The utility of monitoring end-tidal carbon dioxide in emergency department to predict inhospital mortality of patients presenting with nontraumatic shock: A prospective observation... by R Abhiraj, Meera Ekka, Aravind Sreekumar, Praveen Aggarwal, Nayer Jamshed, Sanjeev Kumar Bhoi, Maroof Ahmed Khan

“…EtCO2 ≥23 mmHg at presentation had a significant predictive value on the risk of in-hospital mortality with an adjusted odd’s ratio of 0.08 (95% CI: 0.02–0.3, P < 0.001). …”
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Prognostic implications of systemic immune-inflammation index and systemic inflammation response index in hemodialysis patients by Qianqian Zhu, Liang Dai

“…Future studies should explore the underlying mechanisms and validate the predictive value of SII and SIRI for mortality risk among HD patients. …”
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Beyond the ratio of tumor reduction: residual volume after induction chemotherapy emerges as the optimal biomarker in advanced nasopharyngeal cancer by Sixue Dong, Guangsen Pan, Zhen Zhang, Weigang Hu, Ruiping Zhai, Hongmei Ying, Jiazhou Wang

“…Various analyses all suggest Vpost−IC emerged as the most robust biomarker across all endpoints (P < 0.001 ∼ 0.002), followed by ΔVrel and T-category, which were more important than the other features. The predictive value of Vpost−IC surpasses that of ΔVrel especially in the high heterogeneity cohort. …”
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Prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in septic patients with liver cirrhosis: a cohort study by Fan Song, Xiao-ling Wu, Bo-hua Wei

“…The link between NLR and mortality was examined through restricted cubic splines (RCS), logistic regression, and Cox regression analyses. The predictive value of NLR for in-hospital all-cause mortality in individuals with liver cirrhosis and sepsis was investigated using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis. …”
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Development and Validation of a Novel PPAR Signaling Pathway-Related Predictive Model to Predict Prognosis in Breast Cancer by Yingkun Xu, Dan Shu, Meiying Shen, Qiulin Wu, Yang Peng, Li Liu, Zhenrong Tang, Shun Gao, Yuan Wang, Shengchun Liu

“…Finally, to gain insight into the predictive value and protein expression of these risk model genes in breast cancer, we used GEO and HPA databases for validation. …”
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Association between cardiometabolic phenotypes with atherogenic index of plasma: a cross-sectional study from the Azar cohort population by Shirin Soheilifard, Elnaz Faramarzi, Reza Mahdavi

“…This study explores the relationship between cardiometabolic phenotypes and AIP to improve understanding of their combined predictive value for CVD risk. Methods This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 9,515 participants aged 35–55 in the Azar Cohort Study. …”
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Correlation of peripheral blood ZO⁃1 and IL⁃38 levels with lung injury degree in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome by HE Yanxia，XUE Bing，WU Wenjie，CHEN Xing

“…The correlations of ZO⁃1 and IL⁃38 levels with the degree of lung injury and their predictive value for the survival prognosis of ARDS were analyzed. …”
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The impact of 3-tesla breast MRI on the choice of the surgical plan in patients with multiple ipsilateral breast cancer by Bustan Mohamed Anwer, AlaaEldine AbdelHamid Mostafa, Eman ElBakoury, M. A. Elhussini, Hebatallah H. M. Hassan

“…DCE-MRI showed a higher correlation coefficient (r = 0.97, p < 0.001) compared to SM (r = 0.58, p = 0.001), higher sensitivity, positive predictive value, and accuracy (96.3%, 92.8%, 91%) compared to SM (74%, 90.9%, 73.5%) in assessing MIBC. …”
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Exploring the role of autistic traits in treatment-resistant and clozapine-resistant schizophrenia: a comparative study by Ahmet Selim Başaran, Nur Nihal Türkel, Buket Koparal, Aslı Kuruoğlu

“…Multinomial logistic regression models were used to determine the predictive value of autistic traits for TRS and CRS.ResultsStatistically significant differences were identified between the groups in PAUSS (p&lt;0.001) and AQ (p&lt;0.001) scores, indicating variations in autistic traits. …”
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Prediction of Grade 4 radiation-induced lymphopenia during chemoradiation therapy for lung cancer patients: Insights from two past trials by Serena Monti, Giuseppe Palma, Ting Xu, Radhe Mohan, Zhongxing Liao, Laura Cella

“…The relative volume of healthy lungs receiving at least 5 Gy (V5Gy) and baseline ALC were selected as predictors in an NTCP model, with good discriminative performances (cross validated ROC-AUC: 0.68). The predictive value of V5Gy was confirmed in the RTOG0917-cohort (ROC-AUC: 0.67), although its validation was limited with suboptimal calibration, potentially due to discrepancies between cohorts. …”
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SmartSense-D: A safety, feasibility, and acceptability pilot study of digital phenotyping in young people with major depressive disorder by Andres Camargo, Scott D Tagliaferri, Simon D’Alfonso, Tianyi Zhang, Zamantha Munoz, Pemma Davies, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Niels van Berkel, Vassilis Kostakos, Lianne Schmaal

“…This study assessed the safety, feasibility, acceptability, and potential predictive value of passive and active sensing in young people with major depressive disorder (MDD). …”
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What we can and cannot see from the surveillance for drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Findings from the evaluation of a surveillance system for multidrug-resistant P. aerugino... by Shogo Otake, Takuya Yamagishi, Takayuki Shiomoto, Manami Nakashita, Hitomi Kurosu, Chiaki Ikenoue, Hirofumi Kato, Munehisa Fukusumi, Tomoe Shimada, Takuri Takahashi, Motoi Suzuki, Teruo Kirikae, Yoshichika Arakawa, Kandai Nozu, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Motoyuki Sugai

“…False reporting and underreporting of MDRP infections were common, resulting in a positive predictive value of 0.45 and a sensitivity of 0.65 for the reports of MDRP infections to the surveillance system. …”
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Role of stimulating growth factor 2 and galectin-3 in predicting the ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy by T. A. Atabekov, R. E. Batalov, S. I. Sazonova, A. M. Gusakova, S. N. Krivolapov, M. S. Khlynin, S. V. Popov

“…An increase in the concentration of both ST-2 &gt;22,48 ng/ml and galectin-3 &gt;10,95 ng/ml had a high predictive value in assessing the VTA risk in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. …”
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Identification of DCAF5 as a novel cancer prognostic and immunotherapy biomarker through pan-cancer analysis and renal clear cell carcinoma clinical data validation by Huaqing Yan, Liqi Zhang, Fan Xu, Tieding Chen, Rubing Li

“…Conclusion Our findings reveal that DCAF5 exhibits context-dependent dual roles across cancers and demonstrates superior predictive value over traditional biomarkers like TMB in immunotherapy. …”
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Attachment styles and sense of coherence as indicators of treatment adherence and completion among individuals with substance use disorder by Nóra Kerekes, Kourosh Bador, Carro Smedeby, Linus Hansen, Sofie Lundström, Monica Eriksson

“…The aims of the present study were to examine attachment styles (secure, insecure-avoidant, and insecure-anxious) and SOC (overall and dimensional - comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness- scores) in individuals with SUD; to explore potential correlations between these constructs ; and to assess their predictive value for treatment completion. Methods Clinical data were collected between 2014 and 2023 from 164 clients at a Swedish outpatient clinic for addiction who initiated the intensive, integrated treatment program. …”
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Assessment of nutritional indices for predicting clinical outcomes in critically ill elderly patients: a prospective cohort study by Ugur Balaban, Nadir Yalcin, Esat Kivanc Kaya, Ebru Ortac Ersoy, Kutay Demirkan

“…Conclusions The mNUTRIC score was identified as the strongest prognostic tool, with GNRI also demonstrating considerable predictive value for mortality outcomes, enhancing nutritional risk screening and clinical decision-making in elderly ICU patients.…”
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Influential factors related to feeding disorders in preterm infants and the construction of predictive models by Lishan Chen, Lishan Chen, Huichang Zhou, Zhiming Tang, Haiyin Deng, Zhihao Li

“…Multifactorial Logistic regression analysis of the occurrence of feeding disorders related to the influence of factors, and the use of subjects to make a work characteristic curve to analyze the predictive value of the relevant factors on feeding disorders.ResultsMultifactorial logistic regression analysis suggested that lower birth gestational age, birth weight, white blood cell count, absolute value of monocytes, blood calcium value, Apgar score at 1 min after birth, and longer duration of noninvasive ventilation were risk factors for feeding disorders in preterm infants. …”
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Predictive immunonutritional biomarkers for the severity and recovery of sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a prospective clinical study by Xu Zhang, Weixun Guo, Bing Guan, Chunping Yang

“…At the same time, we constructed logistic regression analysis to explore the predictive value of PNI and SII on the prognosis of SSNHL patients, and used ROC curves to verify the prognostic model. …”
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Life’s crucial 9 is inversely and linearly associated with female infertility prevalence: a cross-sectional analysis from NHANES 2013–2018 by Bianfang Li, Han Zhai

“…However, LC9 did not demonstrate a significant improvement in its predictive value for infertility when compared to LE8.This study indicate that LC9 is associated with a decreased likelihood of female infertility, suggesting its potential as a comprehensive cardiovascular health metric in this context. …”
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Are depression, anxiety, and fear-avoidance predictors of outcomes after digital care for chronic musculoskeletal pain? by Dora Janela, Xin Tong, Anabela C. Areias, Diogo Pires, Fabíola Costa, Hélder Fonseca

“…Structural equation models evaluated their predictive value on pain outcomes, with or without including potential demographic and clinical confounders. …”
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