The optimal neoadjuvant treatment strategy for HR+/HER2 + breast cancer: a network meta-analysis by Shiwei Liu, Miao Yu, Exian Mou, Meihua Wang, Shuanghua Liu, Li Xia, Hui Li, Hao Tang, Yajing Feng, Xin Yu, Kun Mi, Hao Wang

“…We conducted a systematic search for trials comparing neoadjuvant regimens for HR+/HER2 + BC and a network meta-analysis. Odds ratios for pathological complete response (pCR) and hazard ratios for event-free survival (EFS) were calculated. …”
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The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Based on Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits in Healthcare Workers: A Retrospective Study by Pedro Javier Tárraga Marcos, Ángel Arturo López-González, Emilio Martínez-Almoyna Rifá, Hernán Paublini Oliveira, Cristina Martorell Sánchez, Pedro Juan Tárraga López, José Ignacio Ramírez-Manent

“…<b>Results</b>: Age, sex, and physical activity were the variables most strongly associated with MetS and HTW across the three evaluated diagnostic criteria. The odds ratios revealed significant values: age (9.07–13.71 for MetS and 13.42 for HTW), sex (2.82–3.31 for MetS and 3.72 for HTW), and physical activity (2.65–2.84 for MetS and 2.40 for HTW). …”
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Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis on Treating Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer After CDK4/6 Inhibitors by Neha Pathak, Abhenil Mittal, Sudhir Kumar, Chitrakshi Nagpal, Eitan Amir, Partha Haldar, Bharath B. Gangadharaiah, Akash Kumar, Ashutosh Mishra, Atul Batra

“…We calculated the hazard ratio (HR) for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) using generic inverse variance and odds ratios (ORs) using the Mantel–Haenszel method for adverse events (AEs) with Review-Manager version-5.4. …”
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Efficacy and safety of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the elderly versus non-elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: insights from a systematic review by Yao Wang, Jiangling Wang, Qian Gong, Haoming Wu, Shuhao Yang, Jufeng He, Xulin Hu, Tianfang Huang

“…The summary standard means difference and odds ratios were calculated. Thirteen articles were included in the analysis. …”
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Dynamic association of antimicrobial resistance in urinary isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae between primary care and hospital settings in the Netherlands (200... by Evelyn Pamela Martínez, Annelies Verbon, Annelot F. Schoffelen, Wieke Altorf-van der Kuil, Joost van Rosmalen, James W.T. Cohen Stuart, Damian C. Melles, Karin van Dijk, Ali Alzubaidy, Maarten Scholing, Sacha D. Kuil, Gert J. Blaauw, Wieke Altorf - van der Kuil, Saskia M. Bierman, Sabine C. de Greeff, Sonja R. Groenendijk, Rudy Hertroys, Jos C.M. Monen, Daan W. Notermans, Jan Polman, Wouter J. van den Reek, Caroline Schneeberger-van der Linden, Annelot F. Schoffelen, Feline Velthuis, Cornelia C.H. Wielders, Britt J. de Wit, Rony E. Zoetigheid, Wouter van den Bijllaardt, Elise M. Kraan, Michiel B. Haeseker, Júlia M. da Silva, Eefje de Jong, Boulos Maraha, Arjanne J. van Griethuysen, Bastiaan B. Wintermans, Marijke J.C.A. van Trijp, Anouk E. Muller, Man-Chi Wong, Alewijn Ott, Erik Bathoorn, Mariëtte Lokate, Jan Sinnige, Damian C. Melles, Nienke Plantinga, Nicole H.M. Renders, Julia W. Dorigo-Zetsma, Leendert J. Bakker, Wim Ang, Karola Waar, Martha T. van der Beek, Maurine A. Leversteijn-van Hall, Suzan P. van Mens, Erik Schaftenaar, Marrigje H. Nabuurs-Franssen, Ianthe Maat, Patrick D.J. Sturm, Bram M.W. Diederen, Lonneke G.M. Bode, David S.Y. Ong, Michiel van Rijn, Sander Dinant, Martijn den Reijer, Dick W. van Dam, Els I.G.B. de Brauwer, Robbert G. Bentvelsen, Anton G.M. Buiting, Anne L.M. Vlek, Melanie de Graaf, Annet Troelstra, Arjan R. Jansz, Maurits P.A. van Meer, Janneke de Vries, Julian D. Machiels

“…For each bacterium–antibiotic combination, we first conducted multivariable logistic regressions to calculate AMR odds ratios (ORs) by month and healthcare setting, adjusted for patient-related factors and a time term. …”
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Association between SPISE and NAFLD in patients with type 2 diabetes by Hongyan Zhao, Hongyan Zhao, Baolan Ji, Xin Wang, Shuwei Shi, Shuwei Shi, Jie Sheng, Jie Sheng, Xuan Ma, Xuan Ma, Bo Ban, Guanqi Gao

“…In multivariate regression analysis, a reduced SPISE was identified as an independent risk factor for NAFLD (odds ratios of 0.572 and 0.737, 95% CI of 0.477–0.687 and 0.587–0.926, respectively).Moreover, the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for SPISE was 0.209 in females and 0.268 in males (95% CI of 0.175–0.244 and 0.216–0.320, respectively). …”
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A Principal Component Analysis of Metabolome and Cognitive Decline Among Japanese Older Adults: Cross-sectional Analysis Using Tohoku Medical Megabank Cohort Study Data by Sakura Kiuchi, Kumi Nakaya, Upul Cooray, Kenji Takeuchi, Ikuko N. Motoike, Naoki Nakaya, Yasuyuki Taki, Seizo Koshiba, Shunji Mugikura, Ken Osaka, Atsushi Hozawa

“…Principal component (PC) analysis was performed to reduce the dimensionality of metabolite variables, followed by logistic regression analysis to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for cognitive decline. …”
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Comparison of live birth rate and fetal outcomes between fresh embryo and frozen-thawed embryo transfers: a prospective study by Seyedeh Farinaz Fattahpour, Parvin Hakimi, Fatemeh Tabatabaei, Mahsa Hejazad, Maryam Amoozadeh, Leila Sadeghi, Negin Rezaie, Razih Vejdani, Hosein Azizi

“…Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Antenatal depression among pregnant women in Ethiopia: An umbrella review. by Mesfin Abebe, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Tsion Mulat Tebeje

“…Pooled effect sizes were calculated based on the pooled prevalence of antenatal depression and odds ratios for associated factors, with a 95% confidence interval indicating statistical significance.…”
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The association between age of menopause and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mansoureh Yazdkhasti, Kyana Jafarabady, Arman Shafiee, Samira Parvizi Omran, Zohre Mahmoodi, Sara Esmaeilzadeh, Touran Bahrami Babaheidari, Kourosh Kabir, Maral Peisepar, Mahmood Bakhtiyari

“…We pooled the effect sizes of the included studies using both adjusted odds ratios (OR) and hazard ratios (HR) of interest outcomes with their 95% confidence interval (CI). …”
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Episodic Cancer Pain: Patient Reporting, Prevalence, and Clinicodemographic Associations at Initial Cancer Pain Clinic Assessment by Paulo Reis-Pina, Anand Acharya, Antonio Barbosa, Peter G. Lawlor

“…Multivariable analyses demonstrated significant (p<0.05) associations (odds ratios: 95% CIs) for 6 variables with S-BTcP: head and neck pain location (2.53; 1.20–5.37), NPC (2.39; 1.34–4.26), BPI average pain (1.64; 1.36–1.99), abdominal pain (0.324; 0.120–0.873), S-IcP (0.207; 0.116–0.369), and PMI-negative status (0.443; 0.213–0.918). …”
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The Constellation of Macrovascular Risk Factors in Early Onset T2DM: A Cross-Sectional Study in Xinjiang Province, China by Mingchen Zhang, Jiangfeng Mao, Ablikm Tuerdi, Xiaoyun Zeng, Li Quan, Shan Xiao, Jun Zhu, Hua Yao

“…Logistic regression analysis was performed to obtain odds ratios (OR) for macrovascular complications in early and late onset T2DM, respectively. …”
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Hispanic Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion for Neuromuscular Scoliosis Sustain Health Inequalities by Armando S. Martinez, David Momtaz, Travis Kotzur, Alexandra McLennan, Abdullah Ghali, Farhan Ahmad, Ebubechi Adindu, Alan C. Santiago-Rodriquez, Ali Seifi, Brian Smith

“…In addition to ANOVA, Chi-Squares, and t-tests, multiple-linear and multiple-logistic regression models were designed and run to generate adjusted odds ratios. Results: Compared to non-Hispanic patients (N=1829), Hispanic patients (N=431) had spinal fusion with instrumentation at younger ages (12.9 vs. 14.1 years old, p=0.011) and had significantly different household incomes with less representation in the 75th to 100th percentile (16.8% vs. 26.5%, p<0.001). …”
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Risk factors for the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: a meta-analysis by Gonghao Li, Yanli Zhao, Zhongxing Peng, Yunfeng Zhao

“…The strength of the link between various risk factors and AF returning after CA was evaluated using odds ratios. All statistical evaluations were conducted with RevMan5.3 software. …”
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The Association Between Body Composition, Overall Survival, Treatment Decisions, and Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Metastatic Non‐Small‐Cell Lung Cancer by Adriana M. Coletta, Hyejung Lee, Sonam Puri, Sinead Culleton, Matthew F. Covington, Jeffrey T. Yap, Kelsey E. Maslana, Benjamin Haaland, Wallace Akerley

“…Hazard ratios (HR) and odds ratios (OR) were evaluated as the interquartile range for body composition compartments. …”
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Alleviating symptoms of paediatric acute rhinosinusitis and acute otitis media with otorrhea using nasal-spraying Bacillus probiotics: a randomized controlled trial by Thanh Huu Khieu, Dung Phuong Le, Binh Thanh Nguyen, Binh Thanh Ngo, Hong Thi Chu, Duc Minh Truong, Hung Minh Nguyen, Anh Hoa Nguyen, Tung Dinh Pham, Anh Thi Van Nguyen

“…The Navax group experienced 68.00% and 96.77% reductions in nasal congestion (by day 3) and rhinorrhea (by day 7), respectively, which were 2.04 and 1.94-fold higher than the Control group, with odds ratios (OR) of 4.31 and 30.00 (p < 0.05). Endoscopic results indicated 8% and 11% higher reductions in nasal mucopurulent discharge and tympanic membrane hyperemia in the Navax group compared to the Control group. …”
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Effect of trace elements and nutrients on 21 autoimmune diseases: a Mendelian randomization study by Ming-Jie Jia, Hua-Fang Yin, Ying-Chao Liang, Feng Jiang, Hui-Lin Li, Hui-Lin Li

“…Finally, trace elements and vitamins that were statistically significant in the IVW method and had consistent effect sizes and odds ratios across five methods were selected as exposure factors with a causal relationship to diabetes and its complications. …”
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Is surgery superior for distal ulna fractures? a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Zakaria Chabihi, Brahim Demnati, Mohamed Moussadiq, Tariq Aalil, Yassine Fath El Khir, El Mehdi Boumediane, Mohamed Amine Benhima, Imad Abkari

“…The meta-analysis used standardized mean differences for continuous outcomes and log odds ratios for dichotomous outcomes. Results The initial search yielded 1253 studies, which were narrowed down to 12 studies suitable for review after removing duplicates and irrelevant articles. …”
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Food safety practice and its associated factors among food handlers working in food and drinking establishments in Hargeisa, Somaliland by Mohamed Mussa Abdilahi, Jonah Kiruja, Abdisamad Shukri Ismail, Soheir H. Ahmed, Faisal Nooh, Ayanle Suleiman Ahmed, Abdiqathar Rashid Kulmie

“…Independent variables with a p-value below 0.25 were included in multivariable logistic regression to identify significant factors, using adjusted odds ratios (AORs) and a 95% confidence interval (CI), with a significance threshold of p < 0.05. …”
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Utility of Visceral Adiposity Index and Lipid Accumulation Products to Define Metabolically-Unhealthy Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Asian Indian Women - A Cross Sectional Study by R. A. Shreenidhi, Reeta Mahey, Monika Rajput, Rohitha Cheluvaraju, Ashish D. Upadhyay, Jai Bhagwan Sharma, Garima Kachhawa, Neerja Bhatla

“…Adjusted and unadjusted odds ratios were calculated. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was done to define cut-offs in Asian Indian women. …”
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