Association of occupational dust exposure with combined chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumoconiosis: a cross-sectional study in China by Yali Fan, Qiao Ye, Wenjing Xu, Yuanying Wang, Yiran Wang, Shiwen Yu

“…This study aimed to describe the prevalence and characteristics as well as the risk factors of the combined diseases.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting and participants 758 patients with pneumoconiosis were recruited at a single-medical centre. …”
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Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue and associations with cardiometabolic risk in Inuit, Africans and Europeans: a cross-sectional study by Gregers Stig Andersen, Mette Aadahl, Niels Grarup, Torsten Lauritzen, Bendix Carstensen, Pernille Falberg Rønn, Marit Eika Jørgensen, Dirk Lund Christensen

“…VAT showed positive associations with most of the other cardiometabolic risk factors in Inuit and Europeans, but not in Africans. …”
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Clinical novel exploration of intractable fever in stroke rehabilitation: a single-center cross-sectional retrospective study by Huang Jingjie, Wu Bangqi, Qin Peng, Zhang Ziyi, Cheng Yupei, Wang Chaoran, Chen Yuyan, Bai Jing

“…Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors associated with intractable fever, while receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to assess the predictive performance of individual and combined risk factors. …”
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Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its influencing factors among adult residents in Hebei province: a cross-sectional survey by Qianyu LI, Yajing CAO, Lijuan TANG, Yuhuan LIU, Xiaoying LU, Qi QI, Shifan WANG, Xiaoli LIU, Ze CUI

“…Unconditional multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that among adult residents, age ≥ 25 years, current smoking, overweight, obesity, central obesity, body fat percentage ≥ 27.2%, and basal metabolic rate ≥ 1 504 kcal were risk factors for dyslipidemia, whereas female gender, rural residence, and sedentary time of 2 – 4 hours per day were protective factors against dyslipidemia; age ≥ 25 years, college education or higher, current smoking, central obesity, and body fat percentage ≥ 37.9% were risk factors for hypercholesterolemia, whereas a basal metabolic rate of 1 199 – 1 503 kcal was a protective factor; age 25 – 64 years, current smoking, consumption of animal and poultry meat 300 – 500 g per week, overweight, obesity, central obesity, and body fat percentage ≥ 27.2% were risk factors, whereas female gender was a protective factor for hypertriglyceridemia; age ≥ 25 years, central obesity, sedentary time ≥ 2 hours per day, and body fat percentage ≥ 37.9% were risk factors, whereas basal metabolic rate 1 199 – 1 503 kcal was a protective factor for hyper-LDL-C; ethnic minority, current smoking, overweight, obesity, central obesity, physical inactivity, body fat percentage 33.0% – 37.8%, and basal metabolic rate ≥ 1 327 kcal were risk factors, whereas being female, aged 45 – 54 years, living in rural areas, drinking alcohol, consuming livestock and poultry meat > 500 g per week, and being sedentary for ≥ 2 hours per day were protective factors for hypo-HDL-C. …”
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Interleukin-6: Potential Interorgan Inflammatory Mediators Contributing to Destructive Periodontal Disease in Obesity or Metabolic Syndrome by Roozbeh Khosravi, Khady Ka, Ting Huang, Saeed Khalili, Bich Hong Nguyen, Belinda Nicolau, Simon D. Tran

“…Obesity is also part of a group of risk factors occurring together in an individual, which is referred to as metabolic syndrome. …”
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Outlining a Population “at Risk” of Parkinson’s Disease: Evidence from a Case-Control Study by Tommaso Schirinzi, Giuseppina Martella, Alessio D’Elia, Giulia Di Lazzaro, Paola Imbriani, Graziella Madeo, Leonardo Monaco, Marta Maltese, Antonio Pisani

“…Positive family history, toxicants exposure, non-current-smoker, and alcohol nonconsumer status occurred as significant risk factors in our population. The number of concurring risk factors overlapping in the same subject impressively increased the overall risk. …”
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Enhanced Surveillance of Acute Hepatitis B and C in Four Health Regions in Canada, 1998 TO 1999 by Shimian Zou, Jun Zhang, Martin Tepper, Antonio Giulivi, Beverley Baptiste, Gerry Predy, Darlene Poliquin, Manon Morin, Donna Jones, Joy Loewen, Margaret Ogonowski, Stephen Moses, Lawrence Elliott

“…OBJECTIVE: To assess the incidence and risk factors for acute hepatitis B and acute hepatitis C in a defined Canadian population.…”
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Statistical analysis of congenital anomlies in children in Lithuania by Marijus Radavičius, Jurgis Sušinskas, Algirdas Utkus

“… Trends, prevalence and some influential (risk) factors of congenital anomlies in children in Lithuania are investigated using logistic regression model. …”
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Deep Venous Thrombosis with Pulmonary Embolism Related to IVIg Treatment: A Case Report and Literature Review by Michael T. Flannery, Deborah Humphrey

“…Outcomes demonstrate a correlation between underlying cardiovascular risk factors with predominately arterial events which typically occurred within 4–24 hours of infusion. …”
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Relationship between Prolactin, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Cardiovascular Risk by Marclébio Dourado, Frederico Cavalcanti, Lucio Vilar, Amaury Cantilino

“…It has high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, with traditional risk factors such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and left ventricular hypertrophy being common. …”
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Factors and Economic Evaluation of Transnational Investment Risks by Guanghui Xiong, Lei Wang

“…During transnational investment, the frequent risks often bring a huge loss to the investors. Therefore, the risk factors should be included in the economic evaluation of transnational investment projects. …”
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Effect of Combined Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Therapies on Cognitive Function: A New Treatment Strategy? by Ze-Min Kuang

“…Risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia are associated with cognitive decline. …”
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Group B streptococcus colonization in pregnancy and neonatal outcomes: a three-year monocentric retrospective study during and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Gregorio Serra, Lucia Lo Scalzo, Maria Giordano, Mario Giuffrè, Pietro Trupiano, Renato Venezia, Giovanni Corsello

“…Our analysis, however, focused on women and neonates with risk factors. The vaginal-rectal swab for GBS was performed in 1559 (73.92%) individuals. …”
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High prevalence of fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacterales among patients with urinary tract infections in rural Tanzania by Magreth Erick Macha, Magreth Erick Macha, Magreth Erick Macha, Weihong Qi, Salome N. Seiffert, Anja Bösch, Philipp Kohler, Honorathy Msami Urassa, Sabine Haller, Erin West, Maja Weisser Rohacek, Maja Weisser Rohacek, Maja Weisser Rohacek, Baharak Babouee Flury, Baharak Babouee Flury, Baharak Babouee Flury, Baharak Babouee Flury

“…Demographic data and resistance risk factors were collected via structured questionnaires. …”
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Risk of angioedema and thrombolytic therapy among stroke patients: An analysis of data from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System database by Hunong Xiang, Yu Ma, Xiaochao Luo, Jian Guo, Minghong Yao, Yanmei Liu, Ke Deng, Xin Sun, Ling Li

“…Additionally, we used adapted Bradford Hill criteria to confirm these associations. Risk factors for angioedema were explored using stepwise logistic regression. …”
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Multiple Bone Metastases as the First Manifestation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patient with Noncirrhotic Liver by Soo Ya Bae, Hyun Jung Kim, Hyun Ho Oh, Min Kwan Kwon, Jong Ho Lee, Moon Park, Byeong Seok Sohn

“…Chronic hepatitides B and C and alcoholic liver disease are well-known risk factors for HCC, and it is uncommon in noncirrhotic liver. …”
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Assessment of the risks of occupational injury and illness for the position of sanitar worker by George Mit, Claudiu Babiş, Elena Anda Botoc, Anișoara Habuc, Andrei Dimitescu

“…For the sanitation worker position, 40 risk factors were identified. The overall risk level calculated is 3.40, categorizing it as a job with an acceptable risk level. …”
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From Melanocyte to Metastatic Malignant Melanoma by Bizhan Bandarchi, Linglei Ma, Roya Navab, Arun Seth, Golnar Rasty

“…There is a complex interaction of environmental (exogenous) and endogenous, including genetic, risk factors in developing malignant melanoma. 8–12% of familial melanomas occur in a familial setting related to mutation of the CDKN2A gene that encodes p16. …”
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Recurrent Thrombotic Events after Discontinuation of Vitamin K Antagonist Treatment for Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Nicoletta Riva, Walter Ageno, Daniela Poli, Sophie Testa, Serena Rupoli, Rita Santoro, Teresa Lerede, Antonietta Piana, Monica Carpenedo, Alberto Nicolini, Piera Maria Ferrini, Giuliana Martini, Catello Mangione, Laura Contino, Carlo Bonfanti, Paolo Gresele, Alberto Tosetto

“…Ninety patients were included: 33 unprovoked SVT, 27 SVT secondary to transient risk factors, and 30 with permanent risk factors. During a median follow-up of 1.6 years, 6 venous and 1 arterial thrombosis were documented, for an incidence of 3.3/100 patient-years (pt-y). …”
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Exploring the mechanism of trait depression and cognitive impairment on the formation of among individuals with methamphetamine use disorder under varying degrees of social support by Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Guangsheng Sun, Guangsheng Sun, Chen Li, Chen Li, Cunxi Qiu, Junyi Fan, Yuhan Jin

“…Despite the high suicide rate among individuals with methamphetamine use disorder, research on their clinical characteristics and suicide risk factors remains scarce. Therefore, it is imperative to investigate the risk factors associated with suicidal ideation in individuals with methamphetamine use disorder.MethodsEmploying Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS), a total of 11,825 individuals with methamphetamine use disorder were selected from April to May 2023 in Guangdong, China. …”
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