Gut microbiota in the association between obesity and kidney function decline: a metagenomics-based study in a rat model by Akehu Alemasi, Lijiang Gu, Yilun Zhou

“…Objectives Obesity can induce dysbiosis in the gut microbiota and is considered a separate risk factor for kidney function decline. Nonetheless, the precise function of intestinal microorganisms in facilitating the connection between obesity and kidney function decline remains uncertain. …”
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Effect of Admission Hyperglycemia on Short-Term Prognosis of Patients with Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome without Diabetes Mellitus by Wei Liu, Zhijuan Li, Shiying Xing, Yanwei Xu

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that hyperglycemia, renal insufficiency, Killip grade III/IV, and age were risk factors of in-hospital death. Conclusion. Hyperglycemia at admission is a risk factor for adverse in-hospital clinical outcomes in patients with NSTE-ACS.…”
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Longitudinal reciprocal relationship between media violence exposure and aggression among junior high school students in China: a cross-lagged analysis by Yifei Dou, Meng Zhang

“…Media violence exposure is not only a risk factor for increasing aggression among Chinese junior high school students but also a negative outcome of high aggression.…”
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Perinatal Cat and Dog Exposure and the Risk of Asthma and Allergy in the Urban Environment: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies by Caroline J. Lodge, Katrina J. Allen, Adrian J. Lowe, David J. Hill, Cliff S. Hosking, Michael J. Abramson, Shyamali C. Dharmage

“…Using longitudinal studies, we aimed to systematically review the impact of pet ownership in the critical perinatal period as a risk factor for allergies in childhood. Methods. Medline database was searched for urban cohort studies with perinatal exposure to cats and/or dogs and subsequent asthma or allergic disease. …”
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Utilizing Colpocleisis to Repair a Vesicovaginal Fistula in a Cervical Cancer Patient with History of Pelvic Radiation: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ahmad Dahman, Daniel McClelland, Stanley Zaslau, Valerie Galvan Turner, Omar Duenas, Robert Shapiro

“…Radiation therapy in female patients with cervical cancer is a risk factor for vesicovaginal fistula formation in the United States. …”
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ROUNDS Studies: Relation of OUtcomes with Nutrition Despite Severity—Round One: Ultrasound Muscle Measurements in Critically Ill Adult Patients by Carlos Alfredo Galindo Martín, Reyna del Carmen Ubeda Zelaya, Enrique Monares Zepeda, Octavio Augusto Lescas Méndez

“…Logistic regression showed severity by SOFA score as a risk factor and muscle thickness as a protective factor for mortality. …”
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Atomic Mineral Characteristics of Indonesian Osteoporosis by High-Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry by Zairin Noor, Sutiman Bambang Sumitro, Mohammad Hidayat, Agus Hadian Rahim, Akhmad Sabarudin, Tomonari Umemura

“…However, some studies revealed that not only calcium is involved in bone strengthening as risk factor of fracture osteoporosis. Thus, in this report, the difference of metallic and nonmetallic elements in osteoporosis and normal bones was studied by high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HR-ICP-MS). …”
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Current perspectives for metabolomics and lipidomics in dyslipidemia of acne vulgaris: a mini review by Liang Wu, Sheng-Cai Zhu, Yang He, Yun-Xia Zhu, Xiao-Liang Ou-Yang, Deng Zhang, Chun-Ming Li

“…Hence, they concluded that an unhealthy lipid profile is an independent risk factor for AV. Recent research in metabolomics and lipidomics has been propelled by rapid advancements in technologies including computational methods and mass spectrometry. …”
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Awareness of Salt Intake among Community-Dwelling Elderly at Coastal Area: The Role of Public Health Access Program by Farapti Farapti, Aprilia Devi Fatimah, Erni Astutik, Atik Choirul Hidajah, Thinni Nurul Rochmah

“…A geographical location such as coastal area is known as risk factor hypertension relating to high exposure of salty foods. …”
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Cognitive dysfunction in diabetes – the ‘forgotten’ diabetes complication: a narrative review by Åke Sjöholm, Louise Bennet, Peter M. Nilsson

“…An important task for primary health care, where most patients with type 2 diabetes are diagnosed, treated, and followed, is to increase awareness and early detection of cognitive dysfunction in these patients for optimizing risk factor control.…”
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Relationship between Shoulder Pain, Trunk and Lower Limb Pain in Overhead Athletes: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis by Marine Leroux, Franck Lagniaux

“…Thus, limited lower limb range of motion or weakness has been identified as a risk factor for shoulder pain in overhead athletes. # Purpose This systematic review aims to evaluate the association between shoulder, trunk, and lower limb pain in overhead athletes…”
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Association of Apolipoprotein E Polymorphisms and Risks of Ischemic Stroke in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Na Wang, Qian Liu, Hui Liu, Xiao Cong, Hui Yang, Yang Yu, Yongtong Cao, Liang Ma

“…We confirmed that the ε2/ε3 genotype, as well as SBP and history of hypertension, was the independent risk factor for developing IS in T2DM patients. Conclusions. …”
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A Very Rare Case: HPV-Negative Vulvar Cancer in an Adolescent by Ilker Kahramanoglu, Hasan Turan, Yahya Ozgun Oner, Tugan Bese, Sennur Ilvan, Macit Arvas, Fuat Demirkiran

“…These patients have usually risk factors such as human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and immunosuppression. …”
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A meta-analysis of the relationship between anxiety and non-suicidal self-injury based on knowledge graphs by Jieyao Shi, Pan Gao, Bingqian Zhou, Zhisheng Huang

“…The results showed that the proportion of anxiety in the NSSI group was significantly higher than that in the non-NSSI group, and the difference between the groups was statistically significant (OR=3.60, 95% Cl=2.08-6.22, p<0.01).ConclusionThere is a significant correlation between anxiety and NSSI, which is a possible risk factor for NSSI. However, due to limitations of the design type, quantity, and quality of the included study, further research is needed on the causal relationship between anxiety and NSSI. …”
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The Effect of a Novel Training Program to Improve Trunk Stability Push Up Performance in Active Females: A Pilot Study by Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer, Suzanne Leach, Katie Whetstone, Kevin Brown, Kyle Matsel

“…# Background Trunk stability is a risk factor commonly associated with lower extremity injuries, particularly in females. …”
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Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disease Treated by Retransplantation by Ingerid Weum Abrahamsen, Bjørn Christer Grønvold, Else Marit Inderberg, Nadia Mensali, Jonas Mattsson, Tobias Gedde-Dahl

“…Epstein–Barr virus- (EBV-) induced posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is a life-threatening complication following allogeneic stem cell transplantation. The main risk factor is anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG). Patients who fail first-line treatment with rituximab have a poor prognosis. …”
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Recent Advances and Perspectives on the Use of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists for the Treatment of Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Review by Kisho Miyasako, Yujiro Maeoka, Takao Masaki

“…It is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and, as it progresses, the risk of cardiovascular events increases. …”
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Temporal trends in aerobic physical activity guideline adherence among nationally representative samples of U.S adults between 2011 and 2019: Cross-sectional findings from a sample... by David Abernethy, Jason Bennie, Toby Pavey

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Data from the 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys were analyzed. …”
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Association between Pan‐Immune Inflammation Value and Sarcopenia in Hypertensive Patients, NHANES 1999–2018 by Lu Long, Bingquan Xiong, Zhidan Luo, Haiyan Yang, Qiang She

“…Elevated PIV levels were identified as an independent risk factor for sarcopenia, with diabetes amplifying this risk. …”
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Gender Was Associated with Depression but Not with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Qin Xiao-ling, Du Yin-zhen, Liu Xue-kui, Li Xue, Cheng Gang, Li Zai-li, Gao Dian-shuai

“…Conclusions. Gender is a risk factor for depression, but not for GI dysfunctions in patients with PD.…”
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