Anti‐Angiogenic Agents for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Induce Liver Atrophy by Taijiro Wake, Tomoharu Yamada, Ryosuke Tateishi, Makoto Moriyama, Yuki Matsushita, Kazuya Okushin, Takuma Nakatsuka, Masaya Sato, Tatsuya Minami, Yotaro Kudo, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

“…Liver volume at each time point was expressed as a proportion relative to baseline. A linear regression analysis was used to analyze the chronological changes in liver volume. …”
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Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio and KELIM Score as Prognostic Markers in High-Grade Serous Advanced Ovarian Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy by Vasilis Theodoulidis, Kalliopi Kissoudi, Kimon Chatzistamatiou, Panagiotis Tzitzis, Dimitris Zouzoulas, Iakovos Theodoulidis, Christos Anthoulakis, Theodoros Moysiadis, Maria Topalidou, Eleni Timotheadou, Grigoris Grimpizis, Dimitris Tsolakidis

“…Clinical outcomes, including PFS and OS were analyzed using Kaplan–Meier survival curves, log-rank tests, and Cox regression models. …”
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Relationship between serum uric acid and bone mineral density in patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy and normal renal function by YIN Yu-lei, WANG Pei, ZHANG Rui-huan, QIU Fang-xin

“…Correlation study revealed that SUA level was positively correlated with total cholesterol（r=0.248, P=0.008）, triglyceride（r=0.341, P<0.001）, lumbar_1-4 BMD（r=0.220, P=0.018） and femoral BMD（r=0.227, P=0.015）. Multivariate regression analysis results showed that SUA was an independent protective factor for lumbar1-4 BMD(β=4.54×10^-4, P=0.018), femoral BMD(β=4.52×10^-4, P=0.015) and femur Wards triangle BMD（β=0.001, P=0.019）. …”
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A genome-wide association study in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): identification of two major susceptibility loci. by Sreekumar G Pillai, Dongliang Ge, Guohua Zhu, Xiangyang Kong, Kevin V Shianna, Anna C Need, Sheng Feng, Craig P Hersh, Per Bakke, Amund Gulsvik, Andreas Ruppert, Karin C Lødrup Carlsen, Allen Roses, Wayne Anderson, Stephen I Rennard, David A Lomas, Edwin K Silverman, David B Goldstein, ICGN Investigators

“…The polymorphisms that showed replication were further evaluated in 389 subjects from the US National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) and 472 controls from the Normative Aging Study (NAS) and then in a fourth cohort of 949 individuals from 127 extended pedigrees from the Boston Early-Onset COPD population. Logistic regression models with adjustments of covariates were used to analyze the case-control populations. …”
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Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Heterozygous RNF213 p.Arg4810Lys Variant Carriers Diagnosed With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension by Takatoyo Kiko, Ryotaro Asano, Tomohiko Ishibashi, Hiroyuki Endo, Shinya Fujisaki, Ryo Takano, Mitsumasa Akao, Naruhiro Nishi, Hiroya Hayashi, Akiyuki Kotoku, Hiroki Horinouchi, Jin Ueda, Akihiro Tsuji, Tetsuya Fukuda, Yoshikazu Nakaoka, Takeshi Ogo

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated a significant association between the RNF213 p.Arg4810Lys variant and BPA complications (adjusted odds ratio, 7.0 [95% CI, 1.1–44.4]; P=0.038). …”
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Elevated effluent lactate independently predicts the adverse outcomes of peritoneal dialysis associated peritonitis by Xiao Yu, Jingyuan Wang, Changna Liang, Zhao Li, Wanhong Lu, Jing Lv, Ying Ma

“…We used logistic regressions and receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis to assess factors linked to outcomes and the lactate level predictive accuracy for PDAP adverse outcomes, respectively. …”
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Magnetic particle grinding and finishing test of mixed particle size abrasives by Bingyang LIU, Yunlong DING, Wenjie SHAO, Bing HAN, Yan CHEN

“…The results of the single factor experiment indicate that the order of influence on surface roughness Ra is the spindle speed, followed by the abrasive mass ratio and the abrasive particle size ratio. …”
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The World Health Organization Fetal Growth Charts: A Multinational Longitudinal Study of Ultrasound Biometric Measurements and Estimated Fetal Weight. by Torvid Kiserud, Gilda Piaggio, Guillermo Carroli, Mariana Widmer, José Carvalho, Lisa Neerup Jensen, Daniel Giordano, José Guilherme Cecatti, Hany Abdel Aleem, Sameera A Talegawkar, Alexandra Benachi, Anke Diemert, Antoinette Tshefu Kitoto, Jadsada Thinkhamrop, Pisake Lumbiganon, Ann Tabor, Alka Kriplani, Rogelio Gonzalez Perez, Kurt Hecher, Mark A Hanson, A Metin Gülmezoglu, Lawrence D Platt

“…The 8,203 sets of ultrasound measurements were scrutinized for outliers and leverage points, and those measurements taken at 14 to 40 wk were selected for analysis. A total of 7,924 sets of ultrasound measurements were analyzed by quantile regression to establish longitudinal reference intervals for fetal head circumference, biparietal diameter, humerus length, abdominal circumference, femur length and its ratio with head circumference and with biparietal diameter, and EFW. …”
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Effects of Multimedia-based Puberty Health Education on Knowledge, Practice, Self-esteem and Emotion Regulation of Adolescent Girls by Fatemeh Heidari, Fatemeh Mirbagri, Maryam Moridi

“…The collected data were analyzed using independent t-test, chi-square, Fisher’s exact test, repeated measures ANOVA and logistic regression analysis. …”
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肠道微生物群紊乱与急性轻型缺血性卒中患者不良功能预后的相关性研究 Correlation between Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis and Poor Functional Prognosis in Patients with Acute Mild Ischemic Stroke... by 任悦冉，梁京儒，郑逸锋，尹恝 (REN Yueran, LIANG Jingru, ZHENG Yifeng, YIN Jia )

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the increased abundance of Firmicutes (OR 0.587, 95%CI 0.351-0.980, P=0.042) and Clostridia (OR 0.577, 95%CI 0.341-0.977, P=0.041) after adjustment was a protective factor for poor functional prognosis, whereas the increased abundance of Escherichia Shigella (OR 2.483, 95%CI 1.370-4.500, P=0.003) was an independent risk factor for poor functional prognosis. …”
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The value of triglyceride–glucose index–related indices in evaluating migraine: perspectives from multi–centre cross–sectional studies and machine learning models by Zixuan Yan, Lincheng Duan, Hong Yin, Muchen Wang, Jingwen Li, Chenghua Li, Xiao Wang, Dingjun Cai, Fanrong Liang, Wenchuan Qi

“…Methods Cross–sectional data were acquired from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 1999 and 2004, as well as from the China Longitudinal Study of Health and Retirement (CHARLS) performed from 2011 to 2012. Weighted logistic regression analysis, subgroup analysis, smooth curve fitting and threshold effect analysis were used to ascertain the intricate relationships among triglyceride glucose–body mass index (TyG–BMI), triglyceride glucose–waist circumference (TyG–WC), triglyceride glucose–waist height ratio (TyG–WHtR) and migraine. …”
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Empirical Model of Pre-University by A. I. Bolvachev, K. I. Kushnarev

“…To process the results obtained, methods of mathematical and statistical analysis were used, such as correlation, regression and factor analyzes. …”
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Association between dietary patterns and anemia in older adults: the 2015 China adults chronic diseases and nutrition surveillance by Pengfei Wang, Qiya Guo, Xue Cheng, Wen Zhao, Hongyun Fang, Lahong Ju, Xiaoli Xu, Xiaoqi Wei, Weiyi Gong, Lei Hua, Jiaxi Li, Xingxing Wu, Li He

“…Methods The data was obtained from the 2015 Chinese Adults Chronic Diseases and Nutrition Surveillance (2015 CACDNS), dietary information was collected using the food frequency method within the past year, exploratory factor analysis was used to extract dietary patterns, and logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between dietary patterns and anemia. …”
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Predictive value of glucose coefficient of variation for in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction patients undergoing PCI: Insights from the MIMIC-IV database by Zixuan Zhang, Mengmeng Ji, Qingqing Zhao, Luying Jiang, Shilang Fan, Houjuan Zuo

“…Multivariable logistic regression and Restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis were employed to analyze the relationship between GluCV and in-hospital mortality. …”
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Effect of blood groups on acquired and congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and clinical correlation: Multi-center Turkish cohort study by Cevat İlteriş Kıkılı, Damla Ortaboz, Melek Yanaşık, Muhlis Cem Ar, Sevgi Kalayoğlu Beşışık

“…Subsequently, the clinical outcomes of patients and categorized blood groups were compared by the chi-square test, Mann Whitney U test and Cox regression with Kaplan Meier analysis. Results: This study shows that the decreasing trend of blood group O was not observed in this Turkish cohort. …”
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Bayesian surrogate assisted neural network model to predict the hydrogen storage in 9-ethylcarbazole by Ahsan Ali, Mohammad Usman, Hafiz Muhammad Ali, Uzair Sajjad, Md. Abdul Aziz, M. Nasiruzzaman Shaikh

“…Correlational analysis using Pearson, Spearman, and Kendal correlations identified time (r = 0.83) as the most influential factor impacting the hydrogen storage positively, whereas catalyst dosage (r =- 0.75) exhibited a strong negative correlation. …”
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High expression of TIG3 predicts poor survival in patients with primary glioblastoma by Hongxiang Wang, Hanchong Xu, Tao Xu, Cong Tan, Mei Jiang, Yihong Chen, Xinyu Hu, Jinxu Zhou, Junyan Shen, Rong Qin, Daiyu Hu, Qilin Huang, Min Wang, Lian Wang, Dongxia Duan, Yong Yan, Juxiang Chen

“…Finally, Kaplan–Meier analysis and Cox regression analysis identified high TIG3 expression as an independent risk factor for overall survival of primary glioblastoma patients (overall survival, 10 vs 13 months, p = 0.033; hazard ratio = 1.542, p = 0.046). …”
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The Relationship Between Metabolic Syndrome and Pain Catastrophizing in Psoriatic Arthritis by Damiano Currado, Onorina Berardicurti, Francesca Saracino, Francesca Trunfio, Lyubomyra Kun, Annalisa Marino, Erika Corberi, Ludovica Lamberti, Piero Ruscitti, Vasiliki Liakouli, Marta Vadacca, Amelia Rigon, Luisa Arcarese, Manuela Pietramale, Francesco De Vincenzo, Marta Vomero, Francesco Ciccia, Roberto Giacomelli, Luca Navarini

“…Data on disease activity, PC, and comorbidities were collected and analyzed using univariable and multivariable regressions. …”
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Evaluation of the 2022 West Nile virus forecasting challenge, USA by Ryan D. Harp, Karen M. Holcomb, Renata Retkute, Alisa Prusokiene, Augustinas Prusokas, Zeynep Ertem, Marco Ajelli, Allisandra G. Kummer, Maria Litvinova, Stefano Merler, Ana Pastore y Piontti, Piero Poletti, Alessandro Vespignani, Andre B. B. Wilke, Agnese Zardini, Kelly Helm Smith, Philip Armstrong, Nicholas DeFelice, Alexander Keyel, John Shepard, Rebecca Smith, Andrew Tyre, John Humphreys, Lee W. Cohnstaedt, Saman Hosseini, Caterina Scoglio, Morgan E. Gorris, Martha Barnard, S. Kane Moser, Julie A. Spencer, Maggie S. J. McCarter, Christopher Lee, Melissa S. Nolan, Christopher M. Barker, J. Erin Staples, Randall J. Nett, Michael A. Johansson

“…County-contextual analysis showed strong relationships with the number of years that WNND had been reported and permutation entropy (historical variability). …”
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Cathepsin L in Lung Adenocarcinoma: Prognostic Significance and Immunotherapy Response Through a Multi Omics Perspective by Jianming Lu, Jiaqi Liang, Gang Xiao, Zitao He, Guifang Yu, Le Zhang, Chao Cai, Gao Yi, Jianjiang Xie

“…Kaplan–Meier survival analysis and Cox regression modeling revealed that high CTSL expression is associated with poor overall survival. …”
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