Li-Jung Elizabeth Ku, Ya-Hui Hu, Yu Sun, Alexis Elbaz, Pei-Chen Lee

“…Differences in annual healthcare utilization and costs between PD and non-PD subjects from 2003 to 2018 were predicted by generalized linear models. We performed analyses stratified by PD severity and also by age, gender, and duration of follow-up. …”
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The Interplay Between Vitamin D Deficiency, Iron Status, and Anemia Risk in Moroccan Women of Reproductive Age: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Noura Zouine, Ilham Lhilali, Lode Godderis, Adil El Midaoui, Samir El Jaafari, Younes Filali-Zegzouti

“…Lifestyle factors, including dietary intake, sun exposure, and physical activity, were assessed through validated questionnaires, and anthropometric data were collected. Linear and logistic regression models analyzed associations, while ROC analysis evaluated VDD’s predictive accuracy for ID and anemia. …”
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Electrochemical Determination of Creatinine Based on Multienzyme Cascade-Modified Nafion/Gold Nanoparticles/Screen-Printed Carbon Composite Biosensors by Jialin Yang, Ruizhi Yu, Wanxin Zhang, Yijia Wang, Zejun Deng

“…In addition, the efficiency and reproducibility of the proposed composite biosensor were also confirmed by repetitive electrochemical measurements in human serum, which showed a positive linear calibration relation of peak currents versus the logarithm of the concentration between 10 μM and 1000 μM, namely, i_p (μA) = −7.06 lgC (μM) −5.30, R² = 0.996. …”
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Dietary Polyphenol Intake in Relation to Ultra-Processed Food Consumption in a Mediterranean Population-Based Cohort: Findings from the Moli-Sani Study by Emilia Ruggiero, Augusto di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Simona Esposito, Giovanni de Gaetano, Licia Iacoviello, Marialaura Bonaccio

“…In multivariable-adjusted linear regression analysis controlled for the sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical factors, more UPF intake was associated with fewer dietary polyphenols (β = −59.2; 95% CI: from −62.1 to −56.3 mg/day of polyphenols for 1-SD increase in UPF). …”
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Modification of associations between ambient PM2.5 and vital signs by β-blocker prescription status among individuals with heart failure by Morgan Narain, Miyuki Breen, Alex P. Carll, Mehdi Hazari, Aimen Farraj, Cavin K. Ward-Caviness

“…Methods To examine potential medication-PM2.5 interactions, we utilized electronic health records (EHRs) from 26,653 individuals with HF in North Carolina observed from 2014 to 2016. Linear mixed effect models with a random intercept for individual were adjusted for individual and census level demographics and socioeconomic confounders. …”
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Determination of drying performance of different slice thicknesses from different cassava varieties using hybrid dryer by Kodwo A. Budu, Joseph O. Akowuah, Emmanuel Y.H. Bobobee, Kojo A. Aikins, Albert K. Arkoh, Eric A. Asante

“…The results obtained show that there was no obvious linear drying pattern for any of the cassava varieties. …”
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Economic outcomes of diabetes self-management education among older Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes by Gang Lv, Eric Chinaeke, Xiangxiang Jiang, Xiaomo Xiong, Jun Wu, Jing Yuan, Z. Kevin Lu

“…All costs were adjusted to 2012 U.S. dollars using the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Generalized linear models, with a log link and gamma distribution, were used to examine the effect of DSME on different costs. …”
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Identifying Substance Use and High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth by Using Mobile Phone Data: Development and Validation Study by Mehrab Beikzadeh, Ian W Holloway, Kimmo Kärkkäinen, Chenglin Hong, Cory Cascalheira, Elizabeth S C Wu, Callisto Boka, Alexandra C Avendaño, Elizabeth A Yonko, Majid Sarrafzadeh

“…We used Scikit-learn to train logistic regression and gradient boosting classification models with simple linear model specification to predict participants' substance use and sexual behaviors (ie, condomless anal sex, number of sexual partners, and methamphetamine use), which were validated using self-report questionnaires. …”
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Impact of smoking cessation on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries by Side Gao, Sizhuang Huang, Xinming Liu, Mengyue Yu, Lin Zhao

“…Current smokers with ≥10 pack-years of exposure had a higher risk of MACE, and a near-linear trend was noted between cumulative smoking and MACE risk. …”
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Association between preoperative frailty and postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia: A prospective observ... by K Anjaleekrishna, Dalim K. Baidya, Rohit Verma, Bikash R. Ray, Rahul K. Anand, Akhil K. Singh, Souvik Maitra, Puneet Khanna

“…Association between 5mFI and HGS with postoperative POD and POCD were calculated using linear regression model. Results: Of 117 patients analysed, 58% were identified as frail (5mFI score ≥0.2), exhibiting 2.9 times higher risk of POD [odds ratio (OR) 2.933, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.001, 8.600, P = 0.050] and 5.8 times higher risk of POCD (OR: 5.380, 95% CI: 1.718, 16.685, P = 0.004) compared to non-frail counterparts. …”
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A Sequential Game Framework for Target Tracking by Daniel Leal, Ngoc Hung Nguyen, Alex Skvortsov, Sanjeev Arulampalam, Mahendra Piraveenan

“…In the case of the evader, we find that a simpler linear escape action is most effective for the evader in most scenarios, though the effectiveness of game-theoretic decision making improves when the evader has a more significant speed disadvantage. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for subjective stress among nurses caring for patients with delirium: a cross-sectional, multicentre survey by Tianxiang Jiang, Yangling Ge, Wei Zhang, Xiaoqiong Wang, Weili Zhao, Xiaotong Yuan, Haochong He, Xiuzhi Zhang

“…The significant variables from the univariate analysis were included in multiple linear regression analysis for further analysis, with the SCDI total score as the dependent variable. …”
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Stacked dimer (C6H6F6)2 Janus based alkalides with ultraviolet transparency and remarkable NLO response by Muhammad Sohaib, Sehrish Sarfaraz, Kaynat Akhtar, Imene Bayach, Nadeem S. Sheikh, Khurshid Ayub

“…The scientific community is constantly devoting efforts to investigate novel approaches for designing and producing materials possessing a large non-linear optical response. A successful idea is to design an excess electron system i.e., alkalide. …”
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Lipid exchange and inflammatory markers in patients with coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation by I. O. Melnychuk, M. L. Sharaieva, V. H. Lyzogub

“…This formula can help us to predict the development of AF paroxysm in CAD patients. Moreover, a linear regression equation was created: AF Paroxysm Duration (days) = 0.91 × IL-6 – 0.95 (p < 0.05), which will help to predict AF paroxysm duration in CAD patients, too. …”
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Enhancing diabetes self-management and reducing stress through food skills education with medically under-insured individuals with type-2 diabetes by Hannah-Therese Rayala, Brandon J Stroud, Lauren R Sastre

“…Data analysis included paired t -tests, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, and linear regression. Results: Significant improvements were observed in food skills confidence ( p  < 0.001), diet quality (e.g., fruit p  = 0.03; vegetable p  < 0.001; whole grain p  < 0.001 consumption), diabetes self-management ( p  < 0.001), and perceived stress ( p  = 0.01). …”
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The Association Between Preoperative Triglyceride Glucose Index and Postoperative Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Non-Cardiac Surgery: A Single-Center Study From China by Hao J, Qu L, Yang Y, Sun Y, Xu G

“…The RCS model suggests a linear positive correlation between the TyG index and the risk of PACE occurrence. …”
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Adiposity in early, middle and later adult life and cardiometabolic risk markers in later life; findings from the British regional heart study. by Venediktos V Kapetanakis, Alicja R Rudnicka, Andrea K Wathern, Lucy Lennon, Olia Papacosta, Derek G Cook, S Goya Wannamethee, Peter H Whincup, Christopher G Owen

“…BMI at 21 years was ascertained from military records, or recalled from middle-age (adjusted for reporting bias); associations between BMI at different ages and later cardiometabolic risk markers were examined using linear regression. Sensitive period, accumulation and mobility life course models were devised for high BMI (defined as BMI≥75th centile) and compared with a saturated BMI trajectory model.…”
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Real-time monitoring of soil moisture in cotton fields using electromagnetic induction technology by Yang Gao, Quanze Hu, Jiaojiao Hui, Lin Chang, Mei Zeng, Qingsong Jiang

“…The ECa in vertical and horizontal modes was collected by EM38-MK2, and the optimal linear modeling factor was determined by combining the θg values at different soil depths. …”
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Warnings on the inclusion of cluster randomized trials in meta-analysis: results of a simulation study by Joseph Alvin Ramos Santos, Emilia Riggi, Gian Luca Di Tanna

“…Each simulated CRT dataset (n = 1000 for each scenario) was analyzed using standard linear regression and mixed-effects regression with clusters treated as random effects to represent the incorrectly and correctly analyzed CRTs. …”
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