CT-Detected Arterial Calcification and Ischemic Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Patients with Upper Urinary Tract Calculi: A Case-Control Study by Qu Z, Yang W, Liu S, Wang M, Zheng A, Qin C, Du Y, Zhu X, Xu T

“…Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression identified independent risk factors for AC in UUTC patients. …”
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Frailty as a predictor of postoperative morbidity and mortality in older patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: a prospective cohort study in Yemen by Waleed Mohammed Gilan, Yasser Abdurabo Obadiel, Ameen Fuad Hashem, Shehab Abdulhameed Aiash, Haitham Mohammed Jowah

“…The outcomes included complications, length of stay (LOS), and 30-day mortality. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square/Fisher’s exact tests, t-test/Mann–Whitney U tests, Kaplan–Meier survival analysis, and logistic regression. …”
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High Expression of VSTM2L Induced Resistance to Chemoradiotherapy in Rectal Cancer through Downstream IL-4 Signaling by Hao Liu, Zhenzhan Zhang, Peilin Zhen, Meijuan Zhou

“…The GSEA and RNA-sequence analysis were used to find the downstream mechanism of VSTM2L overexpression in cells treated with CRT. …”
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Non-cancerous CT findings as predictors of survival outcome in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with first-generation EGFR-TKIs. by Pakorn Prakaikietikul, Pattraporn Tajarenmuang, Phumiphat Losuriya, Natee Ina, Thanika Ketpueak, Thanat Kanthawang

“…Baseline CT chest assessed visceral/subcutaneous fat (L1 level), sarcopenia, and myosteatosis (multiple levels), main pulmonary artery (MPA) size, MPA to aorta ratio, emphysema, and bone mineral density. Cox regression analyzed prognostic factors at 18-month outcome.…”
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D-dimer serves as predictor of plastic bronchitis or necrotizing pneumonia in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia by Yanke Yue, Tiantian Lian, Lei Kang, Shuai Liu, Wenjin Geng, Meixian Xu

“…Variables with a P-value <0.1 in the univariate logistic regression analysis were further analyzed in the multivariate logistic regression analysis.ResultsOne hundred and seven hospitalized children with MPP were retrospectively enrolled in this study. …”
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Predictive value of triglyceride， glycosylated hemoglobin and their interactions on gestational diabetes mellitus by BAO Zichao, TAO Cheng, Chen Dianchen

“…The general clinical data of the two groups were compared, and the independent risk factors affecting the occurrence of GDM were analyzed using logistic regression analysis. …”
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The effectiveness of Valsalva Maneuver-Assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty in reducing cement leakage in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by Yongjie Wang, Xueming Chen, Qian Lu, Libin Cui, Xiangyu Li, Chao Kong, Shibao Lu

“…The age, gender, BMI, BMD, fracture segment (thoracic, thoracolumbar, lumbar), fracture type (mild, moderate), cortical disrupture and cement volume of the two groups were also recorded, Multinomial Logistic regression analysis of all factors was conducted to analyze the relationship between all factors and CL. …”
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Development of a nomogram for predicting the risk of carcinoma in chronic atrophic gastritis by Jia-Yi Zhang, Ding Li, Guo-Jie Hu

“…Methods Using medical records from the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, common laboratory indicators were extracted. LASSO regression identified 10 core risk factors, which were further analyzed using binary logistic regression to develop a nomogram model in R. …”
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Differentiation of AFP-negative hepatocellular carcinoma from other intrahepatic malignant lesions by a noninvasive predictive model based on Sonazoid contrast-enhanced ultrasound by Qian Zhang, Zhilong Liu, Ruining Wang, Lele Song, Wenwen Fan, Ping Liang, Liping Liu

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to develop and validate a non-invasive predictive model, which was a reliable nomogram to accurately differentiate AFPN-HCC from other intrahepatic malignant lesions.MethodsThis study enrolled 165 patients with malignant focal liver lesions, including AFPN-HCC (n=85) and other intrahepatic malignant lesions (n=80). Data were analyzed to screen for risk factors phase by using LASSO regression as well as univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
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Heavy metal bioaccumulation in sediments and mussels along the moroccan mediterranean coast: A spatial assessment by Mustapha El Boudammoussi, Yahya El Hammoudani, Khadija Haboubi, Abdelhak Bourjila, Iliass Achoukhi, Said Bouhaj, Achraf EL kasmi, Hammadi El Farissi, Fouad Dimane

“…Pearson correlation analysis revealed moderate relationships between metal concentrations in sediments and mussels for most elements, except for Fe and Zn, while multiple regression analysis indicated that cadmium levels in sediments significantly influenced Cd bioaccumulation in mussels. …”
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Gap Expansion Between Cranial Bone and Polyether Ether Ketone Implant in Cranioplasty of Pediatric Patients after Decompressive Craniectomy at Follow-up by Chuanwei Wang, Chen Yang, Runlu Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Yanzhao Wang, Liping Ning, Guoran Du, Zhaoxi Sang, Shilei Ni, Xingang Li, Jie Gong

“…The clinical characteristics, radiological features, surgical conditions, postoperative complications, and follow-up results of these patients were analyzed retrospectively. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis and Cox regression were used to analyze data. …”
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The impact of periodic leg movements during sleep on neurological recovery in patients with acute mild cerebral infarction by Shutong Sun, Yixi Zheng, Liwen Xu, Wenyi Yu, Tianyu Jing, Tianyu Jing, Gang Xu, Tieyu Tang, Cheng Chu

“…The correlation between sleep-related scales, polysomnography, and prognosis was analyzed using Spearman correlation analysis. Further, indicators related to prognosis (data with p < 0.05 in correlation analysis) along with age, hypertension, cholesterol, and radiate crown area cerebral infarction were included in a binary logistic regression analysis to assess factors affecting neurological function in patients with acute minor cerebral infarction after 3 months.ResultsA total of 766 patients were included, with 203 patients in the poor prognosis group. …”
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To explore the association between the neutrophil percentage to albumin ratio and low bone mineral density/osteoporosis based on NHANES 2011–2018 by Tao Liu, Xianghan Hou, Yingjin Luo, Xuanang Jiang, Ke Gao, Jiale Lv, Liquan Wang, Yang Zhou, Zhijiang Fu, Zongchao Liu

“…Further multivariable regression analysis showed that, in the unadjusted model, NPAR was negatively associated with BMD. …”
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Rising burden of pancreatic cancer in China: Trends, drivers, and future projections. by Zhouwei Zhan, Xiuhui Zheng, Shaohua Xu, Hanchen Zheng, Lina Zheng, Jie Wang, Hui Lin, Jiami Yu, Zengqing Guo, Bijuan Chen

“…Temporal trends were analyzed using Joinpoint regression and age-period-cohort models, while decomposition analysis quantified the contributions of population aging, growth, and epidemiological change. …”
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EFFECT OF CASH MANAGEMENT ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by Omolara Modinat OMOTUNWASE

“…It adopted an ex-post facto research design with a population and sample size of 14 and 10 DMBs using the judgmental sampling technique; the data were descriptively and inferentially analyzed using regression analysis. Using Panel Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression as a data estimation technique, the result of the study showed that cash management has a significant effect on return on assets (p-value=0.02629<0.05) and return on equity (p-value=0.01929<0.05). …”
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A large-scale study of academic specialization and sex effects on Corsi block performance by Sergey Malykh, Anna Pavlova, Artem Malykh, Timofey Adamovich, Tatiana Tikhomirova

“…The sample comprised 5,455 first-year Russian university students (mean age = 18.5; 62% female). Data were analyzed using rank-based analysis of variance (ANOVA) and hierarchical linear regression models. …”
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Inequality across districts and cities in the Riau by Muhammad Hidayat

“…From the regression analysis, this paper found that some economic and social factors were the important factors of development inequality in the province such as human development index and infrastructure budgets. …”
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Control nutritional status score and platelet/lymphocyte ratio relationship with left ventricular hypertrophy in peritoneal dialysispatients by QUAN Yu-di, ZHOU Qiao, FENG Jin-hong, ZHANG Ying

“…Objective Using controlling nutritional status（CONUT） score and platelet to lymphocyte ratio（PLR）,to evaluate the nutritional status and inflammation status of patients with peritoneal dialysis（PD）,and analyze their relationship with left ventricular hypertrophy.Methods The patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis in Department of Nephrology,Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from January 2019 to May 2020 were enrolled.General patient information and laboratory indicators were collected.Cardiac color Doppler ultrasound was used to assess changes in the patient’s cardiac structure.According to the presence or absence of left ventricular hypertrophy（LVH）,the patients were divided into LVH group and non-LVH group.Each indicator was compared between the two groups,and risk factors of LVH were analyzed by logistic regression method.ROC curve was used to analyze the sensitivity and specificity of PLR and CONUT in diagnosing LVH.Results（1） A total of 82 patients were included,and the incidence of LVH was 40.2%.Systolic blood pressure,uric acid,PLR and CONUT scores of the LVH group were significantly higher than those of the non-LVH group; and Hb,LVEF and Alb were significantly lower than those of the non-LVH group（P<0.05）,with statistical significance.（2） Logistic regression analysis showed that systolic blood pressure,PLR and CONUT score were all risk factors affecting left ventricular hypertrophy.（3）The areas under the curve of LVH ROC curve analysis found that,the areas under the curve of LVH PLR and CONUT score predicted in PD patients were 0.743 and 0.822,respectively,and the combined prediction value was 0.855.Conclusions CONUT score and PLR are associated with LVH in peritoneal dialysis patients,and are the influencing factors of LVH.The combination between CONUT score and PLR is more valuable in predicting LVH in PD patients.…”
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Epidemiological and socio-cultural study of burn patients in m. y. hospital, indore, india by K Ashish Jaiswal, Himanshu Aggarwal, Pooja Solanki, P S Lubana, R K Mathur, Sudarshan Odiya

“…objective: the study was done to investigate the epidemiology of various causations and their outcomes in terms of morbidity and mortality. also, the effect of social stigma and cultural issues associated with burns on the victim and his family was assessed.Materials and methods: All burn cases (n=412) admitted to the burns unit of m. y. hospital, indore over a period of one year (2005-2006) were investigated. the data regarding sex, age predisposition, geographical origin, mode and nature of injury were obtained by questionnaire-interview with the patient themselves. clinical assessment was done in the form of depth and extent of injury and complications. in case of mortality, again various factors like age, sex and cause of death were analyzed. the data was analyzed by spss 11.0 version. the interrelationship between various factors was studied using multivariate logistic regression analysis.Results: Burns were found more commonly in middle-aged groups. the incidence was more in females as an absolute number (70.3%) as well as when stratified by age. most burns were domestic, with cooking being the most prevalent activity. flame (80.3%) was the most common agent. most of the cases of burn were accidental (67.7%). moreover, the patients had third degree burn that leads to more mortality in our circumstances. death occurred in more than one-half (62.3%) of cases with septicaemia and disseminated intravascular coagulation (35.4%) as the leading causes. when using logistic regression analysis, the outcome of the burn injury was significantly associated with degree, depth, extent and mode of injury.Conclusion: This series provides an overview of the most important aspects of burn injuries for hospital and non-hospital healthcare workers. the majority of deep burns are accidental, seen in middle-aged housewives as a result of flame burns, and lead to death. so measures should be taken to provide proper education to prevent these accidents and ensure safety.…”
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Medium-term clinical outcomes of laminoplasty with adjunct short anterior fusion in multilevel cervical myelopathy by Tsung-Chiao Wu, Kuang-Ting Yeh, Ru-Ping Lee, Tzai-Chiu Yu, Ing-Ho Chen, Cheng-Huan Peng, Kuan-Lin Liu, Jen-Hung Wang, Wen-Tien Wu

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the medium-term clinical outcomes of this procedure and to analyze the risk factors affecting the neurological function at the last follow-up. …”
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