Higher Physical Activity is Associated with Reduced Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Korean Men by Seo Eun Hwang, Jae Moon Yun, Su Hwan Cho, Kyungha Min, Ji Young Kim, Hyuktae Kwon, Jin Ho Park

“…PA was quantified in metabolic equivalent (MET)-hours per week, and LUTS severity was assessed using the international prostate symptom score. Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between PA and LUTS, including voiding and storage symptoms. …”

Development and validation of a new predictive model for in-hospital postoperative major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events after general anesthesia in nonagenarians... by Lan Feng, Xuemei Tan, Xiaoxia Duan, Jiang Zheng, Xiaohui Du, Hong Fu, Yu Ma

“…The outcome of interest was in-hospital postoperative MACCE. Logistic regression was employed to identify risk factors and to establish a nomogram for predicting the risk of MACCE. …”
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Peer Effects in Corporate Disclosure Decisions Mohammad Hossein Safarzadeh*: Associate professor of Accounting, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Shahid Beheshti University, Te... by Mohammad Hossein Safarzadeh, Hamideh Asnaashari, Alireza Panahalipour

“…Linear multivariate regression models, along with the two-stage least squares method using average idiosyncratic equity returns of peer firms in the same industry (Pshock) as the instrumental variable, were used to analyze the data and test the research hypotheses. …”
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Environmental and psychosocial correlates of physical activity in pregnant women: a study protocol by Lourdes Margaix-Fontestad, Lourdes Margaix-Fontestad, Lourdes Margaix-Fontestad, Lourdes Margaix-Fontestad, Javier Molina-García, Javier Molina-García, Begoña Arriero-Hurtado, Begoña Arriero-Hurtado, Julia Asensi-Tarín, Julia Asensi-Tarín, Ana Queralt, Ana Queralt

“…Questionnaires will assess obstetric, psychosocial, built-environmental perceptions, and PA factors. PA will also be objectively measured using accelerometers. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Pediatric Cancers in Southern Ghana: A Retrospective Observational Study by Efiba Vidda Senkyire Kwarteng, Amma Aboagyewa Larbi, Nanatte Veronica Anderson, Sheriff Wahab, Yaa Gyamfua Oppong‐Mensah, Samuel Ato Andam‐Akorful, Alexander Kwarteng, Lawrence Osei‐Tutu, Gladys Acquah, Comfort Asoogo, Bernice Eklu, Paul Obeng, Barnabas Manlokiya, Ben Gyan, Vivian Paintsil

“…Aim This retrospective observational study aimed to investigate the spatial distribution dynamics of pediatric cancer cases diagnosed at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana. Methods Poisson regression and spatial statistical tools, including Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) and Kulldorff's spatial scan statistics, were used to analyze 652 pediatric cancer cases recorded from 2018 to 2022 in Southern Ghana. …”
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Global trend and disparity in the burden of thyroid cancer attributable to high body-mass index from 1990 to 2021 and projection to 2049: a systematic analysis based on the Global... by Ye-xin Chen, Han-zhang Hong, Zi-heng Gao, Yu-xin Hu, Ling-zi Yao, Jiang-teng Liu, Yan Zhao, Gai-weng Cui, Dan-dan Mao, Jin-xi Zhao

“…Decomposition analysis explored the driving factors to TC-HBMI. The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) in ASMR and ASDR of TC-HBMI was determined to analyze temporal trends by Joinpoint regression analysis. …”
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Assessing HIV transmission knowledge and rapid test history among the general population in Iran by Keyvan Karimi, Yosra Azizpour, Maryam Shafaati, Safieh Mohammad Nejad, Reyhaneh Ehsani, Ali Nikfarjam, Mohammad Ebrahimzadeh Mousavi, Samaneh Akbarpour

“…We used multivariable logistic regression to analyze the relationship between various factors associated with HIV transmission knowledge. …”
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Is It Enough to Stop Distal Fusion at L3 in Mild to Moderate Lenke 5C Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients? by Chenkai Li, Xiaohan Ye, Haoran Zhang, Yang Yang, You Du, Yiwei Zhao, Shengru Wang, Jianguo Zhang

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether it is enough to stop distal fusion at L3 in mild to moderate Lenke 5C AIS patients with posterior selective lumbar fusion, Ponte osteotomies and segmental direct vertebra rotation and to analyze the risk factors for postoperative complications in patients selecting L3 as the LIV. …”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis with Elevated Serum IgG4 Levels Have a High Prevalence of Cirrhosis at Diagnosis by Mei Xue, Yi Shen, Xiaoli Fan, Mengyi Shen, Li Yang

“…Among the 152 patients included in this study, those in the elevated IgG4 group had the following characteristics: older onset age (56 ± 11.43 years vs. 49.49 ± 13.04 years, P=0.005), higher proportion of males (34.15% vs. 12.61%, P=0.002), higher prevalence of cirrhosis (56.10% vs. 36.04%, P=0.026), lower prevalence of extrahepatic autoimmune diseases (9.76% vs. 27.3%, P=0.023), and higher levels of IL-17 and IL-22 (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis results showed that elevated serum IgG4 levels and male sex were risk factors for AIH cirrhosis (male: odds ratio (OR) = 4.293, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.592–11.575, P=0.004; and elevated serum IgG4: OR = 2.566, 95% CI: 1.065–6.187, P=0.036). …”
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Willingness to pay for packaging cancer screening of Chinese rural residents by Qianqian Zhang, Deyu Ren, Xuan Chang, Chen Sun, Ruyue Liu, Jialin Wang, Nan Zhang

“…The combination of double‐bounded dichotomous choices and open‐ended questions in the Contingent Valuation Method was used to guide participants' WTP. Logistic regression was used to explore the influencing factors of participants' screening acceptance, and Tobit model was used to analyze the associated factors of WTP. …”
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Anxiety, depression, and their association with unintentional injury risk among older adult populations in Guangxi, China: a cross-sectional study by Li Niu, Jie Zhang, Chun-liu Lu, Yong Zhang, Xin-xin Mo, Rong Xu, Hong-ye Luo

“…The primary variables were anxiety and depression, assessed via validated scales, with UI as the dependent variable. Logistic regression was used to estimate crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), adjusting for potential confounders such as age, gender, socioeconomic status, and lifestyle factors.ResultsSignificant findings indicate that individuals with anxiety and depression had nearly double the risk of UI compared to those without these conditions (adj. …”
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The effect of cognitive emotion regulation on direct-acting antivirals adherence in patients with hepatitis C by Adina Turcu-Stiolica, Irina Paula Doica, Bogdan Silviu Ungureanu, Mihaela-Simona Subtirelu, Dan Nicolae Florescu, Razvan-Aurelian Turcu-Stiolica, Ion Rogoveanu, Dan-Ionut Gheonea

“…A linear regression model was performed to analyze the primary outcome (DAAs adherence) to be the target variable based on given independent variables (age, treatment duration, severity of HCV, the nine adaptive and maladaptive strategies).Results368 patients (mean age: 61 years) with HCV diagnosed 4.05 ± 6.38 (average) years ago were enrolled. …”
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A novel resident physician examination using clinical simulation video to assess clinical competence in Japan: a cross-sectional study by Kiyoshi Shikino, Yuji Nishizaki, Koshi Kataoka, Sho Fukui, Daiki Yokokawa, Taro Shimizu, Yu Yamamoto, Kazuya Nagasaki, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yasuharu Tokuda

“…Discrimination indices were used to assess the CSV-IE’s effectiveness across clinical competence domains, and multilevel logistic regression was used to analyze physician- and hospital-level factors associated with correct diagnoses. …”
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Green development in the Chengdu-Chongqing economic zone: evolution and drivers from a “production-living-ecology” perspective by Kangwen Zhu, Tianyu Wang, Jun He, Dan Song, Longjiang Wu, Dan Wu, Sheng Huang, Lilei Zhou, Jian Liu

“…The average green development index during the pre-establishment, initial development, and rapid development stages of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone increased from 0.205 to 0.229, and then to 0.254. (4) The Theil index results show an increase in the disparity of green development levels among different regions within the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone.The results of the optimal scaling regression model show that the driving factors with a significant impact on the level of green development include the Number of physicians per million people, Public library book collections Per 100 people, Per capita regional GDP, and Number of secondary schools Per million people, each contributing over 15% to the impact. …”
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Association between age at menarche and the risk of myopia at the age of 15 in Chongqing, China: a cross-sectional study by Jing Zhang, Ruili Li, Yong Zhang, Tian OuYang, Dan Ao, LiYan Gong, Li He, Xiaoya Qi, Xiyuan Zhou

“…Ocular indexes were compared across early, normal, and late menarche groups, and multivariate regression was performed to analyze the relationships between age at menarche and myopia.ResultsAmong the 376 participants around the age of 15, 115 girls were classified into the early menarche group, 185 into the normal menarche group, and 76 into the late menarche group. …”
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Gendered analysis of care work burden and mental health using data from the Gutenberg Covid-19 study by E. Engwicht, J. Petersen, E. Braehler, F. Wicke, J. Koenig, T. Muenzel, A. K. Schuster, K. Lackner, P. S. Wild, M. E. Beutel, Nora Hettich-Damm

“…For women, worsening external conditions for childcare appeared to be a risk factor. Men with care work responsibilities seem to benefit, concerning their mental health, from full-time paid work. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of termination of pregnancy among reproductive-age women who had a short preceding birth interval in Sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis by Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Masresha Asmare Techane, Bewuketu Terefe, Belayneh Shetie Workneh

“…Stata 14 was used to analyze the data. The determinants of termination of pregnancy were determined using a multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression model. …”
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Cerebral small vessel disease as a possibly immune-related adverse event of immunotherapy in lung cancer patients: a retrospective study by Na Wu, Dongmei Zhou, Xiaoyu Guo, Jia Liu, Jiafan Liu, Fan Liu, Xiaonan Wang

“…All of them had no significance in the Non-CSVD group. Further Cox regression analysis showed that hypothyroidism (HR=2.38; 95% CI:1.89-5.04, P=0.005) was independent risk factors for CSVD. …”
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Exploring influenza vaccination coverage and barriers to influenza vaccine uptake among preschool children in Fuzhou in 2022: a cross-sectional study by Haimei Jia, Wenyan Gao, Xun Huang, Qinghua Wang, Yonghan Huang, Liang Chen, Desi Zheng, Yinchuan Zhang, Lifei Xu

“…Chi-square testing and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze factors that may be associated with influenza.ResultsThe coverage rate of influenza vaccination was 7.38% among preschool children in 2022 in Fuzhou City. …”
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Sexual awareness, high-risk sexual behaviors and HIV testing: a cross-sectional survey among university students in Xuzhou, Jiangsu by Hualing Li, Qi Wu, Qinghan Li, Enze Gao, Dehui Yin

“…The primary objective of this study is to investigate the psychological and behavioral characteristics of gender (male and female) college students in Xuzhou. It will analyze the key factors that influence their sexual behaviors, particularly those associated with high-risk sexual practices, and explore the determinants that affect their willingness to participate in HIV testing. …”
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