Willingness to use a drug checking service for cannabis and cannabis-based products: results from an online survey of people who regularly use cannabis in France by Martin Bastien, Salim Mezaache, Cécile Donadille, Laélia Briand Madrid, Maëla Lebrun, Victor Martin, Perrine Roux

“…We constructed a multivariable logistic regression model to explore factors associated with the latter dimension. …”
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PREOPERATIVE PREDICTION OF WALL INVASION DEPTH OF PRIMARY TUMOR (PT) IN GASTRIC CANCER PATIENTS by M.YU. REUTOVICH, O.V. KRASKO, A.I. PATSEIKA, H.S. HUSSEIN

“…The study examined the relationship between the depth of primary tumor invasion into the gastric wall (GVI) and various preoperative clinical, morphological, and laboratory parameters. Significant risk factors identified in the univariate analysis were further assessed as independent variables in a multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
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RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF PEDIATRIC HYDROCEPHALUS PATIENTS TREATED WITH ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY by Tuğrul Cem Ünal, Duran Şahin, İlyas Dolaş, Duygu Dölen, Sefa Öztürk, Yavuz Aras, Aydın Aydoseli, Pulat Akın Sabancı, Altay Sencer

“…Objective: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt and endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) are commonly utilized surgical interventions for managing hydrocephalus. This study aimed to analyze ETV procedures performed on patients under 17 years of age, focusing on demographic factors such as age and gender, etiological considerations, surgical complications, and the necessity for VP shunt placement. …”
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Pesticide poisoning in Zhejiang Province, China: a retrospective analysis from 2008 to 2022 by Fang Wei, Panqi Xue, Xinglin Fang, Xiaoming Lou, Jingyi Sun, Hua Zou, Lifang Zhou

“…Furthermore, logistic regression models were conducted to analyze the influence factors of pesticide-related death. …”
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Family Coping Strategies and Quality of Life of Patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Health Care in Indonesia by Setyoadi Setyoadi, Ferry Efendi, Joni Haryanto, Fitri Rosyidawati, Niko Dima Kristianingrum, Yati Srihayati, Dina Dewi Sartika Lestari Ismail

“…Additionally, it sought to investigate the influence of demographic factors on both family coping strategies and the quality of life of these patients. …”
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Clinical features and prognostic nomogram development for cancer-specific death in patients with dual primary lung cancer: a population-based study from SEER database by Tenghao Rong, Cheng Ai, Tong Yang, Qingchen Wu, Min Zhang

“…Cox analysis and bilateral stepwise regression were used to analyze prognostic factors for cancer-specific death in patients and establish the nomogram. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of ischemic stroke in older adults (≥60 years) from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2030 by Shuting Hua, Zexian Dong, Hui Wang, Tong Liu, Tong Liu, Tong Liu

“…With the accelerating global aging population, it is crucial to analyze the trends and influencing factors of the global, regional, and national burden of ischemic stroke and forecast future trends. …”
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Physical activity as a multitarget therapy for metabolically associated fatty liver disease by E. A. Lyalyukova, I. V. Druk, E. N. Chernysheva, A. V. Lyalyukov, I. V. Prikhoda

“…In 2020, the criteria for diagnosing the disease have fundamentally changed, risk factors have been specified, which requires a revision of existing approaches to therapy. …”
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Outcomes within 100 days of hematopoietic cell transplantation in pediatric patients: insights from an intensive care unit in Colombia by Rubén E. Lasso-Palomino, Rubén E. Lasso-Palomino, Diego Medina, Diego Medina, Alexis Antonio Franco, Alexis Antonio Franco, María José Soto-Aparicio, Eliana Manzi Tarapues, Eliana Manzi Tarapues, Diana Marcela Muñoz, Edgar Salazar, Jhon López, Angela Devia, Sofía Martínez-Betancur, Jimena Sierra, Anita V. Arias, Inés Elvira Gómez, Inés Elvira Gómez

“…A Kaplan Meier survival curve was performed considering the days from HCT to death during PICU admission and a Cox regression analysis was conducted to analyze the association between PRISM III score and risk of death. …”
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Analysis of acute non-pharmaceutical toxic exposures in children: a 5-year retrospective study by Yanning Qu, Rui Tang, Zhuyan Duan, Mengyi Sheng, Hui Wang, Shuang Liu, Jiao Li, Linlin Guo, Linying Guo, Si Zheng, Si Zheng

“…Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify risk factors associated with hospitalization.ResultsOverall, a total of 718 patients with acute non-pharmaceutical toxic exposures was included in this study, infants and toddlers accounting for 57.9%. …”
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Individual and community level determinants of unmeet pregnancy complication education among pregnant ANC visitor women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of the recent d... by Alemneh Tadesse Kassie, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Mulugeta Wassie, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Berhan Tekeba, Almaz Tefera Gonete, Tewodros Getaneh Alemu, Masresha Asmare Techane, Mohammed Seid Ali

“…A secondary data analysis was performed to examine the prevalence of UPCE and associated risk factors. A multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression model was used to analyze hierarchical data structures, accounting for individual and contextual variables. …”
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Development and validation of a risk prediction model for premenopausal breast cancer in 19 cohorts by Kristen D. Brantley, Michael E. Jones, Rulla M. Tamimi, Bernard A. Rosner, Peter Kraft, Hazel B. Nichols, Katie M. O’Brien, Hans-Olov Adami, Amaia Aizpurua, Amy Berrington de González, William J. Blot, Tonje Braaten, Yu Chen, Jessica Clague DeHart, Laure Dossus, Sjoerd Elias, Renée T. Fortner, Montserrat Garcia-Closas, Inger T. Gram, Niclas Håkansson, Susan E. Hankinson, Cari M. Kitahara, Woon-Puay Koh, Martha S. Linet, Robert J. MacInnis, Giovanna Masala, Lene Mellemkjær, Roger L. Milne, David C. Muller, Hannah Lui Park, Kathryn J. Ruddy, Sven Sandin, Xiao-Ou Shu, Sandar Tin Tin, Thérèse Truong, Celine M. Vachon, Lars J. Vatten, Kala Visvanathan, Elisabete Weiderpass, Walter Willett, Alicja Wolk, Jian-Min Yuan, Wei Zheng, Dale P. Sandler, Minouk J. Schoemaker, Anthony J. Swerdlow, A. Heather Eliassen

“…Given that complete information on all risk factors was not available in all cohorts, coefficients were estimated separately in groups of cohorts with the same available covariate information, adjusted to account for the correlation between missing and non-missing variables and meta-analyzed. …”
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Determinants for premature rupture of membranes: a prospective cohort study by Yishi Jiang, Yan Zhang, Yuyan Li, Kai Zhao, Yun Zhao, Yan Che

“…We collected data on demographic characteristics, reproductive history, medical history, behavior and lifestyle factors and pregnancy outcomes, utilizing univariate and multivariate modified Poisson regression analyses to identify determinants associated with PROM and PPROM. …”
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Pathways for sexual and gender-based violence migrant survivors in France: a single-center retrospective cohort study by Anouk Chouaïd, Anaïs Anthonioz, Boulfa Badoro, Annie Boloko, Salomé Boscher, Elisabeth Collin, Hugues Cordel, Soline De Monteynard, Juliette Hersent, Ornella Milleliri, Stéphanie Laudé, Bettina Petit, Maryline Saidani, Nicolas Vignier, Claire Tantet

“…The psychological, social, and clinical support post-intervention provided to migrants were comparatively analyzed while logistic regression was used to analyze potential associations between the social determinants. …”
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Association of baseline remnant cholesterol independent of LDL-cholesterol with newly diagnosed diabetes in the Chinese population by Yulu Yang, Xuehan Li, Jianwu Huang, Jiacheng Wu, Yalei Wang, Hao Chen, Zhihua Qiu, Zihua Zhou

“…Finally, the study further analyzed the interactions between LDL-c and RC. After adjusting for confounding factors, RC was significantly associated with an increased risk of diabetes (HR = 1.46, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.36–1.57). …”
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Association Between Abnormal Body Weight and Physical Fitness Levelsin Chinese Older Adults: Findings from the 5th National PhysicalFitness Surveillance in China by FAN Chaoqun, WANG Mei, FENG Qiang, WANG Jingjing, WU Dongming, SUN Zonghao, ZHU Jiarong, WU Yini

“…After adjusting for demographic factors (including age, sex, urban/rural residence, education level, pre-retirement occupation, marital status, exercise habits, smoking, sleep quality, and self-rated fitness), binary Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between physical fitness indicators and abnormal weight.ResultsA total of 39 927 older adults aged 60-79 years were included, comprising 19 777 men (49.5%) and 20 150 women (50.5%), with a mean age of 69.2±5.6 years. …”
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The global prevalence of antibiotic self-medication among the adult population: systematic review and meta-analysis by Tigist Gashaw, Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta, Fitsum Weldegebreal, Lemma Demissie, Abera Jambo, Nega Assefa

“…Educational level, gender, and age were often mentioned as predictor factors. Hence, designing interventional approaches that consider the different burdens among the target population and tackle the reasons for the practices might benefit averting antimicrobial resistance.…”
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The moderating effect of idiosyncratic risk on the market value of cash: A study of Brazilian family and non-family businesses by Marília Paranaíba Ferreira, Alex Mussoi Ribeiro, Ernesto Fernando Rodrigues Vicente

“…The empirical model is based on the model developed by Fama and French (1998) and adapted by Dittmar and Mahrt-Smith (2007) and Pinkowitz et al. (2006), and idiosyncratic risk is estimated based on the 3-factor model of Fama and French (1993). The firms were classified as family and non-family using the Reference Form, and a total of 83 firms were analyzed using multiple and quantile regressions. …”
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Prolonged grief, social contact, community belongingness: A representative study of loneliness among bereaved UK adults by James Cunningham, Eoin McElroy, Mark Shevlin

“…Notably, community belongingness emerged as the strongest protective factor (β = −0.262), significantly outweighing the effect of personal social contact (β = −0.054). …”
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Germline Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer: Utilization and Disparities in a Middle-Income Country by Alessandra Borba Anton de Souza, Carlos Barrios, Rafaela Gomes de Jesus, Tomas Reinert, Juliana Giacomazzi, Daniela D. Rosa, Eduardo Cronemberger, Gustavo Werutsky, José Bines, Geraldo Silva Queiroz, Vladmir Cordeiro de Lima, Ruffo Freitas-Junior, José d'Oliveira Couto Filho, Karla Emerenciano, Heloisa Resende, Susanne Crocamo, Brigitte Van Eyll, Yeni Neron, Vanessa Dybal, Nicolas Silva Lazaretti, Rita de Cassia Costamilan, Diocesio Alves Pinto de Andrade, Clarissa Mathias, Giovana Zerwes Vacaro, Giuliano Borges, Alessandra Menezes Morelle, Carlos Alberto Sampaio Filho, Max Mano, Martina Lichtenfels, Sergio D. Simon, Andre P. Fay

“…Age, education, occupation, monthly income, availability of onsite genetic counseling, and treatment at a teaching center were factors associated with GGT uptake (P < .05). Of those tested, 50 (17%) harbored a germline pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant.CONCLUSIONOnly 9% of this robust Brazilian BC cohort underwent GGT, highlighting a considerable gap from the current recommendation to test all patients with BC under age 65 years. …”
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