Neuroprotective effects of healthful plant-based diets on retinal structure: insights from a large cohort by Qian Zhu, Xiaoxin Liu, Yuan Qu, Yan Jiang, Xinyi Liu, Yu Xiao, Kangjia Lv, Yupeng Xu, Kun Liu

“…Multivariable linear regression models adjusted for demographics, ophthalmic measurements, and lifestyle factors were employed to examine associations. …”
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Association of myeloid-derived suppressor cells with hematopoietic recovery after high-dose chemotherapy in multiple myeloma by V. S. Anmut, T. V. Tyrinova, E. V. Batorov, T. A. Aristova, S. A. Sizikova, G. Yu. Ushakova, V. V. Denisova, E. R. Chernykh

“…According to the data of multivariate analysis of variance, the number of transplanted CD34+ cells/kg and the number of M-MDSCs were significant factors for the duration of leukopenia. …”
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Spinal pain prevalence and associated determinants: A population‐based study using the National Survey for Wales by David C. Byfield, Benjamin S. Stacey, Hywel T. Evans, Ian W. Farr, Leon Yandle, Lora Roberts, Teresa Filipponi, Damian M. Bailey

“…A univariable and multivariable regression analysis was carried out on self‐reported answers to health and well‐being questions contained within the NSWD (2016–2020) to determine the strength of association of various determinants and comorbidities related to spinal pain. …”
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Association between menopause-related symptoms and muscle mass index among perimenopausal and postmenopausal women and the mediating role of estrogen levels by Xiaoyi Wang, Xiaoyi Wang, Dongjian Yang, Dongjian Yang, Jiahui Li, Jiahui Li, Lei Jin, Shuhua Xia, Furui Jin, Furui Jin

“…Multiple linear regression and Mediation analysis were conducted to examine the association of KMI with MMI and the mediation of estrogen.ResultsA total of 407 valid cases were collected. …”
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Association Between Triglyceride–Glucose Index and Carotid Plaque Stability in Different Glycemic Status: A Single‐Center Retrospective Study by Guijun Huo, Jin Zheng, Junjie Cao, Lili Zhang, Zhichao Yao, Yuqi Zeng, Yao Tang, Zhanao Liu, Ziyi Tan, Dayong Zhou

“…Carotid ultrasound was used to determine the stability of carotid plaque. Logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between the TyG index and unstable carotid plaque. …”
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Seroprevalence of Zika virus and dengue virus infections in migrants in Italy by Federica Frasca, Federica Frasca, Francesco Eugenio Romani, Elio Gentilini Cacciola, Francesca Colavita, Enrico Palermo, Luca Maddaloni, Luca Maddaloni, Luigi Rosa, Alessandra D’Auria, Valentina Baccolini, Giuseppe Migliara, Giulia Matusali, Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Guido Antonelli, Guido Antonelli, Fabrizio Maggi, Gabriella d’Ettorre, Carolina Scagnolari, Carolina Scagnolari

“…Anti-DENV neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) were detected in 27% of anti-DENV IgG sera (n=10/37) tested by IFA. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that sub-Saharan African origin was an independent factor for the development of anti-DENV nAbs (p=0.009), while age and gender had no effect. …”
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Feasibility of extracting specimens from the site of preventive ileostomy and its impact on stoma retraction of laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer by Bai Junge, Wang Zhexue, Yang Ming, Ma Xiaolong, Liu Zheng, Chen Haipeng

“…Compared with the non-ileostomy site extraction group, the interval time of the ileostomy site extraction group from surgery to ileostomy closure was shorter [217 (147.5，289.5) min vs. 256.5 (193.8，371.0) min, Z＝-3.595, P<0.001], the surgical time was shorter [（80.8±25.3）min vs. （95.7±30.4）min，t＝14.902，P<0.001], and the intraoperative blood loss was less [20(10，20) mL vs. 30(20，50) mL，Z＝-4.927，P<0.001]. Optimal scale regression analysis showed that the site of specimen collection (P＝0.014), neoadjuvant chemotherapy (P＝0.037), adjuvant chemotherapy (P＝0.044), and postoperative complications (P＝0.018) were independent factors affecting the interval time of ileostomy closure. …”
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Understanding the link between ALDH2 genotypes and diabetes by Miaomiao Peng, Miaomiao Peng, Ruikang Liu, Ruikang Liu, Ruikang Liu, Jiaoyue Zhang, Jiaoyue Zhang, Wen Kong, Wen Kong, Juan Zheng, Juan Zheng, Xiang Hu, Xiang Hu, Limin Wan, Shengqing Hu, Shenghua Tian, Shenghua Tian, Ying Wang, Ying Wang, Geng Liu, Geng Liu, Kangli Qiu, Kangli Qiu, Tianshu Zeng, Tianshu Zeng, Lulu Chen, Lulu Chen

“…IntroductionThe association between aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) rs671 and diabetes remains controversial, with uncertainty about whether alcohol consumption or other factors mediate or modify this relationship. This study aimed to examine the ALDH2–diabetes association using standardized clinical criteria while systematically investigating potential confounding, mediating, and interacting factors in a community-based cohort.MethodWe analyzed baseline data from 4,535 participants in the China Cardiometabolic Disease and Cancer Cohort Study (4C study). …”
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Outcome of different facial nerve managements in petrous bone cholesteatoma patients with facial paralysis by Qin Wang, Ruoya Wang, Jianze Wang, Na Sai, Shuhang Fan, Jianbin Sun, Zhikai Zhao, Junhui Huang, Weidong Shen, Weiju Han

“…Multivariate ordinal logistic regression models were used to determine the prognostic factors. …”
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Follow-up research about juvenile degree school students’ entrepreneur intentions and entrepreneur roles. Post-doc –study in the context of international entrepreneurship education... by Erkki Nevanpera

“…Th e research data has been based on statistical means, deviations, meanings (variance analysis / ANOVA), linear regression analysis and t-test in University of Applied Sciences Seinäjoki.Th ere are considerable diff erences between educational institutions in attitudes towards future entrepreneurial roles and intentions. …”
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Health-related quality of life after rehabilitation from knee surgery in rural and urban settings: a quasi-experimental study by José Moreira, Ana João, Pedro Aguiar, Armando Raimundo, Marina Mesquita, José Flamínio, Manuel Almeida, Paulo Boto

“…We used descriptive and inferential analysis to analyze the effect of the intervention on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using a linear regression model. …”
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IORT for early-stage, low-risk breast cancer: Outcomes from a prospective, observational study by Amalia Palacios-Eito, María del Carmen Moreno-Manzanaro, María Espinosa-Calvo, Fátima Ginés-Santiago, Juan Adrián Camús-Martínez, Ángel Calvo-Tudela, Pilar Rioja-Torres, Sara Romero-Martín, José Antonio Miñano-Herrero, Gustavo R. Sarria, Sonia García-Cabezas

“…The Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze survival and recurrence risk, and risk factors for IBR were assessed through Cox regression analysis. …”
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Trade-off/Synergy Networks and Threshold Effects in Different Ecosystem Service Bundles of the Pearl River Delta Region by Li Ting, Li Zhiwen, Chen Dengshuai, Li Huixia, Xu Haofan

“…Toward this, a self-organizing map was used to identify ecosystem service bundles, and geographically weighted regression and restrictive cubic spline analysis were used to clarify the key differences in trade-off/synergy networks and nonlinear thresholds among different ecosystem service bundles. …”
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Cross sectional associations of physical activity and sleep with mental health among Chinese university students by Bo Li, Shan-shan Han, Yu-peng Ye, Ya-xing Li, Shu-qiao Meng, Shuo Feng, Han Li, Zhong-lei Cui, Yang-Sheng Zhang, Yao Zhang, Qing Zhang, Guang-xu Wang, Hu Lou, Weidong Zhu, Yang Liu

“…Abstract Objective This study aimed to examine the levels of physical activity (PA), sleep, and mental health (MH), specifically depression, anxiety, and stress, among Chinese university students. It also aimed to analyze the influencing factors of MH, providing a theoretical foundation for developing intervention programs to improve college students’ mental health. …”
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Associations between childhood maltreatment and personality traits in individuals with and without depression: a CTQ-based assessment by Yilin Peng, Shazia Rehman, Jin Liu, Yumeng Ju, Mi Wang, Jinrong Sun, Xiaowen Lu, Qiangli Dong, Liang Zhang, Mei Liao, Ping Wan, Hua Guo, Futao Zhao, Bangshan Liu, Yan Zhang, Lingjiang Li

“…We used a 2*2 analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) of the diagnosis and CM on 16PF, and hierarchical regression explored the association between specific types of CM and 16PF in both groups. …”
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Association between knowledge of cervical cancer prevention and screening behaviors among women aged 20 to 49 years: a cross-sectional study in six provinces, China by Di Gao, Xueyin Wang, Juan Juan, Zhifei Pei, Xiaosong Zhang

“…Multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the association between cervical cancer screening behaviors and knowledge level. …”
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Perspectives and Experiences With Large Language Models in Health Care: Survey Study by Jennifer Sumner, Yuchen Wang, Si Ying Tan, Emily Hwee Hoon Chew, Alexander Wenjun Yip

“…While 75% (470/624) agreed that the user experience was positive, 46% (294/624) found the generated content unhelpful. Regression analysis showed that the experience with LLMs is more likely to be positive if the user is male (odds ratio [OR] 1.62, CI 1.06-2.48), and increasing age was associated with a reduced likelihood of reporting LLM output as useful (OR 0.98, CI 0.96-0.99). …”
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HBx mutant-regulated RPL13AP25 mediates suboptimal virological response to entecavir and HCC progression by Yang-Hsiang Lin, Ming-Wei Lai, Yu-De Chu, Kwang-Huei Lin, Chao-Wei Hsu, Rong-Nan Chien, Po-Heng Chuang, Chih-Lang Lin, Chau-Ting Yeh

“…We aimed to explore the contribution of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in mediating suboptimal responses in chronic hepatitis B patients, which remains to be fully elucidated. Methods Cox regression models were used to analyze associations between suboptimal response and clinical factors. …”
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Study on predictors for treatment efficacy of rituximab in patients with PLA2R-negative primary membranous nephropathy by XU Lili, HU Xiaofan, LI Hao, WANG Weiming

“…The univariate logistic regression analysis showed that factors influencing clinical remission at 12 months of RTX treatment in PLA2R-negative PMN patients were 3-month 24-hour proteinuria (OR=0.993, P=0.047 1) and 3-month serum albumin (OR=1.309, P=0.048 8). …”
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Two-phase linear relationship of Vitamin D and Vitamin A among children aged 0–14 years: a cross-sectional study by Wenyuan Liu, Qiao Wang, Bibo Mao, Fei Xu, Yefang Ke, Shengying Zhang, Chenbo Zhou, Chunyan Liu, Wenbo Lu, Jishan Zheng

“…Multivariate linear regression analysis was conducted to ascertain the association between serum Vitamin D and Vitamin A levels. …”
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