Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacterial Uropathogens Isolated from Pediatric Patients at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yamirot Merga Duffa, Kumera Terfa Kitila, Dereje Mamuye Gebretsadik, Adane Bitew

“…Logistical regression was also used to estimate crude odds ratio (COR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) of positive responses to the different variables, and P values less than 0.05 were taken as statistically significant. …”
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Late-life physical activity, midlife-to-late-life activity patterns, APOE ε4 genotype, and cognitive impairment among Chinese older adults: a population-based observational study by Xunying Zhao, Xueyao Wu, Tianpei Ma, Jinyu Xiao, Xin Chen, Mingshuang Tang, Li Zhang, Tao Zhang, Mengyu Fan, Jiaqiang Liao, Ben Zhang, Xia Jiang, Jiayuan Li

“…Results Compared to low PA level, moderate (odds ratio [OR] = 0.74, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.55 ~ 0.99) and high PA levels (OR = 0.60, 95%CI = 0.48 ~ 0.75) were associated with lower risk of cognitive impairment. …”
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Personalized approach in the management of women with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and carbohydrate metabolism disorders by L.R. Petrovska, I.O. Kostitska, T.R. Petrovskyy, R.V. Petrovskyy

“…When using the studied treatments in individuals with HFpEF and prediabetes, it was confirmed a reliable normalization of glycemic control and a high chance (odds ratio 0.12, 95% confidence interval 0.011–1.339) of preventing the risk of T2DM. …”
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Impacto del seguimiento al alta de Enfermería en Atención Primaria sobre los reingresos hospitalarios tempranos. Estudio observacional longitudinal by Raquel Sánchez-Ruano, Pedro López-Paterna, César Alfonso García-Hernández, Ricardo Rodríguez-Barrientos, Elvira Herrero-Sanchox, Marcos Pascual-García, Milagros Rico-Blázquez

“…Según el modelo de regresión logística realizado entre el reingreso temprano y el seguimiento al alta, ajustado por el resto de los factores, el grupo con seguimiento al alta tenía un 66% menos de posibilidades de reingreso hospitalario (Odds Ratio [OR] 0,34, intervalo de confianza [IC] 95% [0,18-0,67]). …”
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Associations of sedentary time, sleep duration and physical exercise with multimorbidity among older adults in Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional study based on national physical f... by Kai Li, Jingjing Wang, Yuqin Rao, Fanhui Zheng, Ying Chen, Bo Zhai, Jintao Hong, Dao Wang, Chen Wang, Bao Liu

“…Prolonged sedentary time (> 3 h/day) increased the odds of belonging to the metabolic-cardiovascular-joint-digestive-respiratory disease class by 56%–57% (unweighted odds ratio [OR] 1.57, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.27–1.94; weighted OR 1.56, 95% CI 1.36–1.80), the metabolic-cardiovascular disease class by 38% (unweighted OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.25–1.53; weighted OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.29–1.48), and the joint-digestive-respiratory disease class by 30%–32% (unweighted OR 1.32, 95% CI 1.19–1.45; weighted OR 1.30, 95% CI 1.22–1.38). …”
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Sex disparity in the association between alcohol consumption and sarcopenia: a population-based study by Longbao Yang, Longbao Yang, Qiuju Ran, Qiuju Ran, Yee Hui Yeo, Zhang Wen, Zhang Wen, Shuyue Tuo, Shuyue Tuo, Yong Li, Yong Li, Jia Yuan, Jia Yuan, Shejiao Dai, Shejiao Dai, Jinhai Wang, Jinhai Wang, Fanpu Ji, Fanpu Ji, Fanpu Ji, Fanpu Ji, Xinxing Tantai, Xinxing Tantai

“…In the full model, the risk of sarcopenia was significantly associated with mild (odds ratio [OR]: 1.65; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08–2.51), moderate (OR: 2.04; 95% CI: 1.12–3.71), and heavy drinkers (OR: 2.42; 95% CI: 1.17–4.97) compared to nondrinkers. …”
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Perinatal mortality and other severe adverse outcomes following planned birth at 39 weeks versus expectant management in low-risk women: a population based cohort studyResearch in... by Kylie Crawford, Waldemar A. Carlo, Anthony Odibo, Aris Papageorghiou, William Tarnow-Mordi, Sailesh Kumar

“…Planned birth was associated with 52% lower odds of perinatal mortality (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) 0.48; 95% CI 0.30, 0.76, p = 0.002), 62% lower odds of antepartum stillbirth (aOR 0.38; 95% CI 0.15, 0.97, p = 0.04), and 84% lower odds of intrapartum stillbirth by (aOR 0.16; 95% CI 0.04, 0.66, p = 0.01). …”
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Utility of Noninvasive Testing Before Invasive Coronary Angiography in the Assessment for Revascularization by Simon Parlow, MD, Richard G. Jung, MD, PhD, Pietro Di Santo, MD, Joanne Joseph, MD, Stephanie Skanes, MD, Omar Abdel-Razek, MD, Graeme Prosperi-Porta, MSc, MD, Pouya Motazedian, MD, Michael Froeschl, MSc, MD, Marino Labinaz, MD, Rebecca Mathew, MD, F. Daniel Ramirez, MSc, MD, Trevor Simard, MD, PhD, Benjamin Hibbert, MD, PhD

“…Positive CTA had an odds ratio (OR) of 2.68 (95% CI, 1.82-3.94) for revascularization and positive MPI an OR of 1.29 (95% CI, 1.07-1.56). …”
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Maternal exposure to fine particulate matter before and during pregnancy, and the risk of birth defects: A population-based study by Shihan Zhen, Na Li, Yan Li, Qian Li, Lu Zheng, Zhouxin Yin, Yan Dou, Shuqi Wu, Yilin Liu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Xinyue Yang, Ye Wang, Wenxiu Ge, Xiaoyu Gao, Jing Yang, Fengchao Liang, Jiajin Hu, Ying Zhao

“…For each 10 μg/m³ increase in PM2.5, the odds ratios of birth defects were 1.68 (95% CI: 1.65, 1.70) and 2.41 (95% CI: 2.36, 2.45) during the preconception period and pregnancy, respectively. …”
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Prevalência dos níveis de atividade física e fatores associados entre adolescentes escolares by Nayra Suze Souza e Silva, Rosângela Ramos Veloso Silva, Bruna Nathália Santos, Marise Fagundes Silveira, Maria Fernanda Santos Figueiredo Brito, Lucinéia de Pinho, Camila Katheryne Santos Cangussu, Carla Silvana de Oliveira e Silva

“…A Regressão Logística Multinomial permitiu estimar odds ratio (OR) e seus respectivos intervalos de confiança (IC) de 95%, com análises corrigidas pelo efeito do desenho. …”
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Relationship between diabetes diet-related quality of life and dietary fiber intake among people with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study by Fuyuko Takahashi, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Ayumi Kaji, Ryosuke Sakai, Yuka Kawate, Yuriko Kondo, Takuro Okamura, Naoko Nakanishi, Saori Majima, Takafumi Osaka, Hiroshi Okada, Takafumi Senmaru, Emi Ushigome, Mai Asano, Masahide Hamaguchi, Masahiro Yamazaki, Eiko Sato, Michiaki Fukui

“…Dietary fiber intake was related to perceived merits of diet therapy (Odds ratio [OR]1.07 [95%CI: 1.00–1.15], p = 0.049), burden of diet therapy (OR 0.90 [95%CI: 0.82–0.98], p = 0.022), and satisfaction with diet (OR 1.18 [95%CI: 1.09–1.27], p < 0.001) after adjusting for covariates. …”
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Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and its constituents and visual impairment in schoolchildren: A population-based survey in Guangdong province, China by Jia-Hui Li, Hui-Xian Zeng, Jing Wei, Qi-Zhen Wu, Shuang-Jian Qin, Qing-Guo Zeng, Bin Zhao, Guang-Hui Dong, Ji-Chuan Shen, Xiao-Wen Zeng

“…Compared to the lowest quartile of PM2.5 and its constituents, the fourth quartile was associated with higher odds of visual impairment in schoolchildren (e.g., the adjusted odds ratio (OR) was 1.23 (95% CI: 1.13, 1.33) for PM2.5, 1.53 (95% CI: 1.40, 1.67) for OM, and 1.35 (95% CI: 1.27, 1.44) for BC), respectively. …”
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The impact of preoperative venous thromboembolism on patients undergoing TURBT: Perioperative outcomes and healthcare costs from US insurance claims data by Anas S. Tresh, Francesco Del Giudice, Shufeng Li, Satvir Basran, Ettore De Berardinis, Dalila Carino, Valerio Santarelli, Bernardo Rocco, Maria Chiara Shighinolfi, Roman Mayr, Matteo Ferro, Riccardo Autorino, Gabriele Bignante, Felice Crocetto, Biagio Barone, Renate Pichler, José Daniel Subiela, Jorge Caño Velasco, Marco Moschini, Andrea Mari, Andrea Gallioli, Francesco Soria, Simone Albisinni, Wojciech Krajewski, Jan Łaszkiewicz, Łukasz Nowak, Tomasz Szydełko, Benjamin Challacombe, Rajesh Nair, Benjamin I. Chung

“…A history of preoperative VTE predicted higher rates of any complication (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.28, 95% CI 1.14–1.43) and also higher rates of infectious and haemorrhagic complications. …”
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Dynamic Challenges of Active Tuberculosis: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Co-Infection in Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah... by Mokhtar JA, Attallah DM, Jiman-Fatani AA, Al-Rabia MW, Alqarni MA, Saleh BH, Amboon MM, Altorki TA, Alkuwaity KK, Abujamel T, Kaki R, Albarakati TN, Daghistani H, Ismail MA, Alharbi O, Abu ITM, Alfadil A, Ibrahem K, Mufrrih M, Sait AM

“…The results were presented using beta coefficients (B) to quantify the relationship between predictors and the outcome, along with the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) to provide an interpretable measure of the strength of these associations.Results: Of the 131 TB patients involved in this paper, a higher incidence of pulmonary TB was observed among men under 30 years old. …”
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The effect of the number of endometrial CD138+ cells on the pregnancy outcomes of infertile patients in the proliferative phase by Yuye Li, Yuye Li, Shuyi Yu, Shuyi Yu, Wenjuan Liu, Yawen Chen, Xiaobing Yang, Juanhua Wu, Mingjuan Xu, Guanying You, Ruochun Lian, Chunyu Huang, Chunyu Huang, Wanru Chen, Yong Zeng, Yong Zeng, Fenghua Liu, Lianghui Diao

“…After age, body mass index (BMI), and clinical features were adjusted for, the ≥3 positive lesions group showed significantly lower live birth rates (aOR, 1.84; 95%CI, 1.08-3.15; P =0.026), clinical pregnancy (adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 1.78; 95% CI, 1.06-2.95; P =0.028), and ongoing pregnancy (aOR, 1.85; 95% CI, 1.09-3.15; P =0.024). …”
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Correlations between primary tumour location, biomarkers of inflammation and lung injury, and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients underwent laparoscopic colorectomy:... by Hui-xian Li, Li Che, Yuan Li, Tai-hang Wang, Fang-di Min, Lei Xu, Meng Wang, Zhao-xu Zheng, Shi-ning Qu, Fei Wang, Wei Tang, Shi-jing Wei, Yu-lin Sun, Hui Zheng, Tao Yan

“…RSC; 1029.6 [576.8–1365.2] vs. 1271.6 [896.3–1587.6]; odds ratio=0.999; 95% CI: 0.998 to 1.000; P=0.007), a significantly increased percentage of PPCs was observed in the DAC group (DAC vs. …”
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Type III procollagen peptide level can indicate liver dysfunction associated with volume overload in acute heart failure by Akihiro Shirakabe, Hirotake Okazaki, Masato Matsushita, Yusaku Shibata, Shota Shigihara, Suguru Nishigoori, Tomofumi Sawatani, Nozomi Sasamoto, Kazutaka Kiuchi, Masanori Atsukawa, Norio Itokawa, Taeang Arai, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Kuniya Asai

“…A multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that high PVS (Q4, odds ratio [OR]: 4.702, 95% CI: 2.012–20.989, P < 0.001), high fibrosis‐4 index (Q4, OR: 2.627, 95% CI: 1.311–5.261, P = 0.006), and low estimated glomerular filtration rate per 10 mL/min/1.73 m2 decrease (OR: 1.996, 95% CI: 1.718–2.326, P < 0.001) were associated with high P3P values. …”
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COVID-19 vaccination and cerebral small vessel disease progression—A prospective cohort study by Yiu Ming Bonaventure Ip, Sangqi Pang, Alan Yao, Lucas Lau, Anki Miu, Katarina Chiu, Ho Ko, Andrew Kwok, Helen Y Chan, Sharon Lee, Howard Chan, Trista Hung, Bonnie Lam, Vincent Hui, Haipeng Li, Lin Shi, Jill Abrigo, Xinyi Leng, Yannie Soo, Sze Ho Ma, Vincent CT Mok, Hugh S Markus, Chris Mok, David SC Hui, Thomas W Leung

“…Neither BNT162b2 (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.61, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.30-1.26, P = 0.179) nor CoronaVac (aOR 0.71, 95% CI 0.34-1.47, P = 0.349) was associated with cSVD progression. …”
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Tobacco control environment: cross-sectional survey of policy implementation, social unacceptability, knowledge of tobacco health harms and relationship to quit ratio in 17 low-inc... by Annika Rosengren, Li Wei, Khalid Yusoff, Martin McKee, Clara K Chow, Rajeev Gupta, Koon Teo, Sumathy Rangarajan, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Rafael Diaz, Alvaro Avezum, Fernando Lanas, Noorhassim Ismail, Romaina Iqbal, Jephat Chifamba, Gilles Dagenais, Salim Yusuf, Anna B Gilmore, Scott Lear, Wang Yang, Omar Rahman, Katarzyna Zatonska, Prem Mony, Rajesh Kumar, Afzalhussein Yusufali, Daniel J Corsi, Ehimario Igumbor, V Mohan, Annamarie Kruger, Krishnapillai Vijayakumar, Yuksel Altuntas, Ahmad Bahonar

“…Summary scores of policy implementation, social unacceptability and knowledge were positively and significantly associated with quit ratio and the associations varied by gender, for example, communities in the highest quintile of the combined scores had 5.0 times the quit ratio in men (Odds ratio (OR) 5·0, 95% CI 3.4 to 7.4) and 4.1 times the quit ratio in women (OR 4.1, 95% CI 2.4 to 7.1).Conclusions This study suggests that more focus is needed on ensuring the tobacco control policy is actually implemented, particularly in LMICs. …”
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Adverse events in the nervous system associated with blinatumomab: a real-world study by Wen Gao, Jingwei Yu, Yifei Sun, Zheng Song, Xia Liu, Xue Han, Lanfan Li, Lihua Qiu, Shiyong Zhou, Zhengzi Qian, Xianhuo Wang, Huilai Zhang

“…Methods Data were obtained from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). The reporting odds ratio (ROR), proportional reporting ratio (PRR), Bayesian confidence interval progressive neural network (BCPNN), and multi-item gamma Poisson shrinker (MGPS) algorithms were utilized for data mining. …”
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