The nomograph predicting the recurrence of Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas: a study of the SEER database and a Chinese cohort by Qidong Pei, Junzong Chen, Gang Deng, Dong Li, Yajun Tang, Jiaming Lai, Di Tang

“…We collected data from our two hospitals as an external validation cohort from the years 2011 to 2021. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the related factors of recurrence, and a predictive nomograph model was established and verified. …”
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Retention of medical graduates from rural compulsory services program in primary care: An eight-year follow-up study based on four colleges by Zheng Huixian, Tang Haoqing, Li Mingyue, Tian Yiran, Han Leyang, Long Ren, Liu Xiaoyun

“…The surveys tracked their career development，including professional title promotion，administrative role acquisition，average monthly income，and the proportion of performance-based pay. Descriptive analysis was used to summarize the characteristics of career development，while Logistic regression models were employed to explore factors influencing retention in primary healthcare settings after the contractual period. …”
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Physiological serum uric acid concentrations correlate with arterial stiffness in a sex-dependent manner by Oliver Thews, Thomas Schmid, Alexander Kluttig, Andreas Wienke, Melanie Zinkhan, Wolfgang Ahrens, Till Bärnighausen, Hermann Brenner, Stefanie Castell, Berit Lange, Wolfgang Lieb, Karin Halina Greiser, Marcus Dörr, Lilian Krist, Stefan N. Willich, Volker Harth, Nadia Obi, Michael Leitzmann, Annette Peters, Börge Schmidt, Matthias B. Schulze, Henry Völzke, Matthias Nauck, Stephanie Zylla, Anke Hannemann, Tobias Pischon, Ilais Moreno Velásquez, Matthias Girndt, Claudia Grossmann, Michael Gekle

“…In multivariable linear regression models, we observed an association of uric acid (mmol/l) with PWV (m/s) of β = 1.12 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.78; 1.45) in males and β = 1.35 (1.05; 1.66) in females, independent of other factors known to affect vascular stiffness. …”
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A Novel Inflammation-Based Prognostic Score: The Fibrinogen/Albumin Ratio Predicts Prognoses of Patients after Curative Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Qiaodong Xu, Yongcong Yan, Songgang Gu, Kai Mao, Jianlong Zhang, Pinbo Huang, Zhenyu Zhou, Zheng Chen, Shaodong Zheng, Jiahong Liang, Zhihua Lin, Jie Wang, Jiang Yan, Zhiyu Xiao

“…The optimal cutoff value for the fibrinogen/albumin ratio was selected by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Correlations between preoperative fibrinogen/albumin ratios and clinicopathologic characteristics were analyzed by χ2 test. …”
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The impact of circWWC3 on neoadjuvant therapy for triple-negative breast cancer and the construction of a nomogram for predicting pathological complete response after neoadjuvant t... by Haoqi Wang, Haoqi Wang, Hongbo Liu, Hongbo Liu, Shan Gao, Lijia Wang, Zihao Bai, Yi Zhang, Peijin Zhang, Fei Liu, Fei Liu, Cuizhi Geng, Cuizhi Geng

“…The expression levels of baseline circular RNA WWC3 (circWWC3) in breast cancer tissue were assessed, and the relationship between its expression and clinicopathological indicators as well as pathological response was analyzed. A nomogram for predicting pCR in TNBC was developed and subsequently validated.ResultsFrom January 2020 to December 2023, a total of 205 patients were included in the final analysis. …”
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New Casemix Classification as an Alternative Method for Budget Allocation in Thai Oral Healthcare Service: A Pilot Study by Thunthita Wisaijohn, Atiphan Pimkhaokham, Phenkhae Lapying, Chumpot Itthichaisri, Supasit Pannarunothai, Isao Igarashi, Koichi Kawabuchi

“…This model was designed to allow the translation of dental procedures into eight-digit codes. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the relationship between the factors used for developing the model and the resource consumption. …”
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The association between cystatin C and hypertension risk in diabetes patients: A multi-cohort cross-sectional study by Ye Kuang, Jia Wang, Yang Wang, Chuanmei Peng, Pei He, Yong Ji, Jinrong Tian, Yong Yuan, Lei Feng

“…Summary: Diabetes mellitus with hypertension (DM + HTN) markedly elevates cardiovascular risks, yet its predictors remain unclear. Analyzing 5210 DM patients from three cohorts, this study identified serum cystatin C (CysC) as an independent risk factor for DM + HTN through univariate and multivariate logistic regression. …”
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Effects of sport disciplines on offspring sex ratio in elite athletes: an observational study by François B. Favier, François D. Desgorces, Grégoire Bosselut, Thierry Launay, Grégoire P. Millet, Florian Alexis Britto

“…We used binomial logistic regression to analyze the SR of the offspring (n = 2995 births) of 2132 athletes (18.7% of females) from various sports including 1597 athletes selected in their national team. …”
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Treatment compliance at initial and maintenance therapy at gastroesophageal reflux disease by V. I. Simanenkov, S. V. Tikhonov, N. B. Lischuk

“…Of all patients 17.9% missed the second visit, the logistic regression analysis revealed no factors associated to the early low compliance; 38% of patients made all five visits for 12 months. …”
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IMPACT OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP STYLE ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF TABLE WATER ENTERPRISES IN MINNA, NIGER STATE by Ahmed ABDULKAZEEM, Modupe Mercy ADEYEYE

“…IBM SPSS 24.0 was used to analyze data. Regression, reliability analysis, and descriptive statistics were used. …”
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Forest Fire Dynamics Over a Decade in Mappi District, South Papua: Hotspot Trends and Burned Areas Estimation Using MODIS Data by Ati D Nurhayati, Handi Satriawan, Citra Septriantri Putri

“…Furthermore, a significant linear regression is established between annual hotspot numbers and rainfall in Mappi District (p-value = 0.006), signifying the impact of climatic factors on fire occurrences. …”
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HGF-rs12536657 and Ocular Biometric Parameters in Hyperopic Children, Emmetropic Adolescents, and Young Adults: A Multicenter Quantitative Trait Study by Jesús Barrio-Barrio, Elvira Bonet-Farriol, Marta Galdós, Susana Noval, Victoria Pueyo, Charles E. Breeze, Jose Luis Santos, Belén Alfonso-Bartolozzi, Sergio Recalde, Ana Patiño-García

“…Several HGF (hepatocyte growth factor) gene variants have been associated with ocular refractive errors and corneal pathology. …”
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The economic burden of households affected by tuberculosis in Brazil: First national survey results, 2019-2021. by Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel, Letícya Dos Santos Almeida Negri, Leticia Molino Guidoni, Geisa Carlesso Fregona, Fernanda Dockhorn Costa Johansen, Mauro Niskier Sanchez, Adriana da Silva Rezende Moreira, Fredi Alexander Diaz-Quijano, Maiko Tonini, Eliana Zandonade, Julia Ershova, Peter Nguhiu, Inés Garcia Baena

“…We used descriptive statistics to analyze the cost drivers and multivariate logistic regression to determine factors associated with catastrophic costs.…”
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Proteomics and Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation: A Pilot Study Nested in the PREDIMAR Trial by Cristina Razquin, Joaquín Fernandez-Irigoyen, María Teresa Barrio-López, Begoña López, Susana Ravassa, Pablo Ramos, Rosa Macías-Ruíz, Alicia Ibañez Criado, Enrique Santamaría, Leticia Goni, Eduardo Castellanos, Jose Luis Ibañez Criado, Luis Tercedor, Ignacio García-Bolao, Miguel A. Martínez-González, Jesús Almendral, Miguel Ruiz-Canela

“…Logistic regression models were used to further analyze the association between differentially expressed proteins and AF recurrence. …”
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Global impact of Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (ONIHL): trends, gender disparities, and future projections: 1990–2036 by Dandan Liu, Huixia Ji, Ye Chen, Wenying Li

“…Between 1990 and 2021, the incidence of ONIHL among females exhibited an upward trend in most countries, whereas among males, it predominantly reflected a downward trend. The decomposition analysis revealed that population growth was the primary factor contributing to the increase in YLDs. …”
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Optimal Profile Limits for Maternal Mortality Rates (MMR) Influenced by Haemorrhage and Unsafe Abortion in South Sudan by Gabriel Makuei, Mali Abdollahian, Kaye Marion

“…Coefficients of determination and variance inflation factor are deployed to assess the influence of the individual causes on MMR. …”
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Optimizing ecological security models in typical arid areas: integrated assessment and sustainable management by Juan Yang, Jianghua Zheng, ChuQiao Han, Binbin Lu, Wenjie Yu, Zhe Wang, Jiale Wu, Linzhi Han

“…Additionally, we employed Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and Geographically and Temporally Weighted Regression (GTWR) to analyze the driving factors and pathways that influence ecological security. …”
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A nomogram to predict mortality in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome at the early stage-A multicenter study in China. by Lin Wang, Gang Wan, Yi Shen, Zhenghua Zhao, Ling Lin, Wei Zhang, Rui Song, Di Tian, Jing Wen, Yongxiang Zhao, Xiaoli Yu, Li Liu, Yang Feng, Yuanni Liu, Chunqian Qiang, Jianping Duan, Yanli Ma, Ying Liu, Yanan Liu, Chong Chen, Ziruo Ge, Xingwang Li, Zhihai Chen, Tianli Fan, Wei Li

“…The multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression analysis showed that low lymphocyte percentage, early-stage encephalopathy, and elevated concentration of serum LDH and BUN were independent risk factors for fatal outcomes. …”
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TRADE AND LOGISTICS BETWEEN THE EU AND UKRAINE IN THE WARTIME PERIOD by Oleksandr Shnyrkov, Rita Zablotska, Oleksii Chugaiev

“…Additionally, there was a smaller increase in the importance of rail transport for Ukrainian imports, rising from 5.7% to 9.3%, compensating for the declining shares of sea and air transport. Regression analysis showed that pre-war dominant modes of transport, logistics performance in trade partners, and their changes during the war did not significantly affect Ukraine’s trade dynamics with them in 2023 compared to 2021, after controlling for other factors. …”
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Efficacy of using a digital health intervention model using community health workers for primary health services in Bangladesh: a repeated cross-sectional observational study by Marzia Zaman, Rubaiyat Alim Hridhee, Refat Ahmed Bhuiyan, Charles Aunkan Gomes, Md. Mashiar Rahman, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Farhana Sarker, Khondaker A. Mamun

“…Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the association between diseases and their respective risk factors. …”
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