Sample Size and Statistical Power Calculation in Genetic Association Studies by Eun Pyo Hong, Ji Wan Park

“…Testing a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker requires 248 cases, while testing 500,000 SNPs and 1 million markers requires 1,206 cases and 1,255 cases, respectively, under the assumption of an odds ratio of 2, 5% disease prevalence, 5% minor allele frequency, complete linkage disequilibrium (LD), 1:1 case/control ratio, and a 5% error rate in an allelic test. …”
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Detection of postpartum women anemia and its impact on their offspring in Zhejiang Province, China by Mengjie He, Lichun Huang, Yan Zou, Peiwei Xu, Danting Su, Dong Zhao, Dan Han, Ronghua Zhang

“…The multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the determinants of anemia and the impact on the offspring by calculating odds ratio (OR) and its 95% confidence interval (95%CI).ResultsAmong 977 participants, 144 (14.74%) had anemia. …”
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Aprepitant in a Multimodal Approach for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in High-Risk Patients: Is There Such a Thing as “Too Many Modalities”? by John J. Hache, Manuel C. Vallejo, Jonathan H. Waters, Brian A. Williams

“…When using regression modeling and comparing patients who received one or two vs. three or four mechanistically unique antiemetics (added to preoperative aprepitant), while adjusting for surgical case duration, the three or four additional antiemetic group showed more PONV/PDNV (Odds Ratio 3.73, 95% CI 1.3-10.9, p = 0.016) than did the one or two additional drug group. …”
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Investigation of the Predictive Factors of Recurrent Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenoma by Aykut Ozcan, Meric Balikoglu, Kaan Okan Alkan, Varol Gulseren

“…The recurrence rate was significantly higher in patients who underwent cystectomy (p<0.001; odds ratio: 22.8). When all patients were examined, cystectomy was preferred in younger patients [31 (18-65) vs 48 (18-81); p<0.001]. …”
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An ingredient co-occurrence network gives insight into e-liquid flavor complexity by Jeroen L. A. Pennings, Ina M. Hellmich, Sanne Boesveldt, Reinskje Talhout

“…Results In e-liquids, we found 214 ingredient pairs with a co-occurrence odds ratio greater than 10. Together, these consisted of 62 unique ingredients. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of One Health and zoonotic diseases among multisectoral collaborators in Bhutan: Results from a nationwide survey. by Bir Doj Rai, Tenzin Tenzin, Dorji Tshering, Narapati Dahal, Gizachew A Tessema, Lin Fritschi, Sylvester Nyadanu Dodzi, Gavin Pereira

“…Professionals with master's degree or higher (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] = 2.39; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = 1.16-5.12) were more likely to have above-average knowledge. …”
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Fast-Food Dietary Pattern Is Linked to Higher Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Older Canadian Adults by Zeinab Hosseini, Mehdi Rostami, Susan J. Whiting, Hassan Vatanparast

“…In older adults (50–79 years of age), the “fast-food” dietary pattern was associated with 26% (odds ratio = 1.26; 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.54; p=0.0195) higher likelihood of having MetS. …”
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The association between socioeconomic status and pandemic influenza: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Clare Shelley-Egan, Ole Rogeberg

“…In the random effect analysis of 46 estimates from 35 studies we found a pooled mean odds ratio of 1.4 (95% CI: 1.2-1.7, p < 0.001), comparing the lowest to the highest SES, but with substantial effect heterogeneity across studies,-reflecting differences in outcome measures and definitions of case and control samples. …”
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Factores asociados a la percepción de estigma en portadores de VIH by Jennifer Castañeda-Paredes, Henry Santa-Cruz-Espinoza, Janeth Molina-Alvarado

“…Para el análisis de datos se determinaron los odds ratio (OR) y se calcularon los intervalos de confianza (IC). …”
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The prevalence and associated factors of the minimum acceptable diet among children aged 6-23 months in Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. by Girma Cheru Bikila, Godana Arero, Sultan Kalu, Kedir Teji Roba, Tesfaye Getachew Charkos

“…In the adjusted model, mothers attaining a primary school (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.7, 95%CI: 1.3, 4.8), college and above education (AOR = 4.3, 95%CI: 1.4, 13), child age between 12-17 months (AOR = 6.2, 95%CI: 2.80, 13.50) and 18-23 months (AOR = 4.61, 95%CI: 2.04, 10.40), ANC visit four or more (AOR = 2.0, 95%CI: 1.2, 3.4), and not feeding breast (AOR = 0.15, 95% CI: 0.07, 0.31) were significantly associated with meeting the minimum acceptable diet.…”
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Determinants of Facility-Based Childbirth in Indonesia by Ferry Efendi, Ani Rihlatun Ni’mah, Setho Hadisuyatmana, Heri Kuswanto, Linlin Lindayani, Sarni Maniar Berliana

“…This study used data from the Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey of 2012, with a cross-sectional design. An odds ratio with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was employed to outline the independent variables for the determinants, including maternal age and education, place of residence, involvement in decision-making, employment status, economic status, and number of antenatal care visits. …”
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Association of relative fat mass with asthma: inflammatory markers as potential mediators by Meicen Zhou, Ting Zhang, Ziyi Zeng, Shuqin Zeng, Shaopu Wang, Hua Wang

“…Below this threshold, each unit increase in RFM was positively associated with a 2% increase in the odds of asthma (Odds ratio (OR) 1.02, 95% Confidence interval (CI): 1.00—1.03), while above it, the association strengthened, with a 5% increase in the odds per unit (OR 1.05, 95% CI: 1.04—1.07). …”
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Measurement of breast artery calcification using an artificial intelligence detection model and its association with major adverse cardiovascular events. by Suzanne J Rose, Josette Hartnett, Zachary J Estep, Daniyal Ameen, Shweta Karki, Edward Schuster, Rebecca B Newman, David H Hsi

“…A logistic regression model was conducted to measure the odds ratio between explanatory variables (BAC and CAC) and the outcome variables (MACE). …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Hepatitis E Vaccination in Reproductive-Age Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Vaidas Jotautis, Antigoni Sarantaki

“…However, there was an elevated risk of miscarriage (odds ratio [OR], 1.60; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.99–2.57). …”
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The Association of Joint Power Kinetic Variables with Running Injuries: A Case-Control Study by Matt Dewald, Jennifer Dalland, Josie Stockland

“…However, higher hip power absorbed was found to be protective against injuries (odds ratio, .16; 95% CI .025-.88) when considering demographics using a logistic regression model including sex, foot strike, BMI, speed, age, and power variables from the hip, knee, and ankle. …”
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Patient stratification by genetic risk in Alzheimer's disease is only effective in the presence of phenotypic heterogeneity. by Jack Euesden, Muhammad Ali, Chloe Robins, Praveen Surendran, Padhraig Gormley, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), David Pulford, Carlos Cruchaga

“…Polygenic risk scores for AD risk did not reliably stratify fast from slow progressors; however, a deeper investigation found that APOE ε4 status predicts amyloid-β and tau positive versus negative patients (odds ratio for an additional APOE ε4 allele = 5.78 [95% confidence interval: 3.76-8.89], P<0.001) when restricting to a subset of patients with available CSF biomarker data. …”
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Comparison of depression with anxious distress and melancholic depression from the perspective of psychomotor disturbance by Yu Tamada, Takeshi Inoue, Atsushi Sekine, Hiroyuki Toda, Minoru Takeshima, Masaaki Sasaki, Yota Fujimura, Susumu Ohmae

“…Results Retardation scores (odds ratio [OR] = 0.63, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.52–0.77) were associated with fewer diagnoses of ANXD, whereas agitation scores (OR = 2.23, 95% CI = 1.60–3.13) were associated with more diagnoses of ANXD. …”
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Infant and young child feeding practices associated with nutritional status among children attending child welfare clinic in Kericho County, Kenya by Cheruiyot DK, Kamau D, Kahanya WK

“…Additionally, both unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio were obtained using multinomial regression analysis. …”
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The role of VNTR aggrecan gene polymorphism in the development of osteoarthritis in women by D. A. Shapovalova, A. V. Tyurin, S. S. Litvinov, E. K. Khusnutdinova, R. I. Khusainova

“…A significance of allele *27 (х2 = 6.297, p = 0.012, odds ratio (OR) = 1.50; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.09-2.05) in the development of OA in general, knee OA (х2 = 4.613, p = 0.031, OR = 1.52; 95 % CI 1.04-2.23), and multiple OA (х2 = 4.181, p = 0.04, OR = 1.68; 95 % CI 1.02-2.78) was revealed. …”
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Factors associated with essential newborn care practice among obstetric care providers in public hospitals in Gamo, Gofa, and Wolayta zones, southern Ethiopia: A facility-based cro... by Samuel Shanko Salo, Eshetu Yisihak Ukumo, Manaye Yihune Teshale

“…Bivariable and multivariable analyses were used to identify factors associated with essential newborn care practices. An odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was used to assess the direction and strength of the association.…”
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