Association between triglyceride-glucose index multiplied by waist circumference and H-type hypertension among Chinese adults by Yiwei Peng, Yiwei Peng, Yiwei Peng, Yiwei Peng, Ling Li, Ling Li, Ling Li, Minqi Li, Minqi Li, Minqi Li, Jie Wang, Jie Wang, Jie Wang, Tianyao Long, Tianyao Long, Tianyao Long, Tianyao Long, Liuyangyi Zheng, Liuyangyi Zheng, Liuyangyi Zheng, Liuyangyi Zheng, Xuan Tan, Xuan Tan, Xuan Tan, Xuan Tan, Xiuqin Hong, Xiuqin Hong, Xiuqin Hong, Xiuqin Hong

“…HTH was defined as primary hypertension with homocysteine ≥15 μmol/L. Logistic regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) models analyzed the TyG-WC index's association with HTH. …”
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Dietary inflammatory index and disability among older adults in Guangzhou: a cross-sectional analysis by Junbin Liao, Junbin Liao, Wenfeng Cai, Danrong Lin, Yuanyun Xiao, Yanxi Liu, Yahui Wang, Yuquan Zhong, Fan Xiao, Heng Fang, Yilu Yao, Yunfeng Lin, Jiewen Su, Siyu Sun, Bo Zhang, Yan Wang, Wei Zhu, Wei Zhu

“…A multivariable ordinal logistic regression model was employed to analyze the influence of various factors and the DII on the degree of disability among older adults. …”
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Genetic variant in the AGT gene (rs699-GG) is associated with severe COVID-19 in Brazilian patients by PABLO C.S. FARIAS, LEANDRO P. CABRAL, PATRÍCIA A.F. NEVES, CAIO A.B. JANUÁRIO, BEATRIZ M. CORDEIRO, WILSON J. DA SILVA JÚNIOR, CAROLINA BASEGGIO, SÉRGIO S.L. PAIVA JÚNIOR, PAULO S.R. DE ARAÚJO, VIRGÍNIA MARIA B. DE LORENA, VALDIR Q. BALBINO, REGINALDO G. LIMA NETO

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has been the largest pandemic of the past century, and various genetic factors have played a significant role in this context. …”
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Dynamic Analysis and Risk Assessment of Vegetation Net Primary Productivity in Xinjiang, China by Wenjie Zhang, Xiang Zhao, Hao Li, Yutong Fang, Wenxi Shi, Siqing Zhao, Yinkun Guo

“…Xinjiang is located in an arid and ecologically fragile region in northwest China, but the current understanding of vegetation dynamics in the region is still limited. This study aims to analyze Xinjiang’s NPP spatial and temporal trends, using random forest regression to quantify the extent to which climate change and human activities affect vegetation productivity. …”
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Predicting and Preventing School Dropout with Business Intelligence: Insights from a Systematic Review by Diana-Margarita Córdova-Esparza, Juan Terven, Julio-Alejandro Romero-González, Karen-Edith Córdova-Esparza, Rocio-Edith López-Martínez, Teresa García-Ramírez, Ricardo Chaparro-Sánchez

“…Common predictive variables included personal, socioeconomic, academic, institutional, and engagement-related factors, reflecting dropout’s multifaceted nature. …”
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Deep learning for occupation recognition and knowledge discovery in rheumatology clinical notes by Alfredo Madrid-García, Inés Pérez-Sancristobal, Leticia Leon, Lydia Abásolo, Benjamín Fernández-Gutiérrez, Luis Rodríguez-Rodríguez

“…This study aims to assess the collection and use of occupation-related data in rheumatology clinical narratives, describe factors influencing its collection, and analyze its association with patient diagnoses. …”
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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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Association of dietary decanoic acid intake with diabetes or prediabetes: an analysis from NHANES 2005–2016 by Huangxin Zhu, Huangxin Zhu, Qingan Fu, Ruxin Chen, Linfei Luo, Miao Yu, Yue Zhou

“…DDA intake was assessed through two 24-h dietary recalls and participants were grouped according to the diagnostic criteria for diabetes and prediabetes. Multivariate regression models were applied to analyze the relationship between DDA intake and diabetes and prediabetes, with subgroup analyses conducted to explore potential interactions.ResultsDietary decanoic acid intake was significantly negatively associated with the risk of diabetes. …”
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A causal effects of neutrophil extracellular traps and its biomarkers on acute respiratory distress syndrome: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Yuqing Chen, Ruolin Mao, Qing Chang, Yueyang Yuan, Hai Zhang, Feng Li

“…IVW method suggested causal associations between genetically predicted IL-13 and a higher risk of ARDS [OR (95%CI) = 1.52 (1.03–2.23), P = 0.047], while there was no causal effect of other factors on ARDS (all P > 0.05). Also, ARDS had no effect on NETs and NETs-related biomarkers (all P > 0.05). …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices for the use of seasonal influenza vaccination, healthcare workers, Costa Rica by Zachary Madewell, Rafael Chacón-Fuentes, Xiomara Badilla-Vargas, Catalina Ramirez, Maria-Renee Ortiz, Juan-Pablo Alvis-Estrada, Jorge Jara

“…Frequency distributions of demographics, vaccination KAP, sources of information, clinical manifestations and reasons for non-vaccination were reported. Logistic regression was used to analyze associations between exposures of interest (demographics, sources of information, knowledge, attitudes towards vaccination) and self-reported influenza vaccination. …”
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Hsa_circ_0006837 suppresses gastric cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion via the modulation of miR-424-5p by Yanxin He, Yeyu Sun, Yinglan Zheng, Yanfang Jiang, Na Li, Wenjie Zhao, Wanhua Ren

“…The patients were followed up for five years, and survival analysis was conducted using Kaplan-Meier curves. Cox regression was subsequently performed to analyze the risk factors for prognosis. …”
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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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Early detection of retinal and choroidal microvascular impairments in diabetic patients with myopia by Yufei Wu, Yufei Wu, Jiahui Jiang, Xiaoyu Deng, Xixi Zhang, Jinger Lu, Zian Xu, Yitian Zhao, Zai-Long Chi, Zai-Long Chi, Qinkang Lu, Qinkang Lu

“…Univariate and multiple linear regression analyses explored the associations between perfusion and risk factors.ResultsThe inner ring retinal vessel density and CVI in all areas were significantly different between groups (P < 0.05); CPV was not significantly changed except for the inferotemporal area among the groups. …”
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Effect of atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs) on functional status and quality of life (QoL) in heart failure—cardiac resynchronization therapy population by Lamyaa Elsayed Allam, Youssef Abdel Moneim, Hayam Mohammad Eldamanhoury, Sherif Mohammad Aziz Eltoukhy

“…Abstract Background New type of arrhythmia called atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs) has been discovered thanks to the ability of cardiac electronic implantable devices to track, record, and analyze complex arrhythmias. The aim is to determine factors associated with AHRE in HFrEF/CRT patients and the effect of AHRE on functional capacity and quality of life (QoL). …”
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Predictors of stress among nucleic acid sampling support nurses (NASSNs) during the COVID-19 pandemic by Ping Feng, Liyan Gu, Xiaoying Lu, Min Hu, Yanqiu Weng, Wenyao Chen

“…T-tests, ANOVA, and multivariable linear regression model were used to analyze data. Results A total of 324 NASSNs filled out questionnaires online with a response rate of 83.51%. …”
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Identification of a novel anoikis-related gene signature to predict prognosis and tumor microenvironment in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma carcinoma by Xuan Zhou, Bai Wei, Yan Wang, Mingjie Liu, Xiangru Guo, Yuting Duan

“…It has a very high fatality rate and low survival rate, and the existing predictive factors for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma are unclear. …”
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Spatial Conflicts in ‘Production, Living, and Ecological Space’ Functions at Urban Fringes: The Case of Zengcheng, Guangzhou by Ziqing Feng, Shaoqiu Long, Yilun Liu

“…Moreover, the driving forces behind these conflicts transitioned from economic and urbanization factors to a multifaceted interplay of natural and social determinants, underscoring the growing intricacy of spatial dynamics. …”
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Patient knowledge and acceptance of the upcoming automatic substitution of biological medicines in community pharmacies: survey of Finnish patients with inflammatory bowel disease... by Essi Elisabeth Alanne, Emma Aarnio, Kari Linden, Johanna Timonen, Katri Hämeen-Anttila

“…Thus, the aim of the study was to (1) describe patients’ knowledge of biological medicines, biosimilars, and automatic substitution of biological medicines, (2) analyze the association of sociodemographic and health-related factors with the knowledge of biosimilars, and (3) investigate associations between knowledge, trust in pharmacists, and acceptance of automatic substitution in pharmacies. …”
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TRENDS IN AVERAGE ANNUAL FOOD CONSUMPTION PER INHABITANT IN ROMANIA by Agatha POPESCU, Irina CHIRCIU, Elena SOARE, Paula STOICEA, Adina IORGA

“…Income and price are the main factors influencing buying decision and consumption in Romania, besides product quality, landmark and fidelity, life style and desire to a healthier diet. …”
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