Trabeculectomy and EX-PRESS Implantation in Open-Angle Glaucoma: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Yi Sun, Bowen Zhang, Rouxi Zhou, Tao Wang, Juan Deng

“…The pooled mean difference (MD) for intraocular pressure reduction (IOPR) and antiglaucoma medication reduction, odds ratio (OR) for operative success, complication, and postoperative intervention was calculated using the random effects model. …”
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Regular Chinese Green Tea Consumption Is Protective for Diabetic Retinopathy: A Clinic-Based Case-Control Study by Qinghua Ma, Dandan Chen, Hong-Peng Sun, Ning Yan, Yong Xu, Chen-Wei Pan

“…Results. The crude odds ratio [OR] of Chinese green tea consumption for DR was 0.49 (95% confidence interval: 0.26–0.90). …”
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Efficacy and Tolerability of Intravenous Ferric Carboxymaltose in Patients with Iron Deficiency at a Hospital Outpatient Clinic: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Real-World Clinical... by António Robalo Nunes, Ana Palricas Costa, Sara Lemos Rocha, Ana Garcia de Oliveira

“…Patients who received higher FCM doses showed significant reduced odds of not achieving hemoglobin increase ≥2 g/dL (501–1000 mg, adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 0.34, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.18–0.62; 1001–3000 mg, OR: 0.19, 95% CI 0.07–0.49), compared to 500 mg doses. …”
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Modelo predictivo de parto pretérmino según gravedad de la enfermedad periodontal de la embarazada by Maritza Peña Sisto, Reinaldo López Barroso

“…Se determinaron los predictores periodontales y ginecobstétricos, a través de análisis univariado, mediante regresión logística binaria y cálculo del odds ratio, con nivel de significación de p= 0,05. Se elaboró un modelo, se valoró su poder discriminante mediante el área bajo la curva y para su calibración se calcularon las pruebas de ómnibus, los estadígrafos de R 2 de Cox, Snell, de Nagelkerke y la prueba de bondad de ajuste de Hosmer-Lemeshow para p= 0,05. …”
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Factores asociados a la coinfección VIH-sífilis by Mariana Huamán García, César Johan Pereira Victorio, Danai Valladares Garrido, Mario Valladares Garrido

“…Métodos: Estudio observacional analítico y retrospectivo, de casos y controles realizado en pacientes con coinfección por VIH-sífilis atendidos en el Hospital II-2 Santa Rosa, Piura durante el periodo 2012-2016, se utilizó una ficha de recolección de datos que evaluó orientación sexual, número de parejas sexuales, uso de preservativo, entre otras. Se estimaron odds ratio e intervalos de confianza al 95 %, mediante modelos de regresión logística simple. …”
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Pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with immunotherapy efficacy in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jialin Su, Yuning Li, Shuhua Tan, Tianli Cheng, Yongzhong Luo, Lemeng Zhang

“…Retrospective or prospective cohort studies with pretreatment NLR data were included. The odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated to evaluate the predictive value of NLR in prognosis and immunotherapy efficacy. …”
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Comparison of the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of cancer patients admitted to a tertiary palliative care unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Bruno Fernando da Silva Reis, Gisele O’Dwyer, Valeria Teresa Saraiva Lino, Lívia Costa de Oliveira, Karla Santos da Costa Rosa, Simone Garruth dos Santos Machado Sampaio

“…Logistic regression analyses were used, with the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) as measures of effect. …”
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Effects of genetic mutations on left ventricular myocardial mechanics and fibrosis patterns in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Minjeong Kim, Yoonjung Kim, Hyemoon Chung, Jiwon Seo, Chul Hwan Park, Tae Hoon Kim, Se-Joong Rim, Kyung-A Lee, Eui-Young Choi

“…SM was significantly correlated with the presence of midepicardial LGE (odds ratio 5.81, 95% confidence interval 2.15–15.72, p = 0.001), independent of LV mass index, hypertrophy pattern and E/e’. …”
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Observation of symptomatic thromboembolic events in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography patients with interruption of antithrombotic therapies by Jinqing Wu, Jinqing Wu, Jianglong Hong, Hao Ding, Qiao Mei

“…The symptomatic TE event rate in subjects on any antithrombotic drug was 1.46% with an odds ratio (OR) of 5.267 (n = 689, 95% CI 1.79–15.46, p = 0.002), compared with those not treated with antithrombotic drugs (n = 1,793). …”
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Endometriosis-associated Ovarian Cancer, from Risk Factors to Survival Rate: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Elham Askary, Saeed Alborzi, Kefayat Chamanara, Alimohammad Keshtvarz Hesam Abadi

“…The study used statistical Cochran's Q and I2 index tests to evaluate heterogeneity and estimate ovarian cancer prevalence. Odds ratio was used to explore risk factors for cancer development.Results: In our meta-analysis of 20 studies, 31,667 women with Non-EAOC were compared with 2826 women with EAOC across various factors: EOC subtypes, age, parity, menopausal status, FIGO stage, 5-year survival rate, and Ca125 levels. …”
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A 2‐year longitudinal study of the association between unhealthy lifestyle factors and the development of depressive symptoms in university students by Ryuji Furihata, Mami Ishida, Yukako Nakagami, Maya Yanase, Teruhisa Uwatoko, Satoe Okabayashi, Kosuke Kiyohara, Takashi Kawamura

“…Results Multivariable logistic analysis showed that poor satisfaction with sleep (odds ratio [OR), 4.09; 95% confidence interval [CI), 1.96–8.53; p < 0.01) and female gender (OR, 2.16; 95% CI, 1.01–4.60; p = 0.05) were significantly associated with the development of depressive symptoms 2 years later. …”
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Effect of preoperative immunonutrition on complications after salvage surgery in head and neck cancer by Simon Andreas Mueller, Catherine Mayer, Beat Bojaxhiu, Carla Aeberhard, Philipp Schuetz, Zeno Stanga, Roland Giger

“…Use of preoperative immunonutrition was associated with a significant reduction in overall complications (35% vs. 58%, fully-adjusted odds ratio 0.30 (95%CI 0.10–0.91, p = 0.034). Length of hospital stay was also significantly reduced (17 days vs. 6 days, p = < 0.001). …”
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Evaluation of Functional Outcomes and OCT-Biomarkers after Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for Postoperative Cystoid Macular Edema in Vitrectomized Eyes by Sigrid Freissinger, Efstathios Vounotrypidis, Armin Wolf, Karsten U. Kortuem, Mehdi Shajari, Filippos Sakkias, Tina Herold, Siegfried G. Priglinger, Wolfgang J. Mayer

“…The ERM group was more likely to gain BCVA than RRD (odds ratio (OR), 1.168; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.003–1.360; p=0.046). …”
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Predictive Factors and Clinical Prediction Score for Serious Intracranial Causes in Acute Nontraumatic Headache at an Emergency Department by Siriwimon Tantarattanapong, Lalita Chalongkulasak

“…The seven significant factors that predicted serious intracranial cause were abrupt onset (odds ratio (OR) 7.96, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.77‒22.91), awakening pain (OR 3.14, 95% CI 4.15–6.82), duration of headache >1 week (OR 10.59, 95% CI 2.9–38.7), fever (OR 6.01, 95% CI 2.07–17.46), worst headache ever (OR 12.95, 95% CI 5.69–29.45), alteration of consciousness (OR 13.55, 95% CI 2.07‒88.88), and localizing neurological deficit (OR 5.28, 95% CI 1.6‒17.46). …”
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The Influences of Visceral Fat Area on the Sites of Esophageal Mucosal Breaks in Subjects with Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseases by Ji Hyung Nam, Eirie Cho, Jeung Sook Kim, Eun-Cheol Park, Jae Hak Kim

“…In multivariate analysis, higher VAT (odds ratio (OR) 2.90, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.18 to 7.13, 3rd vs. 1st quartile, P=0.021; OR 3.63, 95% CI 1.44 to 9.10, 4th vs. 1st quartile, P=0.006) and the VAT/SAT ratio (OR 2.91, 95% CI 1.11 to 7.61, 3rd vs. 1st quartile, P=0.03; OR 3.02, 95% CI 1.17 to 7.83, 4th vs. 1st quartile, P=0.023) were significantly associated with mucosal breaks in the LC group. …”
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LTA4H rs2660845 association with montelukast response in early and late-onset asthma. by Cyrielle Maroteau, Antonio Espuela-Ortiz, Esther Herrera-Luis, Sundararajan Srinivasan, Fiona Carr, Roger Tavendale, Karen Wilson, Natalia Hernandez-Pacheco, James D Chalmers, Steve Turner, Somnath Mukhopadhyay, Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der Zee, Esteban G Burchard, Maria Pino-Yanes, Simon Young, Glenda Lassi, Adam Platt, Colin N A Palmer, PiCA Consortium

“…While no significant association was found with European late-onset subjects, a meta-analysis of 523 early-onset individuals from European ancestry demonstrated the odds of experiencing asthma exacerbations by carriers of at least one G allele, despite montelukast treatment, were increased (odds-ratio = 2.92, 95%confidence interval (CI): 1.04-8.18, I2 = 62%, p = 0.0412) compared to those in the AA group. …”
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The Predictive Value of Urinary Kidney Injury Molecular 1 for the Diagnosis of Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Catheterization: A Meta-Analysis by Qing Li, Yimin Huang, Weifeng Shang, Ying Zhang, Yanyan Liu, Gang Xu

“…Across all the studies, the diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) for uKIM-1 level to predict CI-AKI was 19 (95% CI 10–39), with SEN and SPE of 0.84 and 0.78, respectively. …”
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Association of AGTR1 A1166C and CYP2C9∗3 Gene Polymorphisms with the Antihypertensive Effect of Valsartan by Yi Liu, Xiaomu Kong, Yongwei Jiang, Meimei Zhao, Peng Gao, Xiao Cong, Yongtong Cao, Liang Ma

“…After adjustment for demographic and environmental factors, the CC + AC genotype of AGTR1 A1166C was markedly linked to better hypertension control with valsartan treatment compared to the AA genotype (odds ratio: 2.836, 95% confidence interval: 1.199–6.705, P = 0.018). …”
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Research and Discussion on the Relationships between Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and ATP2B2 Gene Polymorphism by Suhao Zhang, Enmin Ding, Haoyang Yin, Hengdong Zhang, Baoli Zhu

“…Analysis results revealed that the C allele of rs3209637 (95%CI=1.08–2.58, odds ratio OR=1.67, P=0.027) was a dangerous factor and could add to risks of NIHL in the Chinese employees. …”
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Diabetes Management and Outcomes among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Attending a Renal Service by Elizabeth Skalkos, Rohit Rajagopal, David Simmons

“…Insulin treatment was more associated with chronic kidney disease stages 4-5 (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.41, 95% CI 1.07-5.43), retinopathy (aOR 3.10, 95% CI 1.04-9.27), and podiatry review (aOR 5.06, 95% CI 1.20-21.38). …”
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