Dietary index for gut microbiota and its protective role against kidney stones: evidence of diabetes as a mediator from NHANES cross-sectional data by Lei Wang, Junjun Wu, Ziwen Jiang, Chao Wang, Fuxiang Lin, Yuxiang Zhong, Pengpeng Zhao, Wei Wei, Jianhua Huang, Zhanping Xu

“…Mediation analysis evaluated diabetes’s contribution to this relationship, and subgroup analyses were conducted based on sex, race/ethnicity, and alcohol consumption.ResultsHigher DI-GM scores were associated with lower KS prevalence (adjusted OR: 0.78, 95% CI: 0.65–0.92 per SD increase). …”
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Social determinants of oral health in an indigenous community of Chile: preliminary data of a mixed qualitative and quantitative study by Cynthia Cantarutti, Gerardo Yévenes, Agueda Muñoz-del-Carpio-Toia, Daniela Adorno-Farias, Ricardo Fernández-Ramires, Alan Roger Santos-Silva, Jean Nunes dos Santos, Ignacio Molina-Ávila, Wilfredo Alejandro González-Arriagada

“…Educational level and rurality were identified as factors potentially affecting the oral health status of this community. Conclusion Ethnicity can influence in oral health, primarily in relation to rurality and educational level. …”
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Pre-diagnostic risk factors for brain cancer incidence and survival: insights from the Golestan Cohort Study by Parisa Rezanejad-Asl, Peyvand Parhizkar Roudsari, Negar Rezaei, Maryam Sharafkhah, Gholamreza Roshandel, Hossein Poustchi, Sadaf Sepanlou, Reza Malekzadeh

“…In the multiple model, Turkmen ethnicity (Hazard Ratio = 0.42 (0.23–0.76)), urban residence (HR = 0.46 (0.25–0.84)), overweight or obesity (HR = 0.48 (0.25–0.93)), and history of animal contact (HR = 0.43 (0.19–0.96)) were associated with a better survival. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension among Women in Southern Ghana: Evidence from 2014 GDHS by Cyprian Issahaku Dorgbetor, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kenneth Setorwu Adde

“…Greater Accra women had higher odds (aOR = 1.35, CI = 1.02–1.79) of being hypertensive relative to the reference category, women from the Western region. Women of Guan ethnicity had a lesser likelihood (aOR = 0.54, CI = 0.29–0.98) of being hypertensive. …”
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast, from diagnosis to management: a case report by Mendoza-Urbano Diana Marcela, Cañon Diana, Palazuelos Gloria Ines, Torres Fabio, Wills Beatriz, Rodriguez-Urrego Paula Andrea

“…Case presentation We present the case of a 54-year-old Colombian woman of Hispanic ethnicity who had a lesion detected by mammography at the junction of the upper quadrants. …”
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Psychological detachment from work predicts mental wellbeing of working-age adults: Findings from the 'Wellbeing of the Workforce' (WoW) prospective longitudinal cohort study. by Holly Blake, Juliet Hassard, Louise Thomson, Wei Hoong Choo, Teixiera Dulal-Arthur, Maria Karanika-Murray, Lana Delic, Richard Pickford, Lou Rudkin

“…Better psychological wellbeing, lower anxiety and higher life satisfaction at T2 were observed in those who reported better psychological detachment from work at T1 (β = .21, p = .01; β = -.43, p < .001; β = .32, p = .003, respectively), and in those who improved in this recovery activity from T1 to T2 (β = .36, p < .001; β = -.27, p < .001; β = .27, p = .008, respectively), controlling for age, gender and ethnicity.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The ability to psychologically detach from work during the first pandemic lockdown, and improvement in this recovery activity over time, predicted better mental wellbeing and quality of life in vocationally active adults after one year of a global crisis, irrespective of work status. …”
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“Knowledge was clearly associated with education.” epistemic positioning in the context of informed choice: a scoping review and secondary qualitative analysis by Niamh Ireland-Blake, Fiona Cram, Kevin Dew, Sondra Bacharach, Jeanne Snelling, Peter Stone, Christina Buchanan, Sara Filoche

“…Twenty-seven studies attributed informed choice to population descriptors (e.g., race/ethnicity, age, education). Population descriptors were reified as characteristics of epistemic credibility for informed choice obtained. …”
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Exploring segmented assimilation theory in health education utilization and its influencing factors among internal migrants in China: insights from the 2017 China migrants dynamic... by Ting Xu, Ting Xu, Zeyu Wang, Tingting Wang, Jiahua Shi, Aiyong Zhu, Enhong Dong, Enhong Dong

“…Additionally, factors such as ethnicity, marital status, employment status, educational attainment, hukou type, health insurance type, time of access to healthcare, social integration, social participation, establishment of health records, and issues encountered in host and origin places significantly influenced HEU.DiscussionThis study highlights diverse assimilation patterns among Chinese internal migrants regarding HEU, consistent with the theory of segmented assimilation. …”
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Prevalence of neutropenia in the U.S. among reproductive-aged women: a population-based analysis of NHANES 2013–2020 by Junfeng Chen, Shuangna Song, Yiran Li

“…A logistic regression model was established to assess the hematologic parameters across the distinct populations stratified according to age, ethnicity, smoking status, and infertility. Multivariate logistic regression was performed next, and weighted odds ratios along with the 95% confidence interval values were calculated, which assisted in predicting the prevalence of neutropenia among the female participants. …”
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The effects of alcohol on recovery from musculoskeletal trauma and injuries by Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi, Vincent Arriola, Daniel Arriola, Deyu Pan, Kaveh Dehghan, Emad Alamoutifard, Elby Washington

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess the independent association of alcohol misuse with the outcome variables, controlling for age, gender, ethnicity, and insurance status. Results: Among 3.7 million discharges, 207623 (40.2%) had alcohol abuse, and 58.8% had alcohol dependence. …”
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Prognostic Value of the Red Blood Cell Distribution Width-to-Albumin Ratio in Critically Ill Older Patients with Acute Kidney Injury: A Retrospective Database Study by Lei Guo, Dezhun Chen, Bihuan Cheng, Yuqiang Gong, Benji Wang

“…After controlling for ethnicity, gender, age, and other confounding variables in multivariate analysis, higher RA was significantly associated with an increased risk of 30-day, 90-day, and one-year all-cause mortality as opposed to the reduced levels of RA (tertile 3 vs. tertile 1: hazard ratios (HRs), 95% confidence intervals (CIs): 1.70, 1.43–2.01; 1.90, 1.64–2.19; and 1.95, 1.72–2.20, respectively). …”
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Defining the Need for Causal Inference to Understand the Impact of Social Determinants of Health: A Primer on Behalf of the Consortium for the Holistic Assessment of Risk in Transp... by Nrupen A. Bhavsar, PhD, Rachel E. Patzer, PhD, David J. Taber, PharmD, Katie Ross-Driscoll, PhD, Rhiannon Deierhoi Reed, PhD, Juan C. Caicedo-Ramirez, MD, Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH, Roland A. Matsouaka, PhD, Ursula Rogers, BS, Wendy Webster, MBA, Andrew Adams, MD, PhD, Allan D. Kirk, MD, Lisa M. McElroy, MD

“…We illustrate that biases can arise due to socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and incongruencies in language between the patient and clinician. …”
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Longitudinal maternal glycemia during pregnancy and placental epigenetic age acceleration by Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold, Prabhavi Wijesiriwardhana, Richard J. Biedrzycki, Cuilin Zhang, Katherine L. Grantz, Jagteshwar Grewal, Fasil Tekola-Ayele

“…Models were applied in the full cohort and stratified by race/ethnicity. Further, sensitivity analyses were performed after excluding women with GDM or preeclampsia. …”
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Contrastive Study of Brain Activation Regions during Verb Production in Uyghur and Chinese Broca Aphasia Patients after Stroke by ZUHERE Rouzi, MENG Shikai, MA Xiaoting, XI Yanling

“…Thirty-six healthy volunteers were recruited and matched with the patients in the ethnicity, sex, age and years of education, with 18 in each group. …”
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Importance of reference group selection in the evaluation of cancer incidence by Alexandra K. Mueller, Brandon Vaeth, Andrew C. Todd, Christopher R. Dasaro, Jiehui Li, Baozhen Qiao, Paolo Boffetta, David J. Prezant, Charles B. Hall, David G. Goldfarb, Rachel Zeig-Owens

“…Poisson regression was used to estimate IRRs controlling for age, race/ethnicity, and calendar year. IRRs and change-points were estimated using three reference populations (New York City (NYC), New York State (NYS), and a US population). …”
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Perceived wildfire risk and past experiences with wildfire smoke influence public support for prescribed burning in the western conterminous United States by Christopher J Rogers, Celeste Beck, Rima Habre, Jo Kay Ghosh

“…In weighted logistic regression models, we evaluated associations between predictor variables (past experiences with smoke, wildfire risk perception) and support for prescribed burns in general or near a respondent’s neighborhood, adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, gender, education, household income, and wildland urban interface status. …”
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Utilizing A Multi-Stage Transition Model for Analysing Child Stunting in Two Urban Slum Settlements of Nairobi: A Longitudinal Analysis, 2011-2014. by Oduro, Michael S., IddiI, Samuel, Asiedu, Louis, Asiki, Gershim, Kadengye, DamazoT.

“…The shared common factors associated with all transitions to a more severe state include male gender, ethnicity (only for mild and severe transition states), child’s age, and household food insecurity. …”
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Factors Associated with Stunting in Children Under Five Years of Age: A Case of Buhara Sub County, Kabale District. by Namanya, Oliver

“…The study made the following findings in line with the objectives: low household income, child illness in the last few weeks incomplete child vaccination (p- Value = 0.005 < 0.05 and p- value = 0.001 < 0.05), the child’s guardian ethnicity with (p- value = 0.013 < 0.05 and 0.000), open defecation, indiscriminate waste disposal, 18(4.7%) 95 CI= 028311725 - .073831273) and use of unprotected water sources, were the major factors associated with stunting. …”
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Are noise and air pollution related to the incidence of dementia? A cohort study in London, England by Derek G Cook, Frank J Kelly, Iain M Carey, H Ross Anderson, David P Strachan, Richard W Atkinson, Sean D Beevers, David Dajnak, John Gulliver

“…HRs from Cox models were adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, smoking and body mass index, with further adjustments explored for area deprivation and comorbidity.Results 2181 subjects (1.7%) received an incident diagnosis of dementia (39% mentioning Alzheimer’s disease, 29% vascular dementia). …”
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Typological and cumulative approaches to risk and adversity in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS): Retrospective cohort analysis in South London by Barry Coughlan, Nicole Marshall, Matt Woolgar, Julia Mannes, Paige Erkiert, Ayla Humphrey, Jack Smith, Taliah Drayak, Francesca Crozier-Roche, Tessa Morgan, Dustin Hutchinson, David Graham, Rick Hood, Robbie Duschinsky

“…Controlling for gender, ethnicity, age, and deprivation, we examined associations between risk typologies, cumulative risk, and the following outcomes: 1) psychiatric diagnosis 2) face-to-face appointments 3) missed appointments 4) referral to social services. …”
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