The obesity paradox in osteoporosis risk among older adults is mostly driven by women: a population-based prospective study by Qingfeng Luo, Shiyong Zhang, Zixin Liang, Danni Wang, Yanlin Zhong, Bin Xia, Peng Xie, Can Wang, Jinqiu Yuan, Ziji Zhang, Xingsheng Li

“…The association of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and fat percentage with BMD was examined using Spearman correlation analysis with baseline BMD data. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to investigate the association between obesity and OP risk. …”
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Nomogram to Predict the Survival of Chinese Patients with Alcohol-Related Liver Disease by Fangfang Duan, Chen Liu, Yuwei Liu, Chunyan Chang, Hang Zhai, Huichun Xing, Jun Cheng, Song Yang

“…A total of 379 patients were divided into a training cohort (n = 265) and validation cohort (n = 114). Cox proportional hazard survival analysis identified survival factors of the patients in the training cohort. …”
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The Protective Effects of Maresin 1 in the OVA-Induced Asthma Mouse Model by Guochun Ou, Qin Liu, Chengxiu Yu, Xiaoju Chen, Wenbo Zhang, Yong Chen, Tao Wang, Yongqiang Luo, Guolu Jiang, Mingmei Zhu, Hongmei Li, Mei Zeng

“…Furthermore, high-dose MaR1 treatment markedly suppressed the activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway, the degradation of IκBα, and the expression of inflammatory genes downstream of NF-κB, such as COX-2 and ICAM-1, in the OVA-induced asthma mouse model. …”
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Association of albumin to non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients by Yongjie Xie, Xiaoran Feng, Youqun Gao, Xiaojiang Zhan, Fenfen Peng, Qian Zhou, Xianfeng Wu, Xiaoyang Wang, Na Tian, Qingdong Xu, Ning Su, Xingming Tang, Jianbo Liang, Jiao Li, Yueqiang Wen

“…Kaplan–Meier curve was used to determine the relationship between albumin to non-HDL-C ratio and all-cause mortality. Cox regression analysis was applied to assess the independent predictive value while adjusting for confounding factors. …”
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Sphingosine kinase 1 promotes M2 macrophage infiltration and enhances glioma cell migration via the JAK2/STAT3 pathway by Zihan Song, Zijun Zhao, Xuehua Liu, Yiran Song, Siyu Zhu, Ziyang Jia, Yijie Li, Zairan Wang, Boyu Sun, Qianxu Jin, Shiyang Zhang, Zongmao Zhao, Liqiang Liu

“…Survival analysis illustrated that patients with high-SPHK1 expression, particularly glioblastoma and IDH-wildtype, tended to have a shorter survival time. The Cox regression model (COX) results demonstrated that SPHK1 was an independent prognostic factor affecting the survival of patients with glioma. …”
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The association between body roundness index and new-onset hyperuricemia in Chinese population: the Kailuan cohort study by Xi Cai, Naihui Zhao, Xuemei Yang, Jiajia Ma, Yajing Liang, Yicheng Liao, Ruiyue Liu, Xinran Wen, Shuohua Chen, Guodong Wang, Na Li, Shouling Wu, Liufu Cui

“…Methods In the Kailuan cohort study from 2006 to 2019, 91,804 eligible participants were included. A multivariate Cox regression model was used to test the correlation between BRI and hyperuricemia. …”
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Phenotypic age mediates the associations between platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A prospective cohort study by Xiangjun Li, Jia Wang, Mengqi Zhang, Yujing Li, Xiaoxuan Li, Jiaqi Zhang, Lihua Zhang, Yixuan Zhang, Zhenkang Qiu

“…Methods: A total of 37,182 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database (1999–2018) were included to evaluate the PLR's relevance to survival by Cox regression models. The associations between the PLR and mortality were apparent using restricted cubic spline regression. …”
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Prognostic value of remnant-like particle cholesterol in ischemic heart failure patients following percutaneous coronary intervention by Xin Huang, Tienan Sun, Biyang Zhang, Meishi Ma, Zheng Chen, Zehao Zhao, Shutong Dong, Yujie Zhou

“…Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to assess the incidence of MACE and other outcomes. Multivariate Cox regression models were employed to investigate the correlation between RLP-C and the studied outcomes. …”
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Development and validation of a prediction model for all-cause mortality in maintenance dialysis patients: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Jingcan Wu, Xuehong Li, Hong Zhang, Lin Lin, Man Li, Gangyi Chen, Cheng Wang

“…Variables were selected by LASSO-Cox regression, and the model was constructed by Cox regression, which was presented in the form of nomogram and web-based tool. …”
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Impact of comorbid constipation on the survival of patients with heart failure: a multicenter, prospective cohort study conducted in Japan by Tomoaki Ishida, Kei Kawada, Kei Kawada, Kohei Jobu, Tomoyuki Hamada, Toru Kubo, Moemi Okazaki, Kazuya Kawai, Yoko Nakaoka, Toshikazu Yabe, Takashi Furuno, Eisuke Yamada, Hiroaki Kitaoka, Yukihiro Hamada

“…The influence of comorbid constipation on survival was evaluated using Cox regression analysis with 2-year survival as the index. …”
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Low expression of TOX predicts poor prognosis of patients with breast cancer in the real world: A retrospective study by Chunlei Tan, Danping Wu, Xiaotian Yang, Shiyuan Zhang, Shuqiang Liu, Boqian Yu, Xiao Yu, Yuting Xiu, Yuanxi Huang

“…The potential independent factors were assessed by Cox regression analyses. Nomogram models, calibration curve, decision curve analyses were applied to analyze the clinical utility of predictive models. …”
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Tumor aggression-defense index–a novel indicator to predicts recurrence and survival in stage II-III colorectal cancer by Tong Wu, Lin Fang, Yuli Ruan, Mengde Shi, Dan Su, Yue Ma, Ming Ma, Bojun Wang, Yuanyu Liao, Shuling Han, Xiaolin Lu, Chunhui Zhang, Chao Liu, Yanqiao Zhang

“…Results Univariate and multivariate Cox analysis indicated that TADI was an independent prognostic indicator. …”
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The lysosome-related characteristics affects the prognosis and tumor microenvironment of lung adenocarcinoma by Wuguang Chang, Wuyou Gao, Yawei Wu, Bin Luo, Lekai Zhong, Leqi Zhong, Wenqian Lin, Zhesheng Wen, Youfang Chen

“…The lysosome risk signature was constructed after univariate and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) cox regression analysis of the TCGA training set, and its capability was validated by additional validation sets from GEO. …”
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Rasch-Built Overall Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Disability Scale as a Novel Tool to Measure Disease Progression by Can Sun, Yong Chen, Lu Xu, Wenjing Wang, Nan Zhang, Christina N. Fournier, Nan Li, Dongsheng Fan

“…We evaluated the association of baseline ROADS and ΔROADS with survival using Cox regression analyses. Linear mixed effects models were used to assess changes over time in ROADS and ALSFRS-R. …”
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Efficacy of first-line radiofrequency ablation combined with systemic chemotherapy plus targeted therapy for initially unresectable colorectal liver metastases by Yaqing Kong, Xiaoyu Huang, Gang Peng, Xiaojing Cao, Xiang Zhou

“…Cox regression analyses identified RFA treatment and clinical risk score (CRS) as independent prognostic factors for PFS. …”
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Increased indexed proximal aortic diameter is a predictor of poor prognosis in maintenance hemodialysis patients by Junwei Xu, Wenyi Tang, Lizheng Song, Yuxi Huang, Li Xiao, Fangyuan Cheng, Qianglin Guan, Mei Xu, Chuoxin Ma, Jian Chen, Jianting Ke

“…The secondary endpoint was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction and stroke. Cox proportional hazards models were conducted to evaluate the association between baseline ARD/BSA and clinical outcomes.Results A total of 391 patients were included in this study. …”
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Development of the pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary vascular resistance, six minute walk distance, B-type natriuretic peptide, age (PVD-B65) risk score for patients with chronic lung... by Shameek Gayen, Jay Pescatore, Matthew Bittner, Mario Naranjo, Gerard J. Criner, Sheila Weaver, Temple Lung Center Pulmonary Vascular Disease Working Group

“…We identified predictors of one-year mortality via multivariable Cox regression and assigned point values to the identified predictors based on their hazard ratios to comprise the risk score. …”
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Lipid mediators in post-mortem brain samples from patients with Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review by Aidan D. Tyrrell, Giulia Cisbani, Mackenzie E. Smith, Chuck T. Chen, Yue-Tong Chen, Raphael Chouinard-Watkins, Kathryn E. Hopperton, Ameer Y. Taha, Richard P. Bazinet

“…Among the 32 articles, the majority reported on levels of cyclooxygenase (COX) (18/32), with fewer studies reporting on phospholipase (8/32), lipoxygenase (LOX) (4/32) and prostaglandin E synthase (4/32). …”
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Corticosteroid Pulses for Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Effects on Mortality by Ivan Cusacovich, Álvaro Aparisi, Miguel Marcos, Cristina Ybarra-Falcón, Carolina Iglesias-Echevarria, Maria Lopez-Veloso, Julio Barraza-Vengoechea, Carlos Dueñas, Santiago Antonio Juarros Martínez, Beatriz Rodríguez-Alonso, José-Ángel Martín-Oterino, Miguel Montero-Baladia, Leticia Moralejo, David Andaluz-Ojeda, Roberto Gonzalez-Fuentes

“…Mortality differences remained in the PSM group (log-rank 5.31, p=0.021) and were still significant after a Cox regression model (HR for corticosteroid pulses 0.561; p=0.039). …”
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Comparison of ultrasound features and lesion sites in dysfunctional arteriovenous fistula by Yin Wang, Xiao-mei Huang, Yi Zhang, Jingjing Li, Jun Li, Zheng Ye, Yu Peng, Xian-jin Zhang, Na Tang, Wen-wen Qiu, Li Xu

“…In Kaplan–Meier and univariate Cox analysis, type III lesion location (stenosis in the venous confluence site) was associated with the lower post-intervention primary patency. …”
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