The Comparison of Diagnostic Ability between Blue Laser/Light Imaging and Narrowband Imaging for Sessile Serrated Lesions with or without Dysplasia by Reo Kobayashi, Naohisa Yoshida, Yukiko Morinaga, Hikaru Hashimoto, Yuri Tomita, Satoshi Sugino, Ken Inoue, Ryohei Hirose, Osamu Dohi, Takaaki Murakami, Yutaka Inada, Yasutaka Morimoto, Yoshito Itoh

“…Materials and Methods. This was a subgroup analysis of prospective studies. 476 suspiciously serrated lesions of ≥2 mm on the proximal colon showing serrated change with magnified NBI or BLI in our institution between 2014 and 2021 were examined histopathologically. …”
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A 2-Year, Phase IV, Multicentre, Observational Study of Ranibizumab 0.5 mg in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Routine Clinical Practice: The EPICOHORT... by Sergio Pagliarini, Stephen Beatty, Blandina Lipkova, Eduardo Perez-Salvador Garcia, Stefaan Reynders, Margarita Gekkieva, Abdelkader Si Bouazza, Stefan Pilz

“…The observed decline in mean BCVA (Month 12, +1.5; Month 24, –1.3 letters) may be associated with undertreatment as suggested by BCVA subgroup analysis. Conclusion. The EPICOHORT study conducted in routine clinical practice reinforces the well-established safety profile of ranibizumab in nAMD. …”
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Associations between HEXACO personality traits, substance use disorders, and behavioral addictions: a protocol for a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Farangis Sharifibastan, Eilin Kristine Erevik, Katharina Teresa Enehaug Morken, Ståle Pallesen

“…Random effects models will be used to pool effect sizes. Subgroup analyses and meta-regression will be performed to investigate potential sources of heterogeneity. …”
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Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors increase urinary tract infections?—a cross sectional analysis of a nationwide Japanese claims database by Go Anan, Daisuke Kikuchi, Kenji Omae, Takuo Hirose, Kouji Okada, Takefumi Mori

“…Among female patients with DM, there was no significant difference in the incidence of UTIs with or without an SGLT2 inhibitor prescription (OR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.96–1.01). Subgroup analyses by age confirmed similar relationships between SGLT2 inhibitor prescriptions and UTIs, except for female patients aged ≤39 years, in whom SGLT2 inhibitor prescription was negatively associated with the likelihood of developing UTIs. …”
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Risk of adverse cardiovascular events following spinal cord injury in patients with osteoporosis: Real-world evidence by Shih-Kai Kao, Yu-Ting Yu, Ming-Hsien Tsai

“…Furthermore, mortality risk is higher in individuals with SCI, particularly those with pathological fracture. Subgroup analyses based on sex and age supported these findings. …”
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Facial Skeletal Pattern Analysis in Patients with Maxillary Canine Impaction or Missing Lateral Incisor by Azam Ahmadian Yazdi, Ali Bagherpour, Aysan Hamzeh, Mahboobe Dehghani, Iman Shiezadeh

“…P-value<0.05 was considered statistically significantResults: Significant differences in SNA (P<0.001) and ANB (P=0.02) angles were observed between the lateral missing subgroup and control group. No significant association was found between skeletal pattern and gender (P>0.05). …”
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Smoking Exposure and Survival of Patients with Esophagus Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jun-jie Kuang, Zhi-min Jiang, Yan-xian Chen, Wei-peng Ye, Qiong Yang, Hui-zhong Wang, De-rong Xie

“…In the grouping analysis, among esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma patients, current and former smokers, compared to those who have never smoked, seemed to have a poorer prognosis (HR = 1.41, 95% CI 1.22–1.64, and HR = 1.35, 95% CI 0.92–1.97, resp.). In the subgroup analysis, adverse effects on current smoker compared with never smoker were also observed in China and the other countries (HR = 1.5, 95% CI 1.18–1.92, and HR = 1.36, 95% CI 1.12–1.65, resp.). …”
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Chronic Liver Disease in Ethiopia with a Particular Focus on the Etiological Spectrums: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies by Behailu Terefe Tesfaye, Temesgen Mulugeta Feyissa, Azmeraw Bekele Workneh, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Mengist Awoke Yizengaw

“…We used the DerSimonian-Laird random-effects models to perform the meta-analysis. We conducted subgroup and meta-regression analyses to account for the heterogeneity of the estimates. …”
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Pretransplant HbA1c Is a Useful Predictor for the Development of New-Onset Diabetes in Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving No or Low-Dose Erythropoietin by Kazuaki Tokodai, Noritoshi Amada, Izumi Haga, Atsushi Nakamura, Toshiaki Kashiwadate, Naoki Kawagishi, Noriaki Ohuchi

“…To avoid the strong influence of high-dose erythropoietin on HbA1c levels, we performed subgroup analyses on 85 patients receiving no or low-dose (≤6000 IU/week) erythropoietin. …”
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Safety and performance of oropharyngeal muscle strength training in the treatment of post-stroke dysphagia during oral feeding: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xin Wang, Ying Wang, Fenghua Zhou, Minxing Gao, Lingyuan Xu, Heying Wang, Jinan Song, Xiaoqiu Yang

“…Next, quantitative or qualitative, subgroup and sensitivity analyses of the included literature data will be performed as appropriate.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required for this systematic review as no primary data collection will be required. …”
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Severe Symptomatic Primary CMV Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients with Low Population Seroprevalence by Catherine Rowan, Ciaran Judge, Mary D. Cannon, Garret Cullen, Hugh E. Mulcahy, Elizabeth Ryan, Cillian F. De Gascun, Glen A. Doherty

“…Seroprevalence of IgG to CMV, indicating prior exposure, in a subgroup of IBD patients (n=80) was 30.5% and increased with age. …”
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Meta Analysis of Clinical Literature on Mental Retardation Treated by External Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine by Lili LIN, Qianwen WU, Qiang WU

“…Meta-analysis results showed that the effective rate was higher after adding body surface intervention on the basis of rehabilitation training[<italic>RR</italic>=1.21, 95%<italic>CI</italic>(1.10, 1.34), <italic>P</italic>=0.000 1&lt; 0.05]; DQ was more after adding body surface intervention[<italic>MD</italic>=4.42, 95%<italic>CI</italic>(1.85, 7.00), <italic>P</italic>=0.000 8&lt; 0.05]; in the analysis of speech DQ, subgroup analysis was performed in three studies because of the high heterogeneous (<italic>I</italic>²=92%&gt; 75%), which suggested that the cause of heterogeneity may be related to the age of the patients; IQ value was more after adding body surface intervention[<italic>MD</italic>=8.10, 95%<italic>CI</italic>(3.77, 12.43), <italic>P</italic>=0.000 2&lt; 0.05].Conclusion:External therapy of traditional Chinese medicine can promote the development of children with mental retardation, but its absolute efficacy is uncertain, so further study is need. …”
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Cross-sectional association between plasma aldosterone concentration and cognitive performance by mini-mental state examination in community dwellers by Aketilieke Nusufujiang, Mulalibieke Heizhati, Nanfang Li, Ling Yao, Wenbo Yang, Hui Wang, Mei Li, Lin Gan, Adalaiti Maitituersun, Miaomiao Liu, Qiaolifanayi Nuermaimaiti, Li Cai, Xiayire Aierken, Xiufang Li, Qin Luo, Jing Hong

“…Multi-variable linear and logistic regression were used to explore the association between log PAC and log MMSE score, and between tertiled PAC (the higher PAC as the exposure) and low cognitive performance, respectively, in total, apparently healthy and diseased participants. Subgroup analyses also were performed by age, gender, BMI, living region, ethnicity and education attainment status.Results27,707 subjects were included, of whom, 12,862 were apparently healthy and 14,845 had disease. …”
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The effect of insurance status on treatment modality in advanced oral cavity cancer by Shanmugappiriya Sivarajah, Daniel Ghods-Esfahani, Alexandra Quimby, Fawaz Makki, Giacomo Montagna, Hadi Seikaly

“…Univariable, multivariable, and subgroup analyses were performed. Results The study population consisted of 2628 patients, of whom 1915 (72.9%) were insured, 561 (21.3%) had Medicaid, and 152 (5.8%) were uninsured. …”
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The Relevance of Interventional Time and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with NSTEMI Based on the GRACE Score by Ji-Xiang Wang, Jing Gao, Jian-Yong Xiao, Ming-Dong Gao, Nan Zhang, Peng-Ju Lu, Yin Liu

“…Interactive item Cox regression analysis and subgroup analysis show that high-risk NSTEMI patients with a GRACE score>140 points and the time from admission to intervention<24 h (p=0.0004) and 24–72 h (p=0.0143) have interactive effects on the impact of the MACE event with the reference of intervention time>72 h and GRACE score<108 points. …”
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CT features with histopathological correlation in inflammatory versus benign & malignant neoplastic appendiceal mucoceles: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Kumail Khandwala, Nida Sajjad, Dawar Burhan Khan, Amyn A. Malik, Wasim Ahmed Memon, Muhammad Owais Rao, Nasir Ud Din, Faheemullah Khan, Khabab Abbasher Hussien Mohamed Ahmed

“…The mean diameter was found to be significantly different in the three groups with the largest diameter in the benign subgroup. Soft tissue thickening (p-value 0.01), mural calcification (p-value < 0.01), internal septation (p-value 0.02) and fat stranding (p-value 0.05) was found to be of statistical significance among the various groups. …”
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Identification of circulating Tfh/Th subsets as a biomarker of developed hospital-acquired pneumonia by Yuan Peng, Tao Tao, Ni-Wen Yu, Chenyang Xu, Cheng Chen

“…Specifically, either the Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.p) -positive HAP or BSIs subgroups or septic shock subgroups showed significantly increased Tfh/Th ratios (P&lt;0.05). …”
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A cost-utility analysis of adding SGLT2 inhibitors for the management of type 2 diabetes with chronic kidney disease in Thailand by Natthakan Chitpim, Pattara Leelahavarong, Juthamas Prawjaeng, Sakditat Ittiphisit, Varalak Srinonprasert, Tanawan Kongmalai

“…Data were derived from Thai studies, RCT subgroup analyses, and patient interviews. Sensitivity analysis was performed. …”
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The Estimates of Retinal Ganglion Cell Counts Performed Better than Isolated Structure and Functional Tests for Glaucoma Diagnosis by Bruno L. B. Esporcatte, Andrea C. Kara-José, Luiz Alberto S. Melo, Luciano M. Pinto, Ivan M. Tavares

“…RGC count estimates performed better than data derived from SD-OCT RNFL average thickness or SAP mean deviation alone (area under ROC curves: 0.98, 0.92, and 0.79; P<0.001) for discriminating healthy from glaucomatous eyes, even in a subgroup of eyes with mild disease (0.97, 0.88, and 0.75; P<0.001). …”
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Significance of Preoperative Systemic Immune Score for Stage I Gastric Cancer Patients by Jun Lu, Long-long Cao, Ping Li, Jian-wei Xie, Jia-bin Wang, Jian-xian Lin, Qi-yue Chen, Mi Lin, Ru-hong Tu, Chang-ming Huang, Chao-hui Zheng

“…Compared to surgery alone, AC had no significant effect on survival in both the entire cohort and the IA/IB subgroup. However, in the high-risk group (SIS = 2), patients with AC had a significantly better OS than those undergoing surgery alone. …”
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