Higher risk of carotid plaque among lean individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A retrospective study. by Jiangfeng Xue, Lun Zhao, Liang Shao, Huiwang Zhang, Yewei Feng, Ping Shuai

“…Implementing stricter management of risk factors may improve the health status of high-risk populations.…”
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Study on clinically manifested reproductive health problems of dairy cows managed under intensive and semi-intensive production systems in Wondo Genet district, Southern Ethiopia by Amene Fekadu, Yifat Denbarga, Tesfaye Belay, Desie Sheferaw, Fufa Abunna, Kebede Amenu, Rahmeto Abebe, Mesele Abera, Berhanu Mekibib

“…Among the considered host and management related risk factors, only presence of previous reproductive disorder had statistically significant association with the occurrence of reproductive disorder (p<0.05). …”
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Smoking and alcohol use plays a mediating role on the social determinants of high blood pressure: Evidence from nationally representative sample in India by Arivarasan Barathi, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Rajan Rushender

“…Background and Aim: A better understanding of the complex interplay between socioeconomic determinants and risk factors of high blood pressure (BP) has critical implications. …”
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Female genital mutilation among children in Ethiopia: A time-to-event analysis of age at circumcision. by Michael Arthur Ofori, Daniel Biftu Bekalo, David Kwamena Mensah, Niharika Jha

“…The analysis revealed that residential status (rural vs urban, HR = 1.73: 1.35-2.70), religion (Muslim vs Christian, HR = 1.51: 1.38-2.70), mother's educational level (none vs higher, HR = 5.25: 2.23-12.36 or primary vs higher HR = 4.12: 1.25-9.68), father's educational level (none vs higher, HR = 1.65: 1.12-2.43), and mother's age (15-24 years vs 35 +, HR = 1.89: 1.21-2.95 or 24-34 years vs 35 +, HR = 1.55: 1.18-2.02) are significant risk factors for age at circumcision. Mother's age and family wealth index were time dependent risk factors. …”
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Awareness of Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia, and Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Characteristics in Russian Adults by Filip Sahatqija, Monica Hunsberger, Sarah Cook, Kamila Kholmatova, Marina Shapkina, Sofia Malyutina, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev

“…Russia has higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality compared to other European countries. The major CVD risk factors are age, male sex, and three conditions, namely hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes mellitus (DM). …”
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Mothers’ experiences as legal guardian of children's phlebitis during hospitalization in Indonesia: A phenomenological study by Casman Casman, Dian Mahanani, Balbina Antonelda Marled Wawo, Muhammad Iqbal, Desy Rizki Ariani, Anung Ahadi Pradana

“…Conclusion: Although the causes and risk factors for phlebitis in children cannot be entirely avoided, early detection by mothers can reduce some risks. …”
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Study on clinically manifested reproductive health problems of dairy cows managed under intensive and semi-intensive production systems in Wondo Genet district, Southern Ethiopia by Amene Fekadu, Yifat Denbarga, Tesfaye Belay, Desie Sheferaw, Fufa Abunna, Kebede Amenu, Rahmeto Abebe, Mesele Abera, Berhanu Mekibib

“…Among the considered host and management related risk factors, only presence of previous reproductive disorder had statistically significant association with the occurrence of reproductive disorder (p<0.05). …”
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Ultrasound Assessment of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: Comparison between Diabetes and Nondiabetes Subjects, and Correlation with Serum Vitamin D by Sameeah Abdulrahman Rashid

“…Smoking, BMI, and physical activity are among the modifiable risk factors with significant influence on CIMT.…”
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Assessing the impact of waste picking on musculoskeletal disorders among waste pickers in Mumbai, India: a cross-sectional study by Praveen Chokhandre, Shrikant Singh

“…The study attempts to understand the risk factors for MSDs in various areas of the body.Design A cross-sectional household survey was conducted using a case-control design. …”
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Bullying and Its Associated Factors among School-Aged Adolescents in Thailand by Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer

“…The predominant forms of being bullied were among boys being hit, kicked, pushed, shoved around, or locked indoors and among girls making fun of with sexual jokes, comments, and gestures. Among boys risk factors for having been bullied were younger age (adjusted odds ratio to (AOR): 0.34; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.18–0.65), having been in a physical fight (AOR: 3.64; 95% CI: 2.84–4.66), being physically inactive (AOR: 1.49; 95% CI: 1.04–2.15), truancy (AOR: 1.66; 95% CI: 1.13–2.45), and psychosocial distress (AOR: 2.07; 95% CI: 1.14–3.74), and among girls risk factors for having been bullied were having been in a physical fight (AOR: 2.91; 95% CI: 2.00–4.24), lack of parental bonding (AOR: 0.71; 95% CI: 0.51–0.99), and psychosocial distress (AOR: 2.37; 95% CI: 1.39–4.03). …”
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Statistical Risk Characteristics and Risk Scoring of Hospital-Acquired Malnutrition for Pediatric Patients by Khreshna Syuhada, Dessie Wanda, Risti Nur’aini, Chairun Ardiantari, Ayu Susilo

“…Our aim was to explore statistical risk factors or characteristics as well as to forecast risk scoring for such malnutrition. …”
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Factors related to the development of pneumonia associated with ischemic stroke by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Alexis Álvarez Aliaga, Andrés Quesada Vázquez, Julia Matilde Pupo Jiménez

“…<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to identify the risk factors for the development of pneumonia associated with ischemic stroke.…”
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Phenotypes of headache in patients with obstructive sleep apnea by Viriya Tripakornkusol, Napassorn Sinsopa, Sittichai Khamsai, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth

“…There is limited data on risk factors for having headache in patients with OSA. …”
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Investigating Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms of Chronic Kidney Diseases in China with Type 2 Diabetes by Xu Wang, Biyu Shen, Xun Zhuang, Xueqin Wang, Weiqun Weng

“…And the independent risk factors of depressive symptoms were assessed by using a stepwise forward model of logistic regression analysis. …”
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Prevención de la hipertensión arterial by Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Juan José Apolinaire Pennini, Yoel Torres Ros

“…These considerations are made regardless of the presence or absence of other cardiovascular risk factors (CRF). This paper presents an analysis on the relationship between cardiovascular hyperreactivity and high blood pressure through a logistic regression model that allows determining risk factors associated to this entity including cardiovascular hyperreactivity…”
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Advances on relationship between phthalate exposure and perinatal depression by Yueming XU, Mei ZHAO, Yichao HUANG, Lingling YU, Lan GENG, Lei CHEN

“…Therefore, it is important to identify its potential modifiable risk factors. Phthalic acid esters (PAEs), as common environmental endocrine disruptors, can affect maternal estrogen through multiple mechanisms and are important potential modifiable risk factors for developing maternal perinatal depression. …”
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Performance of the WHO 2011 TB Symptom Screening Algorithm for Pulmonary TB Diagnosis among HIV-Infected Patients in Gondar University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia by Martha Alemayehu Menberu

“…Information about WHO TB clinical symptoms and other known risk factors for TB was collected using structured questionnaire. …”
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Contaminated Pond Water Favors Cholera Outbreak at Haibatpur Village, Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal, India by Dilip Kumar Biswas, Rama Bhunia, Dipankar Maji, Palash Das

“…Attack rate was calculated by age and sex and risk factors were found out by calculating odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI). …”
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Chili pepper consumption and duration of fissure symptoms onset are associated with perianal fistula development among patients with anal fissure: a case-control study by Khadije Gorgi, Zahra Ghanbarzadegan, Ali Reza Safarpour, Sara Shojaei-Zarghani, Seyed Vahid Hosseini

“…The present case-control study aimed to assess the risk factors of fissure-associated fistulas due to the limited available evidence. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Recurrence after Eradication Therapy in Jiangjin District, Chongqing, China by Gang Zhou

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the independent risk factors for H. pylori infection recurrence. Results. …”
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