Differentiating Latent Tuberculosis from Active Tuberculosis Through Activation Phenotypes and Chemokine Markers HLA-DR, CD38, MCP-1, and RANTES: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analy... by Chaimae Kadi, Narjisse Ahmadi, Anass Houdou, Imad El Badisy, Oumnia Bouaddi, Zakaria Mennane, Nouhaila Najimi, Maryam Benlamari, Saber Boutayeb, Mohamed Khalis, Noureddine EL Mtili, Fouad Seghrouchni

“…Studies were included if they reported sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and area under the curve (AUC) for the biomarkers in question. …”
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Meta Analysis of the Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture for Ankylosing Spondylitis by Ping LI, Yinjie WANG, Jigang TIAN

“…Bi-categorized variables were represented by risk rate(<italic>RR</italic>)or odds ratio(<italic>OR</italic>)and its 95%confidence interval(<italic>CI</italic>)and continuous variables were represented by weighted mean difference(<italic>MD</italic>)and its 95%<italic>CI</italic>.Results:Finally, 11 clinical randomized controlled trials were included. …”
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Effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on neonatal calf diarrhea when administered at a disease alert generated by automated milk feeders by A. Welk, M.C. Cantor, H.W. Neave, J.H.C. Costa, J.L. Morrison, C.B. Winder, D.L. Renaud

“…However, calves provided an NSAID had reduced odds of being treated with electrolytes (odds ratio = 0.32, 95% CI: 0.10–0.98). In addition, calves provided an NSAID spent less time lying (NSAID: 17.64 vs. …”
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Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Yanqi Kou, Shicai Ye, Yuan Tian, Ke Yang, Ling Qin, Zhe Huang, Botao Luo, Yanping Ha, Liping Zhan, Ruyin Ye, Yujie Huang, Qing Zhang, Kun He, Mouji Liang, Jieming Zheng, Haoyuan Huang, Chunyi Wu, Lei Ge, Yuping Yang

“…Multivariate logistic regression showed that CHD was an independent risk factor for in-hospital GIB (odds ratio 2.79, 95% CI 2.09-3.74). Stratified analyses by sex, age, occupation, marital status, and other subgroups consistently showed that the association between CHD and GIB remained robust across all subgroups. …”
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Subjective cognitive decline predicts longitudinal neuropsychological test performance in an unsupervised online setting in the Brain Health Registry by Jae Myeong Kang, Manchumad Manjavong, Chengshi Jin, Adam Diaz, Miriam T. Ashford, Joseph Eichenbaum, Emily Thorp, Elizabeth Wragg, Kenton H. Zavitz, Francesca Cormack, Anna Aaronson, R. Scott Mackin, Rachana Tank, Bernard Landavazo, Erika Cavallone, Diana Truran, Sarah Tomaszewski Farias, Michael W. Weiner, Rachel L. Nosheny

“…Those who were Self-ECog total (Odds ratio [95% confidence interval] = 1.390 [1.121–1.708]) and SP-ECog consistent (2.417 [1.591–3.655]) had higher probability of being decliners based on PAL FAMS. …”
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The effect of HLA genotype on disease onset and severity in CTLA-4 insufficiency by Sara Posadas-Cantera, Sara Posadas-Cantera, Noriko Mitsuiki, Florian Emmerich, Virginia Patiño, Hanns-Martin Lorenz, Olaf Neth, Ingunn Dybedal, Kjetil Taskén, Alejandro A. Schäffer, Bodo Grimbacher, Bodo Grimbacher, Bodo Grimbacher, Bodo Grimbacher, Laura Gámez-Díaz, Laura Gámez-Díaz

“…HLA frequency analysis, odds ratio analysis and genetic linkage analysis were used.ResultsThe principal statistical analyses showed no positive association between the HLA genotypes analyzed with the disease onset or the disease severity. …”
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Time Interval for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Related Expenditure in Selected Health Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Ezra Shimeles, Melaku Tilahun, Tsegaye Hailu, Fikre Enquselassie, Abraham Aseffa, Alemayehu Mekonnen, Getachew Wondimagegn

“…Respondents who have good level of knowledge about TB are less likely to spend more than the median expenditure almost by a fifth compared to those with limited knowledge on TB, (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.2, with 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.06, 0.84). …”
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Association between body size and atrial myopathy: Investigation using the prevalence of left atrial low-voltage areas by Yasuhiro Matsuda, Masaharu Masuda, Hiroyuki Uematsu, Ayako Sugino, Hirotaka Ooka, Satoshi Kudo, Subaru Fujii, Mitsutoshi Asai, Shin Okamoto, Takayuki Ishihara, Kiyonori Nanto, Takuya Tsujimura, Yosuke Hata, Naoko Higashino, Sho Nakao, Masaya Kusuda, Toshiaki Mano

“…In particular, BMI <18.5 kg/m2 was an independent predictor of LVAs (odds ratio, 1.9; 95 % confidence interval: 1.01–3.5; p = 0.046). …”
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Primary aldosteronism patients with previous cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events have high aldosterone responsiveness to ACTH stimulation by Eriko Nakano, Kosuke Mukai, Atsunori Fukuhara, Michio Otsuki, Iichiro Shimomura, Takamasa Ichijo, Mika Tsuiki, Norio Wada, Takashi Yoneda, Yoshiyu Takeda, Kenji Oki, Tetsuya Yamada, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Daisuke Yabe, Miki Kakutani, Masakatsu Sone, Takuyuki Katabami, Akiyo Tanabe, Mitsuhide Naruse, JPAS/JRAS Study Group

“…Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the ΔPAC (the difference between the PAC measurements before and after ACTH stimulation) significantly increased the odds of previous CCV events in PA patients after adjusting for classical CCV event risk factors, baseline PAC and duration of hypertension (relative PAC: odds ratio [OR], 2.896; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.989–8.482; ΔPAC: OR, 2.344; 95% CI, 1.149–4.780; ACTH-stimulated PAC: OR, 2.098; 95% CI, 0.694–6.339). …”
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Eosinophil is a predictor of severe immune-related adverse events induced by ipilimumab plus nivolumab therapy in patients with renal cell carcinoma: a retrospective multicenter co... by Yoshihiko Tasaki, Shuzo Hamamoto, Shimpei Yamashita, Junya Furukawa, Kazutoshi Fujita, Ryotaro Tomida, Makito Miyake, Noriyuki Ito, Hideto Iwamoto, Yoshihisa Mimura, Yosuke Sugiyama, Rei Unno, Atsushi Okada, Takahiro Yasui, Yoko Furukawa-Hibi

“…Multivariate analysis showed that an eosinophil of ≥3.0% was a risk factor for severe irAEs (odds ratio, 6.01). Median progression-free survival (mPFS), mPFS from the start of ipilimumab plus nivolumab therapy to second-line therapy (mPFS2), and median overall survival (mOS) were the shortest in the non-irAE group. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Cognitive Training on Patients with Post Stroke Cognitive Impairment： A Meta-Analysis by LIU Changxing, GUO Xinyi, CHANG Xiang

“…Enumeration data were expressed as odds ratio (OR) or relative risk ratio (RR). Measurement data were expressed as mean difference (MD) or standardized mean difference (SMD), with 95% confidence interval (CI). …”
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Relationship between neutropenia caused by nanoliposomal irinotecan/fluorouracil/leucovorin and treatment outcomes in the NAPOLEON-2 study (NN-2301) by Tomonori Araki, Yuki Sonoda, Mototsugu Shimokawa, Taiga Otsuka, Kohei Hayashi, Takuya Honda, Kazuhiko Nakao, Taro Shibuki, Junichi Nakazawa, Shiho Arima, Keisuke Miwa, Yoshinobu Okabe, Futa Koga, Yujiro Ueda, Yoshihito Kubotsu, Hozumi Shimokawa, Shigeyuki Takeshita, Azusa Komori, Kazuo Nishikawa, Satoshi Otsu, Ayumu Hosokawa, Hisanobu Oda, Tatsunori Sakai, Shuji Arita, Machiko Kawahira, Hiroki Taguchi, Kengo Tsuneyoshi, Yasunori Kawaguchi, Toshihiro Fujita, Takahiro Sakae, Tsuyoshi Shirakawa, Toshihiko Mizuta, Kenji Mitsugi

“…The overall response rates differed significantly at cutoff C (p = 0.02), with the odds ratio for cutoff C being the highest, followed by cutoffs B and A. …”
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Mechanical chest compression increases intrathoracic hemorrhage complications in patients receiving extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Yoshihisa Matsushima, Tatsuhiro Shibata, Kodai Shibao, Rei Yamakawa, Miyu Hayashida, Toshiyuki Yanai, Takashi Ishimatsu, Takehiro Homma, Shoichiro Nohara, Maki Otsuka, Yoshihiro Fukumoto

“…On multivariate analysis, mechanical CPR was independently associated with this outcome (adjusted odds ratio 6.29; 95% confidence interval 1.20–65.10). …”
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The effect of immunosuppression on outcomes in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia by Lixue Huang, Bingxuan Weng, Yuanqi Wang, Mengyuan Wang, Yin Mei, Wei Chen, Meng Ma, Jingnan Li, Jianzhen Weng, Yang Ju, Xuefeng Zhong, Xunliang Tong, Yanming Li

“…After adjusting for age, sex, and comorbidities, immunosuppression was significantly associated with a higher risk of 30-day mortality (odds ratio 5.004, 95% CI [2.618–9.530]). Conclusions Immunosuppression was independently associated with an increased risk of 30-day mortality. …”
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Factors influencing in-hospital mortality for salvage percutaneous transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting in cirrhotic patients with recalcitrant variceal bleeding after... by J E J Krige, E G Jonas, M Setshedi, S J Beningfield, U K Lotze, M M Bernon, S Burmeister, J C Kloppers

“…Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that the most significant predictors of mortality were inotrope dependency (odds ratio (OR) 134; p<0.001), endotracheal intubation (OR 99; p<0.001), endoscopically uncontrolled bleeding (OR 28; p=0.001), grade 3 ascites (OR 20.9; p=0.012) and C-P grade C (OR 8.8; p=0.011). …”
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Diagnostic interval of inflammatory bowel disease in Chinese children and its relationship with growth parameters: a retrospective study by Juan Zhou, BinRong Chen, ZhiCheng Wang, Li Liu, HongJuan OuYang, YanHong Luo, WenTing Zhang, ChenXi Liu, MeiZheng Zhan, JiaQi Duan, CanLin Li, Na Jiang, JieYu You, HongMei Zhao

“…Multivariate logistic regression models showed that fever was associated with a prolonged time interval from first symptom onset to admission and the odds ratio (OR) was 0.45 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.22–0.94]. …”
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Mental health and well-being in adolescent and young adult refugees in Sweden: A cross-sectional study of accompanied and unaccompanied individuals by Erica Mattelin, Amal R. Khanolkar, Johan Andersson, Hania Kutabi, Laura Korhonen

“…Being an unaccompanied refugee individual was associated with a higher risk of suicidal thoughts, adjusted odds ratio, aOR 5·66 (95 % CI 2·15–14·88), higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms β = 0·72 (0·39–1·05), lower mental well-being β = −10·86 95 % CI (−18·23— -3·48) and lower functional ability β = −9·38 (−13·84— -4·92). …”
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Implication of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, and Subclinical Inflammation on Mild Renal Insufficiency by Ga Eun Nam, Soon Young Hwang, Hye Soo Chung, Ju Hee Choi, Hyun Jung Lee, Nam Hoon Kim, Hye Jin Yoo, Ji-A Seo, Sin Gon Kim, Nan Hee Kim, Sei Hyun Baik, Kyung Mook Choi

“…Furthermore, NAFLD without the MetS group (odds ratio (95% confidence interval) = 1.56 (1.05–2.34)) or MetS without the NAFLD group (1.82 (1.11–3.00)) was associated with mild renal insufficiency after adjusting for confounding variables. …”
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Elevated Serum Extracellular Vesicle‐Packaged SPARC in Hypertension: A Cross‐Sectional Study in a Middle‐Aged and Elderly Population by Xueying Chen, Han Guo, Xinwei Li, Yang Liu, Xinxin Li, Zhengshuo Cui, Huijuan Ma, Jianxun He, Zhechun Zeng, Huina Zhang

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that serum EV‐derived SPARC levels were positively associated with hypertension (odds ratio [OR] 1.095; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.031–1.163; p value, 0.003), after adjusting for confounding factors. …”
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Elevated D-dimer on admission may predict poor prognosis in childhood influenza associated encephalopathy by Huizhen Wang, Lingkong Zeng, Xingfeng Cheng, Hui Li, Hong Zhang, Yuanmei Shi, Yong Zhang, Changjian Li

“…After binary logistic regression analysis, it was concluded that D-dimer was an independent risk factor for poor prognosis (odds ratio = 1.440, 95% confidence interval 1.052–1.972, P = 0.023), and the area under the curve (95% confidence interval) was 0.802 (0.680–0.924), P < 0.001. …”
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