Knowledge and Awareness of Medical and Dental Students About Oral Cancer Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lilibeth-Stephania Escoto-Vasquez MSc, Mario Alberto Alarcón-Sánchez MSc, Ruth Rodríguez-Montaño PhD, Julieta Sarai Becerra-Ruiz PhD, Sarah Monserrat Lomelí-Martínez PhD, Artak Heboyan PhD

“…Meta-analysis results were systematically illustrated in a forest plot and expressed as odds ratio with 95% confidence interval. The I 2 statistic assessed heterogeneity between studies. …”
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Anatomic association between the gastrocolic trunk of Henle and right colic artery by high-quality CT venography by Xinzhe Zhao, Hongda Zhang, Hengyu Zhao, Decan Kong, Weijie Zeng, Feng Gao, Xiaochun Meng, Jia Ke

“…MCV converged into the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) on the left side in 23.15% of cases, correlating with the right colic vein presence (odds ratio = 3.563, p = 0.007). This novel GTH variation pattern via high-level CT venography significantly correlates with RCA presence, aiding surgeons in anticipating GTH anatomy during laparoscopic radical right hemicolectomy.…”
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Jaundice on Presentation Is Associated with Higher In-Patient Mortality and Complications in Patients Admitted for Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Study Based on National Inpat... by Nishit Patel, Krishna Bodrya, Kirten Patel, Nishi Patel, Dhruvanshu Patel, Ronak Modi, Ayaz Matin

“…The patients with pancreatitis and jaundice had higher odds of in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.51, 99% CI 1.35–1.68, p<0.0001) as compared to those without jaundice. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of uncontrolled blood pressure among hypertensive patients in a rural population of Salem, Tamil Nadu by Shankar Radhakrishnan, B Sanjana Arunthathi, S Arulprakash, S Sangeetha

“…Factors significantly associated with uncontrolled hypertension included older age (>60 years) (odds ratio [OR] = 2.3, P = 0.027), obesity (OR = 2.7, P = 0.001), employment (OR = 1.5, P = 0.048), diabetes (OR = 2.6, P = 0.036), alcohol consumption (OR = 2.8, P < 0.001), and lack of physical activity (OR = 3.2, P = 0.034). …”
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Serum Cotinine Levels and Prehypertension in Never Smokers by Omayma Alshaarawy, Jie Xiao, Michael E. Andrew, Cecil Burchfiel, Anoop Shankar

“…Compared to those with cotinine levels in the lowest quartile (≤0.024 ng/mL), the multivariable odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of prehypertension among those with cotinine levels in the highest quartile (≥0.224 ng/mL) was 1.45(1.00, 2.11); P trend =0.0451. …”
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Epidemiology of paediatric intensive care unit admissions, deaths and organ donation candidacy: A single-centre audit by John Zhong Heng Low, Joel Kian Boon Lim, Herng Lee Tan, Rudimar Martinez Fernandez, Samsudin Bin Nordin, Yee Hui Mok, Judith Ju-Ming Wong

“…After adjusting for elective admissions and admission category; comorbidity with adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.03 (1.54–5.96); higher Pediatric Index of Mortality 3 (PIM 3) score with aOR 1.06 (95% CI 1.04–1.08); and functional status scale with aOR 1.07 (95% CI 1.00–1.13) were associated with mortality. …”
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Fatores associados a multimorbidades autorreferidas em trabalhadores da rede de saúde municipal by Marcus Alessandro de Alcantara, Ana Carolina Monteiro Duarte, Mariana Roberta Lopes Simões, Heloisa Helena Barroso, Rose Elizabeth Cabral Barbosa, Giovanni Campos Fonseca

“…A presença de multimorbidades (28,6%) foi significativamente associada à idade superior a 48 anos (Odds ratio - OR: 4,28; intervalo de confiança de 95% - IC95%: 1,66;11,04), à presença de transtornos mentais comuns (OR: 3,23; IC95%: 1,50;6,96), enquanto o apoio social adequado no trabalho permaneceu como fator de proteção (OR: 0,25; IC95%: 0,11;0,57). …”
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Hypertension and its risk factors among pregnant garment workers attending a health centre in Bangladesh by Tayeba Khatun, Arifa Akter, Mahesh Kumar Khanal, Zahid Arefin, Rijwan Bhuiyan

“…A family history of pregnancy-related hypertension was found to be associated with hypertension (adjusted odds ratio, 34.7; 95% confidence interval, 2.0 - 619.0).  …”
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Timing of mechanical circulatory support in acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Tanawat Attachaipanich, Suthinee Attachaipanich, Kotchakorn Kaewboot

“…Early MCS insertion (prior to PCI) was associated with a lower risk of in-hospital mortality compared to late insertion (post-PCI), with an odds ratio (OR) of 0.46 (95%CI 0.36 to 0.57), p < 0.01. …”
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Association of Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody Titer with Duodenal Histological Changes in Children with Celiac Disease by Hasan Hawamdeh, Basim Al-Zoubi, Yasameen Al Sharqi, Ayman Qasrawi, Yousef Abdelaziz, Maha Barbar

“…There was statistically significant positive association between high anti-tTG titer and Marsh grading as 82% of patients with Marsh III had high anti-tTG titer (Chi2 18.5; P value 0.00; Odds Ratio 8.5). The fraction of patients with Marsh III who were correctly identified as positive by anti-tTG titer ≥ 180 U/mL was high (sensitivity = 81.6). …”
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Novel Form of Curcumin Improves Endothelial Function in Young, Healthy Individuals: A Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study by Jonathan M. Oliver, Lee Stoner, David S. Rowlands, Aaron R. Caldwell, Elizabeth Sanders, Andreas Kreutzer, Joel B. Mitchell, Martin Purpura, Ralf Jäger

“…The outcome was a clinically substantial 3.0% increase (90% CI 0.7 to 5.3%, p=0.032; benefit : harm odds ratio 546 : 1) with the 200 mg dose, relative to placebo. …”
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Safety assessment of rosuvastatin-fenofibrate combination in the treatment of hyperlipidemia based on FDA’s adverse event reporting system database by Qun Li, Wenya Shan, Saiwei Wu

“…The proportional report ratio (PRR), reporting odds ratio (ROR), and Bayesian Confidence Propagation Neural Network (BCPNN) analysis were used to extract data from FAERS for suspected signals referring to the combination of rosuvastatin and fenofibrate.ResultsA total of 68 safety signals were detected from the top 250 AEs in 3,587 reports, of which 28 signals were not included in the drug labels. …”
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Seven-year longitudinal change in risk factors for non-communicable diseases in rural Kerala, India: The WHO STEPS approach. by Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Srinivasan Kannan, Sankara P Sarma, Oliver Razum, Odile Sauzet, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan

“…There were significant increases in weight (mean change +5.0 kg, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.2 to 5.8), body mass index (mean change +1.8 kg/m2, 95% CI 1.5 to 2.1), waist circumference (mean change +3.9 cm, 95% CI 3.0 to 4.8), waist-to-height ratio (mean change +0.022, 95% CI 0.016 to 0.027), current smokeless tobacco use (men: odds ratio [OR] 1.6, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.2), alcohol use (men: OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.9 to 3.5; women: OR 4.8, 95% CI 1.8 to 12.6), physical inactivity (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.3 to 3.0), obesity (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.7 to 2.8), and central obesity (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.5 to 2.3). …”
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Mendelian randomization study of serum uric acid levels and urate-lowering drugs on pulmonary arterial hypertension outcomes by Xiaoling Yao, Xin Cai, Shaoqin Zhang, Yuzheng Yang, Xiangyan Yang, Wukai Ma, Zong Jiang

“…MR analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between serum uric acid levels and PAH (odds ratio (OR) 1.106, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.021-1.200, P = 0.014), corroborated by a replication MR analysis (OR 1.859, 95% CI 1.130–3.057, P = 0.015). …”
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Etio-clinical profile and coronary angiographic characteristics of rural patients with acute inferior wall myocardial infarction by Bijay Prakash Yadav, Amitesh Nagarwal, Poonam Kushwaha, Sundeep Mishra, Manna Bhattacharjee

“…Sinus bradycardia was present among 44.7% of subjects. Age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] =0.89, 95% CI: [0.82–0.97]), COVID-19 disease (aOR =0.011, 95% CI: [2.11e–0.58]), history of hypertension (aOR =11.18, 95% CI: [1.25–99.65]), and sinus bradycardia (aOR =10.41, 95% CI: [1.22–88.63]) were significant predictor of inferior wall ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (IWSTEMI). …”
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Clinical Comparison of Fusarium Keratitis according to the Initial Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) Smear: A Retrospective Study in South Korea by Jong Ha Kim, Hyeon Jeong Yoon, Kyung Chul Yoon, In Cheon You

“…The significant risk factors for poor clinical outcomes were the central corneal lesion (odds ratio (OR) 3.50, p=0.047), a large ulcer size (size ≥ 7.5 mm2) (OR 4.98, p=0.009), and endothelial plaque (OR 7.00, p=0.031). …”
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Clinical predictors of therapeutic laparotomy in anterior abdominal stab injuries: a multicenter study from low-income institutions in Ethiopia by Segni Kejela, Abel Hedato, Yeabsera Mekonnen Duguma, Meklit Solomon Gebremariam

“…Three factors predicted therapeutic laparotomy: hollow viscus evisceration (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 5.77; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.16–28.64; P=0.032), localized and generalized peritonitis (AOR, 4.77; 95% CI, 1.90–11.93; P=0.001), and white blood cell count ≥11,500/mm3 (AOR, 2.77; 95% CI, 1.002–7.650; P=0.049). …”
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Comparative effectiveness of anterior and posterior approaches for interscalene brachial plexus block: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Luis Eduardo Ciconini, Theodoro Beck, Catreen Abouelsaad, Karandip Bains, Mauren F. Carbonar

“…A total of 414 patients were included, with 210 patients in the anterior group and 204 in the posterior group. The Odds Ratio (OR) for a complete sensory block between the two techniques did not reach statistical significance (OR = 0.56 [0.20, 1.58], 95% CI, p = 0.27). …”
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors among Residents Aged ≥18 Years in Ganzhou, China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Junwang Gu, Qi Wang, Wei Qiu, Fen Lin, Chunmei Wu, Ming Hao, Ping Wu

“…Univariate logistic regression analysis revealed that multiple variables have a statistically significant effect on the prevalence of hypertension. The elderly (odds ratio [95% CI]: 2.791 [2.594–3.004]), men (1.805 [1.583–2.058]), lower educated (0.848 [0.805–0.893]), a family history of hypertension (4.575 [3.900–5.368]), higher body mass index (1.344 [1.215–1.488]), central obesity (1.532 [1.304–1.799]), and less vegetable intake (1.150 [1.023–1.294]) were the major risk factors for hypertension. …”
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Risk factors associated with high altitude sickness among travelers: A case control study in Himalaya district of Nepal. by Sishir Poudel, Laxman Wagle, Mukhiya Ghale, Tara Prasad Aryal, Sushan Pokharel, Binay Adhikari

“…Rapid ascent (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR]: 6.41, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 2.36-17.54), individuals with a previous history of illness (AOR: 10.20, 95% CI: 2.70-38.46), and failing to take prophylactic medication (AOR: 10.01, 95% CI: 1.896-10.680) were linked to an increased risk of altitude sickness. …”
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