Risk Prediction of Liver Injury in Pediatric Tuberculosis Treatment: Development of an Automated Machine Learning Model by Zeng Y, Lu H, Li S, Shi QZ, Liu L, Gong YQ, Yan P

“…After the features were screened by univariate risk factor analysis, AutoML technology was used to establish predictive models. …”
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Association of anthropometric and obesity indices with abnormal blood lipid levels in young and middle-aged adults by Xiaoling Zhou, Zuoli Zou, Ying Liu, Yuzhong Yan, Jing Wu, Geyao Zhou, Ming Li

“…Introduction: Obesity is a known risk factor for dyslipidemia. We aimed to evaluate the association between nine obesity indices and various types of abnormal lipid levels in the young and middle-aged. …”
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Risk prediction models for breast cancer: a systematic review by Jiang Li, He Li, Jie He, Ni Li, Yadi Zheng, Zheng Wu, Maomao Cao

“…The most widely used risk factor was reproductive factors and the highest area under the curve was 0.943 (95% CI 0.919 to 0.967). …”
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Effects of isometric contraction training on hypertensive patients: A Systematic Review by Yuan Hao Dong

“…Poor blood pressure values represent health warnings and are also a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, heart disease, angina pectoris, and peripheral arterial disease. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control in Botswana: A Nationally Representative Population-Based Survey by Neo M. Tapela, Lei Clifton, Gontse Tshisimogo, Moagi Gaborone, Tebogo Madidimalo, Virginia Letsatsi, Tiny Masupe, Mosepele Mosepele, Joseph Makhema, Shahin Lockman, David J. Hunter

“…Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and an emerging public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Emotions and Behaviors of Children Aged 0-6 during the Period of Epidemic Prevention at Home by Xuechang HE, Hui OUYANG, Hanzhang GUO, Zhuoming CHEN, Longbin SHEN, Jianlin OU

“…And higher educational level of the father, higher family income, older age, and decreased frequency of outdoors are independent risk factors during the epidemic.…”
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Analysis of Chinese adult residents receiving healthy lifestyle advice from medical institutions by Huiyan SUN, Limin WANG, Chun LI, Xiao ZHANG, Zhenping ZHAO, Mei ZHANG

“…MethodsData were collected from 170 208 residents aged ≥ 18 years from 298 monitoring sites in 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) in the 2018 China Chronic Disease and Risk Factor Surveillance Project. The data included demographic characteristics and information on receiving advice on six healthy lifestyle advice from medical institutions: no smoking, salt reduction, adequate fruit and vegetable intake, fat reduction, adequate exercise, and healthy weight. …”
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Hantavirus and Leptospira are important causes of nonspecific acute febrile syndrome, Meta, Colombia by Liliana Sánchez-Lerma, Salim Mattar, Verónica Contreras, Jorge Miranda, Vaneza Tique, Virginia Rodríguez, Derly Rodriguez, Sonia Lopez, Andrés Rojas-Gulloso

“…Results: Of the study's total of one hundred patients, 14 % showed antibodies against hantavirus IgG, of which two were seroconverted. In addition, a risk factor OR = 8.3 (CI = 1.8–38.4) for Hantavirus was found in those patients who had contact with farm animals. …”
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The Class III PI3K/Beclin-1 Autophagic Pathway Participates in the mmLDL-Induced Upregulation of ETA Receptor in Mouse Mesenteric Arteries by Xi Xie, Chen Chen, Cang-Bao Xu, Jie Lin, Lei Cao, Gen Chen, Jie Li

“…Minimally modified low-density lipoprotein (mmLDL) is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The current study explored the effect of mmLDL on the endothelin type A (ETA) receptor in mouse mesenteric arteries in vivo, as well as the role of autophagy in this process. mmLDL was injected via the caudal vein, and the Class III PI3K autophagic pathway inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3-MA) was injected intraperitoneally. …”
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Superoxide dismutase promotes gastric tumorigenesis mediated by Helicobacter pylori and enhances resistance to 5-fluorouracil in gastric cancer by Hongbing Fu, Yu Zhang, Yantao Duan, Xin Zhang, Jun Yao, Dejun Yang, Ziran Wei, Zhenxin Zhu, Jiapeng Xu, Zunqi Hu, Qing You, Ronglin Yan, Weijun Wang

“…Summary: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is the most common risk factor for gastric cancer (GC). The effect of the antioxidase manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2) in gastric tumorigenesis remains unclear. …”
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Do Self-Expanding Metal Stents as a Bridge to Surgery Benefit All Patients with Obstructive Left-Side Colorectal Cancers? by Jun-rong Zhang, Ping Hou, Tian-ran Liao, Yong Wei, Xian-qiang Chen, Bing-qiang Lin

“…The pT stage was an independent risk factor for 3-year DFS (p=0.014) and 3-year OS (p=0.010) in the SEMS group. …”
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The prediction value of serum anion gap for short-term mortality in pulmonary hypertension patients with sepsis: a retrospective cohort study by Jinhua Zhu, Zeying Zhang, Yefei Lei, Zhenrong Ouyang, Shelby Kutty, Qiming Liu, Yunbin Xiao, Yunbin Xiao

“…The multivariable Cox regression analysis confirmed that elevated AG was an independent risk factor of in-hospital mortality, 28-day mortality, and length of stay in the ICU and hospital. …”
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Antihypertensive strategies for the prevention of secondary stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis by ChunQi Wang, Ling Feng, ShuangYan Tu, Dan Wei, Rui Wang, ZhiQiang Deng, YiPing Luo

“…Hypertension is a main risk factor for recurrent stroke in patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke or transient ischemic attack. …”
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Association of Serum Gamma-Glutamyltransferase with In-hospital Heart Failure in Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary I... by An-Cheng Hou, Jian-Tong Hou, Wei-Ning Zhou, Yan-Jin Wei, Zhi-Hong Ou, Cun-Fei Liu

“…Conclusions: GGT is positively associated with in-hospital HF and is an independent risk factor for in-hospital HF in STEMI patients.…”
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Forensic Assessment of Alcohol Intoxication in Cases of Fatal Road Traffic Accidents in Lithuania by Beata Kirstukaitė, Akvilė Paškauskienė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Sigitas Laima, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“… Background: There is strong evidence that alcohol consumption is a significant risk factor for fatal road traffic accidents. It is estimated that the number of alcohol-related road accidents remains high in the past few years in Lithuania. …”
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Impact of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (level of control) on sex hormone profile and erectile function by Abdullah A. Khawaji, Hossam S. El-Tholoth, Muath A. Albarakati, Bander A. Binjabaan, Abdulaziz Alzahrani, Abdulmajeed Althobity, Abdulmalik Almardawi, Khaled Bedaiwi, Mussa AlNuami

“…Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a well-established risk factor for erectile dysfunction (ED); the precise impact of glycemic control on male sexual function, including hormonal profiles, remains to be fully elucidated. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of the Distal Transradial Artery for Coronary Diagnostic or Interventional Catheterization by Yaowang Lin, Xin Sun, Ruimian Chen, Huadong Liu, Xinli Pang, Jie Chen, Shaohong Dong

“…A lower body mass index was a higher risk factor for dTRA access failure (odds ratio = 0.79, P=0.024), with a cutoff of 22.04 kg/m2. …”
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Prognostic correlation analysis of multiple myeloma based on HALP score of peripheral blood before chemotherapy by CHEN Min, AN Liying, LIN Xiaojing, ZHAO Pan, ZOU Xingli, WEI Jin, NI Xun

“…The results of univariate and multivariate analysis using the Cox regression model showed that a HALP score <29.15 was an independent risk factor for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) (P<0.05). …”
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Migraine and subsequent chronic kidney disease risk: a nationwide population-based cohort study by Ming-Ju Wu, Chew-Teng Kor, Chia-Chu Chang, Shuo-Chun Weng, Chia-Lin Wu, Ping-Fang Chiu, Der-Cherng Tarng

“…The interaction between migraine and comorbidities was not significant; age, male gender and long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were independent risk factors for CKD in subjects with migraine.Conclusion Migraine may be an independent risk factor for CKD. …”
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Postoperative Ratio of C-Reactive Protein to Albumin as a Predictive Marker in Patients with Crohn’s Disease Undergoing Bowel Resection by Hangfen Zhao, Huaying Liu, Weilin Qi, Wei Liu, Lingna Ye, Qian Cao, Xiaolong Ge, Wei Zhou, Xianfa Wang

“…A total of 534 CD patients undergoing surgery between 2016 and 2020 were enrolled. The risk factors of postoperative complications were assessed by univariate and multivariate analyses. …”
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