Burden and risk factors of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Vietnam from 1990 to 2021 – A comprehensive analysis from global burden disease by Quynh Phuong Vo, Bich Loan Dang, Bao Minh Ton Luu, Tri Cuong Phan, Phuc Nhan Bao Le, Quy Duc Ngoc Vo Nguyen, Huong-Dung Thi Nguyen, Thien Tan Tri Tai Truyen

“…Trends were assessed using Joinpoint regression, and risk factors were examined based on their contributions to disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and mortality. …”
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Seroprevalence of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> and Associated Risk Factors in Pregnant Women in Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil: A Multi-Level Analysis by Tatiani da Silva Palhota Lozano, Aline Benitez, Joice Cristina dos Santos, Italmar Teodorico Navarro, Walter Bertequini Nagata, Michel dos Santos Pinto, Jancarlo Ferreira Gomes, Gabriele Zaine Teixeira Debortoli, Thaís Rabelo Santos-Doni, Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani

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Psychological correlates of eating behavior in overweight/obese adolescents in Taiwan: Psychometric and correlation analysis of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ)-R21 by Yu-Wen Lin, Chung-Ying Lin, Carol Strong, Chih-Hsiang Liu, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Yi-Ching Lin, Meng-Che Tsai

“…We applied a confirmatory factor analysis to test the model fit of TFEQ-R21 for the three pre-conceptualized domains in the data. …”
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Assessing the trend of weather parameters and their effect on rice and jute yields in southern part of West Bengal by S. CHAUDHURY, K. CHATTERJEE, S. BANERJEE

“…Climatic variables averaged over crop phenophases exhibit finer characteristics compared to annual averages and bear significant influence on yield variability as shown by multiple linear regression. Regression analysis indicate that  temperatures play a more influential factor in determining Kharif rice yields than rainfall and yield equations pertaining to rice exhibits better sensitivity to varying climate than those representing jute yields. …”
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Investigating the relationship between the morphology of Tamarix, Calligonum, and Iranian mesquite with the morphological characteristics of Nebkas(Case Study: Rigan, Kerman) by Abdolmajid Amirzadeh Ghasri, Saeideh Kalantari, Mahdi Tazeh, Alibeman Mirjalili

“…Statistics were collected from 44 farms that use Tamarix plants, 51 farms that use Iranian mesquite plants, and 38 farms that use Calligonum plants in total.Results The regression analysis between plant height and Nabkhas height indicates that the slope of changes in Nabkhas height compared to changes in vegetation height is higher in sedge and mesquite plants than in Calligonum. …”
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In-depth analysis of the risk factors for persistent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and construction of predictive models: an exploratory research study by Jia Zhang, Weihua Zhu, Piping Jiang, Feng Ma, Yulin Li, Yuwei Cao, Jiaxin Li, Zhe Zhang, Xin Zhang, Wailong Zou, Jichao Chen

“…The outcome, “persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection,” was defined as viral nucleic acid positivity ≥ 14 days. Risk factors associated with persistent infection were identified through subgroup analysis with multiple logistic regression (adjusted for age, comorbidities, vaccination status, and virus strain) and machine learning models (70% training, 30% testing dataset). …”
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Analysis of the risk of reinfection and influencing factors of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test positive individuals in Fengxian District， Shanghai， 2022 by SHI Weixing, QIN Meng, ZHANG Haibing, YUAN Yuan, HU Yi, LIU Qing, LIU Caixiong, FANG Ying

“…Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression were used to analyze the influencing factors of reinfection.ResultsA total of 2 264 valid questionnaires were collected in the 8th month after nucleic acid tested positive, with a recovery rate of 87.7% and a reinfection rate of 9.7%. …”
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Residual/recurrent lesions after cold-knife conization for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: risk factor analysis and clinical management recommendations by Chenchun Wu, Peng Guo, Peng Guo, Pengchong Huang, Lili Guo, Lili Xiong

“…Residual/recurrent lesions after CKC (RLC) were defined as biopsy-proven CIN2/3 during follow-up, whereas residual lesions identified after a hysterectomy (RLH) were defined as lesions in patients who underwent a hysterectomy 1–6 months after CKC and were diagnosed with CIN 2/3, cervical carcinoma in situ or invasive cancer. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the relationship among factors such as age, menopausal status, pregnancy, parity, transformation zone, the height of excision, glandular involvement, persistent HPV infection, HPV infection types (preoperative and postoperative), TCT test (preoperative and postoperative), postoperative margins, and endocervical curettage (ECC) results for RLC and RLH.ResultsDuring the follow-up period, 152/976 (15.57%) of the patients underwent a hysterectomy and the remaining 824 patients completed their continuous follow-up. …”
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Trends and factors associated with anemia among women of reproductive age in Mali: analysis of data from 2001 to 2018 Mali demographic and health surveys by Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Eugene Budu, Charity Oga-Omenka, Marina Kolosnitsyna

“…We included a total weighted sample of 18,096 women of reproductive age who had participated in the hemoglobin test. Multilevel regression analysis was employed, and the results were presented as adjusted odds ratio (aOR), with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and p-values used to show the results. …”
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Analysis of Factors Influencing Public Participation in Energy Conservation and Carbon Emission Reduction Projects in China’s Energy Industry Based on the Theory of Planned Behavio... by Ziyi Zhang, Tengqi Luo, Shibo Guo, Zejin Hu, Chunhao Liu, Qinyue Tan, Juan Fang

“…By employing a questionnaire survey, designing a 5-point Likert scale, and utilizing SPSS techniques for regression analysis and chi-square testing, this study explores and analyzes the potential factors influencing public willingness to engage in carbon emission reduction initiatives (CERIs). …”
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Factors affecting contraceptive use and unmet need among currently married women in Afghanistan: further analysis of the 2015 Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey by Sabawoon Ajmal, Anwar Idris, Behzad Ajmal

“…# Background The objective of this study is to analyze socio-demographic factors affecting both contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning…”
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A latent class analysis of factors influencing preferences for infant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) preventives among pregnant people in the United States by Martine C. Maculaitis, Brett Hauber, Kathleen M. Beusterien, Oliver Will, Lewis Kopenhafer, Amy W. Law, Jeffrey T. Vietri, Joseph C. Cappelleri, Joshua R. Coulter, Sarah Pugh, Kimberly M. Shea

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Analysis of Risk Factors for Death from Melanoma and Genitourinary Diseases in Male Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma: A Cohort Propensity Score Matching Study by Wang K, Wu W, Wei Y, Cao X

“…Cox regression analysis were performed to find the risk factors for death from GUD.Results: Seven thousand seventy-eight CM patients were included, including 6415 (90.6%) in cohort A and 663 (9.4%) in cohort B. …”
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Gastrointestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: Clinical characteristics and prognostic analysis from SEER database by Fang Du, Lingyun Zhou, Runya Fang, Jiao Chen, Danbo Liu, Hongxian Xiang, Wenyi Lu, Jingsong Wu, Haifei Chen

“…Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that hazard ratio (HR) values indicated that age over 60 years (HR = 2.85), Ann Arbor stage (stage II: HR = 1.22; stage III: HR = 1.31; stage IV: HR = 1.85), and being widowed (HR = 1.40) were independent poor prognostic factors. …”
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Exploring the economic occupational health, safety, and fatal accidents in high-risk industries by Zhonghong Cao, Tao Zhou, Siyu Miao, Lingfeng Wang, Zhenzhen Wang

“…Abstract Despite advancements in occupational health and safety (OHS) management, high-risk industries in China continue to report a significant number of fatal accidents, underscoring systemic challenges in protecting the well-being of workers while supporting economic development. This study analyzed 22 years of historical data on OHS incidents, labor dynamics, and economic growth in China’s high-risk industries via multiple regression and network analysis methods. …”
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Analysis of the expression levels and diagnostic value of serum tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis and vasohibin-1 in children with purpura nephritis by Hou Xiao-feng, Chen Bin

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Analysis of the expression levels and diagnostic value of serum tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis and vasohibin-1 in children with purpura nephritis by Hou Xiao-feng, Chen Bin

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Assessment of Desertification Trends in Kerman Province Using Remote Sensing by Saeid Barkhori, Mojtaba Dolatkordestani, kimia javaheri

“…To simulate the trend of changes, linear regression analysis can be utilized. Results and DiscussionThe highest NDVI values over the 22 years are in March, April, May, and June, which indicate the highest growth and greenness of vegetation during these months, as per the results obtained. …”
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Analysis of Hospital-Acquired Infections in a Chinese Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital: A Five-Year Surveillance Study (2020-2024) by Li Q, Wang D, Fan H

“…Respiratory tract infections were most common (42%), with ventilator-associated pneumonia accounting for 28% of all infections. Statistical analysis identified several significant risk factors through both Poisson and Quasi-Poisson regression models. …”
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Latent profiles of job embeddedness and their predictors among specialist nurses in China by Yuting Fan, Jijun Wu, Yuxin Li, Xiaoli Zhong, Cui Chen, Jiquan Zhang, Lin He

“…Mplus 8.3 was used to explore the potential subgroups of job embeddedness among specialist nurses by latent profile analysis. IBM SPSS 26.0 was used to analyze the factors influencing the job embeddedness of specialist nurses in each category using univariate and Multinomial logistic regression analyses.Results484 specialist nurses were finally included. …”
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