Sociodemographic Factors and Antenatal Service Utilization among Severe Acute Malnutrition Children under 2 Years of Age, Western India (Rajkot, Gujarat) – A Hospital-based Case-Co... by Rujal D. Bhitora, Vibha V. Gosalia, Harsha M. Solanki

“…The absence of toilet facility at home and poor hygienic practices of mothers were significant risk factors. Mother’s <4 antenatal visits, home deliveries, and participants with low birth weight were associated with SAM. …”
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Comparison of low back pain prevalence in adults between pre-pandemic and pandemic periods and related biopsychosocial aspects by Kerolyne Soares Mayer, Betiane Moreira Pilling, Cláudia Tarragô Candotti

“…This study aims to compare reported lower back pain in adults during the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods regarding intensity and frequency, as well as the risk of poor prognosis, disability, exposure to risk factors, beliefs, fears, and sitting posture in front of the computer. …”
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Shaggy aorta—An autopsy analysis by Pranita Zare, Pradeep Vaideeswar

“…The important associated cardiovascular risk factors included hypertension, tobacco use, and diabetes mellitus. …”
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Exploring the Socio-personal Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Symptoms of Reproductive Tract Infections among Sexually Active Married Women in Ernakulam District of Kerala... by Ann Merrin George, Leena Kunnath Chacko

“…Also, efforts to improve the reproductive health of the women and reduce the obstetric/gynaecological risk factors should be devised to curtail the peak of RTIs.…”
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Novel Predictor of the AF Development in Patients with OSAS: Importance of Visceral Adipose Index by Ugur OZKAN, Muhammet GURDOGAN

“…Results: Demographic characteristics and clinical risk factors were similar between the groups (p&gt;0.05). …”
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Targets for the Treatment of Metabolic Diseases by Francisco A. Monsalve, Radha D. Pyarasani, Fernando Delgado-Lopez, Rodrigo Moore-Carrasco

“…The most widely recognized metabolic risk factors are atherogenic dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure, and elevated plasma glucose. …”
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Traffic Allocation Mode of PPP Highway Project: A Risk Management Approach by Jie Li, Peng Mao, Zhaohua Dai, Jing Zhang

“…The conventional traffic allocation forecasting technique predominantly depends on the travel time, overlooking other risk factors. Consequently, traffic allocation forecasting is usually inaccurate. …”
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Applying a quantitative fire risk assessment method in hospital settings: Case study. by Marzieh Beljikangarlou, Ali Ghazvinloo, Alireza Dehdashti, Mohammad Reza MirLavasani

“…This case study, conducted in two university hospitals in Semnan, Iran, examined fire risk factors in healthcare facilities using a developed fire risk assessment method. …”
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Health information analysis of cryptorchidism-related short videos: Analyzing quality and reliability by Yuqiang Sun, Xingjian Liu, Xintao Zhang, Qiongqian Xu, Aiwu Li

“…Using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) criteria, Global Quality Score (GQS), and modified DISCERN score, we evaluated the videos based on six factors: definition, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and outcome. …”
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First Report of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection due to Cyberlindnera fabianii by Jonathan Baghdadi, Peera Hemarajata, Romney Humphries, Theodoros Kelesidis

“…Transient fungemia in immunocompetent patients without any other risk factors for fungemia has been suggested as a possible mechanism that may lead to serious fungal ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infections, but evidence is lacking. …”
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Emerging Comorbidities in Adult Asthma: Risks, Clinical Associations, and Mechanisms by Hannu Kankaanranta, Paula Kauppi, Leena E. Tuomisto, Pinja Ilmarinen

“…Obesity, independently or as a part of metabolic syndrome, DM2, and depression are risk factors for incident asthma. In contrast, the effects of comorbidities on clinical asthma are less well-known and mostly studies are lacking. …”
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Malnutrition Amongst HIV Adult Patients in Selected Hospitals of Bushenyi District in Southwestern Uganda. by Odwee, Ambrose, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Acup, Christine Amongi, Kyamanywa, Patrick, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Obura, Richard, Agaba, Jude B., Makeri, Danladi, Kirimuhuzya, Claude, Sasirabo, Olivia, Bamaiyi, Pwaveno H.

“…Background: Malnutrition is an important clinical outcome amongst HIV patients in developing countries and in Uganda, there is scarcity of information on its prevalence and risk factors amongst HIV adult patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study amongst 253 HIV patients in Bushenyi district assessed their nutritional status using the body mass index (BMI) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), and a questionnaire was used to identify major risk factors. …”
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Erectile Function and Sexual Activity Are Declining in the Younger Generation: Results from a National Survey in Japan by Akira Tsujimura, Shinichiro Fukuhara, Koji Chiba, Tsuyoshi Yoshizawa, Hikaru Tomoe, Masato Shirai, Kazunori Kimura, Eiji Kikuchi, Eri Maeda, Yoshikazu Sato, Atsushi Nagai, Koichi Nagao, Haruaki Sasaki

“…The prevalence of these risk factors was compared between men with and without ED. …”

Clinical outcome of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an 11-year follow-up study by Steven Dooley, Juan Du, Xiaoping Tang, Lan Chen, Jinzhu Jia, Fujun Li, Yanyan Shi, Christoph Meyer, Zhongwei Zhu, Yanming Zhang, Roman Liebe, Keming Hu, Tingting Zhou, Huier Zhang, Hong-Lei Weng, Tong Huang

“…Age and obesity are direct risk factors for NAFLD. BMI, gender and TG are three parameters directly reflecting the occurrence of NAFLD.…”
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Prevalence and determinants of persistent symptoms after infection with SARS-CoV-2: protocol for an observational cohort study (LongCOVID-study) by Lotte Haverman, Eelco Franz, Ka Yin Leung, Albert Jan Van Hoek, Hans Knoop, Cees C van den Wijngaard, Elizabeth N Mutubuki, Tessa van der Maaden, Albert Wong, Anna D Tulen, Siméon de Bruijn

“…However, knowledge regarding the nature and risk factors for developing persisting symptoms is still limited. …”
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Severe Cases of Tick-Borne Encephalitis in Northeastern Poland by Justyna Adamczuk, Magdalena Chlabicz, Natalia Koda, Maciej Kondrusik, Joanna Zajkowska, Piotr Czupryna, Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska

“…Both patients had no history of travel outside their region of residence prior to the onset of illness. The few risk factors shown in our patients and the serious sequelae of the disease may indicate the need to test patients for possible gene mutations.…”
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Epidemiology, Prognosis, and Evolution of Management of Septic Shock in a French Intensive Care Unit: A Five Years Survey by Nicolas Boussekey, Juliette Cantrel, Lise Dorchin Debrabant, Joachim Langlois, Patick Devos, Agnes Meybeck, Arnaud Chiche, Hugues Georges, Olivier Leroy

“…These six mortality risk factors recovered allow screening immediately septic shock patients with a high mortality risk. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pulmonary Thromboembolism. by Aymara Marcia Hernández Cardoso, Maribel Misas Menéndez, Carlos Jaime Geroy Gómez, Diosdania Alfonso Falcón

“…It includes the concept, risk factors, clinical presentations, diagnosis, and therapy based on the possibilities of our environment. …”
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Triage and Protocol Recommendations for the Parasitology Laboratory Based on an Epidemiological Investigation of Parasite Diagnostics in Ontario Laboratories by Allison Maier, Julia Krolik, Anna Majury

“…OBJECTIVES:A study was performed using a subset of Ontario laboratory parasitology data, with three objectives: to describe parasitic infections in Ontario; to identify risk factors for acquiring a parasitic infection using routinely collected information; and to use this information to assess current protocols for parasite testing in laboratories and, in turn, to propose alternatives to optimize the allocation of laboratory resources.…”
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Complications of Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis: Heterozygous Factor V Leiden Mutation Leads to Pulmonary Embolism in a Patient With Post–Bowel Resection Surgery by Hafiz Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Muiz Malik, Ayaz Ahmed Awan, Muhammad Daoud Tariq, Mohamed Daoud, Aman Goyal

“…Even in the absence of conventional risk factors, the Factor V Leiden mutation emphasizes the importance of a thorough thrombophilia assessment. …”
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