The significant impact of meconium ileus on clinical outcomes among Brazilian individuals with cystic fibrosis—a retrospective analysis of a patient registryResearch in context by Luiz Vicente Ribeiro F. da Silva-Filho, Gianluca Belchior, Angela Tavares Paes, Nicole Costa Soriano Freire, Cintia Steinhaus, Matias Epifanio, Adriana S.C. Knabben, Adriana Goya, Alberto A. Vergara, Albin E. Augustin, Ana Cristina C.F. Fonseca, Antonio F. Ribeiro, Bruna Ziegler, Bruno P. Pessoa, Carlos A. Riedi, Claudia Castro-e-Silva, Claudia M. Gonçalves, Cleyde M.A. Nakaie, Constantino G.B. Cartaxo, Daniela S.P. Borgli, Daniela G. Meneses, Daniele M.T. Ferrao, Dayse V. Oliveira, Debora C. Chong-e-Silva, Denise M.C. Haidar, Edna L.S. Souza, Eduardo Piacentini-Filho, Elenara F.A. Procianoy, Elizabet V. Guimarães, Elizabeth P.S. Silva, Evalto M. Araujo-Filho, Fabiola V. Adde, Fernanda B.S. Malini, Flavia F. Fernandes, Francyelly W. Yamamoto, Gilberto B. Fischer, Glaunir M. Foletto, Izabela Sad, Jocemara Gurmini, Katharina V.N. Moura, Katia I. Oliveira, Lais R. Mota, Leonardo A. Pinto, Liana S. Coelho, Lilian C.F. Andries, Lorenna J.A. Prado, Luciana F. Velloso-Monte, Lusmaia D.C. Costa, Mara R.F. Figueiredo, Marcela D. De-Sillos, Marcelo B. Fuccio, Marcelo T. Rodrigues, Maria A.C.A. Sousa, Maria Angelica Santana, Maria E.S.A. Moreira, Maria F.B.H. Perez, Maria I.M. Fernandes, Mariane G.M. Canan, Marina M. Gonçalves, Marina P. Nishi, Marta C. Duarte, Murilo C.A. Britto, Neiva Damaceno, Patricia G.M. Bezerra, Paulo C. Kussek, Paulo T.R. Dalcin, Paulo J.C. Marostica, Raphael F.J. Oliveira, Roberta C.N.C. Melotti, Rosangela V. Garcia, Samia Rached, Silvia O.T. Tanaka, Sonia E.L. Valente, Sonia M. Chiba, Suzana F.O. Melo, Tania W. Folescu, Tiago N. Veras, Valeria C. Martins, Vera M. Dantas, Virginia A.F. Castro

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Spatial distribution of internet use and its determinants among reproductive age women in Jordan evidence 2023 DHS: a multilevel mixed effect analysis by Jenberu Mekurianew Kelkay, Abraham Dessie Gessesse, Addisu Simachew Asgai, Wubshet D. Negash, Solomon Anega Azage, Betelhem Nega Belay, Birku Getie Mihret, Kaleab Tesfaye Tegegne, Deje Sendek Anteneh

“…Method Secondary data from JPFHS 2023 were used to analyze 42,692 women aged 15–49 years. Spatial analysis was used using ArcGIS 10.4.1. …”
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Development and Validation of a Predictive Model for Activities of Daily Living Dysfunction in Older Adults: Retrospective Analysis of Data From the China Health and Retirement Lon... by Fangbo Lin, Chao Liu, Hua Liu

“…Forty-six variables spanning demographics, health status, biomeasures, and lifestyle were analyzed. After addressing missing data via multiple imputation, Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression and multivariable logistic regression identified 6 predictors. …”
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Association Between Lipid Accumulation Product and Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women in the United States: The Mediating Role of Oxidative Stress by Zhao Luo, Su Jin Kim, Jiangnan Xu, Chuan Lin, Yu Seob Shin

“…Additionally, mediation analysis was conducted to evaluate the contributions of oxidative stress and inflammatory factors to this association. …”
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Risks of neonatal anomalies and obstetric complications in 7378 singleton births after frozen–thawed and fresh embryo transfers in Japan: An analysis using doubly robust estimation... by Sanae Terada, Toshihiro Habara, Ryo Terada, Toshiharu Mitsuhashi, Ryuhei So, Nanako Yoshioka, Yumi Masumoto, Yukiko Kosaka, Rei Hirata, Nobuyoshi Hayashi

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The link between red blood cell distribution width and 3-month prognosis in acute ischemic stroke patients: a secondary analysis of a cohort study by Qin Xiong, Dong Kang, Shu-ming Xiong, Dong-ping Wu, Xin Luo, Wen-pei Zhang, Jing Tang, Zheng-guang He

“…Following adjustment for confounding factors, RDW was positively correlated with poor 3-month outcomes in these individuals with AIS (OR = 1.12, 95% CI; 1.03–1.23, P = 0.0120). …”
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Psychosocial profiles and motivations for adolescent engagement in hazardous games: the role of boredom, peer influence, and self-harm tendencies by Stefania Mancone, Giovanna Celia, Alessandra Zanon, Adele Gentile, Pierluigi Diotaiuti

“…By exploring these profiles, we seek to inform targeted intervention strategies that address the unique needs of each group.MethodsA sample of adolescents was assessed using standardized measures of boredom susceptibility, social influence, impulsivity, and self-harm tendencies. Cluster analysis was employed to categorize participants into distinct profiles, and regression analysis identified significant predictors of engagement in hazardous games. …”
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Spatial change, time tendency and projection to HIV/AIDS incidence in an eastern province of China by Yiwei Li, Shijia Yuan, Yang Zhao, Xingguang Yang, Hongyu Li, Yanlin Lv, Wenhui Gao, Surong Zhao, Ronghang Liu, Chunlei Han

“…Spatial autocorrelation model and spatiotemporal scanning analysis were used to describe the spatial and temporal distribution of HIV/AIDS incidence in Shandong Province from 2012 to 2022, and geographical weighted regression model and geographic detector model were used to analyze the influencing factors. …”
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Association between Lactate dehydrogenase and 28-day all-cause mortality in patients with non-traumatic Intracerebral hemorrhage: A retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-IV database by Jiahui Feng, Renjie Liu, Xuan Chen

“…The primary outcome of interest was the 28-day mortality rate. To analyze these associations and assess the consistency of interactions, subgroup analyses, Cox regression analysis, Kaplan-Meier (KM) curves, and nonlinear analysis were conducted. …”
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Dietary attribution to burden of chronic disease in Australia: a systematic analysis of the Australian Institute of health and welfare 2024 national burden of disease datasetResear... by Yuanxin Xu, Jing Sun

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Global, regional and national burden of echinococcosis in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2021: A systematic analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Talaiti Tuergan, Aimitaji Abulaiti, Alimu Tulahong, Ruiqing Zhang, Yingmei Shao, Tuerganaili Aji

“…The Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model and the Exponential smoothing (ES) model were used for sensitivity analysis. To further delve into the factors driving changes in the disease burden between 1990 and 2021, decomposition analyses were conducted. …”
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Driving Pattern Analysis, Gear Shift Classification, and Fuel Efficiency in Light-Duty Vehicles: A Machine Learning Approach Using GPS and OBD II PID Signals by Juan José Molina-Campoverde, Juan Zurita-Jara, Paúl Molina-Campoverde

“…In addition, the unsupervised K-means algorithm was implemented to analyze vehicle gear changes, identify driving patterns, and segment the data into meaningful groups. …”
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High proportion of tuberculosis recent transmission in rural areas of Northeastern China: a 3-year prospective population-based genotypic and spatial analysis in Hinggan League, Ch... by Xichao Ou, Xiangchen Li, Shaojun Pei, Bing Zhao, Liping Feng, Chong Teng, Yewei Lu, Hanfang Zhu, Yang Zhou, Hui Xia, Zhengwei Liu, Xiaomeng Wang, Yanling Wang, Richard Anthony, Yanlin Zhao

“…Risk factors were identified by logistic regression analysis. …”
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Exploring latent classes of complete blood count profiles and their association with smoking status in the Bandar Kong cohort study by Ali Mouseli, Pejman Shahrokhi, Mehdi Sharafi, Zahra Mastaneh, Abdollah Gharibzadeh, Leila Jamali, Arash Shekari

“…Abstract Smoking is a significant modifiable risk factor influencing various health outcomes, including hematologic indices. …”
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Clinical and survival differences between second primary and first primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a retrospective study by Xin Huang, Ying Kong, Tianyu Wu, Zhen Meng, Min Kang

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Trends in the global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases attributed to high systolic blood pressure from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2045: a systematic an... by Tenglong Hu, Xinyue Yang, Yanyan Du, Yangyu Zhao, Lei Chen, Na Sun, Qiang Sun, Wenyan Liang, Xiqing Wei, Zhiqiang Zhang

“…Methods The study employed a joinpoint regression model to evaluate the temporal trends of CVD burden attributed to HSBP from 1990 to 2021 and used an Age-Period-Cohort (APC) model to analyze the effects of age, period, and cohort. …”
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Late initiation of antenatal care visit amid implementation of new antenatal care model in Sub-Saharan African countries: A multilevel analysis of multination population survey dat... by Kusse Urmale Mare, Gashaye Gobena Andargie, Abdulkerim Hassen Moloro, Ahmed Adem Mohammed, Osman Ahmed Mohammed, Beriso Furo Wengoro, Begetayinoral Kussia Lahole, Tesfahun Simon Hadaro, Simeon Meskele Leyto, Petros Orkaido Mamo, Abdulhakim Hora Hedato, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Temesgen Gebeyehu Wondmeneh, Oumer Abdulkadir Ebrahim, Kebede Gemeda Sabo

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Latent profiles of psychological resilience in patients with chronic disease and their association with social support and activities of daily living by Yingying Shi, Zhiqi Liang, Yunjie Zhang, Yiwen Zhou, Shishi Dong, Jufang Li, Gexin Gao

“…The chi-square test, analysis of variance, and multinomial logistic regression were used to explore the factors associated with different profiles of psychological resilience. …”
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Unlocking self-testing: predictors of HIV self-testing kit use among reproductive-aged women in tanzania; a multilevel analysis of the 2022 demographic and health survey by Elihuruma Eliufoo Stephano, Tegemea Patrick Mwalingo, Shazra Kazumari, Emanuel James Nkuwi, Victoria Godfrey Majengo, Mtoro J. Mtoro

“…Methods This study conducted a cross-sectional analysis using 2022 TDHS data. Data management and analysis were performed using Stata 18. …”
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Establishing and Validating a Predictive Model for the Risk of In-Hospital Mortality Post-Resuscitation in Patients with Sudden Death, as Well as Conducting Clinical Analysis Resea... by Yu Li, Zhen Chen, Xin Guo, Yifan Liang, Jueyan Wang, Jinglei Li, Xianting Yang, Fen Ai

“…Results: The results of this regression analysis of the training set demonstrated the actual length of hospital stay, in-hospital norepinephrine dosage, post-resuscitation respiratory rate, and sinus rhythm after resuscitation as independent influencing factors (<i>p</i> < 0.05), which formed the basis of the prediction model. …”
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