Prevalence and associated factors of uncontrolled blood pressure among hypertensive patients in a rural population of Salem, Tamil Nadu by Shankar Radhakrishnan, B Sanjana Arunthathi, S Arulprakash, S Sangeetha

“…Introduction: Hypertension, a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, is a prevalent public health concern globally. …”
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How May Coexisting Frailty Influence Adherence to Treatment in Elderly Hypertensive Patients? by Bartosz Uchmanowicz, Anna Chudiak, Izabella Uchmanowicz, Grzegorz Mazur

“…It is the most important risk factor for premature deaths in the world. Treatment compliance at every stage is a condition for successful antihypertensive therapy, and improving the effectiveness of treatment is a major goal in preventing cardiovascular incidents. …”
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The Effect of Shear Force on Skin Viability in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Luuk A. de Wert, Margot Geerts, Sander van der Brug, Laura Adriaansen, Martijn Poeze, Nicolaas Schaper, Nicole D. Bouvy

“…Background. Shear is a major risk factor in the development of diabetic foot ulcers, but its effect on the skin of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) remains to be elucidated. …”
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Inactivity‐mediated molecular adaptations: Insights from a preclinical model of physical activity reduction by Alice Meyer, Nicole Kim, Melissa Nguyen, Monica Misch, Kevin Marmo, Jacob Dowd, Christian Will, Milica Janosevic, Erin J. Stephenson

“…Abstract Insufficient physical activity is associated with increased relative risk of cardiometabolic disease and is an independent risk factor for mortality. Experimentally reducing physical activity rapidly induces insulin resistance, impairs glucose handling, and drives metabolic inflexibility. …”
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High systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) level as a prognostic factor for colorectal cancer patients after curative surgery: a single-center retrospective analysis by Tamuro Hayama, Hiroki Ochiai, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Toshiya Miyata, Kentaro Asako, Yoshihisa Fukushima, Kensuke Kaneko, Keijiro Nozawa, Shoichi Fujii, Takeyuki Misawa, Takeo Fukagawa

“…Multivariable analyses revealed that a high-SIRI level was an independent risk factor for 5-year RFS (p = 0.045) and OS (p = 0.048) in CRC patients. …”
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Integrated RNA sequencing analysis and machine learning identifies a metabolism-related prognostic signature in clear cell renal cell carcinoma by Yunxun Liu, Zhiwei Yan, Cheng Liu, Rui Yang, Qingyuan Zheng, Jun Jian, Minghui Wang, Lei Wang, Xiaodong Weng, Zhiyuan Chen, Xiuheng Liu

“…Following the administration of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), MRPS showed consistent and strong performance and was an independent risk factor for overall survival. GGT6, an essential metabolic indicator and component of MRPS, has been proven to support proliferation and invasion in ccRCC. …”
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A novel machine learning-based immune prognostic signature for improving clinical outcomes and guiding therapy in colorectal cancer: an integrated bioinformatics and experimental s... by Yuanchun Zhao, Dexu Xun, Jiajia Chen, Xin Qi

“…Notably, IRPS was demonstrated to be an independent risk factor for predicting the survival outcomes of CRC patients, showing superior performance compared to traditional clinical features and 63 published signatures in both training and validation cohorts. …”
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The change of inflammatory markers may predict long-term major adverse cardiovascular events in elderly patients with coronary heart disease: a retrospective cohort study by Li He, Sisi Chen, Xuan Zhu, Fang He

“…The logistic regression analysis found that MHR is independent risk factors for MACE (OR = 6.048, 95% CI 1.224–1.941, p = 0.002). …”
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Helicobacter pylori CagA and IL-1β Promote the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in a Nontransformed Epithelial Cell Model by Haruki Arévalo-Romero, Isaura Meza, Gabriela Vallejo-Flores, Ezequiel M. Fuentes-Pananá

“…Gastric cancer is the third cause of cancer death worldwide and infection by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is considered the most important risk factor, mainly by the activity of its virulence factor CagA. …”
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Impairments in Activities of Daily Living in Older Japanese Men in Hawaii and Japan by Robert D. Abbott, Aya Kadota, Katsuyuki Miura, Takehito Hayakawa, Takashi Kadowaki, Tomonori Okamura, Akira Okayama, Kamal H. Masaki, Hirotsugu Ueshima

“…Hypertension and cigarette smoking are dominant risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Japan while in westernized countries, broader effects encompass obesity, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia. …”
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors among Residents Aged ≥18 Years in Ganzhou, China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Junwang Gu, Qi Wang, Wei Qiu, Fen Lin, Chunmei Wu, Ming Hao, Ping Wu

“…Reliable epidemiologic data on the present burden of hypertension are needed in developing region-specific strategies since previous studies have suggested that China is lagging in risk factor management. Objective. The study aimed at exploring the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among adult residents in Ganzhou, China. …”
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Atypical Femoral Fracture in Hypophosphatasia: A Systematic Review by Nipith Charoenngam, Jerapas Thongpiya, Pitchaporn Yingchoncharoen, Ben Ponvilawan, Mehmet S. Marangoz, Jirat Chenbhanich, Patompong Ungprasert

“…Based on the 28 case reports, about two-thirds did not receive antiresorptive treatment, suggesting that the HPP itself could potentially be a risk factor for AFF.…”
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Anatomical and Functional Results Following 23-Gauge Primary Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Superior versus Inferior Breaks by Panagiotis Stavrakas, Paris Tranos, Angeliki Androu, Paraskevi Xanthopoulou, Dimitrios Tsoukanas, Polixeni Stamatiou, Panagiotis Theodossiadis

“…This study supports that acceptable reattachment rates can be achieved using PPV for uncomplicated RRD irrespective of the breaks location and inferior breaks do not constitute an independent risk factor for worse anatomical or functional outcome.…”
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Association of Body Mass Index with Echocardiographic Parameters and Incidence of Left Atrial Thrombus or Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation... by Yi Qiu, Shu Jiang

“…Conclusions: BMI significantly affects multiple echocardiographic parameters in patients with NVAF, and BMI is an independent risk factor for LAT/SEC in cases with NVAF.…”
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The role of the AVAPS ventilation mode combined with TCM monitoring in weaning patients with AECOPD by Nianci Wang, Haidong Qin, Lei Bao

“…Logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the risk factors affecting the 48-h reintubation rate of AECOPD patients. …”
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Sarcopenia, myosteatosis and inflammation are independent prognostic factors of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia patients admitted to the ICU by Romain Chauvot de Beauchene, Bertrand Souweine, Benjamin Bonnet, Bertrand Evrard, Yves Boirie, Lucie Cassagnes, Claire Dupuis

“…CSA at T4 level was an independent risk factor for D90-death (1.66[1.03; 2.66]; p = 0.04), as were procalcitonin (2.03[1.2; 3.43]; p = 0.01) and IL-6 levels (1.56[0.96; 2.54]; p = 0.07). …”
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Inflammatory lipid biomarkers and transplant-free mortality risk in hepatitis B-related cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy by Ke Shi, Xiaojing Wang, Zhang Yi, Yanqiu Li, Ying Feng, Xianbo Wang

“…This study included a prospective test cohort of 328 patients.ResultsNHR was identified as an independent risk factor for 12-month TF mortality. The AUC for NHR (0.776) was similar to that of the model end-stage liver disease (MELD) score (AUC: 0.777). …”
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Enterococcus faecium Mediastinitis Complicated by Disseminated Candida parapsilosis Infection after Congenital Heart Surgery in a 4-Week-Old Baby by Hanna Renk, Felix Neunhoeffer, Florian Hölzl, Michael Hofbeck, Matthias Kumpf

“…However, long-term antibiotic treatment is a risk factor for fungal superinfection. Antifungal treatment of disseminated C. parapsilosis infection may fail in PICU patients with nonbiological material in place due to capacity of this species to form biofilms on medical devices. …”
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Acute Glomerulonephritis in a Child with Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection: A Case Report by Giovanna Vitaliti, Raffaele Falsaperla, Leandra Giunta, Giuseppina Spataro, Venerando Rapisarda, Mario Velardita, Giuseppe Nunnari, Piero Pavone

“…Infectious diseases seem to be an important and independent risk factor for renal failure, but the underlying mechanism of renal involvement during some kinds of infectious diseases is still unclear, even if the literature data report immunomediated and/or autoimmune mechanisms to explain the pathogenic relationship between the two diseases. …”
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The effect of feeding methods and non-nutritive sucking habits on early childhood caries and development of occlusion (A cross-sectional study) by Huda R. Awsi, Bayan A. Hassan

“…Bottle feeding was considered as a risk factor for development of class II canine relation. …”
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