Relationship between maternal gingival bleeding during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental delay in their one-year-old children by Xiayu ZHANG, Lianman LEI, Lianjie DOU, Min YU, Min ZHU, Chao ZHANG, Jiahu HAO

“…Multivariable unconditional logistic regression models were used to analyze the relationship between maternal gingival bleeding symptoms during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental delay in their one-year-old children. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram to predict failure of initial radioactive iodine therapy in differentiated thyroid cancer: a retrospective cohort study by Yulong Tang, Peng Wu, Shiwei Zhou, Hui Li, Xiaohua Song, Wu Li, Xiaowei Peng

“…A total of 182 patients were analyzed, including 114 with favorable outcomes and 68 with resistance or poor outcomes. …”
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Machine-learning model for predicting left atrial thrombus in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by Wanli Xiong, Qiqi Cao, Lu Jia, Min Chen, Tao Liu, Qingyan Zhao, Yanhong Tang, Bo Yang, Li Li, Shaobo Shi, He Huang, Congxin Huang, China Atrial Fibrillation Center Project Team

“…LAT incidence was assessed, and potential risk factors were analyzed. Machine learning algorithms, including decision tree, random forest, AdaBoost, k-Nearest Neighbor, and logistic regression, were employed to develop a predictive model for LAT. …”
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Pan-immune-inflammation value is associated with poor prognosis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis by Fengping Zhang, Luohua Li, Xianfeng Wu, Yueqiang Wen, Xiaojiang Zhan, Fenfen Peng, Xiaoyang Wang, Qian Zhou, Xiaoran Feng

“…The Kaplan–Meier method, a Cox proportional hazards regression, Fine–Gray competing risk model, smooth curve, and subgroup analysis were used to analyze the independent relationship between PIV and the prognosis of patients undergoing PD.Results A total of 2796 cases of PD were included, and the study population was divided into Tertiles 1, 2, and 3, according to the tertiles of baseline PIVs. …”
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Association between the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant and 1‐year medication nonadherence after living kidney transplantation by Kosuke Takano, Sayaka Kobayashi, Hidehiro Oshibuchi, Junko Tsutsui, Satoko Ito, Rumiko Kamba, Rie Akaho, Katsuji Nishimura

“…Participants completing both SIPAT‐J and BAASIS© evaluations (n = 111) were analyzed. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between SIPAT scores and MNA, adjusting for age, sex, and employment status. …”
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The role of fear of intimacy and loneliness in predicting of academic enthusiasm in medical science students: a cross-sectional study from the Iran by Mohammad Reza Asadi, Mojtaba Senmar, Zahra Shafiei kisomi, Zahra Hosseinkhani, Amir Ehsan Ahmadi, Mohammad Mozafari, Faraz Oustam, Ali Ahmadieh

“…The results of univariate regression analysis showed that for one unit increase in loneliness score, the academic enthusiasm in students decreased by 0.17 (P < 0.001). …”
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The role of metal element exposure and oxidative stress in mild cognitive impairment: Evidence from a Shanghai elderly cohort by Ying Qing, Jianheng Zheng, TianRan Tang, Yingyi Luo, Dan Han, Liqiang Wang, Yaxin Dong, Shuyu Yang, Jun Du, Yanfei Li

“…Spearman’s correlation analysis, linear regression, weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression, and quantile g-computation (qgcomp) modeling were used to assess the associations between metal elements and MCI, and to analyze the mediating role of oxidative stress using mediation models. …”
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Newly Started Versus Previously Treated Statin Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Adherence and Persistence with Reference to Cardiovascular Prevention by Marta Martín-Fernández, M. Asunción González-González, M. Aránzazu Pedrosa-Naudín, Diego Fernández-Lázaro, F. Javier Álvarez, Eduardo Gutiérrez-Abejón

“…Persistence was defined as the time between the index date and treatment discontinuation. Binary logistic regression and Cox proportional hazard regression were used to analyze factors influencing adherence and persistence, respectively. …”
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Self-reported motoric cognitive risk syndrome predicts long-term mortality in older adults by Yiwen Xing, Li Zhang, Pan Liu, Yiming Pan, Zhe Tang, Lina Ma

“…Mortality data were tracked over the 8-year follow-up period. Cox regression models were used to analyze the association between sMCR and 8-year mortality. …”
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Correlation between job burnout, psychological status, and job satisfaction among anesthesiologists in the post-COVID-19 era: a cross-sectional study in China by Xuemeng Chen, Rui Zhou, Xianjie Zhang, Jia Han, Feng Ju, Yukai Zhou, Leqiang Xia

“…Descriptive statistics and adjusted linear regression were employed to analyze the data and examine the relationships between burnout, psychological status, and job satisfaction.ResultsThe study revealed a high prevalence of burnout, with 30.67% of participants at high risk and 24.85% exhibiting burnout syndrome, resulting in an overall burnout rate of 55.52%. …”
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Influence of Individual- and Area-Level Social Determinants of Health on Likelihood of Living Versus Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation by Tatenda G. Mupfudze, Dzhuliyana Handarova, Samantha M. Noreen, Darren E. Stewart, Sumit Mohan, Jesse D. Schold

“…Individual-level SDOH and patient address were obtained from LexisNexis; area-level SDOH were obtained from the American Community Survey and County Health Rankings. We fit 3 logistic regression models to estimate the effects of the following: (i) individual-level SDOH, (ii) area-level SDOH, and (iii) both individual- and area-level SDOH on the likelihood of LDKT, adjusting for clinical and demographic factors. …”
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Association between type 2 diabetes and periodontitis: a population-based study in the North Peru [version 4; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Marcela Mayta-Mayorga, Victoria Guerra-Rodríguez, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz

“…Background Periodontitis, one of the most common forms of periodontal disease, has been linked to several cardiovascular factors including metabolic syndrome and inflammatory processes. …”
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Estimating the Impact on Parents’ Infant Feeding Choices of Increasing Age Guidance and Adding Sugar Warning Labels to Commercial Infant Foods: A Mixed-Methods Study by Rana E Conway, Ivonne Derks, Florence Sheen, Andrew Steptoe, Clare H Llewellyn

“…Quantitative results were analyzed using χ2 tests and binary logistic regression, while framework analysis was applied to qualitative data. …”
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A correlational study of plasma galectin-3 as a potential predictive marker of postoperative delirium in patients with acute aortic dissection by Fei Jiang, Meiling Cai, Yanchun Peng, Sailan Li, Zhenzhen Wang, Qiong Pan, Chunsheng Wang, Liangwan Chen, Yanjuan Lin

“…The rate of POD was calculated. The risk factors for POD were analyzed through univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression. …”
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Unmet healthcare needs of people with disabilities: evidence from the 2018–2021 Korean disability and life dynamics panel by Jun Su Park, Bomgyeol Kim, Soo Hyeok Choi, Vasuki Rajaguru, Tae Hyun Kim

“…Trends in unmet healthcare needs were assessed annually using frequency and percentage analyses, with statistical evaluation conducted via a trend test Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with unmet healthcare needs. …”
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Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake Inequality by Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh, Mahin Amini, Seyyed Nasrollah Hosseini, Shima Khashij, Farzad Jalilian

“…The obtained data were analyzed using the chi-square, t-test, logistic regression, and compensation statistical tests. …”
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Prognostic Value of C-Reactive Protein-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Combined Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer by Sheng S, Wu Z, Zheng H, Zhang H, Zhang Q, Liu Z, Wang S, Li X, Li J, Lv J, Hu Y

“…The associations between objective response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS) with changes in blood indicators were also analyzed.Results: Patients with decreased CLR had significantly higher ORR, with odds ratios of 3.91 (P&lt; 0.05) and 3.19 (P&lt; 0.05) in univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses, respectively. …”
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Dietary antioxidants and mortality in early-stage CKM syndrome: insights from NHANES by Lincheng Duan, Hong Yang, Zhuoyang Chen, Junxin Zhao, Jingyi Yang, Dingjun Cai

“…Multivariable weighted Cox regression was used to assess the association between CDAI and all-cause/cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. …”
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Incidence and determinants of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Egypt: a retrospective cohort study by Wagdy Amin, Rasha Ashmawy, Sarah Assem Ibrahim, Yousra A. El-Maradny, Neamat Hamdy Elsawy, Shaimaa Abdallah Gebili, Nahla Gamaleldin, Ramy Mohamed Ghazy

“…Clinical data, including HIV or HCV co-infection status, were analyzed to identify risk factors and comorbidities associated with EPTB. …”
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Real-World Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events of Nicorandil and Nitrate in Coronary Heart Disease in Central China: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Ping Li, Juan Chen, Na Li, Xiang You, Lan Shen, Ning Zhou

“…The primary outcome was cumulative 18-month major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE)-free survival, which was evaluated by Kaplan-Meier analysis. Propensity score matching (PSM) and multivariate Cox regression were adopted to adjust for confounding factors. …”
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