The Relationship between Body Mass Index and the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Referred for Coronary Angiography by Anne B. Gregory, Kendra K. Lester, Deborah M. Gregory, Laurie K. Twells, William K. Midodzi, Neil J. Pearce

“…Patients were grouped into 3 BMI categories: normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2), overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2), and obese (≥30 kg/m2); and multivariable adjusted hazard ratios for 1-year all-cause and cardiac-specific mortality were calculated. Results. Cardiac risk factor prevalence (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia) significantly increased with increasing BMI. …”
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Comparison of the effects of puberty counseling for mothers and adolescents on the aggression levels of female adolescents by Fatemeh Torabi, Nezal Azh, Reza Zeighami, Mehdi Ranjbaran

“…Background & Aim: Adolescence is characterized by social, emotional, and physical development, during which aggression emerges as a significant psychological risk factor. This study was designed to compare the effects of puberty counseling for mothers and adolescents on the aggression levels of female adolescents. …”
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Characteristics and Prognostic Significance of Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Assessed Circumferential Margin in Rectal Cancer by Xiaoji Ma, Xinxiang Li, Linghui Xu, Debing Shi, Tong Tong, Dan Huang, Ying Ding, Sanjun Cai, Junjie Peng

“…In multivariate analysis, MRI-assessed CRM found an independent risk factor for local recurrence, with a hazard ratio of 3.49 (p=0.003). …”
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A deep learning analysis for dual healthcare system users and risk of opioid use disorder by Ying Yin, Elizabeth Workman, Phillip Ma, Yan Cheng, Yijun Shao, Joseph L. Goulet, Friedhelm Sandbrink, Cynthia Brandt, Christopher Spevak, Jacob T. Kean, William Becker, Alexander Libin, Nawar Shara, Helen M. Sheriff, Jorie Butler, Rajeev M. Agrawal, Joel Kupersmith, Qing Zeng-Trietler

“…The DNN model, with a 78% area under the curve, confirmed that dual-system use is a risk factor for OUD, along with prior opioid use or other substance use. …”
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Association of Prehypertension with Renin Angiotensin System: A Cross-Sectional Study on Tribal Population of Northern India by Vani Kandpal, Mohinder Pal Sachdeva, Kallur Nava Saraswathy

“…Introduction: Hypertension (HTN), the third risk factor driving death and disability as per Global Burden of Disease 2019, is a major public health concern. …”
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Cervical Spinal Osteomyelitis with Epidural Abscess following an Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infection in an Immunocompetent Host by Abdelmoniem Moustafa, Rowida Kheireldine, Zubair Khan, Hussam Alim, Mohammad Saud Khan, Mohd Amer Alsamman, Eslam Youssef

“…Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a less common cause of SEA, and it is usually after urinary tract infection in patient with preexisting risk factor. A 69-year-old male with a past medical history significant for prostatitis was admitted with fever, altered mental status, neck pain, progressive lower extremities weakness, and frequent falls for 7 days. …”
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Influence of sedentary behavior on sleep quality in postmenopausal women in high-altitude regions of China: a cross-sectional study by Rilang Leng, Ailin Guo, Guoping Qian, Sujie Mao

“…This study aims to identify modifiable risk factors influencing sleep quality in this high-altitude population.MethodsThis cross-sectional study focused on postmenopausal women (aged ≥50 years, ≥12 months post-menopause) across four primary plateau regions in China: Qinghai-Tibet, Yunnan-Guizhou, Inner Mongolia, and the Loess Plateau. …”
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Association of HLA Genotype and Fulminant Type 1 Diabetes in Koreans by Soo Heon Kwak, Yoon Ji Kim, Jeesoo Chae, Cue Hyunkyu Lee, Buhm Han, Jong-Il Kim, Hye Seung Jung, Young Min Cho, Kyong Soo Park

“…Although we had limited statistical power, we provide evidence that HLA haplotype and amino acid change can be a genetic risk factor of fulminant T1DM in Koreans. Further large-scale research is required to confirm these findings.…”
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Integrative pan-cancer analysis and experiment validation identified GLS as a biomarker in tumor progression, prognosis, immune microenvironment, and immunotherapy by Dongming Li, Donghui Cao, Yangyu Zhang, Xinyi Yu, Yanhua Wu, Zhifang Jia, Jing Jiang, Xueyuan Cao

“…Finally, we observed GLS was highly expressed in our gastric cancer (GC) cohort. As an independent risk factor for GC prognosis, high-GLS was closely related to pathological progression. …”
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Comparison of different pain management strategies during the perioperative period of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study by Yan Ma, Haiyan Wu, Xinqi Wei, Ying Yang, Zhiyun Xu, Yunyun Chen

“…Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the postoperative pain score is an independent risk factor for predicting postoperative arrhythmias in ESCC patients. …”
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The White Matter Functional Abnormalities in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack: A Reinforcement Learning Approach by Huibin Ma, Zhou Xie, Lina Huang, Yanyan Gao, Linlin Zhan, Su Hu, Jiaxi Zhang, Qingguo Ding

“…Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a known risk factor for stroke. Abnormal alterations in the low-frequency range of the gray matter (GM) of the brain have been studied in patients with TIA. …”
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Age-associated alterations in immune and inflammatory responses in captive olive baboons (Papio anubis) by Michele M. Mulholland, Bharti P. Nehete, Ashley DeLise, Angela M. Achorn, Lisa M. Pytka, Pramod N. Nehete, Pramod N. Nehete

“…IntroductionAdvanced age is a primary risk factor for many chronic diseases and conditions; however, age-related immune dysregulation is not well understood. …”
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Childhood occasional hypertension and its association with size at birth and early growth: a population-based retrospective cohort study from China by Shuang Zhang, Leishen Wang, Tao Zhang, Yijuan Qiao, Wei Li, Weiqin Li

“…Obesity (BMI ≥2SD at 5 ~ 6 years old) was a vital risk factor for OHTN (AOR 2.93, 95%CI 2.56–3.36) unregarding with birthweight (OR 95%CI: SGA 3.23(1.66 ~ 6.27), AGA 2.83 (2.42–3.31), LGA 3.52 (2.65–4.68)). …”
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Association of polymorphism <i>TP53</i> Arg72Pro with radon-induced lung cancer in the Kazakh population by O. Bulgakova, A. Kussainova, A. Kakabayev, А. Kausbekova, R. Bersimbaev

“…The common polymorphism TP53 Arg72Pro (rs1042522) is a risk factor for lung cancer in the Asian population, but until now no genetic association studies have been done in the Kazakh population. …”
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Circulating miR-574–5p shows diagnostic and prognostic significance and regulates oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD)-induced inflammatory activation of microglia by targeting ATP2B2... by Xia Yin, Chunlei Zhang

“…Serum miR-574–5p was negatively correlated with the NIHSS score of ischemic stroke patients and was identified as a risk factor for patients’ adverse prognosis. In OGD-induced microglia, overexpressing miR-574–5p could alleviate OGD-induced inflammation and oxidative stress and promote cell growth. …”
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Combination of Gilbert's syndrome and gastrointestinal diseases by G. M. Dubrovina, O. K. Botvinyev, A. I. Kolotilina

“…Recent studies have demonstrated, that this hereditary syndrome is a risk factor of gallbladder diseases, including biliary sludge, gallstone disease. …”
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Implementation of Uterine Artery Doppler Scanning: Improving the Care of Women and Babies High Risk for Fetal Growth Restriction by Emmanuel Ekanem, Faris Karouni, Emmanuoil Katsanevakis, Habiba Kapaya

“…Fetal growth restriction (FGR) affects about 3% to 7% of all pregnancies and is by far the single strongest risk factor for stillbirth. FGR implies a pathological restriction of the genetic growth potential and is not synonymous with small-for-gestational age (SGA). …”
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Fall risk-increasing drugs and associated health outcomes among community-dwelling older patients: A cross-sectional study in Croatian cohort of the EuroAgeism H2020 project by Paar Elizabeta, De Lai Eleonora, Držaić Margita, Kummer Ingrid, Bužančić Iva, Hadžiabdić Maja Ortner, Brkic Jovana, Fialová Daniela

“…Exposition to FRIDs was identified as the significant risk factor associated with falls (OR = 1.24 (1.04–1.50); p = 0.020) and higher health-care utilization (OR = 1.29 (1.10–1.51); p = 0.001). …”
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Real-world clinical validation of the Qatar pre-diabetes risk score: a cross-sectional study by Mohamed Ahmed Syed, Narjiss Sallahi, Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel, Halima None Bensmail, Abdelilah Arredouani

“…Introduction Pre-diabetes stands as a prominent, independent risk factor for the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D), with 5%–10% of individuals with pre-diabetes progressing to T2D annually. …”
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Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding with Rivaroxaban: A Comparative Study with Warfarin by Muhammed Sherid, Samian Sulaiman, Salih Samo, Husein Husein, Ruth Tupper, Charles Spurr, Humberto Sifuentes, Subbaramiah Sridhar

“…Prior GI bleeding was also a risk factor for GI bleeding in rivaroxaban group (OR = 15.5). …”
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