Abuse and its associated factors among elderly population of Kamalamai Municipality of Sindhuli District, Nepal. by Jwala Subedi, Deepak Kumar Yadav, Paras Kumar Pokharel, Samyog Uprety, Birendra Kumar Yadav, Anisha K C, Sheetal Bhandari, Samiksha Baral

“…For the qualitative study we utilized purposive sampling technique which included two key informant interviews, one in-depth interview and two focus group discussions. We analyzed quantitative data using IBM SPSS version 20 applying bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis at a 95% confidence interval. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study to Understand HPV Vaccine Hesitancy and Influencing Factors in Italian Adults by Marianna Riccio, Azzurra Massimi, Erika Renzi, Michele Innocenzio, Roberta Siliquini, Fabrizio Bert, Anna Odone, Carolina Marzuillo, Paolo Villari, Corrado De Vito

“…Objectives: The Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is a cornerstone of cancer prevention, yet uptake remains suboptimal in many countries. This study analyzed the factors influencing HPV vaccine acceptance among adults, including a focused analysis of parental behaviors. …”
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Differential prevalence of hematuria and proteinuria with socio-demographic factors among school children in Hualien, Taiwan by Ming-Chun Chen, Jen-Hung Wang, Chia-Hsiang Chu, Ching-Feng Cheng

“…Health examination results and urinalysis data were analyzed. Logistic regression models were used to the simultaneously analyze the association between the prevalence of hematuria/proteinuria and socio-demographic factors. …”
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Factors associated with Nugent-bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy and postpartum among women in rural northwestern Bangladesh. by Lena Kan, Susan Tuddenham, Parul Christian, Allan Massie, Alain B Labrique, Lee Wu, Hasmot Ali, Mahbubur Rashid, Ethan Gough, Subhra Chakraborty, Michael T France, Jacques Ravel, Keith P West, Daniel J Erchick

“…Self-collected vaginal swabs from 1,812 participants were obtained in early pregnancy, late pregnancy, and 3 months postpartum for Nugent scoring. We analyzed associations between participant factors and Nugent-BV (scores 7-10 vs. 0-6; 4-10 vs. 0-3) at each time point. …”
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Factors influencing elbow function after internal fixation of complex distal humeral fractures in adults by Jia-Yan Wu, Zheng-Feng Jia, Wei-Lu Gao, Fan-Qi Hu, Yang Gao, Ding-Fei Qian, Zhi-Hao Ma, Pei-Hong Hou, Wen-Hao Hu, Xue-Song Zhang

“…Abstract Background The study aimed to analyze the clinical factors influencing the surgical outcomes of distal humeral fractures in adults, providing a reference for improving prognosis. …”
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Depression, anxiety, and stress in breast cancer patients: prevalence, associated risk factors, and clinical correlates by Amirhossein Hessami, Erfan Ghadirzadeh, Shayan Ashrafi, Farima Taghavi, Forouzan Elyasi, Mobina Gheibi, Ehsan Zaboli, Reza Alizadeh-Navaei, Fatemeh Akbari Gelvardi, Akbar Hedayatizadeh-Omran, Mahmood Moosazadeh

“…Data were collected via phone interviews and web-based surveys, and analyzed using SPSS software version 27. Demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic determinants were evaluated via logistic regression. …”
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Fetal outcomes and associated factors of antepartum hemorrhage in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Gemeda Wakgari Kitil, Adamu Ambachew Shibabaw, Eyob Getachew, Amlaku Nigusie Yirsaw, Berihun Agegn Mengistie, Gebeyehu Lakew, Gebrehiwot Berie Mekonnen, Solomon Seyife Alemu, Firomsa Bekele, Lema Fikadu Wedajo, Addisalem Workie Demsash, Wubishet Gezimu, Mohammedamin Hajure Jarso, Geleta Nenko Dube, Fikadu Wake Butta, Alex Ayenew Chereka

“…Despite the gravity of this condition, there is a lack of synthesized evidence on its prevalence and the associated risk factors specific to the Ethiopian context. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to consolidate existing research on the fetal outcomes of APH and identify the key factors contributing to its incidence and severity in Ethiopia.…”
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Analysis of influencing factors and construct a prediction model for postoperative intestinal obstruction of colorectal cancer by Wang Zhen, Chen Linyun, Wang Lin, He Hongqin, Mou Kaidong, Liu Feng

“…[Objectives] To analyze the influencing factors for postoperative intestinal obstruction of colorectal cancer and construct a prediction model. …”
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Epidemiology and risk factors of glaucoma in a comprehensive health screening baseline report from the Gangnam Eye Cohort Study by Eunoo Bak, Jin-Soo Kim, Dae Joong Ma, Jinho Lee, Baek Lok Oh, Ahnul Ha, Hyuk Jin Choi

“…In this baseline report, the prevalence of glaucoma was estimated, ocular and systemic factors were compared between glaucoma and normal control groups, and risk factors were analyzed by logistic regression. …”
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Factors associated with antiretroviral therapy default in the 34-Military Hospital, Sierra Leone, 2017-2020 by Henry Bangura, Fatmata Bangura, Jean Leonard Hakizimana, Adel Hussein Elduma, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru

“…Defaulting on ART means an HIV-positive patient who has been receiving treatment but misses two or more monthly clinical appointments. We analyzed ART data of people living with HIV to assess factors associated with clients defaulting to ART in the 34-military hospital, in Sierra Leone. …”
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Changes of serum tumor marker levels and analysis of risk factors in patients with chronic kidney disease by YU Jun-nan, LIU Cai-xia, ZHAO Nan, SUN Dong

“…Objective To investigate whether the expression of serum tumor markers in patients with chronic kidney disease(CKD)has changed,and to analyze the risk factors influencing the changes.Methods The serum tumor markers[including α-fetoprotein(AFP),carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA),CA125,CA199,CA153,TPSA],albumin(Alb),serum creatinine,hemoglobin levels,age and glomerular filtration rate(GFR)of 427 CKD patients and 420 healthy medical examiners from the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University were collected and compared for differences between the two groups.The relevant factors that lead to changes in tumor markers in patients with CKD were screened out by univariate analysis,and multi-factor logistic regression analysis were used to identify risk factors for elevated tumor indicators.Results There was no significant difference in serum TPSA between the CKD group and the healthy control group(P<0.05).The AFP level was lower than that of the healthy control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.01).The levels of CEA,CA125,CA199,and CA153 were higher than those in the healthy control group,with statistically significantdifferences(P<0.01).Logistic regression analysis showed that decreased glomerular filtration rate was a risk factor for CEA elevation,serum albumin and hemoglobin decline were risk factors for CA125 elevation,serum albumin decrease was a risk factor for CA199 and CA153 elevation,and age was a risk factor for elevated TPSA.Conclusions The application value of TPSA in CKD patients is the same as that in the normal population.In the diagnosis of related tumors based on serum tumor indicators,a comprehensive analysis must be done in conjunction with factors such as patients’ age,renal function,serum albumin,and hemoglobin levels.…”
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A cross-sectional investigation of factors influencing mpox vaccine hesitancy for students in Southwest China by Xiu Yang, Xuetao Yang, Wenyi Jiang, Na Luo, Yibo Hu, Ya Yang, Xidan Yang, Lingli Hou, Jingjing Zhang, Congxia Hu, Jihui Lin

“…Multivariate logistic regression analyses indicated protective factors for vaccine hesitancy, such as sexually transmitted diseases, previous knowledge about mpox, frequent information about mpox, people can get reinfection of mpox, and worries about mpox endemic in China. …”
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Changes in 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3 level and relevant factors in chronic kidney disease by SUN Da, WANG Jiao-jiao, WANG Li-ning, WANG Juan, LIU Lin-lin, LI Zi-long

“…Objective To measure the plasma level of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3[25(OH)D3]in non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease(CKD) at different stages,and to investigate the correlations between the levels of 25(OH)D3 and the progression of CKD.Furthermore,we explored the effective application of active vitamin D in CKD.Methods We included 885 non-dialysis CKD patients and 11 patients with acute kidney disease(AKI) hospitalized in the Department of Nephrology in the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University from Nov.2014 to Nov.2015.Serum 25(OH)D3 levels and other clinical parameters were detected.We further analyzed the prevalence rate of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency at different stages of CKD,the trend of other relevant biochemical parameters at various groups of vitamin D level,and the correlations between 25(OH) D3 level and the factors.Results(1) With the progression of kidney disease,remarkable increasing trend was found in prevalence rate of vitamin D severe deficiency..The 25(OH) D3 concentration in AKI was(15.8 ±9.16) ng/mL,which was significantly higher than that of each stages of CKD(P<0.05).With the decrease of 25(OH) D3 concentration,the level of blood pressure(systolic pressure and diastolic pressure) increased,proteinuria deteriorated,the level of serum albumin decreased,calciumphosphorus metabolic disorder(blood calcium decreased,blood phosphorus elevated) and lipid metabolic abnormality aggravated.The differences in 25(OH) D3 levels among the groups were statistically significant(P<0.05).But age,left ventricular ejection fraction,the kidney function indexes,bone metabolism indexes,serum uric acid,hemoglobin and C-ractive protein were not statistically significant(P>0.05).(2) 25(OH) D3 levels were correlated with proteinuria.The concentrations of 25(OH) D3 in moderate proteinuria group and massive proteinuria group were remarkably lower than those in micro-proteinuria group and normal group- respectively(P<C0.05).Remarkable distinction was.found in prevalence rate of vitamin D severe deficiency at various groups,and higher prevalence rate tended to favor more advanced proteinuria group.The discrepancies in deficiency prevalence were statistically significant(χ~2 = 251.75,P= 0.000).(3) Pearson’s correlation analyses revealed that serum albumin,calcium and hemoglobin were positively correlated with serum 25(OH) D3,whereas systolic pressure,diastolic pressure,24-h urine protein,serum phosphorous and blood lipids(TC,TG,LDL-C,and HDL-C) were negatively correlated with 25(OH) D3.Multiple linear regression analyses demonstrated that serum albumin,systolic pressure,24-h urine protein and hemoglobin were the independent risk factors of vitamin D deficiency in non-dialysis CKD patients.Conclusions In the northeast of China,vitamin D deficiency in non-dialysis CKD patients was frequent and serious.The change in 25(OH) D3 concentration was correlated with the clinical parameters of CKD.Serum albumin,systolic pressure,24-h urine protein and hemoglobin were the independent risk factors of vitamin D deficiency.…”
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Infertility Prevalence and Associated Factors among Women in Seoul, South Korea: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hyun Joo Lee, Jung Yeol Han, Han Zo Choi, Baeg Ju Na

“…However, in the multivariate logistic regression analysis, age ≥35 years, body mass index ≥23, and a history of artificial abortion were significant risk factors for infertility. …”
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Distribution of virulence factors in pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from diarrheal piglets and their antibacterial resistance by ZHANG Jing, JIANG Zhongqi, YU Huizhen, WU Yongfu, JIANG Mingjun

“…Susceptibility testing was carried out by K-B method, and analyzed by Whonet software. The correction between antibacterial resistance and virulence factors was evaluated by Logistic regression analysis.The PCR results showed that fimbriae positive (F4⁺ and F41⁺) amounted to 7.26%(9/124). …”
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Evaluation of risk factors for acute stroke using combined CTA and MR HR-VWI imaging by Lin Chen, Qian Guo, JiXiu Zhao, Haihua Bao, FanYin Meng, Li Meng

“…According to DWI images, the patients were divided into acute cerebral infarction group and non-acute cerebral infarction group, and the clinical data, CT features and PFD differences between the two groups were compared. Logistic regression analysis was used to adjust for confounding factors and calculate OR values. …”
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Identification of risk factors for high-risk dedifferentiation in papillary thyroid carcinoma and construction of discriminative model by Xiang Liu, Qiao-li Zhu, Zi-yi He, Jing-de Shu, Cheng Xiang

“…The influences of the TDS, tumor mutation burden, and immune score on the progression-free interval (PFI) were assessed by the Kaplan-Meier method and multivariable Cox regression. Then, logistic regression analyses were utilized to explore the factors of dedifferentiation and a nomogram model was conducted. …”
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Latent profile analysis of nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and practices and their influencing factors in maintenance hemodialysis patients by Yuan Xu, Zihan Chen, Xinlong Tang, Xiaojie Xia, Nina Zhao, Sen Zou

“…Chi-square tests and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the distribution differences and influencing factors among different KAP categories. …”
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Analysis of latent class and influencing factors of medication adherence in elderly patients with multiple chronic conditions by Zhang Meiru, Ma Lina, Yang Shenshen, Wang Ning, Wang Weihua

“…The latent class analysis method was used to classify and name the medication compliance of the elderly with chronic multiple chronic condition comorbidities. Multiple logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of the potential category. …”
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IVIG Resistance in Kawasaki Disease: Clinical and Laboratory Risk Factors and the Potential Role of Administration Timing by Peng Y, Jing F, Liu D, Li B, Xu Y, Tan Z, Chen O, Yang Y, Si F, Jiang W, Li C, Cheng Z, Zhou X, Feng S, Su Y, Yi Q

“…The purpose of this study was to determine independent risk factors for IVIG resistance, investigate the response to IVIG treatment at different time points and determine whether the time option of IVIG treatment altered IVIG resistance.Methods: The clinical data of 6264 KD patients in southwest China were analyzed retrospectively. …”
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