Triglyceride-glucose index in predicting the risk of new-onset diabetes in the general population aged 45 years and older: a national prospective cohort study by Yingqi Shan, Qingyang Liu, Tianshu Gao

“…Conclusions TyG index can be used as a risk factor for predicting new-onset diabetes in the middle-aged and elderly population in China. …”
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Black Garlic Supplementation and Glomerular Protection in Hyperuricemic Rats: A Study on Kidney Health Prevention by Wahyudin Wahyudin, Fajar Wahyu Pribadi, Gita Nawangtantrini, Muhammad Riski Fatah, Zainuddin Zainuddin

“…Introduction: Hyperuricemia is a significant risk factor for the development of chronic kidney disease. …”
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Moderate Hypertriglyceridemia Causing Recurrent Pancreatitis: A Case Report and the Literature Review by Vijay Gayam, Amrendra Kumar Mandal, Pavani Garlapati, Mazin Khalid, Arshpal Gill, Khalid Mowyad

“…HTG is the third most common cause of acute pancreatitis and has been established in the literature as a risk factor when levels are greater than 1000 mg/dL. …”
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An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of India by Jason Samona, Scott Samona, Cameron Samona, S. Gopalakrishnan, P. Shekhar, D. Kubern, P. S. Mohan Kumar, Reza Nassiri

“…The results of this study have regional and global implications as they pertain to disease pathology, risk factor recognition/disease prevention, and treatment. …”
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Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients Using Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Analysis by Nevena Skroza, Alessandra Mambrin, Ilaria Proietti, Veronica Balduzzi, Nicoletta Bernardini, Anna Marchesiello, Simone Michelini, Ersilia Tolino, Salvatore Volpe, Patrizia Maddalena, Antonella Ciaramella, Gianfranco Raimondi, Concetta Potenza

“…HS, according to our results, is an independent cardiovascular risk factor.…”
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Design of an iterative method for enhanced early prediction of acute coronary syndrome using XAI analysis by Shital Hajare, Rajendra Rewatkar, K.T.V. Reddy

“…The Logistic Regression coefficients and the SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) values provide interpretative insights into the risk factor significance, facilitating personalized patient risk assessments. …”
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Number of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Procedures Required for Short Biliary Cannulation Time by Koichiro Mandai, Koji Uno, Yasutoshi Fujii, Takuji Kawamura, Kenjiro Yasuda

“…However, the cannulation time is also important, because a long cannulation time was reported to be a risk factor for post-ERCP pancreatitis. Aim. To determine the number of ERCP procedures required for short cannulation time of the bile duct. …”
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Multiomics Integrated Analysis Identifies SLC24A2 as a Potential Link between Type 2 Diabetes and Cancer by Qin Bian, Haijun Li, Xiaoyi Wang, Tingting Liang, Kai Zhang

“…So far, type 2 diabetes (T2D) is considered as an independent risk factor for various cancers, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. …”
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Collapsing glomerulopathy associated with parvovirus B19 and systemic lupus erythematosus in a patient with APOL1 high-risk variant for nephropathy by Thaíza Passaglia Bernardes, Thalita Alvarenga Ferradosa Paula, Gabriel Teixeira Montezuma Sales, Patrícia Varela Calais, Renato Demarchi Foresto, Luiz Antonio Moura, Marcelino de Souza Durão Junior, João Bosco Pesquero, Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn

“…In this case, the patient with SLE presented CG possibly caused by parvovirus B19 infection associated with homozygous apolipoprotein 1 (APOL1) G1 genotype, which has been described as a determinant risk factor for this glomerulopathy. It is not clear whether SLE had a causal relationship with glomerular disease or was a concurrent cause. …”
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Health system costs of providing outpatient care for diabetes in people with TB in the Philippines by T. Yamanaka, M.C. Castro, J.P. Ferrer, J.A. Solon, S.E. Cox, Y.V. Laurence, A. Vassall

“…BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a known risk factor for active TB. A key activity in the Philippines is to integrate TB services with other disease programmes, with a target of DM screening in 90% of TB cases. …”
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The association between primary frozen shoulder and serum lipids may be overestimated: evidence based on retrospective observational studies and Mendelian randomization by Yongchao Zhang, Wenhao Fan, Yichang Wang, Tengjing Dong, Deding Liu, Yiming Shao

“…BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that dyslipidemia is significantly associated with primary frozen shoulder and may be a risk factor for the development of primary frozen shoulder. …”
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Neutralization by Insulin of the Hypertensive Effect of Dermcidin Isoform 2: An Environmentally Induced Diabetogenic and Hypertensive Protein by Rajeshwary Ghosh, Sarbashri Bank, Rabindra Bhattacharya, Nighat N. Khan, A. Kumar Sinha

“…The effect of dermcidin isoform 2 (dermcidin), an environmentally induced stress protein, was investigated on the genesis of diabetes mellitus and hypertension, the two major atherosclerotic risk factors. The role of dermcidin as an atherosclerotic risk factor related to the impaired systemic insulin level was investigated. …”
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Compensation of Vestibular Function and Plasticity of Vestibular Nucleus after Unilateral Cochleostomy by Myung-Whan Suh, Jaihwan Hyun, Ah-Ra Lyu, Dong Woon Kim, Sung Jae Park, Jin Woong Choi, Gang Min Hur, Yong-Ho Park

“…Increased c-Fos immunoreactivity in the vestibular nucleus, observed in the early stages after cochleostomy, decreased over time. Cochleostomy is a risk factor for peripheral vestibular organ damage that can cause functional impairment in the peripheral vestibular organs. …”
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Effects of postoperative physical exercise rehabilitation on cardiorespiratory fitness, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with colorectal, breast, and prostate ca... by Mailin Beyer, Christian Bischoff, Johannes Lässing, Ines Gockel, Roberto Falz

“…Abstract Purpose The reduced cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and functional capacity following surgical procedures and during cancer treatments is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality among patients with cancer. …”
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Acute Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis-Related Orbital Infection: A Single Medical Center Experience by Yu-Fang Huang, Kai-Li Liang, Chiao-Ying Liang, Po-Chin Yang, Jun-Peng Chen, Li-Chen Wei

“…This study aims to analyze risk factors, clinical characteristics, and outcomes between patients with or without orbital involvement. …”
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Previously Undiagnosed Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy as a Cause of Airway Obstruction after Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy by Miyuki Niki, Taihei Tachikawa, Yuka Sano, Hiroki Miyawaki, Aisa Matoi, Yukari Okano, Nobutaka Kariya, Tsuneo Tatara, Munetaka Hirose

“…Preoperative vocal cord paralysis is a risk factor for postoperative respiratory distress following extubation after general anesthesia. …”
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Impact of preoperative HbA1c on postoperative complications after elective major abdominal surgery: a systematic review protocol by Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Hui Hua Li, Joanna Kae Ling Wong, Yuhe Ke, Yi Jing Ong

“…Preoperative glycaemic control strategies should be pursued as glycaemic control could serve as a modifiable risk factor. Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), a marker of 3-month average glycaemic control, has been shown in meta-analyses to predict postoperative complications in cardiothoracic, bariatric and orthopaedic surgery. …”
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Identification of retinol dehydrogenase 10 as a shared biomarker for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus by Fangyu Li, Rui Li, Hongjun Deng

“…BackgroundMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and its early identification and intervention offer opportunities for reversing diabetes mellitus.MethodsIn this study, we identified biomarkers for the MASLD dataset (GSE33814, GSE48452) and the T2DM dataset (GSE76895 and GSE89120) by bioinformatics analysis. …”
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Mesothelial cell responses to acute appendicitis or small bowel obstruction reactive ascites: Insights into immunoregulation of abdominal adhesion. by Melissa A Hausburg, Kaysie L Banton, Christopher D Cassidy, Robert M Madayag, Carlos H Palacio, Jason S Williams, Raphael Bar-Or, Rebecca J Ryznar, David Bar-Or

“…Previous abdominal surgery (PAS) increases risk of small bowel obstruction (SBO) due to adhesions, and appendectomy (appy) is an independent risk factor for abdominal adhesion-related complications. …”
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Effect of Antihypertensive Therapy on SCORE-Estimated Total Cardiovascular Risk: Results from an Open-Label, Multinational Investigation—The POWER Survey by Guy De Backer, Robert J. Petrella, Assen R. Goudev, Ghazi Ahmad Radaideh, Andrzej Rynkiewicz, Atul Pathak

“…High blood pressure is a substantial risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Design & Methods. …”
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