The association between brominated flame retardants and serum testosterone levels in American adult men: NHANES 2013–2016 by Xin Li, Mutong Chen, Qing Zheng, Zixuan Wang, Zixuan Wang, Dini Lin, Dini Lin, Mengmeng Peng, Mengmeng Peng

“…Free testosterone (FT) and bioavailable testosterone (BAT) were calculated using the Vermeulen equation, based on measured total testosterone (TT), sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), and serum albumin concentrations. Linear regression models were used to evaluate the association between BFRs and TT, BAT, FT, and SHBG, adjusting for confounders including age, race, and lifestyle factors. …”
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Revolutionizing oncology care: pioneering AI models to foresee pneumonia-related mortality by Qunzhe Ding, Yi Zhang, Zihao Zhang, Peijie Huang, Rui Tian, Zhigang Zhou, Ruilan Wang, Yun Xie

“…Cox regression analysis was used to ascertain the prognostic factors for patients with cancer. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare providers in pre-hospital care in Nepal by Pavan Kumar Sah, Wenyi Lai, Neelam Gupta, Bimal Singh Bist, Sanjib Gautam, Khem Raj Sapkota, Bipin Koirala, Ileana Kong Zhuo, Morlai Sesay, Ying Guan, Ying Guan

“…Data were described with median and interquartile range. Nonparametric analysis, rank Spearman’s rank correlation, and ordinal regression were used to analyze the data.ResultsThe study revealed that 62% of providers had good knowledge, 66% exhibited positive attitudes, but only 25% demonstrated good practice. …”
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Single-cell ligand–receptor profiling reveals an immunotherapy-responsive subtype and prognostic signature in triple-negative breast cancer by Chuanzhi Chen, Jiahui Qi, Weichao Lin, Chunlan Fu, Xin Jin

“…Key LR genes were then selected using Lasso regression and stepwise multivariate analysis to build an LR-based prognostic scoring system (LR.score), which was validated using both the METABRIC and GSE58812 datasets (n = 107). …”
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Severe and enduring prostate cancer burden attributable to smoking among old men amid global decline and socioeconomic disparities by Hao Chen, Chen Sang, Jia Jia, Shan Zheng, Minzhen Wang

“…The estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) and Joinpoint regression analysis were employed to assess temporal trends. …”
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Sleep disturbance, cancer-related fatigue, and depression as determinants of quality of life among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a cross-sectional study by Abdelaziz Hendy, Rasha Kadri Ibrahim, Amani Darwish, Saher Al Sabbah, Abeer Yahia Mahdy Shalby, Rahmah Khubrani, Amal Elhaj Alawad, Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem, Nadia Mohamed Ibrahim Wahba

“…Results Findings revealed that 99.2% of patients experienced fatigue, 87.4% reported poor sleep, and 93.3% exhibited depressive symptoms. Regression analysis demonstrated that sleep disturbance had the strongest negative impact on QoL (B = -1.506, p < 0.001), overshadowing both fatigue and depression. …”
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Self-efficacy, self-esteem, and happiness in older adults: A cross-sectional study. by Towhid Babazadeh, Soheila Ranjbaran, Sara Pourrazavi, Khalil Maleki Chollou, Akbar Nadi, Erfan Saeedi Tazekand

“…Hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis revealed that demographic factors accounted for 15.3% of the variance in happiness, while self-efficacy and self-esteem explained an additional 43.0%, totaling 58.7%. …”
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Associations between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and computed tomography-defined low muscle mass in older adults and sex-related differences by Weixiao Zhang, Yongkang Liu, Yiping Zhang, Dingzhe Zhang, Jianhua Wang, Xiao Chen

“…The muscle area of the bilateral erector spinae muscles was measured at the T12 level on a single CT image. Linear regression analysis was used to evaluate the effects of related factors on muscle area. …”
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Influence of dynamic changes of ocular biometric parameters on new-onset myopia in Chinese children: a 4-year cohort study by Zengrui Zhang, Jingyu Mu, Yanrong Yang, Yun Dai, Junguo Duan

“…All students underwent uncorrected distance visual acuity testing, non-cycloplegic autorefraction, and ocular biometric parameters. Potential risk factors for myopia onset were screened through multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
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Medication adherence in Jordanian patients with multimorbidity: a cross-sectional mixed-methods study in outpatient clinics by Anas Abed, Mohammad Abu Assab, Wael Abu Dayyih, Badriyah S. Alotaibi, Nawal Alsubaie

“…Qualitative data were collected through an open-ended question and analyzed using thematic analysis. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and logistic regression were used. …”
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Vaginal Microecology Disturbance and Immune Dysregulation Are Associated with Human Papillomavirus Infection: Insights from a Two-year Study of Vaginal Microecology by Sheng Q, Cui X, Zhang J, Yang F, Zeng L

“…ROC analysis showed the combined predictive model achieved an AUC of 0.842. …”
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Assessment of sustainable road transport in Lithuania by Renata Činčikaitė

“…The following methods are used for the research: correlation regression analysis, forecasting. The research results are important for policy makers and practitioners in the context of sustainable transport development. …”
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Examining Cash Usage Behavior in Metropolitan Greater Jakarta Societies by Saiful Bahri, Arif Imam Suroso, Suhendi, Linda Karlina Sari

“…The results of the study indicate a preference for cash over digital payments in transactions among a significant proportion of the respondents. The determinant analysis further identified several factors influencing cash usage in physical stores, including education, employment status, and the number of bank accounts. …”
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The predictive value of uric acid/albumin ratio for no-reflow/slow-flow in patients after PCI for acute non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction by GONG Junrong, LI Yafei, DAI He, ZHU Fuyu, CHEN Wenting

“…Baseline characteristics and lesion characteristics of patients with normal flow and patients with no-reflow/slow-flow were compared.Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the independent factors affecting the occurrence of no-reflow/slow-flow in NSTEMI patients.ROC curve was plotted to analyze the predictive value of UAR for the occurrence of no-reflow/slow-flow. …”
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Joint association of frailty index and biological age with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cohort study from CHARLS by Zhishen Ruan, Hongyan Tian, Rui Li, Jinzhi Zhang, Sheng Cao, Zi Yang, Xinyan Chen, Dan Li, Qing Miao

“…Subgroup and sensitivity analysis results are stable. This study found a joint association between CMFI and BA with COPD, suggesting that CMFI and BA are risk factors for the development of COPD.…”
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A qualitative non-participant observational study of non-prescription counseling in community pharmacies by Helene Marie Haldorsen Gombos, Tonje Krogstad, Marthe Rambøl Bjørknes, Hege Sletvold, Milada Cvancarova Hagen, Karin Svensberg

“…Statistical analysis was performed using Chi-square tests and Logistic regression to evaluate standard compliance and predictive factors. …”
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Real-world data on immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy in elderly patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer by Ke Zhao, Shuangqing Lu, Jiling Niu, Hui Zhu, Yaru Tian, Jinming Yu

“…In addition, the Cox regression model was used to analyze prognostic factors. …”
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High cyclic GMP-AMP synthase and stimulator of interferon genes in cholangiocarcinoma suggest their potential as targets for treatment by Han Ni Zin Myint, Paksiree Saranaruk, Natnicha Paungpan, Sakda Waraasawapati, Chawalit Pairojkul, Saowaluk Saisomboon, Nutsara Settha, Jatuporn Pattanachot, Seiji Okada, Wunchana Seubwai, Amnat Kitkhuandee, Kanlayanee Sawanyawisuth, Kulthida Vaeteewoottacharn

“…Methods MNs in CCA cell lines were demonstrated by nuclear staining and cGAS, STING, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) p65 were determined by Western blot analysis. …”
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The Study on Landslide Hazards Based on Multi-Source Data and GMLCM Approach by Zhifang Zhao, Zhengyu Li, Penghui Lv, Fei Zhao, Lei Niu

“…A geodetector is employed to analyze disaster-inducing factors, and machine-learning models such as random forest (RF), gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT), categorical boosting (CatBoost), logistic regression (LR), and stacking ensemble strategies (Stacking) are applied for landslide sensitivity evaluation. …”
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Rationality of FIGO 2018 IIIC cervical cancer according to local tumor and pelvic lymph node metastatic extent–a cohort study by Na Li, Pinting Xu, Yuanjing Hu

“…The Cox proportional hazard regression model was used for multi-variable analysis. …”
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