Associations between leisure activities with trajectories of intrinsic capacity among Chinese older adults: the China health and retirement longitudinal study by Xinyi Zhang, Xiao Zheng, Ting Zheng, Mengjie Zhang, Lingli Yang, Benli Xue, Xinru Li, Yanan Wang, Chichen Zhang

“…The impact of social and intellectual activities on intrinsic capacity trajectories was analyzed through multinomial logistic regression, with odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) reported. …”
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Relationship between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and pulmonary arterial hypertension in non-dialytic patients with chronic kidney disease stage 5 by 冯世尧, 任伟

“…Objective To investigate the clinical value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio(NLR)for pulmonary arterial hypertension(PAH)in non-dialytic patients with chronic kidney disease(CKD) stage 5.Methods A total of 144 non-dialysis patients with CKD stage 5 were divided into two groups:PAH group and non-PAH group according to pulmonary artery systolic pressure.Clinical data were compared between the two groups,Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationship between pulmonary artery systolic pressure and various factors.Binary classification Logistic regression analysis was applied to analyze the risk factors of PAH.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was adopted to evaluate the predictive value of NLR for PAH.Results There were 64 cases(44.4%)in the PAH group and 80 cases(55.6%)in the non-PAH group.NLR,platelet to lymphocyte ratio,left internal atrial diameter and main pulmonary internal artery diameter in the PAH group were significantly higher than those in the non-PAH group(P<0.05).Lymphocyte count,hemoglobin,serum iron,triglyceride,very low density lipoprotein cholesterol and left ventricular ejection fraction in the PAH group were significantly lower than those in the non-PAH group,with all statistically significant differences(P<0.05).NLR,left atrial diameter and main pulmonary artery diameter were positively correlated with pulmonary artery systolic pressure(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic analysis showed that,NLR(OR=2.151,95%CI 1.438～3.218,P<0.001),left atrial diameter(OR=1.176,95%CI 1.068～1.294,P<0.05)and main pulmonary artery diameter(OR=1.229,95%CI 1.004～1.504,P<0.05)were independent risk factors for PAH.The results of ROC curve analysis showed that the area under curve of PAH predicted from NLR was 0.711(95% CI 0.626～0.797,P<0.05).When the NLR cutoff value was 3.23,the sensitivity and specificity for predicting the occurrence of PAH in non-dialysis patients with CKD stage 5 were 60.9% and 72.5%,respectively.Conclusions NLR has a good clinical value in predicting the occurrence of PAH in non-dialysis patients with CKD stage 5.Left atrial enlargement and main pulmonary artery enlargement were related to PAH.…”
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Association between the newly proposed dietary index for gut microbiota and thyroid function: NHANES 2007–2012 by Ke Peng, Hanjie Guo, Zhiqiang Zhang, Weidong Xiao

“…Smooth curve fitting analysis confirmed a linear relationship between DI-GM and FT3, FT4, and TT4 levels. …”
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Evaluation of endocan biomarker levels in peri-implant crevicular fluid of healthy and diseased peri-implant sites: a cross-sectional study by Ahmed I. Awad, Maha A. Abou Khadr, Sabah Abdelhady, Rania Abdelaziz

“…Collection of peri-implant crevicular fluid (PICF) utilized paper point methodology, with Endocan quantification performed through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) techniques. Statistical analysis included multivariable linear regression models to evaluate associations between disease status and Endocan levels, adjusting for demographic factors. …”
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Painkiller administration after endoscopic submucosal dissection surgery: a retrospective real-world study by Wu Shanshan, Wang Shuren, Zhang Zongwang

“…The primary outcomes assessed were the time to initial analgesic administration postoperatively and the frequency of analgesic use within 48 h after ESD surgery. Additionally, factors influencing painkiller administration in ESD patients were analyzed.Results Of the 2162 patients included in the study, 570 (26.36%) required postoperative analgesic medications. …”
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Skin autofluorescence is associated with glycemic variability in type 2 diabetes patients by Eui Seok Shin, Hyun Joo Jung, Jindong Kim, Minhyun Cho, Tae Seon Kim

“…Bivariate and multivariate associations between SAF and GV were examined using Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression. T2DM patients exhibited higher SAF and GV compared to controls. …”
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Hemoglobin A1c stratifies risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in prostate cancer survivors in the UK Biobank: a cohort study by Adithya K. Yadalam, Alexander C. Razavi, Sagar A. Patel, Chang Liu, Yan V. Sun, Anant Mandawat

“…When compared to participants with an HbA1c < 5.7% in competing-risk regression analysis accounting for non-cardiovascular death, HbA1c ≥ 6.5% was the strongest predictor of cardiovascular death or non-fatal MI (sHR 1.88, 95% CI 1.01–3.48, P < 0.001) after insulin use in a risk model adjusted for demographics, traditional cardiovascular risk factors, and insulin use. …”
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Glycemic control and prostate antigen levels in individuals with diabetes based on NHANES data by Xiao Huo, Zhi Wang, Nan Huang, Jie Zhang

“…Multivariable regression models were used, adjusting for key demographic, clinical, and lifestyle factors, including age, race/ethnicity, marital status, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, alcohol use, hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), and insulin use. …”
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Non-Susceptibility of Early-Onset Sepsis Pathogens to the Combination of Ampicillin and Gentamicin Among Neonates in Thailand by Anucha Thatrimontrichai, Pattima Pakhathirathien, Manapat Praditaukrit, Gunlawadee Maneenil, Supaporn Dissaneevate

“…Patients in the non-susceptible and susceptible groups were analyzed using a multivariable logistic regression model. …”
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Construction and Verification of Risk Predictive Nomogram in Patients of Connective Tissue Disease with Severe Pneumonia by Zhang C, Zou Z

“…Chuanrong Zhang,1 Zhonghui Zou2 1Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, Chongqing, 404000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, Chongqing, 404100, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Zhonghui Zou, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, No. 165 Xincheng Road, Wanzhou District, Chongqing, 404100, People’s Republic of China, Email zouzhonghui@sina.comPurpose: To construct Risk Predictive Nomogram in patients of connective tissue disease (CTD) with severe pneumonia.Methods: Eighty CID patients with severe pneumonia in rheumatology and respiratory department of chongqing University Three Gorges hospital from January 2020 to December 2022 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. Independent risk factors for severe pneumonia in CTD were screened by univariate and binomial logistic regression analysis. …”
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Parameter Optimization Design and Experimental Validation of a Header for Electric Rice Reaper Binders Employed in Hilly Regions by Jinbo Ren, Difa Bao, Zhi Liang, Chongsheng Yan, Junbo Wu, Xinhui Wu, Shuhe Zheng

“…Subsequently, we designed a quadratic regression orthogonal rotation combination experiment with three factors, i.e., the stem-lifting speed ratio coefficient, the cutter installation position, and the header tilt angle, using the stem-lifting angle as the evaluation metric. …”
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Incidence, predictors, and prognostic impact of reperfusion-related ventricular arrhythmias in STEMI patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention by Xi Wu, Mingxing Wu, Haobo Huang, Zhe Liu, He Huang, Lei Wang

“…Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the incidence, distribution, risk factors, and prognostic significance of reperfusion-related VAs in a contemporary STEMI population treated with PPCI. …”
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Effects of the pretransplant obesity on kidney transplant outcomes in Korea: a nationwide cohort study by Eun-Young Cho, You Hyun Jeon, Kyu Ha Huh, Seun Deuk Hwang, Sangil Min, Jaeseok Yang, Myoung Soo Kim, Yu Jin Seo, Jeong-Hoon Lim, Hee-Yeon Jung, Ji-Young Choi, Sun-Hee Park, Yong-Lim Kim, Jang-Hee Cho, Chan-Duck Kim, The Korean Organ Transplantation Registry Study Group

“…Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was employed to assess associations between BMI and posttransplant outcomes. …”
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Pyroptosis-Mediator GSDMD in Plasma: A Potent Biomarker Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis Assessment by Liu X, Yu F, Ding N, Wei C, Cui Y, Huo L

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that serum GSDMD, CEA, SCC, HE4, and IL - 6 were independent risk factors for lung cancer. …”
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Predicting Drug Resistance: The Use of Novel Inflammatory Markers in Identifying ESBL-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae by Ma X, Yuan J, Tang L, Chen X, Zhou Y, Wang N, Sun H

“…The patients were divided into ESBL-producing and non-ESBL-producing groups based on the presence of ESBLs. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the risk factors associated with ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae. …”
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Establishment of a nomogram model for predicting the risk of diabetic nephropathy in diabetic patients by HOU Xin-yue, HU Song, FEI Chun-xiao, LIU Shu-hao, SHAO Li-yan, XING Ang

“…Statistically significant variables were included in multivariate logistic regression model to analyze DN risk factors. R-software was used to construct a nomogram model for predicting DN risk. …”
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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. …”
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Lighting the path to growth: Exploring the impact of energy efficiency on firm productivity in Nigeria by Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi, Oluwatosin Ademola Adeniyi, Samuel Orekoya

“…This study contributes to the literature by examining the relationship between energy efficiency and firm-level total factor productivity (TFP) using a two-stage approach: estimating energy efficiency scores using the Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) framework, and analyzing their impact on productivity using the Instrumental Variables Generalized Method of Moments (IV-GMM) regression. …”
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EFFECT OF PONZI SCHEMES ON FINANCIAL LOSSES IN NIGERIA: LESSONS FROM THE PAST AND RECENT SCAMS by Abass Adekunle ADEWALE

“…Using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis, the study found that schemes offering the highest promised returns such as CBEX and Crowd1 produced the greatest financial losses. …”
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Association of dietary inflammatory index with liver fibrosis and fatty liver index in a population with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: A cross-sectional... by Ziqi Sang, Ziqi Sang, Han Wang, Han Wang, Yan Leng, Yan Leng, Xupeng Huang, Peng Sun, Ruolin Wang, Tiejun Liu, Tiejun Liu, Houbo Deng, Houbo Deng

“…National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a nationally representative program designed to assess the health and nutritional status of the population. In this study, we analyzed the correlation of DII with FLI and liver fibrosis in a population of patients with MASLD by linear regression, logistic regression, RCS curves and subgroup analysis. …”
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