Associations between red cell distribution width and in-hospital mortality in congestive heart failure patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective cohort s... by Mixia Li, Kai Zhang, Yu Shi, Tianyi Cai, Zhao Xuan Gu, Yu Han, Fang Ming Gu, Tian Qi Zhang, Min Gao, Bo Li, Dan Cui, Kexiang Liu

“…The impact of RDW at ICU admission on in-hospital mortality was analyzed through multivariable logistic regression models, generalized additive models, and subgroup analysis.ResultsWe enrolled 6,309 patients with congestive heart failure and concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with an in-hospital mortality rate of 12.4% (783/6,309). …”
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage Combined with Blood Biomarkers Predicts Poor Wound Healing After Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion: A Machine Learning Analysis by Pang Z, Ou Y, Liang J, Huang S, Chen J, Huang S, Wei Q, Liu Y, Qin H, Chen Y

“…Currently, there is limited research on the application of machine learning in analyzing PWH after spinal surgery. Thus, our primary aim is to using machine learning identify these risk factors and construct a clinical risk prediction model.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 2516 patients who underwent posterior lumbar spinal fusion at Guangxi Medical University’s Second Affiliated Hospital between August 2021 and August 2023. …”
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NCR as a biomarker for nutritional status and inflammation in predicting outcomes in patients with cancer cachexia: a prospective, multicenter study by Xiangrui Li, Li Deng, Hailun Xie, Shuqun Li, Hong Zhao, Tong Liu, Xiaoyue Liu, Shiqi Lin, ChengAn Liu, Han-Ping Shi

“…The Cox proportional hazards regression model was utilized to analyze hazard ratios (HRs) for all-cause mortality. …”
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Evaluating the value of machine learning models for predicting hematoma expansion in acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage based on CT imaging features of hematomas and surrou... by Tianyu Yang, Tianyu Yang, Zhen Zhao, Yan Gu, Shengkai Yang, Yonggang Zhang, Lei Li, Ting Wang, Zhongchang Miao

“…CT images were segmented using United Imaging uAI software and both imaging features and clinical characteristics were extracted. Independent risk factors were identified through univariate analysis and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression. …”
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Apical status and prevalence of endodontic treated teeth among Saudi adults in Eastern province: A prospective radiographic evaluation by Khalaf A. Al-Awasi, Ghada A. Altaroti, Mustafa A. Aldajani, Abeer Assaf Alshammari, Marwah Ahmed Almunasif, Abdulrahman Abdullah M. AlQarni, Mohammed Ameer Aldokhi, Tarek Ezzeldin, Intisar Ahmad Siddiqui

“…Objective: To determine apical status and prevalence of endodontic treated tooth using radiograph assessment in relation to quality of root canal treatment and clinical factors among Saudi adults in the Eastern province. …”
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CT imaging in differentiating non-solid lung adenocarcinoma with cycstic airspaces: a clinical and diagnostic study by Hengfeng Shi, Beibei Liang, Yan Liu, Yang Yang, Hao Chen, Hui Wang, Dengfa Yang, Zongyu Xie, Qianqian Liu, Juan Zhu, Jian Wang

“…Multivariate logistic regression showed that sex, lobulation, long-axis diameter, location, and pulmonary disease were independent risk factors for LACA2. …”
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Thyroiditis and human blood metabolites: A mendelian randomization study by Shao Lijie, Liu Siqi, Song Yongfu, Han Shaoyu, Ma Yue, Kunpeng Yang, Zhang Jingbin, Qi Bingxue, Guo Yan, Lu Xiaodan

“…Background: The risk factors for thyroiditis, an inflammatory disease with a complex etiology, remain poorly understood. …”
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Relationship Between Carotid Intraplaque Neovascularization and Immune–Inflammatory Biomarkers with Coronary Stenosis by Yixue Wang, Jinhong Chen, Xuemin Li, Xinyu Tang, Yu Zhang, Xiao Yang

“…The levels of immune–inflammatory indicators, plaques, and coronary artery lesions between groups with and without IPN and different IPN scores were analyzed. We utilized logistic regression models to determine the independent predictors of IPN and constructed receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. …”
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The effects of household water, sanitation, and hygiene on early childhood education enrollment: evidence from the 2022 Bangladesh demographic and health survey by Ashraful Alam, Md. Emon Prodhan, Faizul Islam, Mohammad Nayeem Hasan, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Md Jamal Uddin

“…This study examines the impact of WASH facilities and sociodemographic factors on ECE enrollment in Bangladesh. Methods Data were extracted from the 2022 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), on which 2494 children’s information and socioeconomic characteristics were analyzed. …”
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Impact of spinal cord anomalies on defecation and quality of life in children with anorectal malformations by FAN Linxiao, FENG Wei, XIANG Chenzhu

“…The relationship between these factors and defecation function as well as quality of life was then analyzed. …”
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Post-Discharge Cardiovascular Complications in Noncardiac Surgery: Incidence and Prediction by D. A. Sokolov, I. A. Kozlov

“…Patient physiological parameters, comorbidities, cardiac risk indices (CRI), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), concentration of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and other parameters were obtained and analyzed from medical records. Logistic regression and ROC analysis were used to assess the predictive power of the investigated indicators.   …”
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Sedative exposure and mortality in intracranial hypertensive tuberculous meningitis: a cohort study with propensity-score matching and machine learning analysis by Shijuan Cui, Fazheng Shen, Jianing Liang, Fan Li, Xiangyang Wang, Xin Liu, Haigang Chang

“…This study investigates the association between sedative exposure and mortality while identifying modifiable risk factors in this vulnerable population.MethodsIn this retrospective cohort study, we analyzed 1,875 intracranial hypertensive TBM patients from the MIMIC-IV database (v2.0). …”
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Clinical study on the correlation of early renal damage in patients with hypertension with different salt intake by LU Wen, TAO Hui-lin

“…Conclusions Long-term high salt intake leads to independent risk factors for early renal damage, and the more salt is consumed daily, the greater the damage degree of renal kidney. …”
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To assess community care services effectiveness: the use of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in-patient admission rate by Francesco Gilardi, Paola Scarcella, Sandro Mancinelli, Ersilia Buonomo, Giuseppe Liotta

“…Correlations among acute in-patients admission rates by Italy’s Regions and provision of Long Term Care (LTC) services have been analyzed through univariate and multivariate linear regression models.…”
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Prevalence of Salmonella, Shigella, and parasites in food handlers at Bahir Dar university, Ethiopia by Tarik Yenew Tessema, Tewachew Awoke, Zewdu Bishaw Aynalem, Bazezew Asfaw Guadie, Biruk Legese, Rima D. Shrestha, Daniel Mekonnen

“…Data were entered into Epi-Data 3.1, analyzed with SPSS 25, and logistic regression was employed to assess associations between variables. …”
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Adrenocortical carcinoma survival gene HMMR was identified as being targeted by fluorouracil and epirubicin using a gene coexpression network-based drug repositioning strategy by Zahra Jafari, Seyed-Morteza Javadirad, Seyede Elmira Yazdi Rouholamini

“…Network analysis identified transcription factors that regulate hub genes. Drug-gene interaction network analyses were performed to reposition existing drugs. …”
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Inequalities in the practice of physical activity in the city of São Paulo between 2003 and 2015: Evidence from a population-based study among older adults by Bruno Holanda Ferreira, Camila Nascimento Monteiro, Tatiane Kosimenko Ferrari Figueiredo, Margareth Guimarães Lima, Chester Luiz Galvão Cesar, Moisés Goldbaum, Olinda do Carmo Luiz

“…However, sociodemographic factors influence physical activity levels, leading to disparities in access and adherence. …”
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Exploring Different Levels of Contact Frequency in Multiple Sclerosis Care by Sofia Persson, Ann‐Christine Andersson, Boel Andersson Gäre, Jonas Lind

“…The need for a deeper understanding of factors influencing healthcare contacts has been highlighted. …”
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Impact of Laboratory-Derived Frailty Index on Clinical Outcomes in Critical Care Patients with COPD: A Retrospective Analysis Using the MIMIC-IV Database by Zhou Z, He Y, Wang Q, Li J, Yu Y

“…Therefore, identifying novel risk factors for effective intervention is crucial for managing COPD. …”
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Electronic Finance and Cryptocurrency Market by Ludmila P. Bakumenko, Nadezhda S. Vasilyeva

“…The impact of various factors on the volume of transactions with electronic money and digital financial assets was assessed using panel data analysis methods in the Gretl statistical analysis program.Results. …”
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