Impact of Undetected Comorbidity on Treatment and Outcomes of Breast Cancer by Robert I. Griffiths, Michelle L. Gleeson, José M. Valderas, Mark D. Danese

“…In stage I–III cancer, undetected comorbidity was associated with lower adjusted odds of receiving adjuvant chemotherapy (Odds Ratio (OR) = 0.81, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.73–0.90, P<0.0001; OR=0.38, 95% CI 0.30–0.49, P<0.0001; index score 1 or ≥2, respectively), and with increased mortality (Hazard Ratio (HR) = 1.45, 95% CI 1.38–1.53, P<0.0001; HR=2.38, 95% CI 2.18–2.60, P<0.0001; index score 1 or ≥2). …”
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Preoperative radiotherapy combined with surgery versus surgery alone for primary retroperitoneal sarcoma: a meta-analysis by Young Rak Kim, Chang-Hyun Lee, Hangeul Park, Jun-Hoe Kim, Chi Heon Kim

“…PreRT + S group demonstrated higher incidence of total (odds ratio [OR],1.580; p = 0.007) and severe (OR,3.680; p = 0.004) complications than the SA group. …”
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Dietary phytochemical index and the risk of gallstone disease: a case-control study by Mohammad Abdulmohsin Jebur, Ghufran Lutfi Ismaeel, Haitham Mukhklif Salim, Ammar Hussein Ahmed, Israa Habeeb Naser

“…This significant association remained even after adjusting for age and sex, and the odds ratio slightly strengthened. In the final adjusted model, which accounted for additional confounders such as physical activity, BMI, smoking, socioeconomic status (SES), and dietary intake of energy, participants in the highest tertile of total PI still had a lower risk of gallston compared to those in the lowest tertile (OR and 95% CI = 0.51 (0.28–0.90), p for trend = 0.031. …”
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Genetic Insights Into the Role of Cathepsins in Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Evidence From Mendelian Randomization Study by Yanhong Jiang, Wenhui Fan, Yaxin Li, Hua Xue

“…Results The forward MR analysis results indicate that elevated cathepsin H levels increase the risk of AD (p = 0.005, odds ratio [OR] = 1.040, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.011–1.069), elevated cathepsin B levels decrease the risk of PD (p < 0.001, OR = 0.890, 95% CI = 0.831–0.954), and no significant association was found between cathepsin levels and ALS. …”
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A Meta-Analysis for Association of Maternal Smoking with Childhood Refractive Error and Amblyopia by Li Li, Ya Qi, Wei Shi, Yuan Wang, Wen Liu, Man Hu

“…Relevant articles were identified from PubMed and EMBASE up to May 2015. Combined odds ratio (OR) corresponding with its 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated to evaluate the influence of maternal smoking on childhood refractive error and amblyopia. …”
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Red blood cell distribution width is an independent predictor of mortality following amputation for diabetic foot by Yeo Kwon Yoon, Jae Han Park, Hang Hwan Cho, Dong Woo Shim, Wonwoo Lee, Seung Hwan Han, Jin Woo Lee, Kwang Hwan Park

“…Preoperative RDW ≥ 14.5% was also associated with a prolonged hospital length of stay after surgery (odds ratio, 2.17; 95% CI, 1.29–3.66; P = 0.004). Higher preoperative RDW was an independent predictive factor for increased all-cause mortality and prolonged hospital length of stay after diabetic foot amputation. …”
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Prognostic factors in severe dengue patients: A multi-center retrospective cohort study. by Cheng-Hsun Yang, Ing-Kit Lee, Yi-Chun Chen, Wen-Chi Huang, Jui-Chi Hsu, Chien-Hsiang Tai, Chung-Hao Huang, Chun-Yu Lin, Yen-Hsu Chen

“…Multivariable regression analysis revealed increasing odds of death associated with older age (odds ratio [OR], 1.037; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.009-1.066), altered consciousness (OR, 8.591; 95% CI, 2.914-25.330), gastrointestinal bleeding (OR, 1.939; 95% CI, 1.037-3.626), and leukocytosis (OR, 2.504; 95% CI, 1.124-5.578) upon arrival, as well as organ impairment during hospitalization, including acute kidney injury (OR, 2.627; 95% CI, 1.373-5.028), severe hepatitis (OR, 5.324; 95% CI, 2.199-12.889), and pneumonia (OR, 2.250; 95% CI, 1.054-4.802).…”
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Development of a nomogram for predicting malignancy in BI-RADS 4 breast lesions using contrast-enhanced ultrasound and shear wave elastography parameters by Tiantian Ren, Zhenzhen Gao, Lufeng Yang, Weibo Cheng, Xiao Luo

“…The multivariate LR analysis identified PI (odds ratio [OR] = 5.788, p < 0.05), AUC (OR = 6.920, p < 0.05), and SWE_Max (OR = 10.802, p < 0.05) as predictive of malignancy. …”
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Low Back Pain and Associated Factors among Primary School Teachers in Mekele City, North Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Aregawi Kebede, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe, Haile Woldie, Melaku Kindie Yenit

“…A multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with low back pain. The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to show the strength of the associations, and variables with a p value of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. …”
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Association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) rs2070744 variant with advanced retinopathy of prematurity: a case–control study and meta-analysis by Aneta Choręziak-Michalak, Dawid Szpecht, Tomasz Woźniak, Anna Chmielarz-Czarnocińska, Patrycja Gazińska, Anna Gotz-Więckowska, Ewa Strauss

“…The rs2070744CC homozygous genotype exhibited an odds ratio (OR) of 0.42 (adjusted P = 0.036). Additional meta-analysis results for NOS3 rs1799983 are presented, suggesting potential risk in a recessive model. …”
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Alcohol Consumption Is a Risk Factor for Lower Extremity Arterial Disease in Chinese Patients with T2DM by Shanshan Yang, Shuang Wang, Bo Yang, Jinliang Zheng, Yuping Cai, Zhengguo Yang

“…According to the logistic regression analysis, patients who consumed >8 U of alcohol/day had a higher risk of LEAD (odds ratio (OR): 6.35, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.78–22.65) than patients who did not consume alcohol. …”
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Interaction between dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 inhibitors and drugs acting on renin angiotensin aldosterone system for the risk of angioedema: a pharmacovigilance assessment using disp... by Kannan Sridharan, Gowri Sivaramakrishnan

“…Disproportionality analyses employing both frequentist (Reporting Odds Ratio, Proportional Reporting Ratio) and Bayesian approaches were performed. …”
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Evaluation of five questionnaires for obstructive sleep apnea screening in the elderly by Riken Chen, Jinru Zhu, Yitian Yang, Weifeng Liao, Weilong Ye, Lianfang Du, Mingdi Chen, Yuan Zhang, Weimin Yao, Zhenzhen Zheng

“…The sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, area under the curve (AUC), and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) of the five screening tools are computed and compared. 273 elderly patients with suspected OSA are included, of whom 189 are male (69.2%). …”
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Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain Are Associated with Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Based on Chinese Women by Tingzhao Wang, Lichun Li, Chunchun Wu, Rong Cao, Qingli Li, Liji Yu, Youguo Chen

“…The result revealed that overweight was associated with increased risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes (odds ratio (OR): 1.643, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.006-2.684), maternal complications (OR: 1.937, 95% CI: 1.188-3.159), and large for gestational age (LGA) (OR: 1.905, 95% CI: 1.061-3.422). …”
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Use of wearable technology in cardiac monitoring after cryptogenic stroke or embolic stroke of undetermined source: a systematic review by Jamie SY Ho, Elizabeth SY Ho, Leonard LL Yeo, William KF Kong, Tony YW Li, Benjamin YQ Tan, Mark Y Chan, Vijay K Sharma, Kian-Keong Poh, Ching-Hui Sia

“…Only four studies compared wearable technology to Holter monitoring or implantable loop recorder, and these studies showed no significant differences on meta-analysis (odds ratio 2.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.74–7.48, I2 = 70%). …”
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Axial Spondyloarthritis in Black Americans: An Observational Study From Five Centers in Shelby County, Tennessee by Krishna Kommineni, Iman Abutineh, Cathy Chapman, Debendra Pattanaik, Mohamad Bittar

“…After adjusting for age, sex, and HLA–B27, Black Americans had twice as higher odds of having advanced grades of sacroiliitis on x‐rays compared to White Americans (odds ratio 2.32 [95% confidence interval 1.23–4.44]). …”
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How is maternal employment associated with infant and young child feeding in Bangladesh? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. by M A Rifat, Plabon Sarkar, Israth Jahan Rimu, Syeda Saima Alam, Tasnu Ara, Tobias Lindström Battle, Manzur Kader, Sanjib Saha

“…Meta-analysis showed the pooled odds ratio of recommended early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, and complementary feeding among employed mothers were 0.79 (95% CI: 0.49, 1.27; p = 0.33), 0.32 (95% CI:0.16, 0.67; p = 0.002), and 1.07 (95% CI: 0.81, 1.42; p = 0.63) compared to their counterparts, respectively.…”
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Poor sleep quality is common and independently associated with disease activity and poor quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease: a long-term follow-up study by Thanaboon Chaemsupaphan, Chawanont Pimolsri, Nichcha Subdee, Phutthaphorn Phaophu, Marianee Salaemae, Parinya Permpim, Lakkana Thongchot, Kamonnet Wannasewok, Wattanachai Chotinaiwattarakul, Julajak Limsrivilai

“…Multivariable longitudinal analysis revealed that PSQI was independently associated with active disease (odds ratio = 1.22) and inversely associated with IBDQ (β = −2.23). …”
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Histopathological Diagnostic Discordance between Punch Biopsies and Final Diagnostic Excisions of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Analysis of 737 Cases by Katherine Hopkins, Åsa Ingvar, Johan Palmgren, Valdis Thorhallsdottir, Kari Nielsen, Karim Saleh

“…Tumours on the scalp were significantly more likely to demonstrate a final diagnosis of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma than those on the arm (odds ratio 6.11, 95% confidence interval 3.1,12.0). …”
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Livelihood training, food production, and food security among vulnerable communities in Bangladesh by Andy Tran, Theresa Fang, Beryl Oranga, Ryan Kopper, Yunhee Kang

“…Purchasing food using cash transfer was associated with higher odds of high rCSI (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.10; 95% CI 1.25–3.53) and low HDDS (AOR = 1.57; 95% CI 1.13–2.18). …”
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