Correlation between Preoperative Platelet Count/(Lymphocyte Count × Prealbumin Count) Ratio and the Prognosis of Patients with Gastric Cancer Undergoing Radical Operation by Yi Liu, Yanguang Yang, Guomei Tai, Feng Ni, Cenming Yu, Wenjing Zhao, Ding Wang

“…Chi-squared test was applied to analyze the correlation between the ratio and clinicopathological features. Kaplan–Meier curve was applied to analyze the influence of this ratio on 5-year OS. …”
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Exploring the prognostic significance of lactate-mitochondria-related genes in prostate cancer by Yuan Wang, Ronghui Chen, Feng-Le Jiang, Feng-Le Jiang, Xin Jiang, Xin Jiang, Yuehong Zhou, Yingying Zhou, Xinyi Hong, Chaoying Lin, Wei-Jia Wang, Wei-Jia Wang, Sufang Qiu

“…Here, we established a novel nine-LMRG risk signature for PCa, and Kaplan-Meier curves confirmed a worse prognosis for high-risk subgroups in the TCGA dataset. …”
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The Predictive Value of Growth Differentiation Factor-15 in Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Catheter Ablation by Ying Wei, Shuwang Liu, Haiyi Yu, Yuan Zhang, Wei Gao, Ming Cui, Lei Li

“…The baseline GDF-15 correlated significantly with LAP (r=0.296, P<0.001) and LAAV(r=−0.235, P=0.003). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a significantly lower event-free survival time in the high baseline GDF-15 (≥1287.3 ng/L) group than the low baseline GDF-15 (<1287.3 ng/L) group (17.1 months vs. 20.4 months, Log Rank P=0.017). …”
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倾向评分法评估Sutureless 技术治疗完全性肺静脉 异位引流的效果 by 高向民, 聂志强, 欧艳秋, 何标川, 袁海云, 曲艳吉, 刘小清

“…采用三种倾向评分方法（最邻近卡钳法、马氏距离法、成对最佳法）匹配基线因素，匹配变量为：术前肺静脉狭窄（Pre- PVO）、年龄、性别、体质量、是否新生儿、TAPVC类型。以随机效应脆弱风险模型验证多水平效应，用Kaplan-Meier 生存分 析与多因素Cox分析方法比较两组手术指标及术后生存率差异。【结果】使用倾向评分中的最邻近卡钳法匹配效果最好。…”
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Comparison of Mortality between Japanese Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis Patients: A 5-Year Multicenter Follow-Up Study by Kazuko Suzuki, Tsuneo Konta, Kazunobu Ichikawa, Ami Ikeda, Hiroki Niino, Masato Hoshikawa, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Hiroshi Abiko, Minoru Ito, Ikuto Masakane, Tomohito Matsunaga, Kosuke Kudo, Hiroko Sato, Noriyuki Degawa, Isao Kubota

“…There were 8 PD patients switched to HD, and 6 PD patients received renal transplantation. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that the crude survival rate was not significantly different at the end of 5 years (PD 67.5% versus 67.5%, log-rank P=0.719). …”
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Impact of re-operation on progression-free survival in patients with recurrent GBM: Experience in a tertiary referral center. by Houssein Darwish, Tasnim Diab, Sarah Kawtharani, Mounir Barake, Bader Ali, Nagham Ramadan, Hiba Fadlallah, Jeannot Kekedjian, Marwan Najjar, Hazem I Assi

“…Time to progression and time to death were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier curve, with differences between groups assessed by the log-rank test.…”
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The association of triglyceride-glucose and triglyceride-glucose related indices with the risk of heart disease in a national by Xiaodi Tang, Kexin Zhang, Rong He

“…Multivariate Cox proportional hazards models, restricted cubic spline (RCS), Kaplan-Meier (KM) curves, subgroup analysis and sensitivity analysis were used to analyze the associations between TyG, TyG related indices and the risk of heart disease in national participants and in type 2 diabetes (T2D) or non-T2D patients respectively. …”
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Risk of residual/recurrent cervical diseases in HPV-positive women post-conization depends on HPV integration status by Wenyu Lin, Yuxuan Huang, Yan Zhang, Lixiang Huang, Hongning Cai, Guanxiang Huang, Ye Li, Qiaoyu Zhang, Huifeng Xue, Binhua Dong, Pengming Sun

“…The logistic regression analysis showed a higher residual/recurrent lesions risk in patients with HPV integration (OR = 3.917, p = 0.048). According to the Kaplan-Meier analysis, age ≥ 45 years (p = 0.016) and HPV integration (p = 0.035) were associated with a higher risk of residual/recurrent CIN at the 1-year follow-up. …”
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Pleural metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer: clinical features and long-term outcomes by Mengyue Liu, Juan Tang, Nan Sun, Chuang Xi, Chentian Shen, Song Hongjun, Quanyong Luo, Xianzhao Deng, Zhongling Qiu

“…Overall survival (OS) was assessed by the Kaplan–Meier method. Results: The prevalence of PM in DTC was 1.87‰ (27/14,473). …”
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Effect of low-dose radiation pre-irradiation on postoperative local chest wall recurrence of breast cancer—A retrospective study by Ruifang Zeng, Hanyu Wang, Xiaojun Cai, Junhao Lin, Pengfei Li, Shan Zeng, Aimin Li

“…Categorical data were compared using the chi-square test. The Kaplan-Meier method were used to determine the factors associated the survival. …”
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Incidence of opportunistic infections and its predictors among HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy in Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia by Mequanente Dagnaw, Haileab Fekadu, Adhanom Gebre Egziabher, Tesfaye Yesfue, Meera Indracanti, Alemu Tebeje

“…The time interval between opportunistic infections was estimated using the Kaplan Meier survival curve. To identify risk predictors of opportunistic infections, bivariate and multivariate semi-parametric and parametric regression models were fitted. …”
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Butyrylcholinesterase Levels on Admission Predict Severity and 12-Month Mortality in Hospitalized AIDS Patients by Lijun Xu, Biao Zhu, Ying Huang, Zongxing Yang, Jia Sun, Yan Xu, Jinlei Zheng, Sabine Kinloch, Michael T. Yin, Honglei Weng, Nanping Wu

“…Associations between BChE level and CD4 count, WHO stage, body mass index (BMI), C-reactive protein (CRP) level, and duration of hospitalization were assessed. Kaplan–Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards model were used to assess associations between low BChE levels and mortality, after adjustment for age, CD4 count, WHO stage, and laboratory parameters. …”
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Age and sex differences in the relationship of body weight changes with colon cancer risks: A nationwide cohort study by Jae Hyun Kim, Young Ko, Hyun Jung Kim, Seun Ja Park

“…Statistical analysis was used to examine the relationship between body weight changes and the incidence of colon cancer stratified according to age and sex. The Kaplan–Meier method estimated the cumulative incidence of colon cancer, and Cox proportional hazards models were used to calculate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), adjusting for confounding factors. …”
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Hemoglobin glycation index and mortality risk in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease patients: a novel U-shaped association by Mengjie Zhao, Ning Sun, Yurong Cheng, Wantong Zhang, Jinjin Ji, Qiuyan Li, Fang Lu, Weiliang Weng

“…The HGI was determined using a linear regression model that correlated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) with fasting plasma glucose (FPG). The study employed Kaplan-Meier survival curves and weighted Cox proportional hazards models to evaluate the independent association between HGI and mortality risk. …”
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Genotype 3 is linked to worse liver disease progression in hepatitis C patients even after SVR following DAA therapy by Xiping Ran, Xiping Ran, Yang Xu, Ying Wang, Cheng Zeng, Chen Gong, Ni Wang, Dachuan Cai, Dachuan Cai

“…The incidence of OLDP was evaluated by Kaplan−Meier analysis. Cox regression analysis identified the risk factors for OLDP.ResultsA total of 409 patients (46.9% GT3) were followed for 43.7 (32.9, 58.7) months. …”
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The Association between ER, PR, HER2, and ER−/PR+ Expression and Lung Cancer Subsequent in Breast Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on SEER Database by Hong Yu Shao, Bao Tan Hao, Feng Xiao Gao

“…Furthermore, multivariable Cox regression analyses were conducted to calculate adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) along with their respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Kaplan–Meier plots and log-rank tests were utilized to estimate the outcomes, specifically overall survival (OS), disease-specific survival (DSS), and metastasis. …”
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An exploratory study of serum creatine kinase as a prognostic marker for patients with resectable pancreatic cancer: looking into the relationship with body composition by Cong Chen, Xin Luo, Xianchao Lin, Ronggui Lin, Yuanyuan Yang, Congfei Wang, Haizong Fang, Tianhong Teng, Heguang Huang, Fengchun Lu

“…The prognostic significance of CK was analyzed based on sex-stratified groups. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to compare overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). …”
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Organ-specific immune-related adverse events and prognosis in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors by Xinyue Han, Yingcui Chen, Hong Xie, Yuekai Zhang, Yu Cui, Yaping Guan, Weiwei Nie, Qi Xie, Jisheng Li, Baocheng Wang, Bicheng Zhang, Jun Wang

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study enrolled a panel of cancer patients who received ICIs at a single institute. Kaplan‒Meier curves were generated to describe progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with irAEs or specific irAE characteristics. …”
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Characteristics of subacute stroke patients who achieve earlier independence in real-life walking performance during hospitalization by Kenji Kawakami, Shigeo Tanabe, Daiki Kinoshita, Ryo Kitabatake, Hiroo Koshisaki, Kenta Fujimura, Yoshikiyo Kanada, Hiroaki Sakurai

“…Time to independence, stratified by age, FIM motor score (FIM-M), FIM cognitive score (FIM-C), and Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC) scores were compared using Kaplan– Meier plots and log-rank tests. Hazard ratios were calculated via multivariable Cox proportional hazard models. …”
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Cuproptosis-Related Signature Predicts the Prognosis, Tumor Microenvironment, and Drug Sensitivity of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Xiangjun Qi, Jiayun Guo, Guoming Chen, Caishan Fang, Leihao Hu, Jing Li, Chi Zhang

“…Molecular characterization analysis of CRGs, including differential gene expression analysis, mutation analysis, copy number variation (CNV) analysis, Kaplan-Meier analysis, and immune regulator prioritization analysis, was implemented. …”
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