Body type as a risk factor for progress of severe pancreatitis by D. V. Starchikhina, Yu. G. Shapkin, N. Yu. Stekolnikov, P. A. Seliverstov

“…The somatotype and the amount of adipose tissue in the body (type of nutrition) showed a significant predictive value of AUC (0.768 and 0.655, p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively). …”
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From framework to functionality: A cross-country analysis of PISA 2018 reading assessment framework’s item features as determinants of item difficulty by Kseniia Marcq, Johan Braeken

“…However, the construct-irrelevant ‘Item Format’ alone has half the predictive value of all construct-relevant features combined (10%), implying that external factors may unduly influence student outcomes. …”
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Is Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Predictive of Fatigue After Acute Myocardial Infarction to Improve Nursing Care? by Yasaman Borghei, Bahare Gholami Chaboki, Nasibe Goli, Aseme Pourrajabi, Samira Arami, Arsalan Salari

“…Conclusions: The present study is the first study, designed to determine the predictive value of RDW on post-AMI fatigue, as far as we searched the recent literature. …”
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Prediction of postoperative recurrence of perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease by fecal calprotectin combined with serum miRNA6086 by Shengnan Jin, Maozhen Zhang, Dongdong Gu, Xingping Zhu, Zuolei Wang, Xuerong Shi, Yanping Hao, Su Xu

“…Objectives This study aimed to identify risk factors for postoperative recurrence in patients with perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease and assess the predictive value of fecal calprotectin and serum miRNA6086. …”
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Dynamics of the level of calprotectin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis during rituximab biosimilar (Acellbia “Biocad”) therapy by A. S. Avdeeva, M. V. Cherkasova, E. L. Nasonov

“…The CP level significantly decreases during therapy and can be used to monitor the effectiveness of therapy. The predictive value of this laboratory parameter requires further study.…”
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Does stroke volume variation predict fluid responsiveness in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ling Yi, Zhongqiang Liu, Lina Qiao, Chaomin Wan, Dezhi Mu, Dezhi Mu

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Stroke volume variation (SVV) is a reliable predictor of fluid responsiveness in adult patients. However, the predictive value of SVV is uncertain in pediatric patients. …”
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Association between composite dietary antioxidant index and cognitive function impairment in the elderly: evidence from NHANES 2011–2014 by Yingying Qian, Qiang Liu, Tianlang Li

“…Moreover, the nomogram model based on the key factors determined by logistic regression has a good predictive value for cognitive function impairment (AUC = 0.747, 95%CI:0.726–0.768).ConclusionOur study determined a nonlinear and negative association between CDAI and cognitive function impairment in the US elderly population. …”
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Multilevel Predictors of Bipolar Disorder Symptomatology: A Cross-sectional Study of Neurodevelopmental and Psychosocial Risk Factors in a Greek Clinical Population, by Andreas Zachariadis

“…Substance use and suicidality showed the highest predictive value, with BD mediating the relationship between substance use and suicidal ideation. …”
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Haematological and Coagulation Parameters in Newly Diagnosed Systemic Hypertensive Patients: A Comparative Study of elevated vs. normal CRP level by Oni Janet Oluwaseun 1, Oyeleke Kikelomo Olayemi* 2, Suleiman Ibrahim Eleha 3, Nassar Sulaiman A. 4, Oladoja Olubayo Olumide 5, Onadipe Abdulateef Oluwasina 6.

“…Among the biomarkers of inflammation, C-reactive protein (CRP) has gathered significant attention due to its predictive value in cardiovascular diseases. However, it remains enigmatic whether elevated CRP is responsible for the alteration in haematological and coagulatory parameters in hypertension or not. …”
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Serum S100A12 in the clinical diagnosis of sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction: an integrated bioinformatics and clinical data analysis by Fang Wu, Helin Hong, Ye Tian, Xiaoyan Wang

“…Logistic regression identified S100A12 as an independent risk factor for SIMD.ConclusionAs an inflammatory biomarker, S100A12 has independent predictive value, and its combination with cardiac enzymes enables the development of an efficient clinical warning model. …”
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Accuracy of intracranial pressure assessment with a non-invasive transcranial doppler and arterial blood pressure method in patients with suspected idiopathic intracranial hyperten... by Nabil Al Shammas, Sophie Schumann, Dragana Köhler, Bernhard Rosengarten

“…Its sensitivity to predict an increased ICP was 0.92, the specificity was 0.88 and negative predictive value 0.88. The empty sella sign and the ONSD showed no significant correlation to the LPP. …”
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Exploring the potential of blood and urine protein electrophoresis in predicting 1-year mortality in acute kidney injury. by Deniz Yilmaz, Ezgi Sahin, Gizem Batar, Koray Caglayan, Emine Gulturk, Sengul Aydin Yoldemir

“…This retrospective cohort study aimed to assess the predictive value of protein fractions obtained from blood and urine protein electrophoresis, along with various clinical and laboratory parameters, for 1-year all-cause mortality in acute kidney injury (AKI) patients. …”
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Identification of hub six interferon alpha response genes and immune cell infiltration characteristics in low-grade glioma by Xue Zhang, Shuo Song, Defen Zhou, Hanwei Cui, Jiangan Xie

“…We further validated these findings using external datasets and provided additional evidence supporting the predictive value of signature genes associated with IRGs in LGG through immunohistochemical testing on clinical samples and in vitro experiments. …”
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The influence of obesity on IOS parameters in asthma, COPD, and other lung diseases: analyzed by random forest by Thomas Ringbaek, Lars Froelund, Jann Mortensen, Henrik H. El Ali

“…These IOS features demonstrated high predictive value in BMI-related outcomes, suggesting they capture airway impairments tied to obesity beyond conventional respiratory diagnoses. …”
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Association of frailty with postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing elective non-malignant abdominal surgeries under general or neuraxial anaesthesia: A prospective observati... by Rinu Raju, Pooja Singh, Pranita Mandal, Vaishali Waindeskar, Sunaina Tejpal Karna

“…Results: The sensitivity and specificity of the mFI score to predict major POC were 86.11% and 88.76%, respectively, with a high negative predictive value of 94.05%. In mFI scores ≤0.27 and ≥0.27, the odds of POC were 1.74 and 2.33 times higher with general anaesthesia than with neuraxial anaesthesia, respectively. …”
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Role of Pulse Oximetry Screening for Detection of Life Threatening Congenital Heart Detects in Newborn by Aso Faeq Salih, Adnan Mohammed Hamawand, Riyadh Abd Aljabbar Sattar

“…Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value for POS in detection of major CHD were 80%, 97.29%, 17.9% and 99.80%, respectively. …”
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Tissue engineering in animal models for urinary diversion: a systematic review. by Marije Sloff, Rob de Vries, Paul Geutjes, Joanna IntHout, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Egbert Oosterwijk, Wout Feitz

“…In conclusion, animal models in the field of TERM for urinary diversion have probably been chosen for reasons other than their predictive value. Controlled and comparative long term animal studies, with adequate methodological reporting are needed to proceed to clinical translatable studies. …”
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Identification of PANoptosis-Based Prognostic Signature for Predicting Efficacy of Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Xiaofeng Xiong, Qianben Song, Mengjia Jing, Wei Yan

“…Patients with low risk benefited more from ICI, TACE, and sorafenib therapy. The predictive value of the risk score was comparable with TIDE and MSI for OS under ICI therapy. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for early neurological deterioration after intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke by Jungang Fang, Hui Sun, Xinyu Lu

“…A nomogram was constructed to generate the ROC curve, and the AUC value was 0.809 (95% CI, 0.732–0.885).ConclusionThis nomogram, which demonstrates good discrimination and high predictive value, identifies NIHSS score immediately after thrombolysis, TOAST classification of large artery atherosclerosis, and a history of diabetes as independent risk factors for early neurological deterioration (END) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients receiving intravenous thrombolysis.…”
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CleanSeqU algorithm for decontamination of catheterized urine 16S rRNA sequencing data by Sung Min Yoon, Chang-Seok Ki, Ju Sun Song

“…CleanSeqU improved specificity and positive predictive value by correctly identifying and removing a higher number of contaminant amplicon sequence variants (ASVs). …”
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