Prevalence of depression and associated factors among HIV/AIDS Patients on HAART in Okugu Refugee Camp, Gambella, Ethiopia by Adane Asefa, Belay Hirpesa, Zufan Asaye, Nigusie Shifera, Wegayehu Enbeyle Sheferaw, Wegayehu Enbeyle Sheferaw, Gebremeskel Mesafint

“…Data were coded and entered into EpiData version 4.6.0.6 and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Descriptive statistics and bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regression analysis were performed. …”
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Recent HIV infections and associated risk factors among newly diagnosed individuals in South Korea (2016–2023) by Jin-Sook Wang, Eun Ji Kim, Gayeong Kim, Seolhui Kim, Heui Man Kim, Yea Jin Lee, Ho Gyeong Hong, Min-seong Kim, Na Rae Jo, Tae-Young Heo, Koun Kim, Sungnam Kim, Jeonghee Yu, Myung-Guk Han

“…HIV-antibody avidity assays were performed to distinguish recent from longstanding infections among newly diagnosed cases during 2016–2023. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess risk factors among demographic and behavioral data, including age, nationality, region, transmission mode, marital status, HIV-testing purpose, and occupation. …”
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Factors associated with awareness and passage of medical screening in hypertensive persons: data from the Know Your Heart study by M. I. Kashutina, A. V. Kontsevaya, A. V. Kudryavtsev, S. K. Malyutina, P. V. Ipatov, O. M. Drapkina

“…Aim. To analyze the demographic, socio-economic and behavioral factors associated with awareness and passage of medical screening among the hypertension adults from Arkhangelsk and Novosibirsk.Material and methods. …”
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Infections in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes - prevalence and risk factors: a report from the European MDS Registry by Bente Houtman, Adele Taylor, Corine van Marrewijk, Alexandra Smith, Pierre Fenaux, Catherine Cargo, Argiris Symeonidis, Moshe Mittelman, Reinhard Stauder, Jaroslav Čermák, Guillermo Sanz, Eva Hellström-Lindberg, Luca Malcovati, Lionel Adès, Thibault Comont, Dominic Culligan, Ioannis Kotsianidis, Theo de Witte, Nicole Blijlevens, Saskia Langemeijer, Marlijn Hoeks, EUMDS Consortium

“…Prevalence of infections and infection-related death was determined. Risk factors for infections and infection-related death, occurring within one year from diagnosis were analyzed in separate multivariable logistic regression models. …”
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Anatomical location of volar wrist ganglion in preoperative MRI is a risk factor for operation-related complications after arthroscopic ganglionectomy by Won-Taek Oh, Hyun-Kyo Kim, Do-Hyun Kim, Jae-Yong Cho, Il-Hyun Koh, Yun-Rak Choi

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to analyze risk factors of operation-related complications after arthroscopic ganglionectomy in patients with volar wrist ganglions, including patients’ demographics and ganglions’ anatomical characteristics in MRI. …”
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Drug resistance pattern, prevalence and risk factors for resistance to second line anti-tuberculosis drugs in Balochistan, Pakistan by Naila Samad, Ghulam Mustafa Wardak, Fakhra Batool, Hadeel Ahmed Kenoosh, Nnamdi C. Opara, Najma Balquees Anwar, Kosar Doraghi, Musa Bin Bashir

“…Upon multivariate binary logistic regression analysis previous treatment of cat-II regimen had statistical significant association with resistance to any SLD (OR=5.273, 95%CI=1.098-25.316). …”
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¿Qué atributos busca el consumidor en prendas de vestir? Un análisis aplicado al mercado de la indumentaria en Argentina. What does the consumer look for? An analysis of clothing m... by Andrea Belmartino, Natacha Liseras, Miriam Berges

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Cognitive Predictors of Cousin Marriage Among Couples Visiting Counseling Centers in Kohgiluyeh-Boyer Ahmad Province by Mari Ataee, Kambiz Karimzadeh-Shirazi, Touraj Ahmadi-Jouybari, Behzad Karami-Matin, Abbas Aghaei, Fazel Zinat-Motlagh*

“…Bivariate correlations and logistic regression analysis were performed to analyze the data in SPSS-20. …”
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A Study on the Current Situation of Stigma and Its Influencing Factors Among Chinese Patients with Port-Wine Stains by Ran X, Yang X, Lin X, Yu W, Shang Y, Liang J, Shen L

“…However, there is no study which examined stigma among Chinese patients with PWS yet.Objective: This study aims to preliminarily investigate the stigma experienced by Chinese patients with facial and cervical PWS and analyze potential contributing factors.Methods: This post-test-only one-group study included 113 adult PWS patients from Aug to Dec 2022 at Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital. …”
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Necrotizing enterocolitis in low birth weight infants in China: Mortality risk factors expressed by birth weight categories by Tian Qian, Rong Zhang, Li Zhu, Peng Shi, Jie Yang, Chang-yi Yang, Dong-mei Chen, Jing-yun Shi, Xiao-guang Zhou, Yin-ping Qiu, Yong Yang, Ling He, Shao-ru He, Yun-tao Cao, Qiu-fen Wei, Manoj Kumar, Chao Chen

“…Data pertaining to antenatal period, labor and birth, and the postnatal course of illness were collected. Multivariate analysis and logistic regression were used to analyze the risk factors. …”
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Status and influencing factors of pre-hospital delay in young and middle-aged Chinese patients with acute ischemic stroke by Dan Liu, Dan Liu, Dan Liu, Yuqi Fang, Zhuan Yin, Qingxiang Zhu, Chaofeng Li, Chaofeng Li

“…The results showed that 534 patients with pre-hospital delay occurred, with an incidence of 79.6%. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that the factors that extended the pre-hospital time of patients were: The onset place was at home (OR = 4.997, p = 0.011), the first symptoms were numbness and weakness of limbs (OR = 3.500, p = 0.027), avoidance coping style (OR = 1.298, p = 0.027) and submission coping style (OR = 1.721, p < 0.001). …”
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A multicenter cross-sectional study on quality of life and influencing factors in patients with 10 kinds of chronic diseases by Chenyao Li, Ying Chen, Wu Li, Haifeng Ding, Qiongling Liu, Chuanzhi Xu, Chonghua Wan

“…A Multicenter Large Sample Cross-sectional Study with nine hospitals. 1953 patients with 10 kinds of chronic diseases were investigated by a general situation questionnaire, and the QLICD-GM including three domains of physical function (PHD), psychological function (PSD) and social function (SOD). The influencing factors of PHD, PSD, SOD and the overall scale were analyzed by univariate analysis such as t-test or one-way analysis of variance, and multiple linear regressions. …”
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Comparison of the outcomes of patients with non-male factor infertility and poor ovarian response undergoing in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection by Haiwei Quan, Qi Yan, Jingyi Han, Rulin Dai

“…In addition, multivariate logistic regression analysis, adjusted for potential confounding factors, showed no significant differences in the clinical pregnancy and live birth rates between the two groups. …”
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Increased risk of mortality from COVID-19 in people with obesity by Ana Cristina Ribeiro, Priscila Poli, Silvia Carla da Silva André Uehara

“… Objective: to analyze the risk of mortality from COVID-19 in people with obesity. …”
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Increased risk of mortality from COVID-19 in people with obesity by Ana Cristina Ribeiro, Priscila Poli, Silvia Carla da Silva André Uehara

“… Objective: to analyze the risk of mortality from COVID-19 in people with obesity. …”
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Microbiota-Dependent Indicator of Immune Dysfunction and a Long-Term Prognostic Factor in Patients with Cirrhosis by E. K. Tsvetaeva, R. V. Maslennikov, M. S. Zharkova, E. A. Poluektova, G. S. Krasnov, A. V. Kudryavtseva, V. T. Ivashkin

“…This was significant for both long-term and medium-term prognoses (p = 0.021 and p = 0.048, respectively). Multivariate regression analysis identified a high NLR and low serum albumin levels as independent predictors of mortality for both long- and medium-term outcomes. …”
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The relationship between waist-to-height ratio, health-related physical fitness, and metabolic disease factors in middle-aged men in South Korea by Jung-Wook Lee, Gi-Chul Ha, Tae-Jin Kwak

“…Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), health-related physical fitness, and metabolic disease risk factors in middle-aged men and to evaluate the impact of WHtR on these variables to validate its utility as an obesity index. …”
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Do Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics Influence Serum Levels of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in People With Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder? by Mirko Manchia, Ulker Isayeva, Roberto Collu, Diego Primavera, Luca Deriu, Edoardo Caboni, Maria Novella Iaselli, Davide Sundas, Massimo Tusconi, Clement C. Zai, Maria Scherma, Alessio Squassina, Donatella Congiu, Pasquale Paribello, Federica Pinna, Claudia Pisanu, Anna Meloni, Walter Fratta, Paola Fadda, Bernardo Carpiniello

“…Four tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the BDNF gene (rs1519480, rs11030104, rs6265 [Val66Met], and rs7934165) were selected using standard parameters and analyzed with polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Mixed-effects linear regression models (MLRMs) were used to analyze longitudinal data. …”
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Expression and prognostic value of serum Nrf2, NLRP3 and IL-18 in elderly patients with sepsis complicated with acute kidney injury by Zhao Liang, Guo Wenjuan, Wang Huangsuo, Su Huimei

“…Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of 28 d death in the concurrent group; ROC curve was used to analyze the predictive value of serum Nrf2 mRNA, NLRP3 mRNA and IL-18 expression for 28 d death in the concurrent group. …”
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Expression of Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 3 and its diagnostic value in breast cancer by Chao-Qun Wang, Jun-Kang Shao, Yan Wang, Shi-Ping Lu, Li-Jing Jiang, Zhi-Qun Du, Bi-Fei Huang

“…In a multiple logistic regression analysis, the independent predictors of IGF2BP3 expression in breast cancer were TNBC status (odds ratio = 3.408; 95% confidence interval: 1.026–11.321; P=0.045) and axillary lymph node metastasis (0.200; 0.068–0.593; P=0.004). …”
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