Occurrence of Cytomegalovirus among pregnant antenatal women within Bauchi metropolis, Nigeria by Timothy Waje, Mahmud Yerima Iliyasu, Ahmed Faruk Umar, Ediga B. Agbo

“…Abstracts: Objectives of the research: The objectives of this research were to investigate the occurrence of Cytomegalovirus, determine the prevalence rate and in relation to certain demographic and risk factors, clinical variables, and outcomes among an antenatal cohort of women in the Bauchi metropolis, Nigeria. …”
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Longer Breastfeeding Associated with Childhood Anemia in Rural South-Eastern Nigeria by Sean Buck, Kevin Rolnick, Amanda A. Nwaba, Jens Eickhoff, Kelechi Mezu-Nnabue, Emma Esenwah, Olachi J. Mezu-Ndubuisi

“…During a humanitarian medical mission in rural South-Eastern Nigeria, the prevalence and risk factors of anemia were determined in the region in order to identify strategies for reduction. …”
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Participatory and Conventional Investigation of Tick Infestation in Camels and Cattle of Somali Pastoral Areas, Eastern Ethiopia by Mohamoud Mohamed Jama, Hassan Abdi Hussein, Shaban Mohamed Abdi, Teka Feyera

“…Among the variables considered, age and body condition score were significant risk factors (p<0.001). Tick density varied depending on the recorded months and seasons (p<0.001), with the highest mean tick density occurring in November (32.69±21.750) and during the wet season (28.56±19.750). …”
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Depression among Tibetan residents in the Southeastern region of Qinghai-Tibet plateau: a cross-sectional study by Yuji Chen, Ga Long, Qing Huang, Ping Zhang, Nie Xu

“…Logistic regression analysis showed that middle-aged (OR 2.86, 95% CI 1.69–4.82, P < 0.01) and elderly people (OR 2.27, 95% CI 1.30–3.98, P < 0.01), living in ultra-high altitude areas (OR 3.48, 95% CI 1.35–2.91, P < 0.01) and low BMI (OR   4.31, 95% CI 1.33–13.93) are high-risk factors for depression. This study enhances the understanding of the characteristics of depression in high-altitude regions of China, contributing to a more comprehensive view of the psychological well-being of residents in these areas. …”
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Relationship of negative life events with depression and anxiety in nursing students: a moderated mediation model of resilience and gender by Xiaoli Ye, Guihong Yang, Wei Zhang, Loren Toussaint, Fangfang Zhao

“…Negative life events (NLEs) and resilience were recognized as risk factors and protective factors, respectively. There is little literature on the complex interaction of these factors among nursing students. …”
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Home delivery among women who receive antenatal care in Ethiopia, design-based logistic regression analysis by Yimer Seid Yimer, Tariku Tesfaye, Awgichew Kifle Zemelak, Solomon Emyu Ferede

“…A total of 1749 women who received ANC during pregnancy were included in this study. To identify risk factors associated with home delivery, a design-based binary logistic regression analysis was used.Results Of 1749 women who received ANC, 515 (29.4%) gave birth at home. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients Investigated for Elevated Liver Enzymes by Krikor Kichian, Ross Mclean, Leah M Gramlich, Robert J Bailey, Vincent G Bain

“…It was concluded that, in this predominantly outpatient setting, age over 40 years and diabetes at any age are risk factors for both nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with cirrhosis. …”
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Knowledge, Habits and Attitudes in Photoprotection to Prevent Skin Cancer by Asbely Yera Sánchez, Yanet Blanco Fleites, Yuleydi Alcaide Guardado, Mario Ávila Sánchez, Greta Margarita Arrechea García, Jacobo Cambil Martín

“…Counseling on modifiable risk factors and strategies to avoid the sun, in patients with a personal or family history of skin cancer, should be part of preventive medicine. …”
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Factors associated with pulmonary complications after hepatectomy and establishment of nomogram: A real-world retrospective study by Kunyu Han, Hui Liu, Ruiping Bai, Jiarui Li, Linjuan Zhang, Rui An, Di Peng, Jiamin Zhao, Mengwen Xue, Xin Shen

“…Logistic regression showed that surgical method [odds ratio (OR) =2.469 (95% CI: 1.665, 3.748); P < 0.001], duration of surgery [OR = 1.003 (95% CI: 1.002, 1.005); P < 0.001], postoperative patient destination [OR = 1.453 (95% CI: 1.115, 1.893); P = 0.006], and postoperative international normalised ratio (INR) [OR = 2.245 (95% CI: 1.287, 4.120); P = 0.007] were independent risk factors of PPCs; the number of clamping [OR = 0.988 (95% CI: 0.980, 0.995); P = 0.001] was an independent protective factor of PPCs. …”
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LncRNA HOTAIR: A Novel Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis and Prediction of the Onset of Cerebral Ischemic Events by Pengcheng Feng, Chenguang Tong, Yuan Li, Li Liu

“…Furthermore, CIE-positive patients had lower HOTAIR levels than CIE-negative, and the degree of carotid stenosis (HR = 4.566, 95% CI = 1.206–17.292, P = 0.025) and HOTAIR levels (HR = 0.244, 95% CI = 0.072–0.824, P = 0.023) were independent risk factors for the development of CIE. Patients with lower HOTAIR were more susceptible to CIE (log-rank P = 0.001). …”
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The influence of gender and waist circumference in the association of body fat with cardiometabolic diseases by Milad Bagheri, Mehran Nouri, Ali Kohanmoo, Reza Homayounfar, Masoumeh Akhlaghi

“…Results Cardiometabolic risk factors (body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, blood glucose and lipids) had an inverse association with BF% tertiles in both sexes. …”
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Future perspectives for PDE5 inhibitors bridging the gap between cardiovascular health and psychological status by Andrea Sansone, Eugenia Guida, Susanna Dolci, Valeria Frangione, Amanda Asso, Gilberto Bellia, Emmanuele A. Jannini

“…Findings from a number of laboratories and clinics around the world unanimously demonstrated the following: (i) the major cause of ED is directly or indirectly related to cardiovascular disease (CVD); (ii) ED and CVDs share the same risk factors, which are related mainly to lifestyle choices; (iii) the first therapeutic approach to both ED and CVDs is to transform harmful lifestyles into virtuous lifestyles; and (iv) PDE5is in general, particularly sildenafil, are very safe, if not protective, for use in CVD patients. …”
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A descriptive study of fatal drownings among children and adolescents in the United States, with a focus on retention pond deaths, 2004-2020. by Saroj Bista, Nichole L Michaels

“…The objective of this study was to characterize fatal drownings among children and adolescents, with a focus on retention pond drownings, and identify risk factors for these fatalities using child death review data. …”
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Association of Fibrinogen Aα Thr312Ala (rs6050) Polymorphism with Venous Thrombosis and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis by Han Cheng MM, Haozhe Yang BM, Yantong Zhang BM, Zhanxu Wei MM, Lei Xia BM, Jing Yang PhD

“…The pathogenesis of them involves multiple risk factors such as genetic predisposition. However, the findings from these studies are not entirely consistent. …”
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The role of fat-soluble vitamins for graft-versus host disease after myeloablative conditioning in allogeneic stem cell transplanted patients by Kristin J. Skaarud, Anne Marte Gudmundstuen, Maiju Pesonen, Marianne J. Hjermstad, Per Ole Iversen, Geir E. Tjønnfjord

“…Multivariable analysis adjusted for treatment group, age, pre-transplant vitamin level and risk factors for GvHD did not change the results. Six weeks post-transplantation, higher levels of vitamin E were associated with less acute GvHD grades 3–4, (p = 0.012). …”
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Characterization of the Process of Attention to Hypertensive People in a Cerro Municipality Polyclinic by Marilyn Hernández Sánchez, Addys Díaz Piñera, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Mayté Más Gómez, Hortensia Cueto Lamar

“…The following variables were analyzed: sociodemographic, risk factors, access to health services, consultation follow-up, treatment, BP control. …”
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Association between nutritional level, menstrual-related symptoms, and mental health in female medical students. by Keiko Fukushima, Noritoshi Fukushima, Hiroki Sato, Jinko Yokota, Keiko Uchida

“…However, little is known regarding the risk factors for poor mental health among this population. …”
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A nested case-control study evaluating the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and immune-mediated inflammatory disease in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging by Charles N Bernstein, Ruth Ann Marrie, Julia O'Mahony

“…Objective Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have inconsistently been implicated as risk factors for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID). …”
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An Overview on The Pandemic Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak by Mariwan Abdulla Hama Salih

“…Several reports from WHO, CDC and FDA were included about spreading or the way of transmission, causes, prevention, diagnosis and risk factors of the COVID-19. The current review find the common statements about different aspects of the 2019 new coronavirus that could be help the new research to benefit from these statement for further investigations. …”
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Role of Ketamine in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders by Sahar Derakhshanian, Maxine Zhou, Alexander Rath, Rachel Barlow, Sarah Bertrand, Caroline DeGraw, Christopher Lee, Jamal Hasoon, Alan D. Kaye

“…It covers the epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, and current treatment modalities regarding Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and TRD. …”
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