SIRI and SII as potential biomarkers of disease activity and lupus nephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus by Chi-Hui Yang, Xin-Yi Wang, Yi-Hui Zhang, Ning Ding

“…Logistic regression analysis showed SIRI and SII as independent risk factors for LN. Pearson linear analysis indicated SIRI and SII were positively correlated with SLEDAI-2K (rSIRI=0.25, rSII=0.24, p<0.05).ConclusionsSIRI and SII are biomarkers of disease activity and renal involvement in SLE patients that can be used to evaluate and predict for SLE occurrence, disease activity, and lupus nephritis occurrence assessment.…”
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Prognostic Value of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Diabetic Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction by Ailed Elena Rodríguez Jiménez

“…The glomerular filtration rate on admission was estimated using the Cockcroft-Gault <em>equation</em>. Cardiovascular risk factors, clinical and laboratory variables, the ejection fraction and hospital mortality were analyzed.…”
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Systemic Thrombolysis for Treatment of Postpartum Saddle Embolism Complicated by Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review by Kathy Mostajeran, Hillary Boswell, Ziad Haidar

“…Due to the procoagulant physiological changes that occur, pregnancy and the postpartum period are known risk factors for thromboembolic events. The risk is greatest during the first-week postpartum and remains elevated for up to six weeks as compared to the general population. …”
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Screening for Occult Macular Pathology Prior to Cataract Surgery Using Optical Coherence Tomography by Fouad YA, ElGwaily AM, Shaaban YM

“…., Abbassiya, Cairo, 11517, Egypt, Tel +201063781237, Email yousef.a.fouad@gmail.comPurpose: To study the prevalence of occult macular pathology using optical coherence tomography (OCT) during the preoperative evaluation for cataract surgery and associated risk factors.Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients’ medical records and imaging. …”
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Sarcopenia and frailty as predictor of outcome in critically ill elderly patients with multiple comorbidities by Dina mostafa Elmaleh, Dina Morsy Ahmed Mohamed

“…Clinical examinations should routinely identify the risk factors for frailty and sarcopenia. By providing appropriate therapies, medical professionals in intensive care units may be able to improve patient outcomes. …”
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Association between Oral Cancer and Smokeless Tobacco Use in Rural Indian Men: A Prospective Cohort Study by Anuj Singh Parihar, Ayan Chakraborty, Aditya Pidaparthi, Gunmeek Kaur, Sumit Bhatt, Aishwarya Handa

“…Baseline data on SLT use (type, frequency, and duration) and other risk factors were collected. Annual oral examinations and medical record reviews were conducted to identify incident cases of oral cancer. …”
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Physical Activity and cardiovascular function in 9-year-old schoolchildren: implications for health and well-being by Irina Masliak, Margarita Mameshina, Marina Jagiello

“…Sedentary lifestyles are major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases later in life. …”
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Assessing Factors Contributing to Diarhoea Among Children Under Five Years in Kasese Municipal Council, Kasese District by Stephen, Bagonza

“…Diarrhoea in children remains a major public health problem in Uganda and other countries in the region and is one of the leading contributors to child mortality. of the risk factors for diarrhea in children are preventable. …”
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Association between Serum Cystatin C and Diabetic Foot Ulceration in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Jie Zhao, Wuquan Deng, Yuping Zhang, Yanling Zheng, Lina Zhou, Johnson Boey, David G. Armstrong, Gangyi Yang, Ziwen Liang, Bing Chen

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the significant risk factors for DFU were serum CysC, coronary artery disease, hypertension, insulin use, the differences between supine and sitting TcPO2, and hypertension. …”
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Acute metabolic decompensation after liver transplant in a patient with maple syrup urine disease by Shao Ching Tu, Marium Khan, Katie Wolfe, Sakil S. Kulkarni, Elizabeth Toolan, Dorothy K. Grange

“…This case report raises awareness that patients with MSUD are still at risk of developing metabolic crisis post‐liver transplant and provides additional insight into the risk factors associated with metabolic decompensation in this patient cohort.…”
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High Prevalence of Autoimmune Diabetes and Poor Glycaemic Control among Adults in Madagascar: A Brief Report from a Humanitarian Health Campaign in Ambanja by Ernesto Maddaloni, Giovanlorenzo Pastore, Marco Giuseppe Del Buono, Aldostefano Porcari, Mario Fittipaldi, Francesco Garilli, Claudio Tiberti, Silvia Angeletti, Paolo Pozzilli, Giovanni Mottini, Nicola Napoli

“…Both the low-income and the geographical isolation represent risk factors for the development of diabetes. During a humanitarian health campaign conducted in Ambanja, a rural city in the northern part of Madagascar, we identified 42 adult subjects with diabetes and compared their features to 24 randomly enrolled healthy controls. 42.9% (n=18) of diabetic subjects showed HbA1c values ≥ 9.0%. …”
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Faktor determinan risiko kardiometabolik pada remaja usia 15-18 tahun by Budiyanti Wiboworini, Amalina Shabrina, Yulia Lanti Retno Dewi, Amelya Augusthina Ayu Sari, Sutartinah Sri Handayani, Kusmadewi Eka Damayanti, Aisyah Azzahrah, Vivienne Tjung

“…Evidence suggests the risk factors of cardiometabolic diseases among adolescents are obesity, excessive food intake, socioeconomic status, breakfast habits, and physical activity, among others. …”
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Systemic Inflammatory Responses and Lung Injury following Hip Fracture Surgery Increases Susceptibility to Infection in Aged Rats by Hao Zhang, Tiansheng Sun, Zhi Liu, Jianzheng Zhang, Xiaowei Wang, Jia Liu

“…The present study investigates the systemic inflammatory response and pulmonary conditions following hip fracture surgery as a means of identifying risk factors for lung infections using an aged rodent model. …”
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Chronic non-communicable diseases in patients and families with retinitis pigmentosa by Raisa Hernández Baguer, Raisa Ivis Beltràn Saìnz, Asunciòn Fortunata Rodrìguez Morris, Dagmara Magdalena Cordero Ruiz, Loida Mevis Savòn George, Bàrbara Cid Vàzquez

“…In community dispensing, people with visual impairment are included in Group 4 and also in other dispensing groups to better attend to the risk factors and chronic non-communicable diseases found in them.…”
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Identification of a postoperative survival scoring index for adult liver transplantation by Shuai Wang, Xiaohong Lin, Yefu Li, Zhonghao Xie, Ming Zhang, Yicheng Liang, Chuchen Zhu, Yuqi Dong, Ping Zeng, Xiaoshun He, Weiqiang Ju, Maogen Chen

“…Univariate analysis was used to identify the independent risk factors for recipient survival. Multivariate logistic and stepwise regression analyses were used to construct and simplify the model design. …”
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The contextual awareness, response and evaluation (CARE) diabetes project: study design for a quantitative survey of diabetes prevalence and non-communicable disease risk in Ga Mas... by Swaib Abubaker Lule, Sandra Boatemaa Kushitor, Carlos S. Grijalva-Eternod, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade, Mawuli Komla Kushitor, Lydia Okoibhole, Raphael Awuah, Leonard Baatiema, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Daniel Arhinful, Ama de-Graft Aikins, Kwadwo Koram, Edward Fottrell, the CARE Diabetes Team

“…Analyses will describe the prevalence of diabetes, other morbidities, and associated risk factors and identify the relationship between diabetes and physical, social, and behavioural parameters. …”
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Utilization of Mean Platelet Volume for Predicting Ischemic Heart Disease in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients by Maryam Arefnia, Toktam Hosseinnezhad Ariani, Mohammadali Ghodsirad, Toktam Alirezaei, Elinaz Hosseinzadeh, Mahesti Amoui, Elaheh Pirayesh, Ghazaal Norouzi

“…Both groups underwent myocardial perfusion scans at rest and under stress conditions. Risk factors were assessed and recorded using a special research-made questionnaire. …”
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Neurocognitive Deficits in Individuals at Ultra-High-Risk for Psychosis: An Overview of Systematic Reviews by Farnaz Asadiof, Mona Zamanpour, Ali Fawzi Al-Hussainy, Alhan Abd Al-Hassan Shalal, Mohammed Ubaid, Zinab Aluquaily, Seyed Hamidreza Hashemian

“…Moreover, the combination of neurocognitive and clinical risk factors has been shown to enhance the accuracy of predicting psychosis onset and inform personalized intervention strategies. …”
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Age distribution and types of breast lesions among Afghan women diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) at a tertiary care centre in Afghanistan: a descriptive cross-se... by Ramin Saadaat, Jamshid Abdul-Ghafar, Ahmed Maseh Haidary, Soma Rahmani, Nooria Atta

“…Further country-wide studies are suggested to assess breast cancer and associated risk factors.…”
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Joint Effect of CFH and ARMS2/HTRA1 Polymorphisms on Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Chinese Population by Kai Fang, Pei Gao, Jun Tian, Xueying Qin, Wenzhen Yu, Juan Li, Qing Chen, Lvzhen Huang, Dafang Chen, Yonghua Hu, Xiaoxin Li

“…The etiology of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) cannot be completely explained by identified environmental risk factors or single-locus gene variants. This study was to explore the potential interactions among gene variants on nAMD in Chinese population. …”
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