Helicobacter pylori infection increases the risk of dyslipidemia in Chinese non-obese and non-diabetic population from the perspective of age category: a retrospective cross-sectio... by Huihui Shang, Jiawei Wang, Xinya Zhang, Dingli Zhang, Kai Yue, Song Xu

“…The correlation between H. pylori infection and blood lipid levels was compared between the two groups according to age category. Binary Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the factors influencing H. pylori infection. …”
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Disparities in disease burden of congenital heart disease among 150,488 individuals in Western China by Jun Wang, Yang Bai, Hongmei Zhou, Jue Liu

“…Probit regression model was also used in sensitivity analysis. …”
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In the context of the era of targeted therapy: evaluation of the survival benefits of different local treatment modalities for patients with 1–3 brain metastases from non-small cel... by Liang Sun, Haibin Chen, Zhi Yang, Liwen Li, Zhaohui ying, Yuanyuan Qu, Nanyang Tong, Caixing Sun, Liang Xia

“…For KPS ≥ 90, surgery + postoperative radiotherapy improved OS. Multivariate analysis identified age ≤ 57 (HR: 1.89; p < 0.001), surgery + postoperative radiotherapy (HR: 0.60; p = 0.017), and SRS (HR: 0.57; p = 0.01) as independent protective factors for OS. …”
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The Duration of Prophylactic Antibiotic Use for Esophageal Cancer Patients with Postoperative Infection and Nutritional Status by Ning D, Zhou L, Shi G, Fu M

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze the risk factors.Results: There existed a significant difference in the nutritional indicators among the patients in the three groups after surgery (P&lt; 0.05). …”
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Heterogeneity Parameters Combined with Inflammatory Cells to Predict the Value of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Patients Post Myocard... by Yu-jiao Song, Xiao-ying Zhao, Lu-jing Wang, Ting Ning, Ming-tian Chen, Pei Liu, Si-wen Chen, Xin-xiang Zhao

“…Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses indicated that BMI, diabetes, monocyte, LV EAT, and EAT entropy are independent risk factors for HFpEF. …”
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Development and validation of a machine learning model for central compartmental lymph node metastasis in solitary papillary thyroid microcarcinoma via ultrasound imaging features... by Haiyang Han, Heng Sun, Chang Zhou, Li Wei, Liang Xu, Dian Shen, Wenshu Hu

“…Ultrasound radiomic features were extracted from routine thyroid ultrasound images, and multiple feature selection methods were applied to construct radiomic models for each group. Independent risk factors, along with radiomics features identified through multivariate logistic regression analysis, were subsequently refined through additional feature selection techniques to develop combined predictive models. …”
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The clinical risk and post-COVID-19 sequelae in patients with myasthenia gravis: a retrospective observational study by Chaoyue Zhang, Haocheng Luo, Yufei Deng, Hongjin Li, Xiang Yu, Jiaxin Liu, Linqi Huang, Xiaojun Yang, Qilong Jiang

“…To address this gap, we collected clinical data on the condition and prognosis of MG patients with COVID-19 infection, aiming to investigate factors influencing both the severity of the infection and the occurrence of post-COVID-19 sequelae at 1 and 12 months after recovery.MethodThis was a retrospective analysis of 150 MG patients with COVID-19 infection from November 1, 2022 to March 1, 2023 at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, including patient demographics, clinical characteristics, and post-COVID-19 sequelae. …”
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Efficacy and procedural efficiency of mechanical thrombectomy devices in posterior circulation stroke by Linlin Ma, Zhe Cheng, Gary B. Rajah, Gary B. Rajah, Ho Jun Yun, Xiaokun Geng, Xiaokun Geng, Xiaokun Geng, Yuchuan Ding

“…Any association between the devices and favorable clinical outcomes was assessed by logistic regression analysis.ResultsA total of 80 patients were analyzed. …”
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Weekly Image Guidance in Patients With Cervical Cancer Treated With Intensity‐Modulated Radiation Therapy: Results of a Large Cohort Study by Zheng Zeng, Weiping Wang, Junfang Yan, Dingchao Liu, Fuquan Zhang, Ke Hu

“…For patients with and without positive regional lymph nodes, the 5‐year OS, DFS, LRFS, and DMFS rates were 64.5% and 86.0%, 56.8% and 78.8%, 62.7% and 84.3%, and 58.8% and 81.0%, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that age, histology, tumor size, cancer stage, pretreatment squamous cell carcinoma antigen level, and para‐aortic metastatic lymph nodes were independent prognostic factors of OS. …”
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Pure Native Aortic Regurgitation: Results From a Multicenter Registry Study by Xiaofei Gao, Juan Zhang, Xiangquan Kong, Jing Chen, Xiang Chen, Longyan Zhang, Xinyong Cai, Jiancheng Zhu, Nailiang Tian, Zhen Ge, Bin Wang, Qing Zhou, Xi Su, Lang Hong, Yan Wang, Hong Jiang, Junjie Zhang, Shaoliang Chen

“…Multivariable logistic regression and Cox regression analyses were performed to find relevant independent risk factors. …”
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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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Catastrophic famine in Gaza: Unprecedented levels of hunger post-October 7th. A real population-based study from the Gaza Strip. by MoezAlIslam Faris, Ayman S Abutair, Reham M Elfarra, Nida A Barqawi, Amal M Firwana, Rawan M Firwana, Madleen M AbuHajjaj, Shaimaa A Shamaly, Samar S AbuSamra, Hanan S Bashir, Noor A Abedalrahim, Noor A Nofal, Mhran K Alshawaf, Rania M Al Shatali, Kafa I Ghaben, Moayad I Alron, Sara S Alqeeq, Aya O Al-Nabahin, Reem A Badawi

“…Self-reported anthropometric data and socioeconomic status were also collected. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 29, employing correlation tests, chi-square analysis, and logistic regression.…”
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The interplay of body mass index, gestational weight gain, and birthweight over 3800 g in vaginal breech birth: A retrospective study by Henriette Tautenhahn, Anne Dathan‐Stumpf, Noura Kabbani, Holger Stepan, Massimiliano Lia

“…Multivariable logistic regression was used for analysis and adjustment of variables. …”
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Evaluation value of serum SP⁃D，CCL25 and pulmonary vascular resistance index on the degree of lung injury and prognosis in traumatic wet lung by LIU Yajian，HU Zhuosi，CAO Xuexia，ZHAO Lianlian，LIU Junjuan，QIN Yanjun

“…The survival group exhibited lower APACHE Ⅱ scores，PVRI，SP⁃D，and CCL25 levels than the non⁃survival group（P<0.05）. Logistic regression identified APACHE Ⅱ score，PVRI，SP⁃D，and CCL25 as independent risk factors for mortality（P<0.05）. …”
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Assessment of smoking cessation outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease: A retrospective cohort study from Türkiye by Yagmur Gokseven Arda, Guzin Zeren Ozturk

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that older age (AOR=1.03; 95% CI: 1.01–1.05), higher level of education (AOR=1.84; 95% CI: 1.03–3.26), lower nicotine dependence score (AOR=0.85; 95% CI: 0.77–0.94), and treatment completion (AOR=0.13, 95% CI: 0.07–0.23) were significantly associated with smoking cessation success in the total sample. …”
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Association of composite dietary antioxidant index and endometriosis risk in reproductive—age women: a cross-sectional study using big data-machine learning approach by Wenxin Chen, Kui Xiao, Chenyu Zhou, Jiajia Cheng, Zixuan Zeng, Fang Zhang

“…To investigate the relationship between the CDAI and the EM, a variety of statistical techniques were employed, including a weighted multiple logistic regression model, smooth curve fitting, machine learning analysis, and subgroup analyses.ResultsAfter controlling for potential confounding variables, the results indicated an inverse relationship between CDAI and EM (OR = 0.92, 95% CI 0.86–0.98, p = 0.011). …”
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Effects of finger acupressure combined with lower limb rehabilitation training machine on stroke recovery by Xiaoxue Liu, Feng Zhang, Yanhong Li, Jieqiong Zhao, Yatao Du, Qian Zhang, Weifang Li

“…A multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the impact of rehabilitation methods, stroke-related factors, and their interactions on motor function and balance recovery. …”
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Estimating an individual-level deprivation index for HIV/HCV coinfected persons in Canada. by Adam Palayew, Alexandra M Schmidt, Sahar Saeed, Curtis L Cooper, Alexander Wong, Valérie Martel-Laferrière, Sharon Walmsley, Joseph Cox, Marina B Klein, Canadian Coinfection Cohort Study Investigators

“…We developed an individual-level deprivation index for HIV-HCV co-infected persons that encapsulated social, material, and lifestyle factors.<h4>Methods</h4>We estimated an individual-level deprivation index with data from the Canadian Coinfection Cohort, a national prospective cohort study. …”
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Knowledge and attitudes toward [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography among non-radiologist medical staff by Lei Zheng, Hang Yang, Tianxin Xie, Dingde Huang, Haiying Tian

“…The questionnaire survey (Cronbach’s α = 0.887) included 28 items: 10 on demographics, 11 on knowledge (maximum score of 22), and seven on attitudes (maximum score of 35). The factors influencing knowledge and attitudes were identified using multivariable logistic regression analysis. …”
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Nomogram and scoring system for preoperative prediction of the risk of systemic inflammatory response syndrome in one-stage flexible ureteroscopy lithotripsy by Yuan Zhou, Yuan Zhou, Haiyan Zhang, Haiyan Zhang, Rentao Zhang, Rentao Zhang, Yinman Ding, Yinman Ding, Zhengquan Wang, Zhengquan Wang, Changming Lin

“…Assessing the onset of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in patients during and postoperatively is a critical determinant in the decision-making process regarding the necessity of preoperative ureteral stenting prior to FURL.Materials and methodsA total of 340 patients with UUTS who underwent one-stage FURL were analyzed retrospectively. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to screen out independent risk factors, subsequently developing a nomogram. …”
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