Preoperative Predictors of Soft Tissue Releases Required for Femoral Exposure in Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty by Michael S. Barnum, MD, Bryan M. Grommersch, MD, Samuel Hovland, BS, George J. Haidukewych, MD, Cody C. Green, MD

“…Multivariate analysis revealed IIR (OR [odds ratio] 1.68, P = .008), right laterality (OR 7.41, P = .025), and body mass index (BMI) (OR 1.26, P = .041) were associated with conjoined release. …”
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Early amiodarone or lidocaine administration during in-hospital cardiac arrest caused by shockable rhythms by Rafael C. Paganoni, Jack C. Pluenneke, Adham M. Mohamed, Charles H. Hayes, III, Carole E. Freiberger-O’Keefe, Paul S. Chan

“…Longer time to amiodarone or lidocaine administration was associated with lower likelihood of ROSC (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.91; 95% CI: 0.83–0.99, P = 0.04) but not with survival to discharge (aOR 0.99; CI 0.90–1.10P = 0.90). …”
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Access to medicines and patient satisfaction in healthcare facilities: A cross-sectional study of a Peruvian population-based survey by Valeria Gianell Olivera-Molina, Juan Carlo Maita-Durand, J. Jhonnel Alarco

“…Crude and adjusted ordinal logistic regression models were used to estimate Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. The complex sample design of the 2016 National Health User Satisfaction Survey was considered in all calculations. …”
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Association between the triglyceride glucose body mass index and asthma: evidence from NHANES 2011–2018 by Sijia Yu, Shiping Wu, Shouxin Wei

“…In the analysis of TyG-BMI as a continuous variable, after adjusting for confounding variables, the Odds ratio (OR)(95% CI) for the association between TyG-BMI and asthma was 1.003. …”
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INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO AND ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME DO NOT PREDICT PLASMA TRANSFUSION IN LIVER TRANSPLANTATION by David Silveira MARINHO, Joel Avancini ROCHA FILHO, Estela Regina Ramos FIGUEIRA, Claudia Regina FERNANDES, Rui Carlos DETSCH JUNIOR, José Huygens Parente GARCIA, Wellington ANDRAUS, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’ALBUQUERQUE

“…RESULTS: Multivariate analysis showed that preoperative hematocrit (odds ratio [OR]=0.90, p<0.001), preoperative fibrinogen (OR=0.99, p<0.001), and absence of hepatocellular carcinoma (OR=3.57, p=0.004) were significant predictors of plasma transfusions. …”
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Role of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Spinal Fusion Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Daudi R. Manini, Frank D. Shega, ChaoFeng Guo, YuXiang Wang

“…The bone fusion rate was excellent for studies that used a high platelet concentration in PRP relative to control (odds ratio (OR) = 4.35, 95% confidence interval (CI) (2.13, 8.83), and P<0.05) while bone fusion was poor to studies that used a low concentrate of platelet in PRP relative to control. …”
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Growth differentiation factor-15 as a biomarker for intensive care unit-acquired weakness: a meta-analysis by Bing-Han Wang, Meng-Ying Qi, Zheng Yang, Gui-Lan He, Si-Ya Meng

“…The sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and area under the curve (AUC) for the discriminative performance of GDF-15 as a diagnostic biomarker were 0.82 (95% confidence interval (CI):0.78–0.86), 0.83 (95% CI: 0.61–0.88), 21.39 (95% CI: 13.36–34.24), and 0.88 (95% CI: 0.85–0.91), respectively.ConclusionGDF-15 is a candidate biomarker in diagnosing of ICU-AW from non-ICU-AW.…”
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Risk Factors Associated With Pediatric Asthma Hospitalization: A Retrospective Case-Control Study by Lucy Grace de los Angeles Luna Muñoz, Silvia Ursula Revoredo Llanos, Karina Ordaya-Gonzales, Liliana Arriola-Montenegro, Andres Chaponan-Lavalle, Jose Arriola-Montenegro

“…The frequency distribution will be calculated, the Chi-square statistical test will be used, the odds ratio will be obtained and the 95% confidence interval will be calculated; finally, a multivariate analysis will be performed by means of logistic regression to determine whether the influence of other variables generates a greater risk of developing asthma in children. …”
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Kidney damage on fertility and pregnancy: A Mendelian randomization. by Jin Ren, Qiuyan Huang, Xiaowei Lie, Xingli Tong, Qi Yao, Ge Zhou

“…<h4>Results</h4>Adverse pregnancy outcomes: Our analyses supported a suggestive causal effect of CKD and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) rapid on stillbirth, with CKD having an odds ratio (OR) of 1.020 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.002 to 1.038] and eGFR rapid having an OR of 1.026 (95% CI 1.004-1.048). …”
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The combined effect of bed-to-nurse ratio and nurse turnover rate on in-hospital mortality based on South Korean administrative data: a cross-sectional study by Hyun-Young Kim, Yunmi Kim, Jiyun Kim

“…The risk of death among patients admitted to hospitals with a bed-to-nurse ratio of < 2.5 and a nurse turnover rate of ≥ 12% was lower than among patients admitted to hospitals with a bed-to-nurse ratio of ≥ 4.5 and a nurse turnover rate of ≥ 12% (odds ratio [OR] = 0.63; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.48–0.82). …”
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of bovine Schistosoma and Fasciola infections among cattle in South Achefer District, North West Ethiopia by Solomon Tesfaye, Mastewal Yeshambel, Amir Alelign, Tilahun Yohannes

“…Cross-bred cattle had around twice the odds of contracting Fasciola hepatica than local cattle (adjusted odds ratio, AOR: 1.87, 95 % CI: 1.02–3.43). The prevalence of Fasciola hepatica was more than seven times higher in younger cattle than in older cattle (AOR: 7.31, 95 % CI: 3.54–15.08). …”
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Medication Administration Error Reporting and Associated Factors among Nurses Working in Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kokebie kefelegn Asefa, Deguale Dagne, Wassie Negash Mekonnen

“…Being female [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.91; confidence interval (CI) (1.45–5.85)]; belief that errors should not be reported [AOR = .3; CI (.15–.61)]; having work experience of greater than 15 years [AOR = 3.4; CI (1.11–13.85)]; having bachelor science degree [AOR = 3.27; CI (1.61–6.66)]; and caring for greater than 10 patients [(AOR = .4; CI (.16–.96)] were factors associated with nurses medication administration error reporting. …”
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Causal Associations Between Sarcopenia and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Huang Y, Zhao S, Hong J, Shen L, Wang Z, Wang D

“…Finally, sensitivity analysis was conducted to assess the robustness of the MR analysis.Results: Forward MR analysis revealed that appendicular lean mass (odds ratio [OR] = 1.2182, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1397– 1.3021, P < 0.0001), right-hand grip strength (OR= 1.4194, 95% CI: 1.0773– 1.8701, P= 0.0128), left-hand grip strength (OR= 1.6064, 95% CI: 1.2829– 2.0115, P < 0.0001), and usual walking pace (OR= 3.3676, 95% CI: 1.8769– 6.0423, P < 0.0001) were associated with an increased risk of GDM. …”
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Prevalence of Malnutrition According to the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition Criteria in Community-dwelling Older Adults in Turkey by Filiz DEMIRDAG, Esma Nur KOLBASI, Ozlem PEHLIVAN

“…Age was significantly associated with malnutrition [odds ratio 1.064, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.034-1.096, p&lt;0.0001]. …”
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Association between impaired brachial flow-mediated dilation and early neurological deterioration in acute ischemic stroke: a retrospective analysis by Sang Hee Ha, Bo Hye Yoon, Bon Gook Koo, Dong Hoon Shin, Yeong-Bae Lee, Bum Joon Kim

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that a history of stroke (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.728; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.159–2.578; P = 0.007) and low % were independently associated with END. …”
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Association of a novel nutritional index with cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: a cross-sectional analysis from the China Health and Retirement Longit... by Guotao Liu, Jianyuan Zhang

“…The relationship between TCBI and cognitive impairment was examined using multiple logistic regression, smooth curve fitting, and subgroup analyses.ResultsAfter full adjustment, each 1-unit increase in log-transformed TCBI (Lg TCBI) was associated with a 29.7% reduction in cognitive impairment risk [odds ratio (OR) = 0.703, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.529–0.933; p = 0.015]. …”
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Variables predictoras de riesgo de cáncer de pulmón en fumadores by Edgar Benítez Sánchez, Armando Ernesto Pérez Cala, Esguel Vilaseca Sanabria, Ernesto Ramírez Ramírez, Idalis Colón Blanco

“…Resultados: Las variables que mayores odds ratio mostraron: efecto acumulativo del tabaquismo de más de 30 paquetes por año (OR= 8,5; IC 95 % 3- 23); antecedentes familiares de cáncer de pulmón en parientes de primer grado (OR= 6,5; IC 95 % 4,6- 7,0) y el color de piel negra (OR= 6,3; IC 95 % 3,2- 12,7).  …”
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Progressive Epidural Hematoma in Patients with Head Trauma: Incidence, Outcome, and Risk Factors by Hao Chen, Yan Guo, Shi-Wen Chen, Gan Wang, He-Li Cao, Jiong Chen, Yi Gu, Heng-Li Tian

“…In multivariate logistic regression, patient gender, age, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score at admission, and skull fracture were not associated with PEDH, whereas hypotension (odds ratio (OR) 0.38, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.17–0.84), time interval of the first CT scanning (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.19–0.83), coagulopathy (OR 0.36, 95% CI 0.15–0.85), or decompressive craniectomy (DC) (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.21–0.97) was independently associated with an increased risk of PEDH. …”
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The Impact of Baseline Risk Factors on the Incidence of Febrile Neutropenia in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy with Pegfilgrastim Prophylaxis: A Real-World Data Analy... by Edward Li, Bridgette Kanz Schroader, David Campbell, Kim Campbell, Weijia Wang

“…In the first cycle of therapy, patients receiving intermediate-risk regimens were at up to 2 times higher risk for FN across all definitions than those receiving high-risk regimens (_P_<0.01). The odds ratio for main FN among patients with ≥4 versus 0 risk factors was 15.8 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.5, 169.4; _P_<0.01). …”
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Predicting corneal decompensation in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy with Scheimpflug tomography and clinical parameters by Nilufer Yesilirmak, Vaël Souédan, Aurélie Pison, Jean Louis Bourges

“…Notably, MVD presented a statistically significant odds ratio of 4.63 (95% confidence interval = 1.76–12.86). …”
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