Association of visceral obesity indicators with prostate cancer: a cross-sectional study from Xinjiang by Zhiruo Cai, Xue Guan, Yunyun Xiao, Hengqing An, Ning Tao

“…The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of VAI, CMI, and LAP was 0.721 (95% CI: 0.651-0.791), 0.711 (95% CI: 0.639-0.782), and 0.593 (95% CI: 0.515-0.671), respectively.ConclusionsVisceral obesity indicators are closely associated with PCa, of which VAI and CMI show good predictive value and robustness, and can be used as potential biomarkers for assessing PCa risk.…”
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Risk factors and prediction for 28‐day mortality of patients with negative systemic inflammatory response syndrome scores at the early stages of sepsis: A retrospective study based... by Xinguang Chen, Xingyu Zhou, Wei Song, Qijun Ou, Taotao Liu

“…Abstract Objective Analyze mortality and risk factors in septic patients with negative systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) scores and assess the predictive value of various critical illness scoring systems for mortality in this patient population. …”
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Insulin Resistance, Adiponectin, and Dyslipidemia as Key Determinants of Metabolic and Reproductive Dysregulation in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Krarr Haider Haddawi, Bushra Raouf Yaseen, Redha Dawud Abd Alredha, Kareem Obayes Handool

“…BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder associated with insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and metabolic dysfunction. However, the predictive value of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), dyslipidemia, and adiponectin in identifying PCOS and stratifying metabolic risk remains unclear, particularly in underrepresented populations, such as Iraqi women. …”
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Predictive role of cystatin C and increased proteinuria in early assessment of acute renal toxicity in patient poisoned by nephrotoxic drugs and poisons by Esam Mohammed Abdallah Ali, Emad Ahmad Mohamad Yousef, Maha Abd El-Hamed Helal, Mohammed Hamdi Mohammed, Meray Medhat Shokry Zaghary, Marwa Ahmed Hasb Elnabi

“…Cystatin C had the highest predictive value (AUC = 0.993), while proteinuria ACR and day 2 serum creatinine showed significant predictive capabilities (AUCs of 0.805 and 0.873, respectively). …”
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Association of serum creatinine-to-albumin ratio with 28-day all-cause mortality in older adults critically ill patients with sepsis: a retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-IV datab... by Lixin Zhao, Haixia Chai, Sifang Yu, Fang Chen, Caiyun Zhang, Yancun Liu, Yanfen Chai

“…This association was further confirmed in subgroup analyses, where the predictive value of CAR for 28-day all-cause mortality in the ICU remained consistent across subgroups stratified by comorbidities and individual patient characteristics. …”
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Role of tumor mutational burden in patients with urothelial carcinoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhe Wang, Danxue Huang, Su Li, Liyuan Ke

“…BackgroundThe predictive value of tumor mutation burden (TMB) on the efficacy of immunotherapy has been confirmed in multiple cancer types in previous studies. …”
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Catching the missing million: experiences in enhancing TB & DR-TB detection by providing upfront Xpert MTB/RIF testing for people living with HIV in India. by Neeraj Raizada, Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, Achuthan Sreenivas, Shubhangi Kulsange, Radhey Shyam Gupta, Rahul Thakur, Puneet Dewan, Catharina Boehme, Chinnambedu Nainarappan Paramsivan

“…Upfront Xpert MTB/RIF testing of presumptive PTB and DR-TB cases resulted in diagnosis of 73 (9.5%, CI 7.6‒11.8) and 16 (11.2%, CI 6.7‒17.1) rifampicin resistance cases, respectively. Positive predictive value (PPV) for rifampicin resistance detection was high 97.7% (CI 89.3‒99.8), with no significant difference with or without prior history of TB treatment.…”
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Construction and validation of a risk prediction model for postoperative pulmonary infection in patients with brain tumor: a retrospective study by Jiangling Lan, Xing Liu, Ligen Mo, Dandan Wei, Shizhen Zhang, Yujiao Zhang, Yin Zhu, Yi Lei

“…The developed prediction model demonstrates substantial predictive value and clinical applicability, serving as a valuable reference for medical professionals in recognizing postoperative pulmonary infections in patients with brain tumors and facilitating preventive nursing measures.…”
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Peripheral blood markers predict prognosis and irAEs of stage IV driver gene-negative lung adenocarcinoma treated with ICIs by Yu Li, Lei Cao, Lei Liu, Yawen Ding, Feng Cao

“…Additionally, we assessed the predictive value of peripheral blood markers for irAEs using logistic regression models.ResultsThe 1-, 3-, and 5-year PFS rates for the cohort of 102 patients were recorded at 35.3%, 3.9%, and 0%, respectively; similarly, the OS rates at these time points were observed to be 66.7%, 8.8%, and 2.9%. …”
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Increased Entropy Predicts Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with High Cardiovascular Risk and Hypertension: A Novel Imaging Parameter Derived from Late Gadolinium Enhancement by Yunbo Zhang, Lujing Wang, Jin Wang, Xinxiang Zhao

“…Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis showed the predictive value of LV entropy, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.663. …”
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High expression of SMPD4 promotes liver cancer and is associated with poor prognosis by Rongyue Wang, Ting Wang, Yanze Su, Zhiheng Lin, Xiaoping Liu, Yuanjun Jiao, Jikui Liu, Erbao Chen

“…Survival Analyses using the Kaplan-Meier method were conducted to assess the predictive value of SMPD4 in HCC. Immunohistochemistry method and real-time quantitative PCR were used to analyze the expression of SMPD4 in our clinical cohort. …”
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Comparative analysis of 16 baseline obesity and lipid-related indices for cardiovascular disease risk prediction in adults with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages 0–3:... by Yilin Pan, Beibei Du, Long Feng, Jingru Bi

“…Abstract Objective In the context of the newly defined cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, this study aimed to systematically compare the predictive value of 16 different obesity- and lipid-related indices for new-onset cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a population with CKM stages 0–3. …”
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Correlation of Preoperative Inflammation/Immunity Markers With Postoperative Urinary Tract Infections in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients by Xiao‐yang Liu, Si‐qin Guo, Xu‐ming Chen, Wei‐nan Zeng, Zong‐ke Zhou

“…Among elderly hip fracture patients, NLR demonstrated the highest predictive value for postoperative UTIs compared to PLR and SII (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.608, 95% CI: 0.571–0.645). …”
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EFFECT IMBALANCE AQUEOUS BODY FLUIDS, AND RENAL DYSFUNCTION, CARDIOVASCULAR SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS AFTER AN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME, MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION by E. S. Levitskaya, M. M. Batiushin, E. O. Golovinova, V. V. Gul’chenko, A. V. Khripun

“…The study demonstrated the predictive value to stratify cardiovascular disease risk, not only the presence of albuminuria, but its level and value of GFR less than 60 mL/min/1,73m2. …”
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Circulating RIPK3 level predicts all-cause mortality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis: a 4-year prospective cohort study by Min Wu, Qian Sun, Kai-Di Zhang, Qing Wei, Wei Sun, Min Gao, Meng-Ting Li, Liu-Ping Zhang

“…Thus, the aim of the present study was to observe the predictive value of plasma RIPK3 for all-cause mortality in patients undergoing MHD with a 4-year follow-up. …”
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Evaluating breast cancer screening performance without registries using medico-administrative data by Emilien Jemelen, Francisco Orchard, William Madie, Bernard Valentin, Josine Belin, Enora Laas, Guillaume Jeannerod, Pierre Mares, Sandrine Katsahian, Agathe Guilloux

“…Key performance indicators for digital mammography include sensitivity (SE), positive predictive value (PPV), interval cancer rate (ICR) and cancer detection rate (CDR). …”
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The role of molecular diagnostics in the choice of therapy for biliary tract cancers by N. V. Mitiushkina, E. N. Imyanitov

“…Although a significant part of the above-mentioned disorders can be detected by traditional molecular biological approaches such as PCR, IHC, FISH and Sanger sequencing, a comprehensive analysis of all molecular markers of predictive value in biliary tract tumors is difficult to perform without the help of next-generation sequencing (NGS). …”
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Association of triglyceride-glucose index with all-cause and non-cardiovascular mortality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: an age-stratified analysis by Xiao Hu, Jing Xu, Yang Gu

“…Abstract Background The predictive value of the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remains unclear. …”
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Active surveillance of adverse drug events in hospitalized patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension based on the global trigger tool by Mengdan Xu, Mengdan Xu, Shunyu Xiong, Guanquan Chen, Guozhi Li, Suzhen He

“…We calculated indicators such as sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value (PPV), and also observed the ADEs. Risk factors for the development of ADEs in hospitalized patients with PAH were also analyzed.ResultsWe extracted and organized 31 initial trigger items. …”
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Modeling and construction of nomogram of cage subsidence after single-segment transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions by Jinxiang Zhan, Qipeng Wei, Weijun Guo, Zihao Liu, Shiji Chen, Qingyan Huang, Dongling Cai

“…The constructed nomogram model exhibits good predictive value and clinical utility.…”
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