The prevalence of homelessness and its associated factors among people who inject drugs in Iran: results from nationwide bio-behavioral surveillance surveys in 2020 and 2023 by Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Azin Kadkhodamanesh, Soheil Mehmandoost, Meraj Sharifi, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Maliheh Sadat Bazrafshani, Mehrdad Khezri, Hossein Mirzaie, Naser Nasiri, Sakineh Bajelan, Marieh Sattari, Abedin Iranpour, Hamid Sharifi

“…Multinomial logistic regression determined homelessness-related factors in the past 12 months or over 12 months for merged data of both years. …”
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Factors influencing the prevalence and death rate of COPD: a pan-database ecological study covering 201 countries and regions from 1990 to 2021Research in context by Zihui Wang, Wenhan Cao, Zhixuan You, Shaoqiang Li, Mingshan Xue, Haiyang Li, Junfeng Lin, Guannan Cai, Yuqi Chen, Zhiman Liang, Chengtao Zhou, Xiaofang Wu, Guanghui Dong, Nanshan Zhong, Baoqing Sun, Zhangkai J. Cheng

“…Generalized linear regression was used to analyze the association of cumulative and instant exposures of factors with COPD and to rank their importance. …”
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The disease burden of ILD at the global, regional, and national levels from 1990 to 2021, and projections until 2035: the 2021 Global Burden of Disease study by Lili Zhang, Lili Zhang, Junyi Zhang, Junyi Zhang, Yikun Guo, Jun Yan

“…This study aims to describe and analyze the global and regional disease burden of ILD, and predict future epidemiological trends.MethodsThe data from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease, Injury and Risk Factors (GBD) were used to conduct a secondary analysis on the incidence rate, mortality and disability adjusted life year (DALY) of ILD in 21 regions and 204 countries and regions from 1990 to 2021, stratified by time, space, gender, age and social demographic index (SDI). …”
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors among Food Handlers of Food and Drinking Establishments in Woldia Town, North-East Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Daniel Getacher Feleke, Habtye Bisetegn, Getamesay Zewudu, Yohannes Alemu, Seifegebriel Teshome Feleke

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that intestinal parasitic infection had a statistically significant association with food handlers’ habits of hand washing without soap after latrine use (P<0.01), swimming habit (P=0.03), and using a common knife (P<0.01). …”
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Spatiotemporal Patterns and Driving Factors of Cropland Abandonment in Metropolitan Suburbs: A Case Study of Chengdu Directly Administered Zone, Tianfu New Area, Sichuan Province,... by Mingyong Zuo, Guoxiang Liu, Chuangli Jing, Rui Zhang, Xiaowen Wang, Wenfei Mao, Li Shen, Keren Dai, Xiaodan Wu

“…This study examines the Chengdu Directly Administered Zone of the Tianfu New Area in Sichuan Province, China, as a case study, utilizing high-precision vector data from China’s 2019–2023 National Land Survey to identify abandoned croplands through land use change trajectory analysis. By integrating kernel density estimation, spatial autocorrelation analysis, and geographically weighted regression modeling, we quantitatively analyzed the spatiotemporal patterns of CA and the spatial heterogeneity of driving factors in the study area. …”
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Construction of a Nomogram Prediction Model for Individualized Prediction of the Risk of Pulmonary Fungal Infection in Lung Cancer by Lai Q, Liao K, Kuang G, Liao W, Zhang S

“…Multivariate logistic regression identified age, smoking history, diabetes, glucocorticoid use, type of antimicrobial agents, invasive procedures, and length of hospitalization as independent risk factors (P&lt; 0.05). …”
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Characteristics and factors associated with initial antiretroviral medicine use among newly treated HIV/AIDS patients in Zhejiang Province, Eastern China: A cross-sectional study by Yue Chen, Wei Cheng, Jiezhe Yang, Jun Jiang, Lin Chen, Xiaohong Pan, Chengliang Chai, Jianmin Jiang

“…A multivariable logistic regression analysis was employed to identify factors influencing the initial ART regimen choice among those newly treated HIV/AIDS patients. …”
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Risk factors and outcomes of thyroid immune-related adverse events following PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors treatment in a large tertiary Chinese center by Wenwen Gong, Erhan Zheng, Minchao Liu, Yaliang Han, Zhaohui Lyu, Qinghua Guo

“…After the occurrence of thyroid irAEs, thyroid function evaluation, onset time, and survival outcomes were analyzed. Risk factors that may contribute to the thyroid irAEs were further explored by logistic regression. …”
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Alcohol consumption and associated factors among pregnant women at public health centers in Asella town, southeastern Ethiopia: a multicenter mixed-method cross-sectional study by Jibril Bashir Adem, Anas Ali Alhur, Legesse Tadesse Wodajo, Sudi Jemal Wado, Tewodros Desalegn Nebi

“…We conducted binary logistic regression analyses to identify factors associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy, with adjusted odds ratios (AORs) calculated at a 95% confidence interval. …”
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The association between the incident risk of Parkinson’s disease and depression in middle-aged and older adults, and the moderating role of lifestyle: evidence from the CHARLS by Wu-xiao Wei, Lian Meng, Zhen-fang Mao, Zhen-hua Mo, Lu Yang, Yan Qin, Jin-yu Huang, Jin-yu Huang

“…Cox proportional hazards models were used to analyze PD risk, and cubic spline regression was employed to evaluate the dose–response relationship between depression, lifestyle, and PD risk.ResultsDepression (CESD-10 ≥ 10) was significantly associated with an increased risk of PD. …”
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Trend of Cesarean Section Rates and Related Factors Among First-Time Mothers with Single Pregnancies in Zhejiang Province, China: Evidences from a Multi-Center Study by Liu B, Abdi MA, Ma Y

“…The C-Model was used to calculate the reference values, and logistic regression analysis was employed to explore risk factors.Results: The C-section rate for primiparous women initially decreased and then rose again, the average rate was 36.1%, with a reference C-section rate of 11.8%. …”
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Construction of risk prediction model for dysphagia in hospitalized elderly patients with frailty by Yuzhu Lin, Chen Xu, Xue Song, Qin Tan, Xiaolei Lian

“…The difference was statistically significant (χ2 = 4.092, p = 0.043). Logistic regression analysis showed that age, history of coughing, polypharmacy, malnutrition, oral health-related self-efficacy, and oral health assessment index were risk factors for dysphagia in elderly patients with frailty (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of liver cancer screening among high-risk populations in China by Ge-hui Feng, Min Liu, Yun-shan Chen, Yi-fei Wang, Ke-hao Zhao, Mao-ting Huang, Wen-ting Yi, Ling Zhao, Ying Zeng

“…Data were collected through anonymous questionnaires and analyzed from March to September 2024. The linear regression model was applied to measure the influencing factors associated with liver cancer screening practice. …”
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Evaluating the operational efficiency of the compact urban medical group in Qiqihar based on the three-stage DEA and Malmquist index model by Ye Xing, Chong Tian, Jiayu Wang, Yanting Liu, Jun Tao, Taoyu Lin, Yan Zhou, Yan Zhou, Yue Wang, Xue Bai

“…This study focuses on urban medical groups, a reform model of medical alliances, and systematically analyzes the changes in operational efficiency before and after the group-based reform, aiming to provide empirical evidence for improving the group-based management model.MethodsThis study employs a dual-method framework combining three-stage DEA for static efficiency evaluation and Malmquist index analysis for dynamic assessment. …”
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Influencing factors of self-awareness of falls and its relationship with social support in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (老年2型糖尿病患者跌倒警觉度影响因素分析及其与社会支持的相关性研究)... by ZHANG Qin (张琴), LI Hongjuan (李洪娟), ZHANG Saina (张赛娜)

“…Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were used to analyze the influencing factors of self-awareness of falls in elderly patients with T2DM. …”
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Leftover food among students in the Nutrition Improvement Program areas of Henan province in 2021 by Fengjuan LI, Jingjing LIU, Liru WANG, Fengming XU, Xu WANG, Yanxin WANG, Shufang ZHANG

“…Among the students who ate at school, 12.28% felt that the school meals were too salty, 22.98% felt that the school meals were too greasy, and only 32.49% liked the food provided by the school. Logistic regression analysis showed that township schools (OR=2.055, 95%CI：1.645–2.567), middle school (OR=1.171, 95%CI：1.015–1.352), and snacking frequency of 3–4 times/week (OR=1.934, 95%CI：1.601–2.336) were risk factors for student leftovers, while non–boarding students (OR=0.567, 95%CI;0.477–0.672) and overweight/obesity (OR=0.830, 95%CI:0.717–0.961) were protective factors. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with low 5th minute APGAR score among mothers who birth through emergency cesarean section: prospective cross-sectional study in Ethiopia by Temesgen tantu, Tayech tantu, Yohanna Hailu, Dereje Gashaw, Biruk Melkamu

“…Results Total of 270 mothers were included and the prevalence of low fifth minute APGAR score 27.4%. multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the predictors of low 5th minute APGAR score are fetal heart beat before intervention( bradycardia ( AOR = 9.1; 95% CI: 3.8,21.9),tachycardia ( AOR = 3.7; 95% CI: 1.5,9.8)), meconium stained Amniotic fluid (AOR = 3.0; 95% CI: 1.5,6.2), labor duration greater than 24 h ( AOR = 11.2; 95% CI: 3.9, 31.9), low birth weight( AOR = 4.3; 95% CI: 1.7,10.3). …”
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Investigation of the current status and related factors of awareness rate of knowledge on the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases among 2 787 junior college a... by LI Chaoqiang, MEI Jie, PENG Yun, CHEN Faying

“…Before the training, they voluntarily participated in an anonymous electronic questionnaire, collecting sociodemographic data, syphilis knowledge, and sexual behavior-related information. Chi-square analysis and Logistic regression models were used to analyze influencing factors. …”
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Trends and determinants of antenatal, intranatal, and postnatal care utilization among Indonesian women (2012–2017): associated factors in midwifery service utilization between mid... by Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani, Rufidah Maulina, Kadar Ramadhan, Niken Bayu Argaheni, Holly Powell Kennedy, Michelle Telfer

“…Only respondents who completed the Women’s Questionnaire were included in the analysis. A multiple logistic regression model was used to analyze factors associated with midwives’ engagement in maternal healthcare service provision. …”
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Development and assessment of an early diagnostic approach for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy using basic clinical and laboratory parameters by Yue Yang, Lu Liu, Hui-Hui Wang, Yan Lu, Jiang-Ping Li, Ping Liu, Zi-Cheng Hu, Xiao Yang

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