Association of ambient temperature with social isolation among the community-dwelling Chinese older adults: A cross-sectional study in Hong Kong by Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Hong Qiu, Kin-Fai Ho, Annie Wai-Ling Cheung, Hera Leung, Frank Youhua Chen, Eng-Kiong Yeoh

“…Meanwhile, we observed statistically significant associations of sunshine exposure, gender, health status, marital status, living alone, religion, and housing type with LSNS-6 score or social isolation. …”
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Acute enteritis with pelvic SBRT: Influence of bowel delineation methods by Akshay Dinesan, Maneesh Singh, Prachi Mehta, Priyamvada Maitre, Vedang Murthy

“…Objectively, the volume of the bowel structures receiving 7 Gy, 14 Gy, and 25 Gy did not show any statistically significant difference between cases and controls. …”
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Pharmacoeconomics and Utilisation of Antidiabetic Medications among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Longitudinal Study by Bikash Chandra Das, P Ansuman Abhisek, Deepak Choudhury, Suvendu Kumar Panda, Jayanti Prava Behera, Supriya Pradhan, Trupti Rekha Swain, Sasmita Mallick

“…The data were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27.0. …”
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Distinct Circle of Willis anatomical configurations in healthy preterm born adults: a 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography study by Julien Greggio, Christina Malamateniou, Kelly Pegoretti Baruteau, Constantino Carlos Reyes-Aldasoro, Odaro J. Huckstep, Jane M. Francis, Wilby Williamson, Paul Leeson, Adam J. Lewandowski, Winok Lapidaire

“…High-resolution three-dimensional Time-of-Flight Magnetic Resonance Angiography (3D TOF MRA) datasets were analysed, measuring vessel diameters and classifying segments into different groups of CoW anatomical variations. Statistical comparisons assessed the prevalence of each variant group between preterm and full-term populations, as well as the relationship between CoW variability, sex, and degree of prematurity. …”
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Neurocognitive function and health-related quality of life among glioblastoma patients: A prospective study by Mohamed A Baba, Ahmed Kharbach, Mohamed Lmejjati, Nawal Adali

“…Both univariate linear regression and multivariate regression analyses were conducted. Statistical analyses were performed using the JAMOVI software. …”
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Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Gap Osteotomy Versus Dorsal Opening Wedge Osteotomy for Extra-Articular Distal Radius Malunion and Internal Fixation Using a Volar Locking Pla... by Suhas Sondur, MS (Ortho), Anil K. Bhat, MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho), Shyamasunder Bhat N, MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho)

“…Results: All patients had a union of the osteotomy and statistically significant improvement in the radial height, inclination, ulnar variance, and tilt, irrespective of the osteotomy technique (P < .05). …”
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Triglyceride-glucose-body mass index and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases: a meta-analysis of cohort studies by Xiyun Rao, Ziyi Xin, Qingwen Yu, Lanlan Feng, Yongmin Shi, Ting Tang, Xuhan Tong, Siqi Hu, Yao You, Shenghui Zhang, Jiake Tang, Xingwei Zhang, Mingwei Wang, Ling Liu

“…Robust error meta-regression was used to fit the nonlinear dose–response relationship. Statistical analysis was performed using Review Manager 5.4 and STATA 18.0. …”
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Social disconnectedness, subsequent medical conditions, and, the role of pre-existing mental disorders: a population-based cohort study by L. M. Laustsen, M. Lasgaard, N. C. Momen, D. Chen, J. L. Gradus, M. S. Grønkjær, M. M. Jensen, O. Plana-Ripoll

“…A preregistered analysis plan and statistical code are available at Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/pycrq). …”
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Clinical characteristics, outcomes, and costs of COVID-19 patients in Thai hospitels: a comparative analysis based on chest X-ray findings by Naruemit Sayabovorn, Pochamana Phisalprapa, Weerachai Srivanichakorn, Thanet Chaisathaphol, Chaiwat Washirasaksiri, Tullaya Sitasuwan, Chonticha Auesomwang, Chayanis Kositamongkol, Pongpol Nimitpunya, Teerapat Attachitwatin, Methee Chayakulkeeree, Pakpoom Phoompoung, Cherdchai Nopmaneejumruslers, Tawatchai Taweemonkongsap, Visit Vamvanij, Rungsima Tinmanee

“…Patient demographics, clinical data, vaccination status, treatment modalities, outcomes, and total costs were collected and analyzed via univariable and multivariable statistical methods. Results Of the 1729 patients, 644 (37.2%) presented with abnormal baseline chest X-rays that could imply to moderate cases. …”
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Fournier Gangrene Associated with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors: A Pharmacovigilance Study with Data from the U.S. FDA Adverse Event Reporting System by Yang Hu, Ziyu Bai, Yan Tang, Rongji Liu, Bin Zhao, Jian Gong, Dan Mei

“…This study is aimed at presenting data supplementary to existing studies by analysing postmarketing adverse event reports in the FDA Adverse Events Reporting System (FAERS) database. Multiple statistical analysis methods were applied to evaluate the potential association between SGLT2 inhibitors and FG, thus providing reliable and professionalized medication usage recommendations for SGLT2 inhibitors in clinical practice. …”
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Fixed timed artificial insemination in buffalo heifers with fresh and frozen-thawed semen in Argentina by José Luis Konrad, Alexis Bandeo, Natalia Vallejos, Pablo Ponce, Jesús Alfredo Berdugo, Pablo Maldonado-Vargas

“…A pregnancy rate of 50.3% (149/296) was obtained with frozen-thawed semen and 55.9% (185/331) with refrigerated semen, these differences were not statistically significant (p=0.1918). No significant differences were observed between farms (p>0.05), nor between the bulls used with the two variables of straws, with 50% and 58% of pregnancies for bull 1 and 58% and 52% and 54% of pregnancies for frozen-thawed and refrigerated semen for bull 2, respectively (p>0.05). …”
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Dietary diversity and its associated factors among school children in conflict affected communities of southern Ethiopia by Tagese Yakob, Eskinder Israel, Begidu Yakob, Mekdes Meshesha, Endale Jambo, Tadewos Utalo, Awoke Abraham

“…A p-value less than 0.05 on multivariate logistic regression indicated a statistically significant association.ResultsThe overall response rate of this study was 98.5%. …”
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Comparing physician associates and foundation year two doctors-in-training undertaking emergency medicine consultations in England: a mixed-methods study of processes and outcomes by Simon de Lusignan, Mary Halter, Carly Wheeler, Laura Nice, Sally Brearley, James Ennis, Jonathan Gabe, Heather Gage, Phil Begg, Chao Wang, Jim Parle, Vari Drennan

“…If seen by a physician associate, patients were more likely receive an X-ray investigation (OR 2.10, 95% CI 1.72 to 4.24), p&lt;0.001), after adjustment for patient characteristics, triage severity of condition and statistically significant clinician intraclass correlation. …”
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Transcranial photobiomodulation for reducing symptoms of autism spectrum disorder and modulating brain electrophysiology in children aged 2–7: an open label study by Yuli Fradkin, Joaquin A. Anguera, Alexander J. Simon, Luis De Taboada, Eugenia Steingold

“…The increase in gamma power was statistically significant [t(14) = 2.30, p = 0.047]. …”
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Active and Passive Smoking as Catalysts for Cognitive Impairment in Rural Indonesia: A Population-based Study by Faizal Muhammad, Afifah Syifaul Ummah, Farida Aisyah, Rivan Danuaji, Diah Kurnia Mirawati, Subandi Subandi, Baarid Luqman Hamidi, Ervina Arta Jayanti Hutabarat, Reviono Reviono, Yulie Erida Nur Rahmawati, Isa Ridwan

“…The potential impact of confounding variables such as lifestyle, sociodemographic factors, and chronic diseases were considered and excluded during statistical analysis. Results: The participants were 409 individuals aged 30–60 years. …”
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Activity of oxidative processes and the state of the redox regulating system in tumor tissue in skin cancer by I. A. Goroshinskaya, E. M. Frantsiyants, N. I. Larina, Yu. V. Przhedetskiy, I. V. Kaplieva, L. A. Nemashkalova, V. A. Bandovkina, V. V. Pozdnyakova, V. Yu. Przhedetskaya

“…The content of malondialdehyde (MDA), diene conjugates (DC), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and total peroxidase activity (TPA) were determined. Statistical processing of the results was carried out using the Statistica 10.0 program.Results. …”
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Optic nerve sheath diameter/eyeball transverse diameter ratio by ultrasound in prediction of increased intracranial pressure in children with viral encephalitis by Chun Zhao, Peng-Cheng Sun, Ke-Jie Fang, Hui-Hui Fu, Li-Feng Wei, Yin-Yun Miao, Xin-Xin Guo, Xiao-Ling Weng

“…The data on the 7th day of treatment in increased ICP group was significantly lower than the data before treatment (p &lt; 0.01), but not statistically significant compared to the data on the 3rd day of treatment (p = 0.650). …”
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Evaluation of indirect indices in the insulin resistance assessment in patients with different body mass index by Lejla Čano Dedić, Arzija Pašalić, Emsel Papić, Emir Begagić, Sabina Šečić Selimović, Mario Gazibarić, Sabina Šegalo

“…HOMA-IR, TyG, and TyG-BMI showed statistical significance in predicting IR regardless of BMI (p < 0.05). …”
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Multimodal data-based longitudinal prognostic model for predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation in patients with patent foramen ovale and paroxysmal atria... by Shoupeng Duan, Xujun Li, Jun Wang, Yuhong Wang, Tianyou Xu, Fuding Guo, Yijun Wang, Lingpeng Song, Zeyan Li, Xiaomeng Yang, Xiaoyu Shi, Hengyang Liu, Liping Zhou, Yueyi Wang, Hong Jiang, Lilei Yu

“…The nomogram's performance was assessed via various statistical measures, including receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, calibration curve, and decision curve analysis (DCA). …”
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The state of combined thoracoabdominal triple-organ transplantation in the United States by Emily G. Dunbar, BS, Ye In Christopher Kwon, BA, Matthew Ambrosio, MS, Inna F. Tchoukina, MD, Keyur B. Shah, MD, David A. Bruno, MD, Walker A. Julliard, MD, Josue Chery, MD, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, MD, Zubair A. Hashmi, MD

“…Results: During the study period, 81 TOTs were performed (13 HLLs, 13 HLKs, 46 HKLs, and 9 HKPs). There were no statistically significant differences in long-term survival between TOTs (p = 0.13). …”
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