Association between single nucleotide polymorphisms in EPAS1 and PPARA genes and high altitude polycythemia in Chinese Tibetan population by Ziyi Chen, Zhaomei Dong, Rong Zeng, Mengna Xu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Qu Dan, Guangming Wang

“…Methods We included 78 HAPC patients and 84 healthy controls, and genotyped the EPAS1 gene SNP loci (rs6735530, rs6756667, rs7583392, and rs12467821) and PPARA rs6520015 by using TaqMan polymerase chain reaction. Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between these SNPs and HAPC; interactions between SNPs were also predicted by multifactorial dimensionality reduction (MDR) analysis.ResultsWe found that the PPARA rs6520015 polymorphism was not associated with the risk of HAPC in the Chinese Tibetan population; EPAS1 rs6735530, rs6756667, rs7583392, and rs12467821 increased the risk of HAPC in some models. …”
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Differences between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients’ bloodstream infections: a single-center retrospective study by Çağla Keskin Sarıtaş, Halit Özsüt, Aysun Benli, Seniha Başaran

“…Descriptive statistics were used to analyze differences between the groups. Logistic regression analysis was applied to determine mortality risk factors in BSI patients. …”
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The hidden costs of nomophobia: associations with sleep, diet, anxiety, alcohol consumption, and lifestyle patterns among nursing students by María Encarnación Bernabé-Mateo, María Dolores Onieva-Zafra, Jose Ramón Muñoz-Rodriguez, Alberto Bermejo-Cantarero, Cristina Romero-Blanco

“…This study examines the impact of nomophobia on the mental and physical health of nursing students, analyzing its association with sociodemographic, lifestyle, and psychological factors in Castilla–La Mancha. …”
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Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Assessment of Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Determinants of Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotypes in 139,634 Spanish Worker... by Joan Obrador de Hevia, Ángel Arturo López-González, José Ignacio Ramírez-Manent, Carla Busquets-Cortés, Pedro Juan Tárraga López, Pere Riutord-Sbert

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Sociodemographic disparities and modifiable lifestyle factors significantly influence the prevalence and progression of MetS and HTGW in the Spanish workforce. …”
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Workers’ Psychological Distress During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study by Melissa Spröesser Alonso, Maria Cristina Pereira Lima, Adriano Dias, Hélio Rubens de Carvalho Nunes, Carlos Ruiz-Frutos, Javier Fagundo-Rivera, Juan Gómez-Salgado, João Marcos Bernardes

“…Differences between NHCWs and HCWs were tested using the chi-square or Fisher’s Exact test and Mann–Whitney test followed by effect size measurement. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the association between psychological distress and the predictor variables. …”
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Risk of Incidence and Lethality by Etiology of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hospitalized Children Under 1 Year of Age in Brazil in 2024: A Cross-Sectional Study by Tamires de Nazaré Soares, Natasha Cristina Oliveira Andrade, Suziane do Socorro dos Santos, Marcela Raíssa Asevedo Dergan, Karina Faine Freitas Takeda, Jully Greyce Freitas de Paula Ramalho, Luany Rafaele da Conceição Cruz, Perla Katheleen Valente Corrêa, Marli de Oliveira Almeida, Joyce dos Santos Freitas, Wilker Alves Silva, Marcos Jessé Abrahão Silva, Daniele Melo Sardinha, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima

“…A multivariate logistic regression model was performed for the risk factors of death. …”
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Prognostic impact of co-mutations in adults with IDH1/2-mutated acute myeloid leukemia by Anli Lai, Wenbing Liu, Chunlin Zhou, Yan Li, Shuning Wei, Kaiqi Liu, Benfa Gong, Xiaoyuan Gong, Yuntao Liu, Guangji Zhang, Junping Zhang, Runxia Gu, Shaowei Qiu, Bingcheng Liu, Ying Wang, Hui Wei, Yingchang Mi, Jianxiang Wang

“…Univariate analysis revealed the NPM1 mutation was a favorable factor (p = 0.019) for overall survival (OS), whereas the DNMT3A mutation was consistently associated with a poor outcome (3-year OS, 52.0%; 3-year relapse-free survival [RFS], 44.8%; and 3-year cumulative incidence of relapse [CIR], 42.6%). …”
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Comparative analysis of liver cancer burden trends in China and worldwide between 1990 and 2021 by Chunrong Chen, Qianjie Xu, Tao Wang, Yuliang Yuan, Zuhai Hu, Xiaosheng Li, Xiaodong Zheng, Haike Lei

“…BackgroundThe Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 provides comprehensive data on liver cancer burden worldwide. …”
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Readmission Events Following EGD for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed: An Analysis Using the National Readmission Database by Vignesh Krishnan Nagesh, Vivek Joseph Varughese, Jaber Musalli, Gomathy Aarthy Nageswaran, Erin Russell, Susan Anne Feldman, Simcha Weissman, Adam Atoot

“…Demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic factors associated with readmission were examined using multivariate logistic regression. …”
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Physical performance on the early 6-minute walk test in coronary artery bypass grafting patients during inpatient cardiac rehabilitation by Yao Wu, Bao Ren, Jing Li, Liqun Chi, Ping Li, Jiahui Wu

“…This study investigates the physical performance of CABG patients during the early 6MWT and analyzes factors influencing their walking performance during inpatient CR.MethodsThis retrospective study included 360 patients who underwent isolated off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB, n = 240) or minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB, n = 120) surgery. …”
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The mediating role of professional identity in the relationship between gender misconceptions and occupational stigma among male nursing students by Shaimaa Mohamed Amin, Doaa El Demerdash, Ahmed Abdellah Othman, Mohamed Ali Zoromba, Heba Emad El-Gazar, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Ali Albzia, Mahitab Mohamed Abdelrahman, Ibrahim Alasqah, Haitham Mokhtar Mohamed Abdallah

“…Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, and Linear regression analysis were employed to analyze the data. …”
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Relationship between quantitative parameters of contrast⁃enhanced ultrasound and EMT⁃related markers and prognosis in patients with liver metastasis of colorectal cancer by CHEN Xi*，SUN Gaixia，WANG Likun，WU Xueliang

“…<b>Methods</b> A total of 102 patients with CRLM admitted to The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University from June 2018 to July 2021 were selected as the study objects. Logistic regression was used to analyze the correlation between CEUS quantitative parameters and prognosis，and the correlation between the expression level of EMT related markers and CEUS quantitative parameters. …”
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Dynamic Nomogram for Predicting the Fall Risk of Stroke Patients: An Observational Study by Wu Y, Jiang X, Wang D, Xu L, Sun H, Xie B, Tan S, Chai Y, Wang T

“…Forward stepwise regression was used to analyze the data, and a dynamic nomogram model was developed.Results: During follow-up, three patients died, and 16 failed the follow-up, with a failure rate of 3.89%. …”
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Predictive Models Using Machine Learning to Identify Fetal Growth Restriction in Patients With Preeclampsia: Development and Evaluation Study by Qing Hua, Fengchun Yang, Yadan Zhou, Fenglian Shi, Xiaoyan You, Jing Guo, Li Li

“…For specific individual patients, SHAP results reveal the protective and risk factors to develop FGR for interpreting the model’s clinical significance. …”
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Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Changes and Driving Forces of Ecological Environment Quality in Tuojiang River Basin Based on RSEI Improved Modeling by ZHAO Xiaoyan, TAN Shucheng, ZHANG Su, LI Yongping, WU Han, WANG Chao

“…[Methods] Based on the Google Earth Engine platform, Landsat remote sensing images from 2000 to 2020 were selected to construct an ecological environment quality evaluation model with NDVI, WET, LST, NDBSI, and AI indices, and the coefficient of variation, one-way linear regression, and spatial autocorrelation analysis methods were used to analyze the spatial and temporal evolution pattern of ecological environment quality in the watershed, and to detect the driving force using the optimal parameter Geographic Detector Model(OPGD). …”
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The effect of clonal hematopoiesis on long-term outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting by Zhiwei Zeng, Fangzhou Li, Shujie Gai, Runze Chen, Peng Wang, Juncheng Wang, Yuhui Yang, Jinhua Chen, Xingyi Zhang, Xueying Wang, Yi Han, Chuxiang Lei, Xi Li, Hanning Liu, Zhe Zheng

“…The relationship between CHIP and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE), including all-cause death, non-fatal ischemic stroke (IS), and non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), was analyzed using Cox proportional hazards models and Fine-Gray regression to account for competing risks. …”
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Extended Trochanteric Osteotomy Increases the Risk of Tapered Splined Stem Subsidence in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty by Josef E. Jolissaint, MD, Samuel Rodriguez, MD, Leonardo Albertini Sanchez, BA, Travis R. Weiner, BS, Elizabeth B. Gausden, MD, MPH, Jason L. Blevins, MD, Peter Sculco, MD, Jose Rodriguez, MD, FAOA

“…Contact length below the ETO was inversely related to stem subsidence (correlation coefficient of −0.26; p = 0.037), and multivariable logistic regression demonstrated bicortical contact > 30 mm to be a protective factor for significant subsidence (adjusted OR: 0.12, p < 0.001). …”
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Occupational exposure to flame retardants following production replacement and their effect on thyroid function indicators by Ling Meng, Tingting Guo, Yizhi Liu, Han Wu, Kang An, Xizhu Xu, Yuancheng Li

“…Free triiodothyronine (fT3) was moderately positively correlated with BDE-138, BDE-197, and TPHP (P < 0.05), and regression analysis further identified BDE-138 as a significant factor influencing fT3 levels. …”
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A 15-year survey of pollen aeroallergens in North Texas by Howard C. Crisp, MD, Meredith P. Richards, PhD

“…We use regressions accounting for seasonal effects to determine changes over time and the effect of weather factors. …”
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Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorder and its association with anxiety in academics: a cross-sectional study by Bianca Paludo, Paula Comin Trevizan, Nana Abena Asantewaa Boamah, Lilian Rigo

“…OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of TMD and anxiety among academics and to investigate the relationship between TMD and its associated factors. DESIGN AND SETTING: This cross-sectional study included a sample of 295 academics undertaking health courses at a university in Brazil. …”
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