Regular Family Meals Associated with Nutritional Status, Food Consumption, and Sedentary and Eating Behaviors of Brazilian Schoolchildren and Their Caregivers by Giovanna Angela Leonel Oliveira, Gabriela Buccini, Vivian S. S. Gonçalves, Muriel Bauermann Gubert, Natacha Toral

“…Our findings underscore regular family meals as a protective factor against malnutrition among Brazilian families.…”
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The impact of adenomyosis on intrauterine insemination success in unexplained infertile women: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Sefa Arlıer, Sadık Kükrer, Fikriye Işıl Adıgüzel, Ahmet Zeki Nessar, Gülsüm Uysal, Cevdet Adıgüzel, Dilek Kaya Kaplanoğlu

“…IUI was performed 36 h post-human chorionic ggonadotropin (hCG) administration, with pregnancy defined as a positive β-hCG 12–14 days after IUI. Logistic regression models were used to analyze the independent effects of adenomyosis on clinical pregnancy rates, adjusting for potential confounders. …”
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Intensive care nurses’ knowledge of pressure injury prevention by Ntombifikile Klaas, Ricki-Lee Serebro

“…Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data, with statistical tests including the Shapiro-Wilk test, univariate and multivariate linear regression, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient tests. …”
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Personal Resources of Psychological Safety of Students Studying in New Territories of the Russian Federation by Irina A. Baeva, Elena B. Laktionova, Irina V. Kondakova, Yulia S. Savenko

“…Methods for collecting empirical data: a questionnaire of subjective well-being; indices of acceptance of aggressive, addictive, self-harming, suicidal, risky, delinquent behavior as normative and acceptance of the ideas of extremism, nationalism, xenophobia, fascism; “TromsØ Social Intelligence Scale”, “Cognitive Regulation of Emotions”, “Life Style Index”; indicators reflecting value orientations related to human life, health and safety, value orientations of social interaction and personal development were used. Factor and linear regression analyzes were used to process the data. …”
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Association between nap time, nighttime sleep, and multimorbidity in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study by Yanliqing Song, Lin Chen, Yue Liu

“…Methods This study is based on data from the 2020 China Health and Elderly Care Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS), which collected detailed information from 5,761elderly individuals, including demographic characteristics, sleep duration, health status, and lifestyle information. Logistic regression models were used to investigate the relationship between sleep duration and multimorbidity, and restricted cubic spline analysis was employed to analyze the dose-response relationship between sleep duration and multimorbidity. …”
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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< 0.05). …”
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Predicting acute lung injury in infants with congenital heart disease after cardiopulmonary bypass by gut microbiota by Lan Jiang, Yueshuang Cun, Qiang Wang, Kede Wu, Menglong Hu, Zhen Wu, Tianyi Zhu, Zhaocong Yang, Nishant Patel, Nishant Patel, Xinyu Cai, Xinyu Cai, Jirong Qi, Xuming Mo

“…Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota may potentially impact the progression of ALI through metabolic pathways, quorum sensing, and the levels of inflammatory factors expressed in the serum. Escherichia Shigella represents a potential predictive factor for the occurrence of ALI in CHD infants after surgery. …”
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The Joint Association of Sleep Quality and Outdoor Activity with Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study in Shanghai by Lu R, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Lyu J, Li R, Kang W, Zhao A, Ning Z, Hu Y, Lin X, Tong S, Lu Z, Li S

“…Multivariable logistic regression models were used to analyze the correlation of sleep quality, outdoor activities and their combination with children’s asthma and allergic rhinitis.Results: The overall prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis in our sampled children were 10.2% and 17.6%, respectively. …”
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A survey on professional identity of ophthalmology residents before standardized resident training by JIANG Zhihao, ZHAO Xiujuan, WEI Yantao

“…Descriptive analysis, t-tests, univariate analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the data. [Results:] Before pre-residency training, the scores for overall professional identity, professional cognition, professional emotion, professional commitment, professional behavior, professional expectations, and professional values were (143.16 ± 12.25), (3.60 ± 0.94), (3.98 ± 0.71), (3.61 ± 1.01), (3.89 ± 0.65), (3.84 ± 0.78), and (3.71 ± 0.86), respectively. …”
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Efficacy of using a digital health intervention model using community health workers for primary health services in Bangladesh: a repeated cross-sectional observational study by Marzia Zaman, Rubaiyat Alim Hridhee, Refat Ahmed Bhuiyan, Charles Aunkan Gomes, Md. Mashiar Rahman, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Farhana Sarker, Khondaker A. Mamun

“…Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the association between diseases and their respective risk factors. …”
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Endometrial compaction in patients with chronic endometritis does not predict pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective study by Qingmei Jin, Zhengao Sun, Zhengao Sun, Zizhen Guo, Zizhen Guo

“…To adjust for potential confounding factors, a multifactor binary logistic regression analysis was conducted using clinical co-variables that may have impacted the cycle results.ResultsIn patients with chronic endometritis following antibiotic treatment, endometrial compaction was not significantly associated with biochemical pregnancy (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.020, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.639–1.627), clinical pregnancy (AOR = 1.028, 95% CI = 0.643–1.643), ectopic pregnancy (AOR = 2.003, 95% CI = 0.145–27.635), early pregnancy loss (AOR = 1.356, 95% CI = 0.502–3.663), ongoing pregnancy (AOR = 0.970, 95% CI = 0.600–1.569), and live birth (AOR = 0.881, 95% CI 0.545–1.423). …”
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Temporal Analysis of the Incidence, Mortality and Disability-Adjusted Life Years of Benign Gallbladder and Biliary Diseases in High-Income Nations, 1990–2019 by Dominic W. Proctor, BMBS, MSc, Richard Goodall, BSc, MBChB, MRCS, FHEA, Kim Borsky, MBBS, MMRCS, Justin D. Salciccioli, MBBS, MA, Dominic C. Marshall, MBBS, MRCP, BSc, Kumaran Shanmugarajah, MD, PhD, Joseph Shalhoub, BSc, MBBS, FHEA, PhD, DIC, MEd, FFSTEd, FRCS, FEBVS

“…International variation in lifestyle factors, diagnostic and management strategies likely account for national and sex disparities. …”
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Elderly travel mode choice in Thailand-evaluating MNL and machine learning models by Anantaya Philuek, Panuwat Wisutwattanasak, Fareeda Watcharamaisakul, Chinnakrit Banyong, Anon Chantaratang, Thanapong Champahom, Vatanavongs Ratanavaraha, Sajjakaj Jomnonkwao

“…Concurrently, machine learning methodologies demonstrated enhanced capacity to capture complex relationships between predictive factors and exhibited superior predictive accuracy compared to conventional MNL modeling. …”
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Sexual wellness clinic collaborative initiative with a large urban emergency department: sexual health outcomes and linkage to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis by Ruby Massey, Joesph A. Mason, Eleanor E. Friedman, Kimberly A. Stanford, Damaris Garcia, Jackson Montgomery, Jessica Schmitt, Aniruddha Hazra

“…Two multivariable logistic regression models were employed to assess associations between patient factors and STI positivity or PrEP initiation. …”
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COMPLIANCE TO CLINICIAN PRESCRIPTIONS IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE PATIENTS (BY THE DATA FROM OUTPATIENT REGISTRY PROFILE) by Yu. V. Lukina, N. P. Kutishenko, N. A. Dmitrieva, S. Yu. Martsevich

“…Based   on  the  data   of  outpatient   registry  PROFILE, with  addition  of questionnaires,  to  analyze  treatment  compliance   and  influencing  factors,   in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients.Material and methods. 688 patients  of the PROFILE registry who had come to a primary visit in scientific department of the investigation center  at time between  1 January 2014 to 31 August 2015, were asked to complete an original compliance to clinician prescriptions (CP) questionnaire with integrated  Morisky-Green test (MG). …”
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Exploring machine learning algorithms for predicting fertility preferences among reproductive age women in Nigeria by Zinabu Bekele Tadese, Teshome Demis Nimani, Kusse Urmale Mare, Fetlework Gubena, Ismail Garba Wali, Jamilu Sani

“…The woman's occupation, education, and marital status had a lower impact.ConclusionThis study highlights the potential of machine learning for analyzing complex demographic data, revealing hidden factors associated with fertility preferences among Nigerian women. …”
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Temporal trends in HIV prevention service access and use among female sex workers (FSW) in Mozambique: a comparative analysis 2011–2019 by Samuel Nuvunga, Áuria Ribeiro Banze, Rachid Muleia, Denise Chitsondzo Langa, Jahit Sacarlal, Cynthia Semá Baltazar

“…Participants were recruited using Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS). Logistic regression was applied to assess time trends and identify factors associated with service uptake. …”
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Comparative analysis of stroke burden between ages 20–54 and over 55 years: based on the global burden of disease study 2019 by Zhuoxi Wang, Yiqing Liu, Rui Qie, Yanhong Hu

“…Methods We described the disease burden of three subtypes of stroke, namely intracranial haemorrhage (ICH), subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), and ischaemic stroke (IS), among people aged 20 ~ 54 years and > 55 years from 1990 to 2019, based on data from Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 and calculated the estimated annual percentage changes (EAPC) for age-specific incidence, disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), mortality and prevalence rates. Joinpoint regression analyzes showed the critical years of trend inflexion points. …”
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Perceived-air pollution and self-reported health status: a study on air pollution-prone urban area of Bangladesh by Md Mostafizur Rahman, A. B. M. Hasanuzzaman, Musabber Ali Chisty, Edris Alam, Edris Alam, Md Kamrul Islam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam

“…The survey assessed self-reported health using 13 specific air pollution-related health problems. A linear regression model was then used to analyze factors affecting air pollution-related health status. …”
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Severe secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients on haemodialysis is associated with a high initial serum parathyroid hormone and beta-CrossLaps level: Results from an incident coh... by Guillaume Jean, Marie Hélène Lafage-Proust, Jean Claude Souberbielle, Sylvain Lechevallier, Patrik Deleaval, Christie Lorriaux, Jean Marc Hurot, Brice Mayor, Manolie Mehdi, Charles Chazot

“…The aim of this study was to analyze the evolution of mineral metabolism parameters during the first 36 months of HD treatment and identify the initial factors associated with severe SHPT.…”
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