Global burden of colon and rectal cancer and attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2021 by Xuyuan Zhang, Haoyu Fan, Sen Han, Ting Zhang, Yanxia Sun, Liuyang Yang, Wenliang Li

“…We further assessed the contribution of various risk factors to CRC-related deaths and DALYs, while analyzing the distribution and temporal trends of the top three contributing risk factors. …”
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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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Factors associated with the practice of physical activity among university students in social isolation during the covid-19 pandemic by Brenda Morgana Souza Rocha, Matheus Frota Oliveira Souto, Victor Carvalho Narciso Mendes, João Vitor Braga Ferreira, Eduardo de Oliveira Azevedo, Ana Luiza Lafetá Prates Evangelista Cunha, Josiane Santos Brant Rocha, Lucineia Pinho

“… This study sought to analyze the practice of physical activity (PA) among university students, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and associated factors. …”
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Carcinogenic health risks and water quality assessment of groundwater around lead–zinc mining areas of Ebonyi state Nigeria: a data-driven machine learning approach by Obinna Chigoziem Akakuru, Moses Oghenenyoreme Eyankware, Godwin O. Aigbadon, Ayatu Ojonugwa Usman, Alexander Iheanyi Opara, Kizito Ojochenemi Musa, Micheal Akaninyene Okon, Okechukwu Pius Aghamelu, Gabriel Ehriga Odesa, Ifeyinwa Juliana Ofoh, Annabel U. Obinna-Akakuru

“…The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) results suggest that groundwater quality in the mining area is influenced by multiple factors, including pH levels and the presence of various heavy metals. …”
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“Decision Tree” as a Tool for Analyzing the Psychodiagnostics Data Latent Connections by Elena V. Slavutskaya, Leonid A. Slavutsky

“…Machine learning methods turn to be an effective tool for data processing and provide ample opportunities for analyzing the results of psychodiagnostics. At the same time, they have a number of advantages over traditional correlation, factor, regression analysis and allow for a systemic analysis of latent relationships between psychological indicators. …”
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Investigating the Prevalence of Undiagnosed Diabetes and Its Associated Factors Among Healthcare Workers: A Cross-sectional Study in South of Iran by Ali Zamani, Kasra Assadian, Seyed Jalil Masoumi, Nadia Mohammadi Dashtaki, Fariba Moradi Ardekani, Elahe Mansouriyekta, Alireza Mirahmadizadeh

“…Undiagnosed diabetes was defined as fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dL in those without a previous diagnosis. Statistical Analysis Used: Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to determine associated factors. …”
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Influencing factors of IgA nephropathy combined with hyperuricemia and a nomogram to predict the risk of hyperuricemia in IgA nephropathy patients by Zhou Jie, Xian Wei-ying, Li Ji-tian, Zeng Jin-cheng

“…Multivariate logistic regression was applied to analyze the risk factors for HUA in IgAN patients. …”
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Factors predicting delirium among hospitalized older adults in an urban area, Thailand: A prospective cohort study by Duangrat Kaveenuntachai, Naphatthorn Prueksaanantakal, Pirunnapa Benyapad, Pratin Chinpinkleaw, Sirichai Jiojinda

“…Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze predictors of delirium. …”
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Factors influencing the overall satisfaction of teachers participating in a nationwide school-based smoking prevention program in Korea by Geon Heo, Seulgi Kim, Sung-il Cho, Seunghyun Yoo, Jieun Hwang

“…Multiple linear regression analysis was performed for each factor to test the independent association. …”
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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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Innovation Ecosystems and Economic Performance in Latin America: A Multivariate and Plithogenic Neutrosophic Approach to the Global Innovation Index, by Héctor Fernández, Purification Galindo-Villardón, Marcelo Ruiz, Alexis Matheu Pérez

“…The Principal Components Analysis (PCA) assesses the factors constituting the GII creation to reveal invisible dimensions of innovation, while k-means clustering divides the observations into three clusters relevant to structural ability and innovative achievements. …”
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Enhancing safety in CT-guided lung biopsies: correlation of MinIP imaging with pneumothorax risk prediction by Michael P. Brönnimann, Leonie Manser, Bernhard Gebauer, Timo A. Auer, Dirk Schnapauff, Federico Collettini, Alexander Pöllinger, Alois Komarek, Miltiadis E. Krokidis, Johannes T. Heverhagen

“…Emphysema was visually scored. Statistical analysis included univariate analysis (Fisher’s exact and Mann–Whitney U-tests) and binomial logistic regression to identify confounders. …”
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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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Management status and influencing factors of disease stabilization in patients with severe mental disorders in Luzhou City， Sichuan Province by Zhang Xuemei, Li Bo, Cai Benjing, Tan Youguo, Xiang Bo, He Jing, Jiang Qidong, Tang Jian

“…Logistic regression analysis was employed to identify factors influencing the disease stabilization or fluctuation of these patients.ResultsThis study enrolled a total of 20 232 patients. …”
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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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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Non-proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Taking Oral Antidiabetic Medications by Alaa Tag E. Elkhider, Musaab Ahmed, Safaa Badi, Mohamed Hyder Abu Ahmed, Hanan Tahir, Heitham Awadalla, Nuha Eljaili Abubaker, Mohammed Seed Seed Ahmed, Mohamed H Ahmed, Ahmed O. Almobarak

“…Logistic regression was performed to predict factors associated with diabetic retinopathy. …”
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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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Lifestyle and Job-Related Factors Associated with Sleep Quality: Gender-Specific Insights from Taiwanese Hospital Physicians by Hou WH, Hsu TC, Chen FL, Wu JC

“…Statistical analyses—Student’s t test, Pearson’s correlation test, and multivariate linear regression—were conducted to identify factors associated with sleep quality. …”
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