Women’s exposure to intimate partner violence and its association with child stunting: findings from a population-based study in rural Rwanda by Jean Nepo Utumatwishima, Ingrid Mogren, Kristina Elfving, Aline Umubyeyi, Ali Mansourian, Gunilla Krantz

“…Exposure to physical violence before pregnancy and sexual violence during pregnancy was associated with higher odds of child stunting; the adjusted odds ratios were 1.29 (95% CI, 1.01–2.03) and 1.25 (95% CI, 1.04–2.01), respectively. …”
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Studies on the Association of GCK and GCKR Polymorphisms with Susceptibility to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis by Hongxia Tu, Youyi Zhang, Mingyi Wang

“…Studies were critically appraised using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale, and meta-analyses were performed using STATA 12.0. The odds ratios (ORs) were calculated with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and heterogeneity was assessed with Cochran’s Q test as well as I2 statistical tests, respectively. …”
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Transcriptome-wide association study identifies genes associated with bladder cancer risk by Siting Li, Jiang Gui, Margaret R. Karagas, Michael N. Passarelli

“…Logistic regression was used to estimate adjusted gene-level odds ratios (OR) per 1-standard deviation higher expression with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for bladder cancer risk. …”
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Low back pain treatment adherence barriers in Eswatini private physiotherapy practices: A pilot study by Tapiwa Chikaka, Monique M. Keller

“…Descriptive, regression and bivariate statistical analyses with odds ratios (OR) were used to identify adherence barriers. …”
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Migraine-Asthma Comorbidity and Risk of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy by Stefanie Czerwinski, Jolana Gollero, Chunfang Qiu, Tanya K. Sorensen, Michelle A. Williams

“…From medical records, we collected information to allow the diagnosis of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and preeclampsia. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using logistic regression procedures. …”
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Kidney and gallbladder stones and the risk of prostate cancer: Results from the EPICAP study. by Melissa Sawaya, Emilie Cordina-Duverger, Pierre-Jean Lamy, Brigitte Trétarre, Florence Menegaux

“…A total of 819 diagnosed prostate cancer cases and 879 controls were face-to-face interviewed using a standardized questionnaire that collected information on personal medical history, including history of kidney and gallbladder stones. Odds Ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence interval (CI) were estimated using multivariate unconditional logistic regression.…”
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Genetic Variations in Nucleotide Excision Repair Pathway Genes and Risk of Allergic Rhinitis by Wenlong Liu, Qingxiang Zeng, Yinhui Zeng, Yiquan Tang, Renzhong Luo

“…Three independent SNPs were identified as significantly associated with AR susceptibility, including ERCC1 rs2298881 C>A (recessive model: adjusted odds ratios OR=0.30, 95%confidence interval CI=0.18–0.50, P<0.0001), ERCC1 rs11615 G>A (dominant model: adjusted OR=1.44, 95%CI=1.04–2.01, P=0.030), and XPC rs2228001 A>C (dominant model: adjusted OR=0.68, 95%CI=0.49–0.95, P=0.024). …”
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Association of the EPAS1 gene G/A polymorphism with successful performance in a group of Russian wrestlers by E. A. Bondareva, E. Z. Godina

“…Thus, for sambo practitioners, who reached high levels, the presence of the minor А-allele in the genotypes was typical. The odd ratio (OR) calculated for this group was 1.800 (95 % CI 1.227–2.641), demonstrating that the carriers of the А-allele of the EPAS1 gene had some advantages over the carriers of the G-allele. …”
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Effects of a multimedia campaign to increase human papillomavirus vaccine acceptance in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Sohail Agha, Sarah Francis, Drew Bernard, Aslam Fareed, Kasrina Azad, Firdausi Qadri

“…We conducted bivariate and multivariate analyses to assess the relationships between the caregivers’ motivation, ability, exposure to the campaign and their child’s vaccination status. Adjusted odds ratios from logistic regression analyses, suggest that caregivers’ motivation, ability, and exposure to the multimedia campaign contributed to vaccine uptake. …”
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Association Between Opioid-Related Mortality and History of Surgical Procedure: A Population-Based Case-Control Study by Mhd Wasem Alsabbagh, BScPhm, PhD, Michael A. Beazely, BSP, PhD, Leona Spasik, PharmD

“…Logistic regression was used to determine if there was an association between having surgery and death from an opioid-related cause by estimating the crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) with the corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI). …”
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Natural Cycle Frozen Embryo Transfer: Evaluating Optimal Protocols for Preparation and Timing by Kai N. Holder, Jessica S. Mormol, Jennifer B. Bakkensen, Mary Ellen Pavone, Kara N. Goldman, Chen Yeh, Lutfiyya N. Muhammad, Lia A. Bernardi

“…Statistical Analysis Used: Generalised estimating equations were fitted to obtain adjusted odds ratios or rate ratios as appropriate with 95% confidence intervals for each outcome across the three primary predictors. …”
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Increased Frequency of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Coeliac Disease and Vice Versa: A Prospective Observational Study by Stefano Bibbò, Claudio Fozza, Giovanni Mario Pes, Rodrigo Rojas, Roberto Manetti, Maria Pina Dore

“…All patients with CD were screened for ITP and patients with ITP for CD. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated based on the prevalence in the general population. …”
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Association between NFKB1 −94ins/del ATTG Promoter Polymorphism and Cancer Susceptibility: An Updated Meta-Analysis by Xiao Yang, Pengchao Li, Jun Tao, Chao Qin, Qiang Cao, Jinbao Gu, Xiaheng Deng, Jun Wang, Xuzhong Liu, Zijie Wang, Bian Wu, Min Gu, Qiang Lu, Changjun Yin

“…To clarify this relationship, we performed a meta-analysis of 21 case-control studies involving 6127 cases and 9238 controls. We used pooled odds ratios (ORs) with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) to assess the association. …”
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Diagnostic and prognostic values of tsRNAs in lung cancer: a meta-analysis by Cheng Tang, Su-Xia Sun, Chao Gu, Chao-Juan Li, Jin Xu, Ke-Lei Su, Dan-Dan Zhou, Kuai Yu, Qing-Ling Xiao, Xiao-Li Chen

“…Methods PubMed and Web of Science were searched for articles published up to January 10, 2024. Diagnostic odds ratios (DORs) and areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUCs) were used to evaluate the potential of tsRNAs as diagnostic markers for LC. …”
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ADIPOQ rs2241766 Gene Polymorphism and Predisposition to Diabetic Kidney Disease by Qiuxia Han, Wenjia Geng, Dong Zhang, Guangyan Cai, Hanyu Zhu

“…Relevant studies were identified from digital databases such as Embase, PubMed, Medline, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, WanFang, and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). Odds ratios (ORs) with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were pooled by means of fixed- or random-effects models. …”
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Characteristics of TPT initiation and completion among people living with HIV by L. Gunde, A. Wang, D. Payne, S. O'Connor, A. Kabaghe, N. Kalata, A. Maida, D. Kayira, V. Buie, L. Tauzi, A. Sankhani, A. Thawani, E. Rambiki, A. Ahimbisibwe, T. Maphosa, K. Kudiabor, R. Nyirenda, J. Mpunga, K. Mbendera, P. Nyasulu, F. Kayigamba, M. Farahani, A. C. Voetsch, K. Brown, A. Jahn, B. Girma, K. Mirkovic, the MPHIA Survey Team

“…Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression were performed to calculate the odds ratios for factors associated with ever-taking TPT. …”
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Risk Balancing of Cold Ischemic Time against Night Shift Surgery Possibly Reduces Rates of Reoperation and Perioperative Graft Loss by Nikos Emmanouilidis, Julius Boeckler, Bastian P. Ringe, Alexander Kaltenborn, Frank Lehner, Hans Friedrich Koch, Jürgen Klempnauer, Harald Schrem

“…Multivariable regression was used to determine odds ratios (ORs) for reoperation, graft loss, delayed graft function (DGF), and discharge on dialysis. …”
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Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease Is an Independent Predictor of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Risks in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China by Xiao-Hong Pang, Jue Han, Wan-Lan Ye, Xue Sun, Yue Ding, Wen-Juan Huang, Yi-Ming Zhao, Han-Yu Lou, Li-Zhen Shan, Ying-Xiu Kang, Xiao-Xiao Song, Song-Zhao Zhang, Wei Gu, Peng-Fei Shan

“…Compared with those in the T2DM non-PAD group, the odds ratios (ORs) for CHD and stroke risk were 3.6 (95% confidence interval (CI), 2.2–6.0; P<0.001) and 6.9 (95% CI, 4.0–11.8; P<0.001) in those with lower extremity PAD, respectively. …”
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Pathologic Response Rates of Gemcitabine/Cisplatin versus Methotrexate/Vinblastine/Adriamycin/Cisplatin Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Muscle Invasive Urothelial Bladder Cancer by Franklin C. Lee, William Harris, Heather H. Cheng, Jaideep Shenoi, Song Zhao, Junfeng Wang, Thomas Champion, Jason Izard, John L. Gore, Michael Porter, Evan Y. Yu, Jonathan L. Wright

“…Outcomes of interest included those with complete response (pT0) and any response (≤pT1). Odds ratios were calculated using multivariate logistic regression. …”
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The Association between Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Risk of Undetected Prediabetes by Jia Wang, Yili Wu, Feng Ning, Chaoying Zhang, Dongfeng Zhang

“…Logistic regression was conducted to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of prediabetes associated with leisure-time physical activity. …”
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