Comparison of Clinico-pathologic features and outcomes of ANCA negative and ANCA positive pauci immune crescentic glomerulonephritis: A single centre study by Pallav Gupta, Vinant Bhargava, Manish Malik, Anurag Gupta, Anil K. Bhalla, Ashwini Gupta, Vaibhav Tiwari, Devinder S. Rana, Ramesh L. Sapra

“…Patient and renal survival were compared using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Results: ANCA negative PICN patients were younger (44.9 ± 16.5 years vs 53.6 ± 15.1 years, P = 0.049). …”
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Survival status and determinants of under-five mortality in Sudan: Evidence from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014 by Huda Mohamed Mukhtar AHMED, Hiba Abbas Omer ELKARIB, Mutaz Fikri Mohamed Osman DIGNA

“…Non-parametric methods such as Kaplan–Meier survival function and log-rank were used to assess the effect of socioeconomic and demo- graphic variables on under-five mortality. …”
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Identification of multicohort-based predictive signature for NMIBC recurrence reveals SDCBP as a novel oncogene in bladder cancer by Chen Zhang, Hubin Yin, Tinghao Li, Junrui Chen, Weiyang He, Ke Ren, Bo Li, Xudong Liu

“…Finally. the biological functions and potential mechanisms of SDCBP in bladder cancer were investigated experimentally in vitro and in vivo.Results An 8-gene signature was developed, and its efficiency for predicting NMIBC recurrence was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier and time-dependent ROC curves in both training and validation datasets. …”
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The association of sexual frequency with cardiovascular diseases incidence and all-cause mortality by Tian-Qi Teng, Jing Liu, Meng-Meng Wang, De-Gang Mo, Rui Chen, Jia-Chao Xu, Zi-Han Dong, Ning Zhang, Hai-Chu Yu

“…We analyzed 17,243 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(NHANES)(2005–2016), comparing CVD incidence and all-cause mortality risks across sexual frequencies using multivariable Logistic and Cox regression models. Kaplan-Meier curves assessed survival probability stratified by sexual frequency, and a restricted cubic spline regression examined the nonlinear relationship between sexual frequency, CVD and survival status. …”
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Clinical Benefits of Metronomic Chemotherapy in Platinum-Refractory, Recurrent, and Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Amira Elwan, Adel Bakry, Mohamed Eesa, Hoda Ismail, Mohamed Alnemr

“…The multidisciplinary team evaluated treatment toxicity, response, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Kaplan Meier curve was used to show the survival/Wilcoxon signed-rank test.Results: The most common observable toxicity findings were grade 1 plus grade 2 fatigue in 49 (52.1%), oral mucositis in 40 patients (42.5%), and anemia in 37 patients (39.4%) in the absence of notified grade 3 or 4 toxicities. 20 patients out of 94 exhibited complete responses (CRs). …”
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Kidney Autotransplantation and Orthotopic Kidney Transplantation: Two Different Approaches for Complex Cases by Alberto Artiles Medina, Victoria Gómez Dos Santos, Víctor Díez Nicolás, Vital Hevia Palacios, Mercedes Ruiz Hernández, Inés Laso García, Marina Mata Alcaraz, Cristina Galeano Álvarez, Miguel Ángel Jiménez Cidre, Fernando Arias Fúnez, Milagros Fernández Lucas, Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla

“…Kidney graft survival was calculated using Kaplan–Meier survival analysis. Results. Regarding OKT, in 15 (71.43%) cases, it was the first kidney transplantation. …”
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Respuesta al tratamiento inmunosupresor de pacientes con hepatitis autoinmune by Harlim Rodríguez Rodríguez, Marcia Samada Suárez, Teresita Pérez González, Lisset Barroso Márquez, Zucel Danay Cruz Hernández, Yunia Tusen Toledo, Ludmila Martínez Leyva

“…Para estimar la función de supervivencia se utilizó la curva de Kaplan-Meier y Log-rank para la comparación de medias. …”
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Association between different insulin resistance indices and all-cause mortality in patients with diabetic kidney disease: a prospective cohort study by Huan Zhu, Yinmei Chen, Dexin Ding, Hui Chen

“…The relationship between IR indices and survival outcomes was evaluated through weighted multivariate Cox regression, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, and restricted cubic spline (RCS) modeling. …”
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Comorbidities, long‐term outcome and poststroke epilepsy associated with ischemic stroke – A multicenter observational study of 125 dogs by Cecilia‐Gabriella Danciu, Rita Gonçalves, Carrete Jordina Caldero, Christoforos Posporis, Javier Espinosa, Steven deDecker, Hanne Gredal, Sophie Elizabeth Wyatt

“…Overall median survival time for dogs with a comorbidity was 482 days (range, 1‐3013) and 907 days (range, 1‐3027) in dogs without comorbidities (Kaplan‐Meier survival analysis P = .602). Twenty‐four dogs (19.2%) had a suspected stroke recurrence and a total of 8/109 dogs (7.3%) developed poststroke epilepsy. …”
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High Intensity Focused Ultrasound versus Brachytherapy for the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer: A Matched-Pair Analysis by Fouad Aoun, Ksenija Limani, Alexandre Peltier, Quentin Marcelis, Marc Zanaty, Alexandre Chamoun, Marc Vanden Bossche, Thierry Roumeguère, Roland van Velthoven

“…Differences in postoperative complications across the two groups were assessed using Wilcoxon’s rank-sum or χ2 test. Kaplan-Meier curves, log-rank tests, and Cox regression models were constructed to assess differences in survival rates between the two groups. …”
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The accuracy of ultrasensitive PSA in predicting disease progression after radical prostatectomy by Heikki Seikkula, Jaakko Hyysalo, Mikael Högerman, Peter J. Boström, Otto Ettala

“…We used the area under the curve (AUC) calculation and the Kaplan–Meier method. Results In a cohort with a median age of 64, primarily featuring Gleason score 7 prostate cancer. uPSA nadir of 0.01 ng/ml (AUC = 0.80) at the first monitoring post‐surgery emerged as the optimal cut‐off for identifying subjects at low (80%) or high (20%) risk of BCR within the first 3 years. …”
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Prevalence of Autoimmune Diseases in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: An Epidemiological Study Using A Global Network of Health Care Organizations by Pushti Khandwala, Devashish Desai, Arthur Lau

“…Multivariate Cox proportional hazard models and Kaplan Meier method were used to assess risk of developing ACs among the groups. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Immunosuppressive Therapy for PBC–AIH Overlap Syndrome Accompanied by Decompensated Cirrhosis: A Real-World Study by Xiaoli Fan, Yongjun Zhu, Ruoting Men, Maoyao Wen, Yi Shen, Changli Lu, Li Yang

“…The rates of liver-related adverse events were lower in the combined group (2/14 versus 9/14, P=0.018). The Kaplan-Meier estimate showed that the transplant-free survival was distinct between the two groups (P=0.019). …”
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Immunosuppressive Phenotype of Esophagus Tumors Stroma by Olga V. Kovaleva, Madina A. Rashidova, Daria V. Samoilova, Polina A. Podlesnaya, Valeria V. Mochalnikova, Alexei Gratchev

“…Clinicopathological and survival data were collected and analyzed using the χ2 and Fisher exact tests, Kaplan–Meier curves, and the log-rank test. The correlation analysis was performed with Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. …”
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Expression and prognostic value of ferritinophagy-related NCOA4 gene in low-grade glioma: integration of bioinformatics and experimental validation by Guangtang Chen, Xueping Shi, Rukai Jiao, Jiacai Qian, Xiaolin Du, Jian Liu, Xi Zeng

“…High NCOA4 expression was associated with younger age (21–40 years), lower malignancy (oligodendroglioma), and better prognosis (IDHmut-non-codel and IDHmut-codel subtypes) (all p < 0.05) in LGG. Kaplan-Meier survival curves from three databases showed that high NCOA4-expressing LGG patients had better prognosis (all p < 0.05). …”
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Clinical profile and outcomes in patients with moderate to severe aortic stenosis with or without concomitant chronic kidney disease by Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Ching-Hui Sia, Nicholas Wen Sheng Chew, Tze Sian Liong, Zi Yun Chang, Chi Hang Lee, Wen Ruan, Edgar Lik-Wui Tay, William Kok-Fai Kong, Huay Cheem Tan, Tiong-Cheng Yeo, Kian Keong Poh

“…Clinical outcomes were compared using Kaplan–Meier curves. Results: There were 270 (37.1%) patients with concomitant CKD. …”
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Onset of age, site and respiratory symptoms are strongly associated with respiratory decline in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a long-term longitudinal study by Gen Sobue, Shin-ichi Terao, Yasunobu Nosaki, Atsunori Murao, Ryota Torii, Nanayo Ogawa, Naofumi Miura, Yousuke Sasaki

“…Cox proportional hazards model identified factors influencing the duration from onset of ALS to REP (Onset-REP). We performed Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis for onset-REP according to identified factors.Results Onset sites were the upper limb (U-ALS), lower limb (L-ALS), bulbar paralysis (B-ALS) and respiratory paralysis (R-ALS) in 37, 19, 32 and 12 patients, respectively. …”
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Fluralaner systemic treatment of chickens results in mortality in Triatoma gerstaeckeri, vector of the agent of Chagas disease by Cassandra Durden, Yuexun Tian, Koyle Knape, Cory Klemashevich, Keri N. Norman, John B. Carey, Sarah A. Hamer, Gabriel L. Hamer

“…The survival and feeding status of the T. gerstaeckeri insects were recorded and analyzed using Kaplan–Meier curves and logistic regression. Results Feeding on fluralaner-treated chickens resulted 50–100% mortality in T. gerstaeckeri over the first 14 days post-treatment but not later; in contrast, all insects that fed on fenbendazole- and ivermectin-treated chickens survived. …”
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Prognostic Utility of the Combination of Platelet Count with Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Aged Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Inter... by Xiao-Qing Quan, Hong-Yan Ji, Jie Jiang, Jia-Bao Huang, Cun-Tai Zhang

“…It was indicated that platelet count and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio were correlative mutually to a certain degree (p=0.010). The Kaplan–Meier analysis showed that the combination of high platelet count and high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio had a greater risk of death in short- and long-term endpoints (log-rank p=0.046, p<0.001, respectively). …”
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Analysis of clinical and pathological prognostic factors of survival in rectal adenocarcinoma treated with preoperative radiochemotherapy by Sarhan Sydney Saad, Nora Forones, Gaspar Lopes Filho, Jaques Waisberg, Elesiario Caetano Júnior, Ricardo Artigiani-Neto, Delcio Matos

“…Survival was assessed by Kaplan-Meier curves. Univariate and multivariate Cox analyses were calculated to identify factors associated with survival outcomes. …”
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