Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors, Comorbidity, and Health Service Use in Australian Children by Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Anthony Hogan

“…Two cross-sectional analyses of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) involved 4,983 children aged 4 to 5 years in 2004 and aged 10 to 11 years in 2010. Odds ratios (ORs) were analysed using bivariate logistic regression. …”
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EFFECTS OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT ON PERIAPICAL HEALTH IN ENDODONTICALLY TREATED TEETH by Kantor Ianos, Sorana Maria Bucur, Ioana Todor, Ștefania Dinu, Cristina Nuca, Fulop Botond, Mariana Păcurar

“…The periapical bone destruction probability index (PRI) demonstrated a significant increase in periapical destruction following orthodontic treatment. Specifically, the odds ratios for bone destruction were 1.67 (90% CI: 1.16–2.49, P=0.008) for present versus absent and 1.77 (90% CI: 1.11–2.85, P=0.031) for present versus uncertain. …”
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Performance of classification criteria for Behcet's disease in an Egyptian cohort by Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, Mona I Ellawindi, Gaafar Ragab

“…Performance of the revised Japanese criteria, ISG, ICBD 2006, and the revised ICBD 2010 was evaluated evaluated in terms of sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), negative likelihood ratio (NLR), positive predictive value (PPV), positive likelihood ratio (PLR), diagnostic odd ratio (DOR), and Youden's index (YI). Results: ICBD 2010 carried the highest sensitivity (98.83%), NPV (98.48%), DOR (1645), and YI (0.94) with lowest NLR (0.01). …”
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Prevalence of Elevated Blood Pressure and Association with Obesity in Egyptian School Adolescents by Mostafa A. Abolfotouh, Sunny A. Sallam, Mohammed S. Mohammed, Amany A. Loutfy, Ali A. Hasab

“…Crude and adjusted odds ratios were used as measures of association between BP and obesity. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Predictors of Insulin Resistance in Reproductive-Aged Thai Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Thanyarat Wongwananuruk, Manee Rattanachaiyanont, Suchada Indhavivadhana, Pichai Leerasiri, Kitirat Techatraisak, Prasong Tanmahasamut, Surasak Angsuwathana, Chongdee Dangrat

“…Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the independent predictors for IR were age of ≥30 years old, waist circumference (WC) of ≥80 cm, presence of acanthosis nigricans (AN), and dyslipidemia with odds ratios (95% confidence interval) of 2.14 (1.01–4.52), 3.53 (1.28–9.75), 2.63 (1.17–5.88), and 3.07 (1.16–8.11), respectively. …”
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Comparison of Newly Diagnosed Ocular Hypertension and Open-Angle Glaucoma: Ocular Variables, Risk Factors, and Disease Severity by Yvonne M. Buys, Paul Harasymowycz, Rania Gaspo, Kenneth Kwok, Cindy M. L. Hutnik, Pierre Blondeau, Catherine M. Birt, Robert L. G. Piemontesi, Lisa F. Gould, Mark R. Lesk, Iqbal K. Ahmed

“…Eligible subjects underwent a complete history and examination. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) obtained from multiple logistic regression models were used to compare OAG to OH and advanced to early/moderate OAG. …”
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Factors associated with sedentary behavior among ELSA-Brasil participants: ecological model by Francisco José Gondim Pitanga, Sheila Maria Alvim Matos, Maria da Conceição Almeida, Rosane Härter Griep, Maria Carmem Viana, Enirtes Caetano Prates Melo, Estela Aquino

“…Crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were estimated using logistic regression. …”
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Association of Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase and Ferritin with the Metabolic Syndrome by Dong Wei, Tao Chen, Jie Li, Yun Gao, Yan Ren, Xiangxun Zhang, Hongling Yu, Haoming Tian

“…The presence of metabolic syndrome was determined using the revised NCEP-ATP III and CDS criteria. Odds ratios for the metabolic syndrome and its components for different groups based on the levels of GGT and ferritin were calculated using multiple logistic regressions. …”
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Effect of Male Involvement on the Nutritional Status of Children Less Than 5 Years: A Cross Sectional Study in a Rural Southwestern District of Uganda by Noel Kansiime, Daniel Atwine, Simpson Nuwamanya, Fred Bagenda

“…A cross sectional study among 346 households, 3 focus group discussions, and 4 key informant interviews were conducted in one rural district in Uganda. Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of associated factors were estimated and focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were conducted and summarized into themes. …”
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Relationship of Determined Risk Factors with Hearing Disorders in Children by Oziel González Milián, María Felicia Casanova González, Yaima Figueredo Montes de Oca

“…The relationship of the determined risk factors, with the result of hearing sift, by Odd ratio confidence interval of 95 %. A data base was designed in SSPS 1.5 statistic package for data processing. …”
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Association Between Different Dietary Carbohydrate and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Female Adolescents by Niayesh Naghshi, Asal N. Tehrani, Samira Rabiei, Vahideh Behrouz, Zahra Yari

“…Crude and multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated through logistic regression analysis. …”
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Is Gestational Diabetes Mellitus an Important Contributor to Metabolic Disorders in Trinidad and Tobago? by M. Clapperton, J. Jarvis, K. Mungrue

“…Main Outcome Measures. (1) Incidence of cases of GDM. (2) Impact of the measured variable. Chi-squares, odds ratios and logistic regression were performed. …”
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Significant association between three atherosclerosis indexes and stroke risk. by Xin Wang, Lili Wu, Peng Shu, Wei Yu, Wangfang Yu

“…Multivariate logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for stroke in the quartiles of three atherosclerosis indexes, and restricted cubic splines were constructed.…”
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Outcomes after rib fractures: more complex than a single number by Kristin P. Colling, Tyler Goettl, Melissa L. Harry

“…Multivariate regression showed that age, ISS, and Charlson Comorbidity Index score, but not the number of rib fractures, were associated with significantly elevated adjusted odds ratios for mortality (1.03, 1.14, and 1.28, respectively). …”
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Women suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis in Norway are more likely to take sick leave. by Ulrika K E Clarhed, Linus Schiöler, Kjell Torén, Anne Kristin M Fell, Johan Hellgren

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Data from questionnaires were collected in Telemark, Norway in 2013 (N = 15,484) and again in 2018 (N = 13,966). Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for having sick leave in the last 12 months, adjusted for sex, asthma, smoking and age, were calculated, as well as the relationship to occupational groups. …”
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Clinical Significance of the Prognostic Nutritional Index in Predicting Delirium among Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Feifei Xu, Xi Zhong

“…As the grade of malnutrition increases, the incidence of delirium increases in all models. The odds ratios (OR) of delirium in the fully adjusted model were 1.00 (reference), 1.04 (0.80, 1.36), 1.53 (1.17, 1.99), and 1.93 (1.44, 2.59). …”
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Platelet Indices in Colorectal Cancer Patients with Synchronous Liver Metastases by Li Li, Xiao-Yi Huang, Na Li, Ming-ming Cui, Rui-tao Wang

“…After adjusting for other risk factors, the odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for CRC liver metastases according to PDW quartiles were 1.000, 0.289 (0.156-0.535), 0.482 (0.271-0.860), and 0.190 (0.101-0.358). …”
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Sulfur Dioxide and Emergency Department Visits for Stroke and Seizure by Mieczysław Szyszkowicz, Eugeniusz Porada, Neil Tremblay, Eric Grafstein

“…Conditional logistic regression models were applied to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) and their respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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How to Differentiate Sites of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Hematochezia by Using Clinical Factors? by Yuwares Sittichanbuncha, Suthasinee Senasu, Theerayut Thongkrau, Chaiyapon Keeratikasikorn, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth

“…Three clinical factors were significantly associated with UGIB causes in patients with hematochezia including systolic blood pressure, hematocrit level, and BUN/Cr ratio. The adjusted odds ratios for all three factors were 0.725 (per 5 mmHg increase), 0.751 (per 3% increase), and 1.11 (per unit increase). …”
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Variations in Aging, Gender, Menopause, and Obesity and Their Effects on Hypertension in Taiwan by Shu C. Chen, Tsai C. Lo, Jui H. Chang, Hsien W. Kuo

“…After controlling for other covariates using multivariate logistic regression, we found the adjusted odds ratios (OR) of hypertension to be significantly related to the four anthropometric indices. …”
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