Syndecan-4 is More Sensitive in Detecting Hypertensive Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in 2K2C Rats by Wenyue Dai, Yanqiu Liu, Fengjuan Yao, Wei Li, Jia Liu, Cuiling Li, Donghong Liu

“…Both the 2K2C hypertension group (n = 21) and the sham-operated group (n = 15) were equally divided into 3 subgroups according to the schedules (week 4, week 8, and week 12). …”
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Changes in optic nerve head microvasculature following disc hemorrhage absorption in glaucomatous eyes by Jooyoung Yoon, Kyung Rim Sung, Ko Eun Kim, Hyo Ji Han, Joon Mo Kim

“…Clinical parameters at the time of DH occurrence and after absorption, as well as those between the subgroups based on DH recurrence and location, were compared. …”
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Evaluation of fluoride releasing and recharging of orthodontic adhesive resins: An in vitro study. by Sava Bakhtyar, Bayan Abdullah Hassan

“…The 12 specimens of each material were divided into two equal subgroups to simulate two different methods of fluoride application, namely, brushing with fluoride-containing toothpaste and after the topical application of fluoride gel. …”
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Relationship of Para and Perirenal Fat and High-Density Lipoprotein and Its Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Jing Ke, Yan Wang, Simo Liu, Kun Li, YueChao Xu, Longyan Yang, Dong Zhao

“…Correlation analysis and regression analysis were performed to analyze the relationship between PUFT and HDL level and cholesterol efflux capacity in all patients and subgroups. Results. Patients with higher PUFT have lower serum HDL level but increased cholesterol efflux capacity. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the WRKY gene family in Mikania micrantha by Zihan Zhang, Mei Ji, Sangzi Ze, Wenzheng Song, Bin Yang, Ning Zhao

“…Based on phylogenetic relationships, sequence alignment, and structural domain diversity, the MmWRKY gene family was preliminarily classified into three major groups and five subgroups: Group I, Group II (II-a, II-b, II-c, II-d, II-e), and Group III. …”
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On the pursuit of reproducibility: the importance of large sample sizes in psychoimmunology by Manivel Rengasamy, Daniel Moriarity, Rebecca Price

“…., relationships within subgroups of patients). Only large samples (e.g., n = 1000 to n = 10,000) were sufficiently powered to detect PIM-depression associations and minimized overestimation of effect sizes (e.g., effect size inflation), and greater sample sizes were required as more covariates were included in analytic models. …”
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Impact of Treatment Decentration on Higher-Order Aberrations after SMILE by Ying Yu, Wenwen Zhang, Xinliang Cheng, Jianru Cai, Hui Chen

“…No difference was found in uncorrected and corrected distance visual acuity, safety index, efficacy index, and wavefront aberrations between the two subgroups at any delimited value after SMILE (all P>0.05). …”
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Polypore fungi as a flagship group to indicate changes in biodiversity – a test case from Estonia by Kadri Runnel, Otto Miettinen, Asko Lõhmus

“…Taxonomic and conservation problems were distinguished for 13 unresolved subgroups. The estimated species pool exceeds 260 species in Estonia, including at least 20 likely undescribed species (here documented as distinct DNA lineages related to accepted species in, e.g., Ceriporia, Coltricia, Physisporinus, Sidera and Sistotrema). …”
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Treatment of Priapism Secondary to Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction by José Pablo Saffon Cuartas, Carolina Sandoval-Salinas, Juan M. Martínez, Héctor A. Corredor

“…Priapism incidence, percentage of improvement by type of treatment subgroups, and frequency of complications were estimated. 698 patients were treated with PDE-5 inhibitors and 2,135 with intracavernosal drugs. …”
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Probiotic post feed restriction supplementation on realimentation performances, carcass characteristic, gut morphology and gut microbes of broiler chicken by Razieh Valipourian, Farid Shariatmadari, Hamed Ahmadi, Mohammad Amir Karimi Torshizi

“…The treatment structure followed a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with the main factors being feed restriction (without restriction and 15% restriction) from days 10 to 18 and two subgroups of feeding (no additive and probiotic) from days 18 to 42. …”
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The effect of different anesthetics on the incidence of AKI and AKD after neurosurgical procedures. by Vedran Premuzic, Vasilije Stambolija, Marin Lozic, Josip Kovacevic, Vladimir Prelevic, Marina Peklic, Miroslav Scap, Ante Sekulic, Nikolina Basic-Jukic, Slobodan Mihaljevic, Kianoush B Kashani

“…Patients were divided into subgroups with and without AKD depending on glomerular filtration rate <or> 60 ml/min regarding kidney function at the end of intensive care unit stay. …”
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Leaner Women with Impaired Insulin Secretion Accounts for about 40% of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Japan by Seishi Furukawa, Yoichi Kobayashi

“…The GDM group was divided into subgroups according to insulin resistance based on the cut-off value of HOMA-IR. …”
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Exploring socio-demographic determinants of obesity in Jordanian women of reproductive age: insights from a nationwide survey by Mahmoud Shaaban Abdelgalil, Sara Hosny El-Farargy, Mohamed Adel Dowidar, Mohamed Abd-ElGawad

“…Policymakers should adopt a multilevel approach that focuses on high-risk subgroups, including older women, and those living in Tafilh. …”
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A study on the global burden of non-melanoma skin cancer from 1990 to 2019 by Zixiang Si, Jieya Ying, Yingli Zhou

“…The data were categorized into various subgroups based on region, sociodemographic index (SDI), country, gender, and age. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB notifications in Ukraine in 2020 by A.N. Shapiro, M. Dolynska, S.S. Chiang, N. Rybak, V. Petrenko, C.R. Horsburgh Jr, J. Kobe, I. Terleieva, O. Sakalska, H.E. Jenkins

“…BACKGROUND: We assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB notifications in Ukraine, stratified by multiple subgroups. DESIGN/METHODS: We analyzed data from Ukraine’s National TB Program from January 2015 to December 2020 using interrupted time series models. …”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of cowpea mutant collection using SSR and ISSR molecular markers by Sara Diallo, François Abaye Badiane, Badji-N’Poneh Ange Kabkia, Issa Diédhiou, Made Diouf, Diaga Diouf

“…The highest average genetic distance based on Nei’s index among subgroups was 0.740 and the value of polymorphism information content varied from 0.02 to 0.23 for SSR and from 0.05 to 0.36 for ISSR. …”
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Progression of Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Remodelling under Optimal Medical Therapy in CHF Patients: Role of Individual Genetic Background by Marzia Rigolli, Mariantonietta Cicoira, Corinna Bergamini, Andrea Chiampan, Andrea Rossi, Corrado Vassanelli

“…No differences in baseline characteristics were detected among subgroups. ACE II was a significant predictor of improvement of LV end-diastolic and end-systolic volume (𝑃=.003 and 𝑃=.002, respectively) but not of LV ejection fraction (LVEF); β1AR389 GlyGly was related to improvement of LVEF (𝑃=.02) and LV end-systolic volume (𝑃=.01). …”
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Climatic impacts on mortality in pre-industrial Sweden by T. T. Chen, T. T. Chen, R. Edvinsson, K. Modig, H. W. Linderholm, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist

“…The analysis includes the entire population, as well as subgroups based on sex and age. A statistically significant negative correlation was found between late winter and spring temperatures and mortality (i.e. lower temperatures equal higher mortality, and vice versa). …”
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Correlation Between Prognostic Nutritional Index and Heart Failure in Adults with Diabetes in the United States: Study Results from NHANES (1999–2016) by Qiyuan Bai, Hao Chen, Zhen Gao, Xuhua Li, Jiapeng Li, Shidong Liu, Bing Song, Cuntao Yu

“…Tests for interactions did not reveal any statistically significant differences among these stratified subgroups (p for interaction > 0.05). …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index and mortality risks in Helicobacter pylori-infected patients: a national cohort study by Yue Cao, Lingxiao Li, Feipeng Qiu, Weixing Wen, Hao Zhang, Yangxin Chen, Xiaoyan Cai, Yuli Huang

“…Stratified analyses showed that this relationship was significantly associated in most subgroups, but there was no significant interaction. …”
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