Differences in eHealth Access, Use, and Perceived Benefit Between Different Socioeconomic Groups in the Dutch Context: Secondary Cross-Sectional Study by Lucille Standaar, Lilian van Tuyl, Anita Suijkerbuijk, Anne Brabers, Roland Friele

“…ResultsThis study confirms the association between eHealth and SEP and shows that low SEP respondents have less access (odds ratio [OR] 5.72, 95% CI 3.06-10.72) and use (OR 4.96, 95% CI 2.66-9.24) of eHealth compared to medium or high SEP respondents. …”
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Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 by Aseb Arba, Zerihun Zana

“…Statistical significance of variables was declared as a p value<0.05, and strength of association was adjusted odds ratio at 95% confidence interval in the final model. …”
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Association of cardiac troponin I level with in-hospital and late mortality in dialysis patients by Shahram Taheri, Golbarg Ghomi, Alireza Nematollahi, Sayed Mohsen Hosseini

“…In logistic regression analysis, only female gender (odds ratio [OR] =1.89, confidence interval [CI] =1.22–3.076) and TG (OR = 1.007, CI = 1.003–1.01) were positively and HDL cholesterol level (OR = 0.994, CI = 0.98–0.99) was negatively associated with increased cTnI level. cTnI level was associated with early (OR = 4.81, CI = 1.64–14.89) and late (OR = 4.31, CI = 1.61–10.96) mortality. …”
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Impacts of climate change on the suitable habitat of Angelica sinensis and analysis of its drivers in China by Shaoyang Xi, Xudong Guo, Xiaohui Ma, Ling Jin

“…A total of 402 species occurrence points and 21 environmental variables were selected for modeling, resulting in 1,160 distribution models, of which only one met the stringent 5% odds ratio (OR) standard. The optimal model exhibited a pROC value of 0, an OR of 0.0196, and an AICc score of 9,287.133. …”
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Synthesized 18-Lead Electrocardiogram in Diagnosing Posterior Stemi-Equivalent Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with NSTEMI by Tomoki Horie, Rikuta Hamaya, Tomoyo Sugiyama, Hidenori Hirano, Masahiro Hoshino, Yoshihisa Kanaji, Tetsumin Lee, Taishi Yonetsu, Tetsuo Sasano, Tsunekazu Kakuta

“…SV7-9 STE was the sole significant predictor of LCx STEMI-equivalent ACS with an odds ratio of 19.0 (95% CI: 5.6–63.9, p<0.001), area under the curve of 0.71 (95% CI: 0.58–0.84), sensitivity of 46.7%, and specificity of 95.6%. …”
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Integration of HIV Care with Primary Health Care Services: Effect on Patient Satisfaction and Stigma in Rural Kenya by Thomas A. Odeny, Jeremy Penner, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer, Hannah H. Leslie, Starley B. Shade, Walter Adero, Jackson Kioko, Craig R. Cohen, Elizabeth A. Bukusi

“…At 12 months after integration, respondents were more likely to be satisfied with reception services (adjusted odds ratio, aOR 2.71, 95% CI 1.32–5.56), HIV education (aOR 3.28, 95% CI 1.92–6.83), and wait time (aOR 1.97 95% CI 1.03–3.76). …”
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Contrasting vector competence of three main East African Anopheles malaria vector mosquitoes for Plasmodium falciparum by Prisca A. Kweyamba, Lorenz M. Hofer, Ummi A. Kibondo, Rehema Y. Mwanga, Rajabu M. Sayi, Fatuma Matwewe, Dickson W. Lwetoijera, Mgeni M. Tambwe, Sarah J. Moore

“…Relative to An. funestus, the odds ratio for sporozoites prevalence were 0.46 (95% CI 0.25–0.85) in An. gambiae and 0.19 (95% CI 0.07–0.51) in An. arabiensis, while the incidence rate ratio for sporozoite intensity was 0.31 (95% CI 0.14–0.69) in An. gambiae and 0.66 (95% CI 0.16–2.60) in An. arabiensis. …”
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Blood and body fluids exposure, post-exposure prophylaxis, and HIV self-testing among healthcare workers in northern Nigeria by Zubairu Iliyasu, Musa Babashani, Khadija Dantata, Shaheed A. Zakariyyah, Muktar A. Gadanya, Humayra A. Bashir, Auwalu U. Gajida, Muktar H. Aliyu

“…Methods A total of 403 healthcare workers from a tertiary hospital in Nigeria completed questionnaires. Adjusted odds ratios were derived from logistic regression models. …”
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Comparison of Outcomes and Recurrence in Chronic Subdural Hematoma Patients Treated by Burr-Hole Drainage with or without Irrigation by Jongwook Choi, Kum Whang, Sungmin Cho, Jongyeon Kim

“…The number of burr-holes did not significantly affect recurrence (odds ratio [OR]=0.38; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.60–2.38), but irrigation had a significant effect (OR=0.20; 95% CI: 0.04–0.97). …”
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Preoperative Thrombocytopenia May Predict Poor Surgical Outcome after Extended Hepatectomy by Mohammad Golriz, Omid Ghamarnejad, Elias Khajeh, Mohammadsadegh Sabagh, Markus Mieth, Katrin Hoffmann, Alexis Ulrich, Thilo Hackert, Karl Heinz Weiss, Peter Schirmacher, Markus W. Büchler, Arianeb Mehrabi

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that the preoperative platelet count is an independent predictor of PHLF (odds ratio [OR] 4.4, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.3–15.0, p=0.020) and 30-day mortality (OR 4.4, 95% CI 1.1–18.8, p=0.043). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Argon Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty and Systemic Medical Therapy in Asian Patients with Acute Primary Angle Closure: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled... by Wenting Cai, Qiyang Lou, Jiaqi Fan, Donghui Yu, Tianyi Shen, Jing Yu

“…Summary weighted mean difference (WMD), odds ratio (OR), and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. …”
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Regional cerebral oxygen saturation during initial mobilization of critically ill patients is associated with clinical outcomes: a prospective observational study by Ryota Imai, Takafumi Abe, Kentaro Iwata, Seigo Yamaguchi, Takeshi Kitai, Atsuhiro Tsubaki

“…Analysis 1 demonstrated that lower premobilization rSO2 was independently associated with in-hospital death (odds ratio 0.835, 95% confidence interval 0.724–0.961, p = 0.012). …”
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Magnitude and correlates of internalised stigma among outpatient psychiatric service users in southeast central Ethiopia by Teklu Abraham, Teshome Kabeta, Yenealem Gezahegn

“…Binary logistic regression analysis was carried out to assess factors associated with internalised stigma. Odds ratios along with 95% confidence intervals were estimated to measure the strength of the association. …”
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Association of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width With Carotid–Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity in a Southern Chinese Population by Xing Yu, Yali Huang, Yunyun Su, Liangdi Xie

“…Specifically, compared to the lowest quartile, the risk of cfPWV≥10 m/s increased by 56% in the highest quartile (odds ratio = 1.564, p < 0.001). This correlation persisted particularly among the elderly, hypertensive patients who were not taking medication, and those who were taking medication but had poor control. …”
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Maternal Dietary Patterns and Gestational Diabetes Risk: A Case-Control Study by Fatemeh Sedaghat, Mahdieh Akhoondan, Mehdi Ehteshami, Vahideh Aghamohammadi, Nila Ghanei, Parvin Mirmiran, Bahram Rashidkhani

“…To investigate the relation between each of the independent variables with gestational diabetes, the odds ratio (OR) was calculated. Results. Western dietary pattern was high in sweets, jams, mayonnaise, soft drinks, salty snacks, solid fat, high-fat dairy products, potatoes, organ meat, eggs, red meat, processed foods, tea, and coffee. …”
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Lactate and Bilirubin Index: A New Indicator to Predict Critically Ill Cirrhotic Patients’ Prognosis by Xiao-Fu Chen, Yuan Zhao, Wei-Zhen Chen, Xin-Tian Shao, Zhi-Ming Huang

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified that the LB index (odds ratio: 5.487, 95% confidence interval: 3.542–8.501, P<0.001) was the strongest predictor for 28-day mortality. …”
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Meta-Analysis of 11 Heterogeneous Studies regarding Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitor Add-On Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Treated with Insulin by Katsuya Shibuki, Shuji Shimada, Takao Aoyama

“…There was substantial heterogeneity among the 11 studies, but 74.1% of this variability was explained by the difference in BMI. The odds ratio for the incidence of hypoglycemia was 1.02 (95% CI: 0.74 to 1.42, I2=63.8%), with substantial heterogeneity due to differences in the definition of hypoglycemia among the studies. …”
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The independent and joint relationships between dietary antioxidant intake with risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and all-cause mortality: insights from NHANES by Yifeng Xu, Zhaoqi Yan, Keke Li, Liangji Liu, Lei Xu

“…Sensitivity and stratified analyses were conducted to assess the robustness of the results.ResultsIn this study, compared to the lowest quartile, the highest quartile of CDAI levels was significantly negatively associated with the risk of COPD (Odds Ratio [OR]: 0.47; 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 0.22–0.97), exhibiting a non-linear relationship. …”
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Separating the Effects of Early-Life and Adult Body Size on Chronic Kidney Disease Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Xunliang Li, Wenman Zhao, Haifeng Pan, Deguang Wang

“…Results : A larger genetically predicted early-life body size was associated with an increased risk of CKD (odds ratio [OR], 1.27; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.14 to 1.41; P=1.70E-05) and increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels (β=0.010; 95% CI, 0.005 to 0.021; P=0.001). …”
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Modelo predictivo del fracaso de la terapia eléctrica en la fibrilación auricular paroxística by Yoandro Rosabal Garcia, Eddy Alberto Rosales Guibert, lorchen Torres Quiñones

“…Resultados: Los factores de riesgo predictores fueron: edad ≥ 55 años (p= 0,013; odds ratio(OR)= 3,58; intervalo de confianza -IC- 95 %: 1,33-9,67); la fracción de eyección del ventrículo izquierdo (FEVI) ≤ 40 % se observó en 20 pacientes (22,7 %) (p= 0,004; OR= 4,45; IC95 %: 1,54‑12,8); presión de aurícula izquierda elevada, volumen de aurícula izquierda elevado (p= 0,004; OR= 3,11; IC95 %: 1,24-8,77), según el modelo de regresión logística. …”
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