The association between preoperative anemia and postoperative mortality among non-cardiac surgical patients in Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study by Misganew Terefe Molla, Amanuel Sisay Endeshaw, Gebrehiwot Asfaw, Fantahun Tarekegn Kumie

“…The association between preoperative anemia and postoperative mortality was determined using adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence interval. Results This study included 3506 noncardiac surgery patients, of which 1532 (43.7%) had preoperative anemia. …”
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Family Aggregation in Individuals with Essential Arterial Hypertension and Risk Factors by Julio Armando Sánchez Delgado, Nailé Edita Sánchez Lara

“…The following statistics were used: Chi square, Odd Ratio (OR), including p and confidence interval. …”
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Neutrophil–Lymphocytes Ratio as Potential Early Marker for Alzheimer’s Disease by Carlo Cervellati, Dario Pedrini, Pietro Pirro, Paola Guindani, Carlo Renzini, Gloria Brombo, Giovanni Zuliani

“…These results were confirmed by multivariate logistic analysis, which showed that high NLR was associated with an increase in the likelihood of receiving a diagnosis of aMCI (odd ratio (OR): 2.58, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.36–4.89) or AD (OR: 3.13, 95%CI: 1.47–6.70), but not of VAD. …”
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Assessment of adherence to dietary recommendations and associated factors among type 2 diabetic patients in selected hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Wabi Temesgen Atinafu, Kefyalew Naniye Tilahun

“…Finally, the results of bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were presented using odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. In the final model, a p-value of <0.05 was taken as statistically significant.ResultsA total of 406 participants were included, with a response rate of 96.7%. …”
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Exploring smartphone utilization patterns, addiction, and associated factors in school-going adolescents: A mixed-method study by Hemangi M. Ladani, M Yogesh, Nidhi S. Trivedi, Rohankumar B. Gandhi, Dhruv Lakkad

“…Factors associated with smartphone use are statistically significant based on adjusted odds ratios (AOR), which were urban residence [2.5 (1.8–3.8)], use of handsfree kit [2.04 (1.56–2.95)], illiterate father’s education [2.7 (1.9–7.8)], illiterate [2.38 (1.98–5.7)], primary/secondary educated [2.15 (1.06–4.3)] mother’s education, and addiction [3.2 (1.7–4.3)]. …”
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Model for Predicting Borderline Mental Disorders of Law Enforcement Officers – Participants of Anti-Terrorist Operation by O. V. Zemlianska, P. V. Makarenko

“…The obtained regression coefficients and the values of weighted odds ratios for each of the scales demonstrated that the variables “Dissimulation”, “Negativism”, “Distress and maladjustment”, “Indirect aggression” and “Symptom of hyperactivity” are the most significant indicators of personal qualities that predict the formation of borderline stress disorders of law enforcement officers – participants in the anti-terrorist operation; further significant are “The presence of features of post traumatic stress disorder”, “Resentment”, “Aggravation” and, finally, “Hostility”, “Physical aggression”, “Symptoms of invasion” and “Verbal aggression”. …”
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Incidence of Road Traffic Injury and Associated Factors among Patients Visiting the Emergency Department of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Bewket Tadesse Tiruneh, Berihun Assefa Dachew, Berhanu Boru Bifftu

“…Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were performed to identify associated factors with road traffic injury. Odds ratios with 95% confidence interval were computed to determine the level of significance. …”
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Coffee Consumption, General Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Studies by Mohammad Nemati, Sanaz Soltani, Fatemeh Almasi, Asma Salari-Moghaddam, Bagher Larijani, Armin Ebrahimzadeh, Alireza Milajerdi, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh

“…Studies that had reported odds ratios (ORs) as effect size were included in the meta-analysis. …”
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A comparison of the predictive validity of the combination of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and other risk scoring systems for intravenous imm... by Seiichiro Takeshita, Takashi Kanai, Yoichi Kawamura, Yusuke Yoshida, Shigeaki Nonoyama

“…<h4>Results</h4>The new score and the Kobayashi score displayed high sensitivity (0.72 and 0.70 respectively) and specificity (0.67 and 0.68 respectively), while the Egami and Sano scores showed high specificity (0.71 and 0.81 respectively) but relatively low sensitivity (0.56 and 0.45 respectively). The odds ratios (ORs) for the new score, the Kobayashi score, the Egami score and the Sano score were 5.34 (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.22-8.85), 4.87 (95% CI 2.96-8.01), 3.14 (95% CI 1.96-5.03) and 3.53 (95% CI 2.17-5.77) respectively.…”
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Risk factors for venous thromboembolism after hip arthroscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Haoxuan Li, Huan Zhang, Shengjie Zhou, Chaowei Hu, Yiyuan Guan, Ri Jin

“…The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to assess the relationship between various risk factors and the incidence of postoperative VTE after hip arthroscopy. …”
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A Case-Control Study for Assessing Risk Factors for Congenital Anomalies among Children in Sulaimani City by Niaz Mustafa Kamal, Nasih Othman

“…The data were using descriptive statistical methods, Chi-square and Logistic Regression using STATA 11, calculating odds ratios and condensing P value less than 0.05 as statistically significant. …”
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Healthy lifestyle and its change attenuated the risk of hypertension among rural population: evidence from a prospective cohort study by Tingyun Ren, Yinghao Yuchi, Wei Liao, Ning Kang, Ruiying Li, Chongjian Wang

“…Compared with participants with lower HLS (scored 0–2), the odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for hypertension in those with HLS = 3, 4, or 5 were 0.853 (0.737, 0.987), 0.881 (0.754, 1.029), and 0.658 (0.519, 0.834), respectively. …”
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Association between coffee and caffeine intake and functional dyspepsia by Glareh Koochakpoor, Asma Salari-Moghaddam, Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh, Peyman Adibi

“…Logistic regression was applied to compute odds ratios for FD and its components considering a wide range of covariates. …”
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Nationally representative epidemiological study of social anxiety disorder from India by Satish Suhas, Pavithra Jayasankar, Rahul Patley, Narayana Manjunatha, Girish N. Rao, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal, NMHS National Collaborators group

“…Firth penalized logistic regression (FPLR) was used to estimate covariate odds ratios (ORs), and the treatment gap for SAD and disability measured using Sheehan's disability scale was calculated. …”
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Balancing the books or winning votes: unveiling the power of fiscal strategies in local elections and the fate of prudent mayors by Krzysztof Kluza, Hanna Kociemska, Wojciech Rafał

“…Increasing the deficit raises the likelihood of re-election by about 80% (odds ratios), while running large budget surpluses through reduced spending can effectively eliminate the chances of re-election. …”
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Malnutrition Is Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Wen Wei, Ruiyu Lin, Shihai Li, Zheyuan Chen, Qianqian Kang, Fenyan Lv, Wenying Zhong, Hangju Chen, Mei Tu

“…DR patients were more likely to be malnourished than patients without DR. The adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for DR of malnutrition defined by different tools were 1.86 (1.01-3.14) for GLIM criteria, 1.67 (1.04-2.70) for NRI, and 2.24 (1.07-4.69) for PNI. …”
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Prognostic and diagnostic significance of circRNAs expression in hepatocellular carcinoma patients: A meta‐analysis by Xin Huang, Weiyue Zhang, Zengwu Shao

“…Eligible studies reporting on the association among circRNAs and clinicopathological, prognostic, diagnostic values of HCC patients were included. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were utilized to assess clinicopathological parameters, sensitivity, and specificity, and hazard ratios (HRs) were to evaluate overall survival (OS). 17 eligible studies which included 7 for clinicopathological features, 10 for prognosis, and 8 for diagnosis were in our study. …”
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Epidemiological, Clinical and Paraclinical Profile of Paediatric Malaria at University Hospital Centre Amissa Bongo in Franceville, Gabon by Roméo Karl Imboumy-Limoukou, Jean Claude Biteghe-Bi-Essone, Sandrine Lydie Oyegue-Liabagui, Jean Jordan Ekogha-Ovono, D’Alva Noronha Ingrid Nascimento, Steede Seinnat Ontoua, Cherone Nancy Mbani Mpega Ntigui, Lady Charlène Kouna, Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki

“…Fever ˃39°8C (adjusted odds ratios [aOR] = 2.68; 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.32–5.48]; P < 0.01), chills (aOR = 2.14; 95% CI = [1.13–4.11]; P < 0.01) and nausea–vomiting (aOR = 2.03; 95% CI = [1.06–3.83]; P = 0.03) were the factors associated with the occurrence of malaria. …”
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Burden of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Determinants among Adults (≥30 Years) Residing in Urban Field Practice Area of A Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal by Nabarun Mandal, Debayan Podder, Nazrul Mallick, Puspendu Biswas

“…Factors significantly associated with DM were female (adjusted odd ratio [AOR] = 4.55, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.06–19.41]), overweight participants (AOR = 6.53, 95% CI [1.02–41.85]), physical activity (AOR = 2.83, 95% CI [1.05–7.65]), and family history of diabetes (AOR = 2.74, 95% CI [1.04–7.22]). …”
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Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations between Body Mass Index and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents in a Country of the African Region by Tanica Lyngdoh, Bharathi Viswanathan, Edwin van Wijngaarden, Gary J. Myers, Pascal Bovet

“…Comparing overweight participants with those having a BMI below the age-specific median, the odds ratios for high blood pressure were 5.4/4.7 (male/female) cross-sectionally and 2.5/3.9 longitudinally (P<0.05). …”
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