Development and validation of a hyperlipidemia risk prediction model for middle-aged and older adult Chinese using 2015 CHARLS data by Li-xiang Zhang, Shan-Bing Hou, Fang-fang Zhao, Ting-ting Wang, Ying Jiang, Xiao-juan Zhou, Jiao-yu Cao

“…The LASSO regression and multivariate Logistic regression analysis all revealed that Body Mass Index (BMI), fasting blood glucose, serum uric acid, C-reactive protein, and white blood cell count were independent risk factors for hyperlipidemia in this demographic (with Odds Ratios (OR) greater than 1 and p-values less than 0.05). …”
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Work performance, physiological and hemato-biochemical responses in working buffalo with different load weights by Visoky Paján-Jiménez, Fernando D. Pazmiño-Rodríguez, Patricia Roldán-Santiago, Cristian Larrondo-Cornejo, Anna Dutro-Aceves, Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz

“…Physiological (respiratory rate, pulse, heart rate, and rectal temperature) and biochemical (glucose, lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase, and total protein) parameters, as well as blood cell count (white blood cell, neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils), increased after work regardless of weight load (p<0.001). …”
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Clinical characteristics and prognosis of amyopathic dermatomyositis patients with interstitial lung disease: insights from a retrospective cohort by Yanan Ying, Tingting Wu, Long Wang, Yun Zhang, Yiming Yu, Zaichun Deng, Qunli Ding

“…Cox multivariate analysis revealed that age (p = 0.002), smoking status (p = 0.011), anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody (p = 0.017), and white blood cell count (p = 0.004) were independent predictors of shorter survival. …”
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Exploration of rituximab treatment strategies for membranous nephropathy adapted to the Chinese healthcare environment by Xiaolong Wang, Xueying Cao, Jie Wu, Shuang Liang, Jian Yang, Hong Wang

“…Older age and higher white blood cell counts may lead to a higher relapse rate. …”
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