Role of Body Mass Index, Waist-to-Height and Waist-to-Hip Ratio in Prediction of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Rui-Dan Zheng, Zhuo-Ran Chen, Jian-Neng Chen, Yan-Hui Lu, Jie Chen

“…M-H chi square test, logistic regression analysis, and receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve were employed for the analysis of risk factors. Patients or Materials. 490 patients were recruited, of whom 250 were diagnosed as NAFLD and 240 as non-NAFLD (control group). …”
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Infectious scleritis: a review of etiologies, clinical features, and management strategies by Supriya Sharma, Jay U. Sheth, Somasheila I. Murthy, Somasheila I. Murthy

“…A high level of suspicion is required in such cases and risk factors such as with a history of trauma or surgery and worsening or refractory to immunosuppressive medications as these may well be infectious. …”
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Uterine Rupture after Laparoscopic Myomectomy in Two Cases: Real Complication or Malpractice? by Antonella Vimercati, Vittoria Del Vecchio, Annarosa Chincoli, Antonio Malvasi, Ettore Cicinelli

“…In our cases we identified the isthmic localization, size of the excised myomas (≥4 cm), and individual characteristics of the healing process as possible risk factors for “a real complication.” Larger studies and robust case-control analyses are needed to draw reliable conclusions; special care should be paid when performing laparoscopic myomectomy in women planning a later pregnancy.…”
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Serum Adiponectin Levels in Advanced-Stage Parkinson's Disease Patients by Erica Cassani, Raffaella Cancello, Ferruccio Cavanna, Sabrina Maestrini, Anna Maria Di Blasio, Antonio Liuzzi, Gianni Pezzoli, Michela Barichella

“…Patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) experience body weight loss and reductions in the most common cardiovascular risk factors. At present, the pathogenetic mechanisms involved have not been elucidated. …”
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Research progress in unilateral moyamoya disease by Xiaokuan Hao, Cunxin Tan, Ziqi Liu, Yang Tie, Yanru Wang, Shihao He, Ran Duan, Rong Wang, Rong Wang

“…U-MMD can progress to bilateral moyamoya disease with a median probability of 29.01% (ranging from 6.3 to 58.8%), and there are many risk factors that promote its development. Surgical treatment can effectively reduce the incidence of ischemic stroke and improve prognosis. …”
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Height Constitutes an Important Predictor of Mortality in End-Stage Renal Disease by Tsuneo Takenaka, Takahiko Sato, Hitoshi Hoshi, Nobutaka Kato, Keita Sueyoshi, Masahiro Tsuda, Yusuke Watanabe, Hiroshi Takane, Yoichi Ohno, Hiromichi Suzuki

“…In addition to AI estimated with radial artery tonometry, classical cardiovascular risk factors were considered. Patients were followed for 2 years to assess cardiovascular prognosis. …”
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Demographic Characteristics and County-level Indicators of Social Vulnerability in Salmonellosis Outbreaks Linked to Ground Beef—United States, 2012–2018 by Michelle A. Waltenburg, Zainab Salah, Michelle Canning, Kelly McCain, David Rickless, Michael Ablan, Tamara N. Crawford, Mabel Sheau Fong Low, Misha Robyn, Noelle Angelique M. Molinari, Katherine E. Marshall

“…Case patients disproportionately resided in counties with high social vulnerability, suggesting that one or more community social risk factors may contribute to or be associated with some food safety risks. …”
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Follow-Up and Risk Assessment in Patients with Myocardial Infarction Using Artificial Neural Networks by Tatjana Gligorijević, Zoran Ševarac, Branislav Milovanović, Vlado Đajić, Marija Zdravković, Saša Hinić, Marina Arsić, Milica Aleksić

“…These findings support the theory that patients with high sympathetic activity (reduced baroreflex sensitivity) have an increased risk of mortality independent of other risk factors and that artificial neural networks can indicate the individuals with a higher risk.…”
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Research on Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation of Fire Safety Risk of Battery Pack Production Process Based on DEMATEL-ANP Method by Yunfei Xia, Qingming Guo, Lei Lei, Jiong Wu, Xin Su, Jianxin Wu

“…Our findings highlighted “hazards in the test process” and “fire hazards” as critical risk factors needing control and elimination in the highly hazardous battery pack production process. …”
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Disaster risk assessment pattern in higher education centers by M. Omidvari, J. Nouri, M. Mapar

“…Higher education centers have high disaster risk because of their risk factors (existence of historical and scientific documents and resources and expensive laboratory equipment in these centers emphasizes the importance of disaster management). …”
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Sinonasal Lobular Capillary Hemangioma After Continuous Self-tests for COVID-19: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Athanasios Luca FOUNTARLIS, Vasileios LACHANAS, Konstantina ZACHAROULI, Jiannis HAJIIOANNOU, Nikos KALOGRITSAS, Charalampos SKOULAKIS

“…A proper specimen collection technique and a quick patient history with an emphasis on risk factors are the best practices to prevent complications from COVID-19 screening.…”
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Using a Socio-Technical Model of a Global Software Development Project for Facilitating Risk Management and Improving the Project Structure by Ilia Bider, Henning Otto, Saga Willysson

“…The modeling technique helps to explicate and represent various kinds of distances between the functional components to determine which of them constitute risk factors. The technique was developed during two case studies, of which the second is used for presenting and demonstrating the new modeling technique in the article.…”
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The Link Between Venous and Arterial Thrombosis: Is There a Role for Endothelial Dysfunction? by Marco Paolo Donadini, Francesca Calcaterra, Erica Romualdi, Roberta Ciceri, Assunta Cancellara, Corrado Lodigiani, Monica Bacci, Silvia Della Bella, Walter Ageno, Domenico Mavilio

“…While traditionally considered separate entities, accumulating evidence suggests that they share common risk factors, such as inflammation and endothelial dysfunction (ED). …”
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Unmasking cerebral infarction: hemianopia and heavy menstrual bleeding in a patient with adenomyosis and vascular abnormalities by Qing Wan, Chao Wang, Weiyue Zhang, Weijia Zhong, Haoran Wang, Hee King SU, Mei Hwa Joanne HNG, Fan Yang, Xiaoguang Li

“…Conclusion This case highlights the need for a multidisciplinary approach in young patients with atypical risk factors. The findings underscore the importance of considering gynecological, vascular, and coagulation abnormalities in the evaluation of cerebrovascular events, offering new insights into diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.…”
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Retinoblastoma. Part 2.  Treatment strategies for intraocular retinoblastoma by S.V. Ivanova, S.A. Kuleva, N.N. Sadovnikova, M.I. Komissarov, M.N. Chistyakova, A.V. Khokhlova, N.A. Shchegoleva

“…The volume of adjuvant therapy is based on the histological risk factors for disease progression. This paper discusses the algorithms to determine risk factors and further systemic treatment strategy in several large study groups. …”
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Clinical portrait of a patient with acute coronary syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a novel strategy for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment by M.I. Shved, I.O. Yastremska, L.V. Levytska, V.Yu. Kuchmiy, O.A. Prokopovych, Ya.M. Kitsak, R.M. Liakhovych

“…It was typical for these patients to have frequent comorbid conditions, namely: hypertension (94.7 %), metabolic syndrome (85.3 %), chronic kidney disease (30.7 %), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (29.3 %), thyroid dysfunction (22.7 %), and such CAD risk factors (and their combinations in 89.3 % of cases) as atherogenic dyslipidemia (96.0 %), tobacco smoking (34.7 %), excessive alcohol use (32.0 %), family history of CAD and T2DM (29.3 and 61.3 % of patients, respectively). …”
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Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR): A Strong Predictor of Disease Severity in Large-Artery Atherosclerosis (LAA) Stroke Patients by Liu K, Yang L, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Zhu J, Zhang H, He Z

“…SII and NLR are independent risk factors for LAA stroke, and they can also effectively predict stroke severity; moreover, SII has a higher diagnostic efficacy than NLR. …”
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Skipping Breakfast Is Associated with an Atherogenic Lipid Profile in Overweight and Obese Prepubertal Children by A. Blasetti, S. Franchini, V. Castorani, L. Comegna, E. Fornari, F. Daniele, G. Prezioso, C. Piona, V. Federico, D. Zona, I. Bresadola, F. Chiarelli, C. Maffeis

“…Skipping breakfast has been associated with a higher risk of obesity and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. However, it is not known if skipping breakfast is also correlated with CV risk factors independently from obesity. …”
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Dental and oral health assessments in the German National Cohort (NAKO) by Stefanie Samietz, Katrin Borof, Katrin Hertrampf, Ghazal Aarabi, Antonio Ciardo, Hannah Finke, Daniel Hagenfeld, Jan Kühnisch, Maurice Rütters, Sebastian-Edgar Baumeister, Stefan Lars Reckelkamm, Ti-Sun Kim, Thomas Kocher, Wolfgang Ahrens, Hermann Brenner, Carina Emmel, Beate Fischer, Amand Führer, Karin Halina Greiser, Jasmin Grischke, Kathrin Günther, Volker Harth, Stefanie Jaskulski, André Karch, Thomas Keil, Yvonne Kemmling, Alexander Kluttig, Lilian Krist, Oliver Kuss, Michael Leitzmann, Claudia Meinke-Franze, Karin B. Michels, Nadia Obi, Anette Peters, Nicole Pischon, Tobias Pischon, Sabine Schipf, Börge Schmidt, Henning Teismann, Stefan Rupf, Birte Holtfreter

“…In summary, high-quality data collection within the NAKO pave the way for future investigation of potential risk factors for oral diseases and links between oral and systemic diseases and conditions.…”
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Sex-related association between smoke exposure and gallstones in a US population: a cross-sectional study by Xingyong Huang, Xuanyu Hao, Tingting Wang, Xiaoyue Zhang, Peng Wu, Lufan Shen, Yuanyuan Yang, Wanchuan Zhang, Kai Zhang

“…Conclusions This study indicates smoking and elevated serum cotinine levels may be risk factors associated with the development of gallstones. …”
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