Factors influencing health-related quality of life in children with asthma: insights from Addis Ababa public hospitals by Tsehaynew Kasse, Selemaye Zenebe, Yalemzer Agegnehu, Arega Abebe Lonsako

“…Factors associated with an increased likelihood of poor quality of life included caregivers’ lack of formal education (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR]: 1.39 [1.80–10.69]), a family history of asthma (AOR: 2.51 [1.46–4.299]), longer asthma duration (AOR: 3.47 [1.89–6.39]), uncontrolled asthma (AOR: 3.47 [1.89–6.39]), moderate persistent asthma (AOR: 2.4 [1.40–4.20]), and comorbidities (AOR: 2.4 [1.40–4.20]).ConclusionThe study highlights almost half of asthmatic children had a poor quality of life in Addis Ababa. …”
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Male involvement in antenatal care follow-up and its determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gossa Fetene Abebe, Desalegn Girma, Melsew Setegn Alie, Lidiya Gutema Lemu, Yilkal Negesse, Zewditu Alelign

“…Male partners with secondary education or higher (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 2.72, 95% CI 1.81 to 4.10), government employment (AOR 2.09, 95% CI 1.49 to 2.94), attendance at health education (AOR 3.02, 95% CI 1.39 to 6.54) and knowledge about ANC or pregnancy danger signs (AOR 2.36, 95% CI 1.33 to 4.19) demonstrated a significant association with increased male involvement.Conclusion Male involvement in ANC in Ethiopia is low. …”
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Intestinal Parasite Infection and Its Association with Undernutrition among Early Adolescents in Hawassa University Technology Village, Southern Ethiopia by Amelo Bolka Gujo, Assefa Philipos Kare, Shambel Gussa Shuramo

“…The outputs are presented using an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Factors Associated with Stunting in Posyandu in an Underdeveloped Area of Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study in Papua by Rusnaeni Rusnaeni, Rosdiana Howay, Elsey Gunawan, Rani Dewi Pratiwi, Daniel Napitupulu, Elfride Irawati Sianturi

“…After adjusting for potential confounding factors, having children aged 1 to 20 months old (odds ratio (OR)=0.11; 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.03–0.64) and knowledge of nutritional benefits (OR=0.62; 95% CI=0.40–0.95) decreased the odds of stunting. …”
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Predicting loss of independence among geriatric patients following gastrointestinal surgery by Michaela R. Cunningham, Christopher L. Cramer, Ruyun Jin, Florence E. Turrentine, Victor M. Zaydfudim

“…The six most impactful factors in predicting loss of independence were age, preoperative mobility aid use, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, preoperative albumin, non-elective surgery, and race (all OR > 1.83; p < 0.001). The odds ratio of each of these factors were used to create a sixteen-point scoring system. …”
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Self -reported bruxism in patients undergoing Orthodontic treatment – a cross-sectional study by Munnal Gulzar, Mubassar Fida, Rashna Hoshang Sukhia

“…However, patients with hypodivergent face [odds ratio (OR) = 2.4; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.7–8.5] and dental class III [OR = 4.0; 95% CI = 0.3–51.0] were more likely to report bruxism after the initiation of orthodontic treatment. …”
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Magnitude and Associated Factors of Unintended Pregnancy among Pregnant Women at Saesie Tsaeda Emba Woreda Eastern Zone of Tigray, North Ethiopia, 2018 by Gebrehiwot Gebremariam Weldearegawi, Kidanemaryam Berhe Tekola, Berhane Fseha Teklehaymanot

“…Descriptive analysis was done to see the frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Adjusted odds ratio was computed at 95% confidence level to determine the effect of independent variable on the outcome variable. …”
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Adherence and influencing factors of high-flow nasal cannula humidified oxygen therapy in elderly patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A meta-analysis by Yang Yang, Ting-Ting Liu, Dong-Mei Li, Xue-Ling Ren, Zheng Luo, Xue-Li Chen, Ying-Zhen Du, Yan-Shuang Cheng

“…Negative factors included the number of acute exacerbations (odds ratio [OR] =2.17), adverse reactions (OR = 4.13), regular follow-up (OR = 9.45), educational level (OR = 5.38), and concurrent medications (OR = 4.71). …”
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Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Purchasing Frozen, Fresh, Canned, and Dried Produce in a Nationally Representative Sample of United States Households by Graham E Bastian, Joslyn K Russell, Annie J Roe, Raveen Rani

“…Households utilizing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) had higher odds of purchasing frozen vegetables after controlling for other variables (odds ratio: 1.24, 95% confidence interval: 0.99, 1.56, P = 0.07). …”
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Prevalence and predictors of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in inflammatory bowel disease: a meta-analysis by Xin Feng, Jie Hu, Xin Zhang

“…We calculated the pooled prevalence of SIBO among IBD patients and the odds ratio (OR) of SIBO in IBD compared with healthy controls. …”
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A Mendelian randomization study: physical activities and chronic kidney disease by Rui Xiao, Li Dong, Bo Xie, Beizhong Liu

“…., weeding, lawn mowing, carpentry, and digging) decreased the risk of CKD (odds ratio [OR] = 0.287, 95% CI = 0.117–0.705, p = 0.0065) and improved the level of eGFR (β = 0.036, 95% CI = 0.005–0.067, p = 0.021). …”
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Relationship between Maternal Central Obesity and the Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies by Da Yao, Qing Chang, Qi-Jun Wu, Shan-Yan Gao, Huan Zhao, Ya-Shu Liu, Yu-Ting Jiang, Yu-Hong Zhao

“…The summary estimate of GDM risk in the central obesity pregnant women was 2.76 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.35–3.26) using the adjusted odds ratio (OR). The degree of heterogeneity among the studies was low (I2=14.4, P=0.307). …”
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Outcomes of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 at the University Teaching Hospital of Butare in Rwanda and validation of the Universal Vital Assessment (UVA) mortality risk score. by Dona Fabiola Gashame, Kwame A Akuamoah Boateng, Jean Damascene Twagirumukiza, Jean de Dieu Mahoro, Christopher C Moore, Theogene Twagirumugabe

“…Factors independently associated with mortality included acute kidney injury (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 7.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.47-43.22, p = 0.016), severe COVID-19 (aOR 3.42, 95% CI 1.06-11.01, p = 0.039), and a UVA score >4 (aOR 7.15, 95% CI 1.56-32.79, p = 0.011). …”
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Community’s Perception and Attitude towards People with Epilepsy in Ethiopia by Wubalem Fekadu, Tesfa Mekonen, Shemelash Bitew, Tefera Chanie Mekonnen, Melak Menberu, Seble Shewangizaw

“…The presence of association was presented by odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. Ethical clearance was obtained from Wolaita Sodo University. …”
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Analysis of Aspiration Risk Factors in Severe Trauma Patients: Based on Findings of Aspiration Lung Disease in Chest Computed Tomography by Gyu Jin Heo, Jungnam Lee, Woo Sung Choi, Sung Youl Hyun, Jin-Seong Cho

“…In a logistic regression analysis, relative to the GCS mild group, the moderate group showed an odds ratio (OR) for aspiration of 2.976 (CI, 1.024–8.647), and the severe group showed an OR of 5.073 (CI, 2.442–10.539). …”
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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms, lipid profiles, and basic renal functional markers as risk for myocardial infarction: A case-control study and haplotype ana... by Perović Svetlana, Vujović Slavica, Kapur-Pojskić Lejla, Garai Nemanja, Šćepanović Anđelka

“…In the case of the C677T polymorphism, the T/T and C/T genotypes were associated with a significantly increased risk of MI under the dominant genetic model (odds ratio (OR)=2.060; P=0.006). Although there was no significant association between the A1298C variant and MI, this polymorphism was linked to a higher level of creatinine in MI patients (P<0.002). …”
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Genetic Variations of Gene Associated with Adverse Drug Reactions to Valproic Acid in Korean Epileptic Patients by Ji Hyun Yi, Yang-Je Cho, Won-Joo Kim, Min Goo Lee, Ji Hyun Lee

“….-1774delG locus was identified as a stronger risk factor for VPA related to ADRs (odds ratio, 8.53; 95% confidence interval, 1.04 to 70.17). …”
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Development of a psychological frailty index: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study by Jinlong Zhao, Justina Yat Wa Liu, Justina Yat Wa Liu, Daniel Fernández, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Stefanos Tyrovolas

“…Psychological frailty was significantly associated with lower life expectancy (odds ratio [OR] 1.98, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.71–2.29), higher outpatient treatments (1.25, 1.03–1.51), and increased hospitalization (1.45, 1.22–1.74).ConclusionThe PFI could be a reliable instrument for identifying psychological frailty. …”
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Vaccination Against SARS-Cov-2 among Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Based on the Results of COVPARK-LT Study by R. Kaladytė Lokominienė, G. Lokominaitė

“…COVID-19 vaccine-negativity was associated with the history of vaccination against non-SARS-Cov-2 infections (odds ratio, OR: 0.18, p < 0.01), vaccination against influenza (OR: 0.21, p<0.01), male gender (OR: 0.68, p<0.05), male age (OR: 0.88, p<0.05), duration of Parkinson’s disease (OR: 1.1, p<0.001), and Parkinson’s disease stage according to Hoehn-Yahr (OR: 0.51, p<0.05). …”
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Developing a Predictive Tool for Hospital Discharge Disposition of Patients Poststroke with 30-Day Readmission Validation by Jin Cho, Krystal Place, Rebecca Salstrand, Monireh Rahmat, Misagh Mansouri, Nancy Fell, Mina Sartipi

“…A predictive tool was created to determine discharge disposition based on risk scores derived from the coefficients of multivariable logistic regression related to an adjusted odds ratio. The top five risk scores were admission from a skilled nursing facility, acute heart attack, intracerebral hemorrhage, admission from “other” source, and an age of 75 or older. …”
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