Causal Associations Between the Gut Microbiota and Hypertension‐Related Traits Through Mendelian Randomization: A Cross‐Sectional Cohort Study by Yunfan Tian, Mingxia Gu, Dazhong Chen, Quanbin Dong, Yifeng Wang, Wei Sun, Xiangqing Kong

“…The inverse‐variance weighted method revealed that the Clostridium innocuum group (Odds ratio [OR]: 1.0047, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.0004–1.0090, p = 0.0336), Eubacterium fissicatena group (OR: 1.0047, 95% CI: 1.0005–1.0088, p = 0.0266), Lachnospiraceae FCS020 group (OR: 1.0063, 95% CI: 1.0004–1.0122, p = 0.0361), and Olsenella (OR: 1.0044, 95% CI: 1.0001–1.0088, p = 0.0430) were associated with an increased risk of hypertension. …”
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Risk Factors for Prolonged Length of Stay of Older Patients in an Academic Emergency Department: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Özcan Sir, Gijs Hesselink, Mara Van Den Bogaert, Reinier P. Akkermans, Yvonne Schoon

“…Risk factors for prolonged LOS of older patients at the ED were follows: higher number (more than one) of consultations (OR [odds ratio] 2.4, CI [confidence interval] 2.0-2.91), or diagnostic interventions (OR 1.5, CI 1.4-1.7); presenting complaints of a neurological (OR 2.2, CI 1.0-4.5) or internal medicine focus (OR 2.6, CI 1.4-4.6); patients with an altered consciousness (OR 3.3, CI 1.6-6.6); treatment by physicians of the departments of surgery (OR 3.4, CI 2.2-5.2), internal medicine (OR 2.6, CI 1.9-3.7), or pulmonology (OR 2.2, CI 1.4-3.6); and urgency category of ≥ U1. …”
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Bacterial Profile of External Ocular Infections, Its Associated Factors, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern among Patients Attending Karamara Hospital, Jigjiga, Eastern Ethio... by Tigist Abebe, Zelalem Teklemariam, Tadesse Shume, Surafel Mekuria, Kedir Urgesa, Fitsum Weldegebreal

“…Data were double entered onto EpiData version 3.1 then exported to SPSS version 20 and analyzed to calculate descriptive frequency and odds ratio, and p value ≤0.05 was taken as the significant value. …”
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Urinary Uromodulin Levels and UMOD Variants in Black South Africans with Hypertension-Attributed Chronic Kidney Disease by Nolubabalo Unati Nqebelele, Caroline Dickens, Therese Dix-Peek, Raquel Duarte, Saraladevi Naicker

“…For each 1-standard deviation increase in uromodulin level, the multivariable-adjusted odds ratio for CKD was 0.6 (95% CI [0.48 to 0.81]; p <0.01). …”
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Effects of intraoperative hypothermia on patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery: A retrospective cohort study. by Tashi Penjore, Maliwan Oofuvong, Sunisa Chatmongkolchart, Chanatthee Kitisiripant, Rongrung Rueangchira-Urai, Jaranya Leeratiwong

“…Univariate and multivariate logistic/linear regression models were fit to assess the association between hypothermia and outcomes, presented as odds ratio (OR) or beta-coefficient (β) with 95% confidence interval (CI).…”
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Combined effects of global DNA methylation, blood lead and total urinary arsenic levels on developmental delay in preschool children by Yuu-Hueih Hsu, Chih-Yin Wu, Hui-Ling Lee, Ru-Lan Hsieh, Ya-Li Huang, Horng-Sheng Shiue, Ying-Chin Lin, Mei-Chieh Chen, Yu-Mei Hsueh

“…Furthermore, high 5mdC (%) was related with reduced risk of DD, with an odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of 0.14 (0.06 – 0.32). …”
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HMOX1 as a potential drug target for upper and lower airway diseases: insights from multi-omics analysis by Enhao Wang, Shazhou Li, Yang Li, Tao Zhou

“…TwoSampleMR analysis indicated a negative causal relationship between HMOX1 exposure and the occurrence of upper and lower airway diseases (CRSwNP [(odds ratio (OR)/95% confidence interval (CI): 0.945/(0.893–0.999), P = 0.044], AR [OR/95% CI: 0.997/(0.994–0.999), P = 0.007], and AS [OR/95% CI: 0.935/(0.895–0.977), P = 0.003]). scRNA-seq data revealed HMOX1 localization in M2 macrophages. …”
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Factores asociados al síndrome bajo gasto cardiaco en cirugía valvular cardiaca by Yoandro Rosabal Garcia, Yaimet Perez infante, Marilaycy Duconger Danger

“…Método: Se realizó un estudio analítico de casos y controles en pacientes que tuvieron síndrome de bajo gasto cardiaco en el período posoperatorio, luego de recibir cirugía valvular cardiaca, en el Centro de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular del Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Saturnino Lora de Santiago de Cuba, en el período comprendido de enero 2019 a diciembre 2021. Se utilizó el odds ratio (razón de posibilidades) para determinar el riesgo de aparición de bajo gasto cardíaco y la regresión logística binaria para evaluar posibles factores predictores. …”
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Genetic Factors and the Risk of Periodontitis Development: Findings from a Systematic Review Composed of 13 Studies of Meta-Analysis with 71,531 Participants by Maélson Klever da Silva, Antonio Carlos Gonçalves de Carvalho, Even Herlany Pereira Alves, Felipe Rodolfo Pereira da Silva, Larissa dos Santos Pessoa, Daniel Fernando Pereira Vasconcelos

“…Three examiners extracted data from articles with a clear association between polymorphisms in the inflammatory mediator gene and the development of periodontitis through meta-analysis using the fixed or randomized statistical models to calculate the Odds Ratio with values of P<0.05 considered significant. …”
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Smoking prevalence among adults in households with children: parental survey by O.O. Starets, D.A. Kovalenko

“…To asses the factor's relevance the odds ratio (OR) and its 95% confidence interval (CI) were used. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Falls and Fractures Following Prescription of Opioids Among Privately Insured Patients with Osteoarthritis by Stuart Silverman, Patricia Schepman, J. Bradford Rice, Craig G. Beck, William Pajerowski, Alan G. White, Sheena Thakkar, Rebecca L. Robinson, Birol Emir

“…Significant (_P_<.05) risk factors associated with at least 1 fall or fracture during the follow-up period included alcohol use (odds ratio [OR], 3.41), history of falling (OR, 2.19), non-tramadol opioid use (OR, 1.31), age (OR, 1.03), benzodiazepine use (OR, 1.21), and at least 1 osteoporosis diagnosis (OR, 2.06). …”
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Trimethoprim Use prior to Pregnancy and the Risk of Congenital Malformation: A Register-Based Nationwide Cohort Study by Jon Trærup Andersen, Morten Petersen, Espen Jimenez-Solem, Jeppe Nørgaard Rasmussen, Nadia Lyhne Andersen, Shoaib Afzal, Kasper Broedbaek, Brian Rafn Hjelvang, Lars Køber, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Henrik Enghusen Poulsen

“…There was a doubling of congenital malformations in offspring to women exposed to trimethoprim in the 12 weeks before conception. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) of major congenital malformation was 1.87, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.25–2.81. …”
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Sociodemographic Risk Factors for Mental Health Disorders Among School Children in Umuahia, South-East Nigeria by Ikechukwu F. Ogbonna, Chizoba F. Achor, Joseph Ezeogu

“…Children aged 10–13 years were eight times more likely to have MHD than children in the other age groups (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 7.68, 95% CI = 2.43–24.26, P = 0.001); female children were three times more likely to have MHD than their male counterparts (aOR = 2.75, 95% CI = 1.20–6.27, P = 0.016), while children of the lower SES were three times more likely to have MHD compared to children from other SES (aOR = 3.27, 95% CI = 1.04–10.25, P = 0.042). …”
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Estrés durante el embarazo como factor de riesgo para el bajo peso del recién nacido by Shirley Aguilar-Aguilar, John Barja-Ore, Mayra Cerda-Sanchez

“…Se utilizaron las pruebas estadísticas chi cuadrado, odds ratio (OR) y sus intervalos de confianza al 95 %, y la de U de Mann Whitney. …”
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Factores de riesgo relacionados con enfermedad renal crónica. Policlínico Luis A. Turcios Lima, Pinar del Río, 2019 by Jorge Félix Rodríguez Ramos, Guillermo Luis Herrera Miranda

“…El análisis estadístico se basó en una estrategia multivariada, la determinación del Odds Ratio, con intervalos de confianza al 95 %, y la prueba de Chi Cuadrado con un nivel de significación estadística de P&lt;0,05. …”
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A Nomogram for Predicting Physical Restraint of Patients in Intensive Care Unit by Yun Wang, Ying Liu, Ya-Li Tian, Su-Lian Gu

“…The rate of PR use was 46.32% (233/503 patients). Age (B = 0.036, odds ratio [OR]: 1.037, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.022–1.052, P<0.001), consciousness disorder (B = 0.770, OR: 2.159, 95% CI: 1.216–3.832, P=0.009), coma (B = −1.666, OR: 0.189, 95% CI: 0.101–0.353, P<0.001), passive activity (B = 1.014, OR: 2.756, 95% CI: 1.644–4.618, P<0.001), delirium (B = 0.993, OR: 2.699, 95% CI: 1.097–6.642, P=0.031), −3 < Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) score <2 (B = 0.698, OR: 2.009, 95% CI: 1.026–3.935, P=0.042), RASS score ≥2 (B = 1.253, OR: 3.499, 95% CI: 1.126–10.875, P=0.030), and mechanical ventilation (B = 1.696, OR: 5.455, 95% CI: 2.804–10.611, P<0.001) were identified as independent risk factors for PR in the ICU (P<0.05) and included in the nomogram. …”
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Comparison of the performance of three classification criteria for Behçet's Disease in a single centre cohort from South India by Vishnu S Chandran, Suma Balan

“…Performance of the ISG, revised ICBD, and PEDBD 2015 was evaluated in terms of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), negative likelihood ratio (NLR), positive likelihood ratio (PLR), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), accuracy, and Youden's index (YI). …”
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Nurses' knowledge and its determinants in surgical site infection prevention: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. by Tesfaye Engdaw Habtie, Sefineh Fenta Feleke, Aregash Birhan Terefe, Addis Wondmagegn Alamaw, Melsew Dagne Abate

“…The findings reveal poor knowledge levels, highlighting the need for targeted educational interventions globally. While the pooled odds ratio is not statistically significant, training, longer service years, and higher education improve SSI prevention knowledge by enhancing critical thinking, boosting confidence, and fostering adherence to evidence-based practices. …”
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Cardiovascular safety of Janus kinase inhibitors in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Huibin Yang, Ting An, Yuxuan Zhao, Xiaojing Shi, Bangmao Wang, Qingyu Zhang

“…However, when the dose was considered, Tofacitinib 5 mg BID (versus placebo) showed a trend towards an increased risk of MACE [odds ratio (OR)=1.05, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.23–4.82], as well as Upadacitinib 30 mg QD (versus placebo) showed a trend towards increased risks of VTE (OR=1.36, 95% CI: 0.23–8.03) and CVE (OR=1.08, 95% CI: 0.24–4.85), and ranked higher than placebo for the risk of VTE [P-score=0.766 (versus 0.722)]. …”
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Comparison of 3 Aging Metrics in Dual Declines to Capture All-Cause Dementia and Mortality Risk: Cohort Study by Anying Bai, Shan He, Yu Jiang, Weihao Xu, Zhanyi Lin

“…All 3 metrics were predictive of incident all-cause dementia and mortality when adjusting for multiple confounders, with variations in the strength of their associations (incident dementia: MCR odds ratio [OR] 1.90, 95% CI 1.30‐2.78; CF 5.06, 95% CI 2.87‐8.92; PCDS 3.35, 95% CI 2.44‐4.58; mortality: MCR 1.60, 95% CI 1.17‐2.19; CF 3.26, 95% CI 1.99‐5.33; and PCDS 1.58, 95% CI 1.17‐2.13). …”
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