A descriptive study of blood pressure in people with self-reported substance use seeking health care in region F, Johannesburg, South Africa by K.E. Oladimeji, S. Gumede, A. Nyatela, S. Nonyukela, R. Mohale, S.T. Lalla-Edward, D. Dwarka

“…Independent factors associated with elevated blood pressure were increasing age - 30-39 years old (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.78 [95 %CI 1.42–5.41], 40–49 years old (aOR 3.81 [95 %CI 1.95–7.46]), 50+ years (aOR 5.00 [95 %CI 2.45–10.20] and having comorbidities (aOR 2.35 [95 %CI 1.31–4.22]). …”
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The Association of Depression and Anxiety Disorders With Gastrointestinal Symptoms Among Nurses by Behnam Masihipour, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei, Saman Maroufizadeh, Soheil Hassanipour, Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad, Adele Isanazar, Kourosh Mojtahedi, Farahnaz Joukar

“…A significant association between work experience and the likelihood of experiencing depression (Odds ratio [OR]=3.95, 95% CI: 1.63- 9.57, P=0.002) and anxiety (OR=1.67, 95% CI: 1.02- 2.7, P=0.041) was observed. …”
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Association of dysautonomia and different risk factors in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome in a tertiary hospital in the Philippines by Gerald T. Pagaling, Lowrence Precious C. Dichoso, Nikolai Gil D. Reyes, Mario B. Prado

“…Simple and multiple logistic regression analysis were conducted to determine the factors associated with dysautonomia and the relationships were expressed using odds ratio. Results 71 patients were included, and 49% developed dysautonomia. …”
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Insights into Omicron: Genomic Characterization and Inpatient Risk Assessment at Single Tertiary Hospital in Indonesia by Turbawaty DK, Komala DR, Andriyoko B

“…XBB.1 lineage was associated with a 5.49 times greater risk of inpatient treatment (95% CI: 1.73– 17.38) compared to BA.5.2, while the adjusted odds ratio (aOR) for the number of vaccinations was 0.45 (95% CI: 0.29– 0.7).Conclusion: BA.5.2 and XBB.1 lineage dominated Omicron variant infections from July to December 2022, with the most mutations occurring in the spike gene. …”
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A synergistic effect of secondhand smoke with vitamin D deficiency on cognitive impairment in older adults: a cross sectional study by Yan Li, Qianqian Shen, Chengyu Chen, Xueru Yin, Xinru Wang, Xiyue Yang, Xueqian Zhang, Lei Chen, Jian Xu, Guifang Gong

“…The possible synergistic effect of SHS with VDD on cognitive impairment was evaluated by using a multivariable logistic regression model.ResultsVDD was independently associated with risk of low the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) scores, increased by nearly 60% [< 34, adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.62, 95% CI: 1.03 ~ 2.53]. Although it only had an association with cognitive impairment indicated by DSST and the Animal Fluency test (AFT) in the crude model, SHS exposure showed significant synergistic effects with VDD on DSST (aOR: 3.03, 95% CI: 1.57 ~ 5.83, Pinteraction = 0.001) and AFT (aOR: 2.40, 95% CI: 1.34 ~ 4.29, Pinteraction = 0.003), respectively, after adjusting for the possible confounders. …”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure in real life: the tip of the iceberg in the sea of comorbidities. A prospective observational study by Ombretta Para, Marco Vanetti, Chiara Dibonaventura, Davide Salerno, Lorenzo Caruso, Christian Carleo, Asim Raza, Carlo Nozzoli, Antonio Spanevello

“…Interestingly, the follow-up at 3 and 6 months post-discharge revealed higher mortality in patients with HF, with an odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 10.0 (1.2-82.2). …”
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Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Associated Factors Among Bankers in Ethiopia, 2018 by Alemu Kasaw Kibret, Berihu Fisseha Gebremeskel, Kebede Embaye Gezae, Gebrerufael Solomon Tsegay

“…A final logistic model was run to identify factors associated with WMSDs, and the magnitude and direction of association were decided based on the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and its corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI). …”
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The prevalence of anemia and the factors associated with its severity among children aged 6-59 months in Ghana: A multi-level ordinal logistic regression. by Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Aklilu Habte, Beshada Zerfu Woldegeorgis, Mengistu Meske Koyira, Beimnet Desalegn Kedida, Bezawit Melak Fente, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie

“…For the multivariable analysis, variables with a p-value ≤0.2 in the bi-variable analysis were considered. The Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with a 95% Confidence Interval (CI) was reported as a factor associated with anemia severity in the multivariable multilevel proportional odds model.…”
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Minimally Invasive Parafascicular Surgery (MIPS) for Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Compared to Medical Management: A Case Series Comparison for a Single Institution by Victoria L. Phillips, Anil K. Roy, Jonathan Ratcliff, Gustavo Pradilla

“…MIPS significantly increased the likelihood of favorable discharge status (odds ratio (OR) 1.77; 95% CI, 1.12–21.9) compared to medical management. …”
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The predictors of successful methotrexate treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancy by Eiman Abdelfattah-Arafa, Hager Farag Abdussalam, Mohamed Omar Saad, Walid El Ansari

“…Younger age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.33, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.16–4.66, p = .017), no pelvic pain (aOR 2.65, 95%CI 1.03–6.83, p = .043), lower initial β-hCG level (aOR 1.32, 95%CI 1.08–1.59, p = .005), and absence of foetal cardiac activity (aOR 12.63; 95% CI 1.04–153.6; p = .047) were independently associated with success. …”
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Association between hemoglobin glycation index and poor outcome after endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke by Yan Yang, Mei Liu, Shungui Huang, Chen Zhu, Guangzong Li, Bin Wang, Xiaojing Luo, Lingwen Zhang, Weizheng Song

“…After divided patients into three groups based on HGI tertiles, HGI (tertile 1 vs. 2) was significantly associated with poor outcome [odds ratio (OR), 3.84; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.08–7.22; P < 0.001] and early neurological deterioration (OR, 3.11; 95% CI, 1.55–6.44; P = 0.002) in multivariable analyses. …”
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Influence of Patient Gender on In‐Hospital Mortality: A Population‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study by Nahikari Vizuete‐Aldave, Maider Ugartemendia‐Yerobi, Beatriz Pereda‐Goikoetxea, Nagore Zinkunegi‐Zubizarreta, Josune Zubeldia‐Etxeberria, Udane Elordi‐Guenaga, Haritz Arrieta, Ainitze Labaka

“…ABSTRACT Aim To analyse the association between gender and in‐hospital mortality odds ratios among patients in the Basque Country. Design Cross‐sectional study. …”
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Safety assessment of tolvaptan: real-world adverse event analysis using the FAERS database by Peiyang Cao, Qian Wang, Yan Wang, Qing Qiao, Liyuan Yan

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to analyze the adverse drug events (ADEs) associated with tolvaptan in the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System database from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the second quarter of 2024.MethodsAfter standardizing the data, various signal detection techniques, including Reporting Odds Ratio (ROR), Proportional Reporting Ratio (PRR), Bayesian Confidence Propagation Neural Network, and Multi-Item Gamma Poisson Shrinker, were employed for analysis.ResultsAmong the 7,486 ADE reports where tolvaptan was the primary suspected drug, a total of 196 preferred terms were identified, spanning 24 different system organ classes. …”
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Factores de riesgo asociados a la morbilidad materna extrema by Edy Vera- Loyola, Aurora Villar Chamorro, Juan Ramirez Cabrera, Aleksandar Csetovic, Vicente Cruzate Cabrejos, Julio A. Porterico, Luis Jaramillo-Valverde, Heinner Guio

“…Se aplicaron las medidas resúmenes para cada tipo de variables y la determinación de los factores de riesgos mediante la aplicación del odds ratio con un intervalo de confianza del 95 %. …”
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Predictors of Neonatal Sepsis in Hospitals at Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia: Institution-Based Unmatched Case-Control Study, 2019 by Atkuregn Alemayehu, Mihiretu Alemayehu, Aseb Arba, Hanna Abebe, Abraham Goa, Kebreab Paulos, Mohammed Suleiman Obsa

“…The study used descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses. The odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was used to measure the association’s strength. p<0.05 was the cut-off point for declaration of statistical significance for the multivariate analysis. …”
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High-risk adverse events in two types of single inhaler triple-therapy: a pharmacovigilance study based on the FAERS database by Zhishen Ruan, Chunbin Wang, Shasha Yuan, Yiling Fan, Bo Xu, Xiaodong Cong, Dan Li, Qing Miao

“…Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database. We use reporting odds ratio (ROR), proportional reporting ratio (PRR), and Bayesian confidence propagation neural network (BCPNN) for disproportionality analysis. …”
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DNA methylation inhibitors adverse reaction characteristic analysis: an analysis based on the European spontaneous adverse event reporting system by Xia Zhang, Yuyu Liu, Qingwang Hou, Yongxin Guo, Youfu He

“…By means of the Reporting Odds Ratio (ROR) and 95% Confidence Interval (CI), a non-proportional analysis was made for MedDRA® SOC in DNA methylation inhibitors. …”
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Meta-analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Fire Acupuncture in Treatment of Ganglion Cyst by Yanan LIU, Yihong ZHOU, Xiaokang JIA, Lijin JI, Li ZHOU

“…When <italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.1 or <italic>I</italic>²&gt; 50%, the random effect model was selected, otherwise the fixed effect model was selected. The odds ratio (<italic>OR</italic>) was selected as the total statistic in count data, the mean difference (<italic>MD</italic>) was selected in measurement data, and the 95%confidence interval (<italic>CI</italic>) was calculated.Results:A total of nine RCTs involving 724 patients were eventually included. …”
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A study of disability and socio-economic impact of mental morbidities from the state of Madhya Pradesh, India by Vijender Singh, Roshan F. Sutar, Suruchi Gupta, Abhijit P. Pakhare, Arun M. Kokane, B. A. Aravind, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao

“…The presence of common mental disorders (CMDs) increases the odds of self-reported disability in work [odds ratio (OR) 2.48, 95% CI 1.35 to 4.59], social life (OR 2.74, 95% CI 1.50 to 5.07), and family domains (OR 3.03, 95% CI1.62 to 5.74). …”
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Long-acting reversible and permanent contraceptives utilization and its associated factors among married women who desire no more children in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis. by Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega, Wondimnew Mersha Biset, Getie Mihret Aragaw, Saron Abeje Abiy, Tilahun Nega Godana, Abera Dessie Dagnaw, Gashaw Awoke Haile, Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Berihun Agegn Mengistie

“…In a multivariable multilevel logistic regression model, an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) and p value <0.05 was used to declare the significant associated factors of LARPCs utilization.…”
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