Determinants of maternal health-seeking behavior for stunted children in Indonesian community health centers: A cross-sectional study by Hieronimus Amandus, Azhari Baedlawi, Vitria Wuri Handayani, Edita Linda, Titi Alina, Selvera Maria

“…The sample size was 224 participants who were recruited using consecutive sampling with the inclusion criteria of mothers who had short or very short children aged 24–59 months. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the data. Results Maternal education level (AOR=8.6; 95% CI: 2.36–31.84; p=0.002), sources of health information from healthcare providers (AOR=4.1; 95% CI: 1.24–17.17; p=0.025), number of children aged <5 years (AOR=0.2; 95% CI: 0.07–0.85; p=0.017), and family support (AOR=0.06; 95% CI: 0.02–0.33; p<0.001 were significantly associated with maternal healthcare-seeking behavior and remained in the adjusted model with p<0.05. …”
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Maternal pesticide exposure and risk of birth defects: a population-based cross-sectional study in China by Fangfang Liu, Xiayang Li, Jie Chen, Yishuai Huang, Shaonong Dang

“…Given the multistage sampling design, the generalized estimating equation (GEE) binomial regression models with log link and exchangeable correlation structures were used to analyze the association between maternal pesticide exposures and birth defects.ResultsAmong the 29,204 subjects, 562 mothers had children with birth defects, resulting in an incidence rate of 192.44 per 10,000 live births. …”
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Epidemiology of the global burden of atrial fibrillation among women of child-bearing age, 1990–2021: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Shuwen Chen, Junpeng Xiong, Peiyang Zheng, Ronghui Yu

“…The burden of AF is particularly high in women over 40 years of age, peaking at 45–49 years of age, due to the accumulation of risk factors such as hypertension and body mass index. …”
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Overweight and Undernutrition in the Cases of School-Going Adolescents in Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study by Dereje Yohannes Teferi, Gudina Egata Atomssa, Tefera Chane Mekonnen

“…World Health Organization (WHO) Anthro-plus software was used to analyze anthropometric data. Both binary and multinomial logistic regression analyses were done to identify factors associated with the malnutrition of adolescents. …”
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Epidemic characteristics of diabetes in schizophrenic patients in Shanghai communities by ZHANG Yayun, WU Hemin, LU Yi, LIU Yanli, ZHANG Weibo

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that living in non-central urban areas (OR=1.76, 95%CI: 1.33‒2.32), disease duration of 6‒ years (OR=2.60, 95%CI: 1.07‒6.32), disease duration of 11‒ years (OR=2.72, 95%CI: 1.17‒6.35), disease duration of 16‒ years (OR=3.38, 95%CI: 1.54‒7.42), hypertension (OR=1.73, 95%CI: 1.27‒2.36), obesity (OR=1.52, 95%CI: 1.15‒2.00), and elevated triglyceride levels (OR=2.78, 95%CI: 2.22‒3.49) were risk factors for diabetes in patients with schizophrenia.ConclusionThe prevalence of diabetes in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia is higher than that in the general population. …”
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Expression and its clinical significance of sPD-1 and sPD-L1 in patients with primary nephrotic syndrome by LV Zhi-an, WANG Juan-ni, YANG Yan-yan

“…Pearson correlation analysis was used to determine the correlation of serum sPD-1 and sPD-L1 levels in patients with PNS, and multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors of PNS. …”
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Diagnostic value of ultrasonographic features in breast cancer and its correlation with hormone receptor expression by Jingzhou Yang, Xiaojuan Yu, Jianxin Liu

“…The correlation between ultrasonographic features and hormone receptor activity was also determined using Spearman correlation. Possible factors for having malignant BC lesions were tested, and binary logistic regression was utilized to develop the nomogram prediction model. …”
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Differential survival outcomes in upper versus lower extremity metastatic bone disease: a retrospective comparative cohort analysis by Chih-Wei Chen, Chih-Chi Su, Jyun-Hao Chen, Jaw-Lin Wang, Tzu-Hao Tseng, Olivier Q. Groot

“…Kaplan–Meier curves and multivariate Cox regression models were used to analyze survival and prognostic factors. …”
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Implementation effect of the clinical practice guideline for type 2 diabetes mellitus in public hospitals in China: a cross-sectional study using the A-GIST tool by HE Siyi, ZOU Kun, YANG Nan, ZENG Linan, LI Hailong, HUANG Liang, YI Qiusha, ZENG Xiantao, DU Liang, GAO Xiangyu, REN Jiajun, HE Miao, ZHANG Mingyue, WANG Qiang, ZHANG Lingli

“…Univariate and multivariate linear regression were conducted to analyze the factors associated with the implementation effect of the guideline.Results A total of 744 medical professionals and 843 patients from 55 public hospitals across China were included in the survey. …”
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Breathing time: a longue-durée multidisciplinary study of respiratory illnesses and airborne diseases in Switzerland (16th–21st century CE) by Tobias Hofstetter, Aude Fauvel, Silke Grabherr, Negahnaz Moghaddam

“…Through this approach, this research endeavors to answer the following questions: 1) what are the social and environmental factors guiding the risk or not of suffering from RIAD, 2) do these factors appear to be constant on a territorial scale and through time, 3) can the evolution of RIAD occurrences be correlated to the local history of a particular region? …”
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Investigating the Relationship Between Nurses’ Attitudes About Old Age and Age Discrimination in Caring For the Elderly Hospitalized in Hospitals in Kashan City, Iran, in 2022 by Ameneh Baseri Arani, Mohammad Javad Tarrahi, Majid Rahimi

“…Therefore, it is important to address the factors affecting attitudes, such as nurses’ training, and factors related to the work environment, such as job satisfaction by managers and health policymakers, to ensure the provision of high-quality care services without discrimination against the elderly.…”
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Effects of demographic characteristics on burnout, psychological resilience, and family functioning in parents of children with disabilities by Mehmet Salih Yildirim, Mustafa Özkan Firat, Mehmet Emin Atay, Dursun Alper Yilmaz, Gökhan Dege

“…Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and t-tests were used to analyze relationships between demographic factors, burnout, resilience, and family functionality. …”
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Dietary patterns derived by Gaussian graphical models and metabolic profiles among overweight and obese individuals by Reyhaneh Mokhtari Hemami, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Maedeh Alipour

“…GGM was utilized to explore the networks of participants’ dietary intake, and the association between these networks and risk factors related to MetS was assessed using logistic regression. …”
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Sex differences in clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients hospitalized with cellulitis in Spain (2016-2022) by Isabel Belinchón-Romero, Esperanza Merino, José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón

“…Purpose: To estimate hospitalization rates, analyze sex-specific clinical characteristics, assess in-hospital mortality and its risk factors, and measure the economic burden of cellulitis hospitalizations. …”
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The use of oral contraceptives and the risks of developing prehypertension and hypertension in women of reproductive age: findings from a population-based survey in Indonesia by Neily Zakiyah, Aeni Suciati, Chika Aulia Afina, Sofa Dewi Alfian

“…This finding highlights the need for healthcare providers to carefully assess risks when prescribing contraceptives, particularly for women with cardiovascular risk factors.…”
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Integrating mindfulness and physical activity: a meta-analysis of mindful movement interventions for symptoms of anxiety and depression among university students by Xinjian Xu, Borhannudin Bin Abdullah, Shamsulariffin Bin Samsudin, Yongneng Tan

“…It supports treating mindful movement as a unified approach to analyzing its impact on mental health. Residual heterogeneity highlights the need for further research on specific intervention elements and intervention and participant-related factors. …”
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Is the longstanding local rice cultivar “X-Jigna” being replaced by the improved variety “Shaga” in fogera plain, Northwest Ethiopia? by Adane Melak Beyene, Ayele Tesfahun Gashu, Misganaw Anteneh Tegegne, Atrsaw Anteneh Mihertie

“…This study investigates how far and by what factors the local rice cultivar X-Jigna is being replaced by the improved variety Shaga in the Fogera plain, Ethiopia. …”
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Organizational Injustice and Police Misconduct: Predicting Organizational Defiance Among Police Officers by P. D. Reynolds, R. C. Helfers

“…Methods: dialectic approach to the cognition of social phenomena, allowing to analyze them in the historical development and functioning in the context of a set of objective and subjective factors, which determined the choice of the following research methods: formal-logical, comparative-legal, sociological.Results: numerous researches support the association between organizational justice and employee performance. …”
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Integrative Analysis of Traditional and Cash Flow Financial Ratios: Insights from a Systematic Comparative Review by Dimitra Seretidou, Dimitrios Billios, Antonios Stavropoulos

“…This systematic review analyzes and compares the predictive power between traditional financial ratios and cash flow-based ratios in estimating performance. …”
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Early motor developmental milestones and health outcomes in preadolescent children by Madison R. Card, Madison R. Card, Lauren Raine, Emily Zimmerman, Nadja Schott, Charles H. Hillman, Charles H. Hillman, Charles H. Hillman

“…The study encompassed a comprehensive assessment, including measures of mental health, CRF (VO2 max), body–mass index (BMI), SAAT, and VAT. Data were analyzed using multiple stepwise linear regressions, adjusting for demographic and parental factors in Step 1 and including each MDM individually in Step 2.ResultsOur findings indicated earlier rolling over and walking were associated with higher CRF during preadolescence. …”
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