Association between serum lactate and mortality in critically ill ischemic stroke patients based on MIMIC-IV data by Zongren Zhao, Yu Liu, Huanhuan Ji

“…Finally, subgroup analysis identified several factors that significantly influenced trajectory classification and associated risks, including age, gender, presence of comorbidities such as diabetes, higher GCS scores and higher BMI values. …”
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Breast and cervical cancer screening among women at reproductive age in Cambodia: A secondary analysis of Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey 2022. by Samnang Um, Heng Sopheab

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Obesity is associated with lower bacterial vaginosis prevalence in menopausal but not pre-menopausal women in a retrospective analysis of the Women's Interagency HIV Study. by Elizabeth Daubert, Kathleen M Weber, Audrey L French, Dominika Seidman, Katherine Michel, Deborah Gustafson, Kerry Murphy, Christina A Muzny, Maria Alcaide, Anandi Sheth, Adaora A Adimora, Gregory T Spear

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Predictors of Survival in Under-Five Children with Low Birth Weight: A Population-Based Study in Indonesia by Eka Mishbahatul Marah Has, Ferry Efendi, Sylvia Dwi Wahyuni, Novianti Lailiah, Rio Arya Putra Mahendra

“…The dependent variable was under-five mortality (children aged 0–59 months), while the independent variables include child (gender), maternal (age at delivery, education, empowerment, delivery complications, and breastfeeding history), health service (antenatal care-ANC and place of delivery), and household (wealth quintile and residence) factors. Data were obtained from the 2017 IDHS using household and women’s questionnaires and analyzed using univariate analysis, Kaplan–Meier estimation, and Cox regression. …”
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A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study of Genetic Causality Between Vitamin D Levels and Pemphigus by Wang Y, Cheng S, Que H

“…However, observational studies on this association remain inconclusive due to confounding factors. This study used genome-wide association study (GWAS) data for bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to clarify causality.Materials and Methods: Genetic instruments for serum vitamin D levels (61 SNPs) and pemphigus (3 SNPs) were analyzed via inverse variance weighting (IVW), weighted median, and MR-Egger regression. …”
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Characteristics of US Medical Schools That Produce the Highest Percentage of Orthopaedic Surgery Residents: Analysis of the 2019 to 2023 Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Cohort by Justin J. Lee, MD, Freddy P. Jacome, MD, Matthew Weintraub, BSE, Isaac E. Kim, Jr, MD, PhD, Sia Cho, BS, Avani Chopra, MD, Frances Akwuole, MD, Owen Lema, Yianni Bakaes, MD, Wellington Hsu, MD

“…A list of US medical schools matching the greatest number of residents into orthopaedic surgery was created and analyzed for correlative and predictive factors. Statistical analysis included Pearson correlation coefficient and univariable and multivariable linear regression. …”
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Global Burden, Trends, and Inequalities of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infections from 1990 to 2021 and Projections to 2040: A Systematic Analysis by Zhihui Chen, Jing Wu, Xiangru Ye, Jialin Jin, Wenhong Zhang

“…CDI-related mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) were analyzed from 1990 to 2021. Joinpoint regression assessed the trends, a decomposition analysis identified the contributing factors, and cross-country inequalities were measured with slope and concentration indices. …”
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Trends in Antihypertensive Drug Use and Irrational Prescriptions Among Elderly Patients in China (2016&amp;ndash;2023): A Nationwide Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Hong D, Chen W, Du S, Ren J, Lv D, Shan W, Lu X, Zhao Q

“…Poisson regression models were employed to analyze trends and influencing factors for irrational prescriptions.Results: The number of patients increased from 396,408 to 542,215 during the study period. …”
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Analysis and comparison of the trends in burden of intracerebral hemorrhage in China from 1990 to 2021: results from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study by Shuai Han, Shuai Han, Shuai Han, Zirui Wang, Zirui Wang, Qiuyue Zheng, Qiuyue Zheng, Hua Mao, Hua Mao, Ju Gao, Ju Gao, Ju Gao

“…ObjectivesTo analyze temporal trends in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in China from 1990 to 2021, and to evaluate risk factors and predict future trends.MethodsData were extracted from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study. …”
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MODELING EMPLOYEE RESIGNATION USING A SEMIPARAMETRIC APPROACH COX PROPORTIONAL HAZARD by Ni Wayan Widya Septia Sari, Ardi Kurniawan, Elly Ana

“…This study employs a semi-parametric survival analysis model using the Cox proportional hazards regression method to identify factors such as age, gender, marital status, and education influencing how long employees stay with a company before resigning. …”
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Care needs profiles of Crohn’s disease patients and their associations with symptom clusters, post-traumatic growth, and family function: a latent profile analysis by Rongfei Duan, Wan Mei, Ming Lei, Danlei Chen, Ting Pan, Fang Kong, Yan Chen

“…The latent classes of care needs of CD patients were identified via latent profile analysis (LPA), and the factors influencing their latent classes were analyzed via multiple logistic regression analyses. …”
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Large‐Scale Analysis of Age and Sex Effects on Corrected QT and JT Intervals: Insights From Hospital‐Based Controls and Moxifloxacin‐Treated Cases by Eunwoo Kim, Hyun Young Lee, Young‐Min Ye, Anhye Kim

“…We observed a general trend of QTc and JTc interval prolongation with age in both groups, with moxifloxacin‐treated cases showing longer QTc and JTc intervals than hospital‐based controls. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that in hospital‐based controls, QTc and JTc intervals increased with age, with males exhibiting shorter intervals than females. …”
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The global prevalence of complete hearing loss in 204 countries and territories from 1992 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021 by Guan-Jiang Huang, Zhi-Jun Fan, Biao-Qing Lu

“…This study aims to assess the global burden on the prevalence of complete hearing loss from 1992 to 2021 and forecast trends up to 2036.MethodsUsing data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021, we assessed the global burden of complete hearing loss across 204 countries and territories. We analyzed temporal trends in ASPR using Joinpoint regression, evaluated the contributions of age, period, and cohort effects through Age-Period-Cohort modeling, and performed decomposition analysis to determine the impact of demographic and epidemiological changes on prevalence trends. …”
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Trends and regional disparities in maternal hypertensive disorders among women of childbearing age: a global burden of disease analysis from 1990 to 2021 by Jiayu Wang, Jingxuan Wang, Yu Guan, Jia Liang, Dongdong Tang, Tailang Yin, Lianghui Diao

“…We examined disparities across countries and Socio-Demographic Index (SDI) regions, analyzed the influence of demographic and epidemiological factors through decomposition analysis, and projected future trends in MHD burden through 2050 using a Bayesian age-period-cohort (BAPC) model. …”
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Association of Robson Ten Group Classification System with neonatal/postneonatal mortality: an analysis for the effect of the mass migrationAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Damla Çarkçı Yıldız, MD, Elif Gül Yapar Eyi, MD

“…Student's t-test, χ² -test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis analysis, and logistic regression were applied to identify risk factors and make comparisons. …”
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Cutaneous Infection Caused by Mycobacterium marinum in Thailand: A 14‐Year Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Clinical Characteristics, Complication Risks, and Treatment Efficacy by Pattriya Jirawattanadon, Penvadee Pattanaprichakul, Phuwakorn Saengthong‐aram, Suthasanee Prasertsook, Kanyalak Munprom, Julaluck Posri, Popchai Ngamskulrungroj

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Changing Trends in Utilization Preference of Urban Green Space and Heterogeneous Effects on Ecological Well-Being Pre- and Post-Pandemic in Beijing by Huimin Gan, Ji Feng, Shuo Lei, Shaohua Wu, Yali Wen

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Intracranial stenting with the Neuroform Atlas Stent for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis: a bi-center retrospective analysis including stroke recurrence nomogram by Weicheng Peng, Haiyang Ma, Xinli Xiang, Rui Zhao, Meng Lv, Sheng Xu, Yuhua Jiang, Zhiqiang Hu, Feng Guan

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Liver metastases in thyroid cancer: epidemiology, risk stratification and survival outcomes in the immunotherapy era by Ming-Lu Xu, Yang-Yang Wang, Li-Ping Xie, Ning Ding, Jia-Jun Hui

“…This study aimed to characterize epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes of this disease using a population-based approach, further explore the potential impact of the immunotherapy era on the prognosis of these patients.MethodsData on 116,801 thyroid cancer cases from SEER program (2010-2021) were analyzed. …”
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Helicobacter pylori infection, anti-Helicobacter pylori treatment and risk of colorectal cancer and adenoma: an observational study and a meta-analysisResearch in context by Xue Li, Huan-Qing Tao, Ji-Er Zhao, Juan Zhu, Ling-Bin Du, Markus Gerhard, Wen-Qing Li

“…Logistic regression models were used to analyze the associations between H. pylori infection and the risk of colorectal cancer and adenoma. …”
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