Pre-treatment subjective sleep quality as a predictive biomarker of tDCS effects in preclinical Alzheimer's disease patients: Secondary analysis of a randomised clinical trial. by Hanna Lu, Xi Ni, Sandra Sau Man Chan, Calvin Pak Wing Cheng, Waichi Chan, Linda Chiu Wa Lam

“…More thorough research is necessary to explore an efficient approach to managing comorbidities for preclinical AD patients.…”
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Proteogenomic Analysis Reveals Proteins Involved in the First Step of Adipogenesis in Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells by Bernardo Bonilauri, Amanda C. Camillo-Andrade, Marlon D. M. Santos, Juliana de S. da G. Fischer, Paulo C. Carvalho, Bruno Dallagiovanna

“…Obesity is characterized as a disease that directly affects the whole-body metabolism and is associated with excess fat mass and several related comorbidities. Dynamics of adipocyte hypertrophy and hyperplasia play an important role in health and disease, especially in obesity. …”
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Analysis of mortality factors in ICU patients with sepsis and septic shock: a retrospective study by Mohammed Mostafa, Lamiaa Hamed, Sherif Mokhtar, Moamen Arafa

“…Data were collected on patient demographics, including age, gender, comorbidities, and APACHE II scores calculated upon admission. …”
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Psychological distress among middle-aged adults with Diabetes Mellitus: findings from the Indonesia national population health survey (Riset Kesehatan Dasar, Riskesdas 2018) by Marisa Syavitri Dilaga, Aimi Nadira Mat Ruzlin, Xin Wee Chen

“…Multiple logistics regression analysis demonstrated nine factors associated with psychological distress—sex, education, occupation, marital status, home location, body mass index, comorbidities, DM regimen, and smoking. Conclusions Multiple factors were significantly associated with psychological distress. …”
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Analysis of motivations for treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma by L.A. Zaporozhetc

“…Patient complaints, presence or absence of optical coherence tomography abnormalities, presence or absence of ocular comorbidities, number of IOP-lowering medications used, number of instillations per day, and patient awareness of glaucoma were considered as potential motivators<b>.…”
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Comparison of NoSAS score with STOP-Bang and Berlin scores in predicting difficult airway by Onurcan Balık, Eyyüp Sabri Özden, Mustafa Soner Özcan, Filiz Alkaya Solmaz, Pakize Kırdemir

“…Detailed examinations and recordings were conducted, including demographic data, neck circumference, OSAS diagnosis, history of difficult intubation, comorbidities, ASA classification, Mallampati classification, and Cormack-Lehane grade. …”
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Impact of COPD and asthma on in-hospital mortality and management of patients with heart failure in England and Wales: an observational analysis by Claudia Gulea, Rosita Zakeri, Jennifer K Quint, Constantinos Kallis

“…Objective To evaluate the association between having concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma, and in-patient mortality and post-discharge management among patients hospitalised for acute heart failure (HF).Setting Data were obtained from patients enrolled in the National Heart Failure Audit.Participants 217 329 patients hospitalised for HF in England–Wales between March 2012 and 2018.Outcomes In-hospital mortality, referrals to cardiology follow-up and prescriptions for HF medications were compared between patients with comorbid COPD (COPD-HF) or asthma (asthma-HF) versus HF-alone using mixed-effects logistic regression.Results Patients with COPD-HF were more likely to die during hospitalisation, and those with asthma-HF had a reduced likelihood of death, compared with patients who had HF-alone ((adjusted)ORadj, 95% CI: 1.10, 1.06 to 1.14 and ORadj, 95% CI: 0.84, 0.79 to 0.88). …”
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Current status and perspectives of hematopoietic cell transplantation in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria by Marek Ussowicz, Dawid Przystupski, Patrycja Mensah-Glanowska, Agnieszka Piekarska

“…Any potential cure offered by alloHCT must be counterbalanced by the significant procedure risks, including graft-versus-host disease and transplant-related mortality, particularly in patients with comorbidities. In the case of severe aplastic anemia with an associated PNH clone, immunoablative protocols based on anti-thymocyte globulin serotherapy with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide are recommended. …”
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A Simple Clinical Measure of Quadriceps Muscle Strength Identifies Responders to Pulmonary Rehabilitation by James R. Walsh, Norman R. Morris, Zoe J. McKeough, Stephanie T. Yerkovich, Jenny D. Paratz

“…Baseline measures evaluated included physical activity, quadriceps strength, comorbidities, inflammatory markers, and self-efficacy. …”
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Dental caries and related factors in the elderly of the Azar cohort population: A cross-sectional study. by Maryam Hosseinpour Sarmadi, Nasrin Sharififard, Zeinab Mahboobi, Elnaz Faramarzi, Aylin Bilehjani

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Oral health is often overlooked among the elderly due to the numerous comorbidities prevalent in this population. However, oral health significantly influences quality of life by affecting both general health and psychological well-being. …”
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Treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: reasonable expectations of physicians and patients by A.B. Durasov

“…., accurate evaluation of some patient characteristics (baseline visual acuity, type of choroidal neovascularization, comorbidities, status of retinal fluid and its differentiation), timely (as early as possible) treatment initiation after verifying diagnosis, and strict adherence to a proactive personalized "Treat-and-Extend" (T&amp;E) regimen that implies a required number of injections with individual intervals. …”
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A Retrospective Database Cohort Study Evaluating the Association Between Immune Suppressive Therapy and the Development of Cancer in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis Within UK Prima... by Simon Wan Yau Ming, Yi Zhou, Mike Smith, Jay Were

“…A secondary analysis was carried out on a restricted population, excluding patients with other comorbidities where ISTs were commonly prescribed. A further analysis explored the relation between the dose and the association with the risk of cancer. …”
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The Influence of Depression and Anxiety on Neurological Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Vitalie Văcăraș, Veronica Văcăraș, Cristina Nistor, Daniela Văcăraș, Adrian Nicolae Opre, Petronela Blaga, Dafin F. Mureșanu

“…Also, automatic negative thoughts are strongly correlated with depression and anxiety, but do not mediate the path between psychological comorbidities and neurological impairment. Sociodemographic features and interferon-beta treatment were not related to the intensity of the mood disorders. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 virus and pandemic on healthcare utilization, access, delivery, experiences, and outcomes in the spinal cord injuries/dysfunction population: A scoping r... by Arrani Senthinathan, Stephanie Cimino, Susan B Jaglal, B Catharine Craven, Karen Tu, Sara Guilcher

“…Furthermore, due to secondary health conditions and comorbidities persons with SCI/D are at increased risk of experiencing severe symptoms or outcomes if infected with the COVID-19 virus. …”
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Impact of underlying diseases and complications on COVID-19 mortality in South Korea: analysis of national health insurance service data by Kyunghee Lee, Jieun Hwang

“…Abstract Background Comorbidities or complications significantly influence coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) severity and mortality risk. …”
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Correlations between Left Ventricular and Left Atrial Function Assessed by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Patients with Treated Well-Controlled Arterial Hypertension by Beata Uziębło-Życzkowska, Paweł Krzesiński

“…Even in patients with well-controlled arterial hypertension (AH) and without significant comorbidities, left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) strain abnormalities may sometimes be found in speckle-tracking echocardiography. …”
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Development and validation of a machine learning-based prediction model for hepatorenal syndrome in liver cirrhosis patients using MIMIC-IV and eICU databases by Fengwei Yao, Ji Luo, Qian Zhou, Luhua Wang, Zhijun He

“…From two sizable public databases, we retrieved pertinent information about the cirrhosis patients’ therapies, comorbidities, laboratory results, and demographics. …”
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What Matters in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Comparison of Patient and Clinician Perspectives by Philip J. Mease, M. Elaine Husni, Evan Siegel, Daniel E. Furst, Melissa Mcilraith, Vibeke Strand, M. Cameron Hay

“…Other prioritized domains showed disparity: access to care, daily activities, stiffness, future health uncertainty, and sleep quality for patients versus specific disease skin and joint manifestations, comorbidities, structural damage, and disease management goals for clinicians. …”
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Addition of anal encirclement to perineal proctosigmoidectomy: a retrospective review by Aiya Amery, Kayla Marritt, Zarrukh Baig, Haven Roy, Dilip Gill, Nathan Ginther

“…In patients with significant comorbidities, perineal approaches are often preferred even though they are associated with higher recurrence rates compared to an abdominal approach. …”
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Comparison of AI applications and anesthesiologist’s anesthesia method choices by Enes Çelik, Mehmet Ali Turgut, Mesut Aydoğan, Metin Kılınç, İzzettin Toktaş, Hakan Akelma

“…The anesthesia method preferred by the anesthesiologist during the operation and the patient’s demographic data, comorbidities, medications, and surgical history were recorded. …”
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