Risk of poor glycemic control in tamsulosin versus finasteride users with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Minh-Ha Nguyen, Maxim S. Petrov, Jaelim Cho

“…Inverse probability treatment weighting using propensity scores was applied to create a weighted population with balanced baseline covariates. Cox proportional hazard models were fitted to estimate the risk. …”
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Novel Tubular Biomarkers Predict Renal Progression in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study by Bancha Satirapoj, Kasemsan Aramsaowapak, Theerasak Tangwonglert, Ouppatham Supasyndh

“…All biomarkers predicted primary outcomes with ROC for UCCR of 0.72; 95% CI 0.64–0.79, for UANG of 0.71; 95% CI 0.63–0.79, for UNGAL of 0.64; 95% CI 0.56–0.72, and for UKIM-1 of 0.71; 95% CI 0.63–0.79. Using multivariate Cox regression analysis, the number of patients with rapid renal progression was higher among those in the upper quartiles of all biomarkers than in those in the lower quartiles. …”
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A preliminary analysis of the effect of individual differences on cognitive performance in young companion dogs by Jordan G. Smith, Sarah Krichbaum, Lane Montgomery, Emma Cox, Jeffrey S. Katz

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Association of the abdominal aortic calcification with all-cause and cardiovascular disease-specific mortality: Prospective cohort study. by Chang Sheng, Zhou Cai, Pu Yang

“…Statistical analyses, including weighted percentages, Kaplan-Meier survival curves, and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models, were employed to evaluate the associations between AAC and mortality risks.…”
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The impact of polypharmacy on health outcomes in the aged: A retrospective cohort study. by Irene Boateng, Carlos Rodriguez Pascual, Paul Grassby, Zahid Asghar, Kinda Ibrahim

“…The association between polypharmacy and mortality, falls, adverse drug reactions, or hospitalization was determined using cox regression analysis while confounding for age, sex, Charlson's comorbidity index, potentially inappropriate medicines, hospitalization prior to study, and falls prior to study. …”
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Implementation Nutrigenomic of Vitamin D in Periodontitis by Hervina Hervina, I Dewa Made Sukrama, I Made Jawi

“…VDR signaling can build transcription of genes encoding proactive cytokines, bypassing the cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) and prostaglandin pathway, and can inhibit matrix metalloproteinase production. …”
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Outcome for Patients with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Is Not Dependent on Race/Ethnicity by Quyen D. Chu, Amanda E. Henderson, Fred Ampil, Benjamin D. L. Li

“…Data were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, log-rank tests, Cox Proportional hazard regression, chi square test, and t-tests. …”
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Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Phenotype, Metformin, and Survival for Colorectal Cancer Patients with Diabetes Mellitus II by Yaodu Wang, Zhiyang Wu, Likuan Hu

“…In correlation tests, we found a lower tumor cell EMT degree (more E-cadherin (P=0.014) and less vimentin (P=0.011) expression in patients who used metformin, and the expression of E-cadherin and vimentin was associated with serum CA19-9 (P=0.048, P=0.009), tumor invasive depth (T) (P<0.001, P=0.045), and lymph invasion (N) (P=0.013, P=0.001). In Cox multivariate regression analysis, E-cadherin was identified as a prognostic factor for disease-free survival (DFS) (P=0.038) and metformin use (P=0.015P=0.044) and lymph invasion (P=0.016P=0.023) were considered as the prognostic factors for both DFS and overall survival (OS). …”
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Frequency, distribution, and molecular recognition of Argas persicus (Argasidae) infestation of local chicken Gallus gallus domesticus in Mosul city by Abeer A. Ahmed, Layan Y. Khalil

“…Molecular analysis for 32 specimens of singular ticks was accustomed for extraction of DNA and restrained to PCR utilizing definite primers for exaggeration of sectional fragment of COX1, as well as 16SrRNA genes. All 32 isolates showed effective PCR results following gel electrophoresis with 240 bp and 606 bp product sizes.…”
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Identification of PANoptosis associated lncRNAs associated with clinical prognosis and immune infiltration microenvironment in colon adenocarcinoma by Yangyang Wang, Shihui Zhao, Songtao Du, Tianyi Xia, Liqiang Song, Mingyu Xia, Bomiao Zhang

“…Subsequently, the PANoptosis associated lncRNAs (PALs) associated with PRGs were analyzed by LASSO algorithm and multivariate Cox analysis, and PALs related to the prognosis of COAD were selected. …”
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Endocan Levels in Peripheral Blood Predict Outcomes of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Ling Tang, Ying Zhao, Daoxin Wang, Wang Deng, Changyi Li, Qi Li, Shicong Huang, Chang Shu

“…According to the results of the ROC-curve analysis and COX proportional hazards models, endocan can predict mortality of ARDS independently with a hazard ratio of 1.374 (95% CI, 1.150–1.641) and an area of receiver operator characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.715 (P=0.017). …”
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The brain structure underlying the nonlinear association between early-life tobacco smoke exposure and the risk for cognitive decline and dementia in adulthood: a large prospective... by Changfu Lin, Fabin Lin, Kaitai Yang, Yuxuan Zhong, Yan Luo, Hanchen Chen, Wenjing Zhang, Xuanjie Chen, Qinyong Ye, Yuqi Zeng, Guoen Cai

“…Methods We used data from the UK Biobank (UKB) to assess early-life tobacco exposure, including in utero exposure and the age at which smoking was initiated. Cox proportional-hazards regression models were employed to gauge the relationships between early-life tobacco smoke exposure and both the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in adulthood. …”
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Long-term re-intervention after USgHIFU and prediction of NPVR in different ages of patients with uterine fibroids by Shuang Li, Wang-wa Ma, Mei-Jie Yang, Yong-Bin Deng, Liang Hu, Jin-Yun Chen

“…Objective Long-term re-intervention after ultrasound-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU) ablation was reported, and the prediction of non-perfusion volume ratio (NPVR) in differently aged patients with uterine fibroids (UFs) was explored.Materials and Methods Patients with UFs who underwent USgHIFU ablation from January 2012 to December 2019 were enrolled and divided into < 40-year-old and ≥ 40-year-old groups. Cox regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of re-intervention rate, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the correlation between NPVR and re-intervention rate.Results A total of 2141 patients were enrolled, and 1558 patients were successfully followed up. …”
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Associations of Triglyceride-Glucose Index and Its Derivatives with Hyperuricemia Risk: A Cohort Study in Chinese General Population by Qing Gu, Xue Hu, Jian Meng, Jun Ge, Sui Jun Wang, Xing Zhen Liu

“…Associations of TyG, TyG-BMI, TyG-WC, and TyG-WHtR with HUA risk were estimated using Cox regression analyses. Results. The incident cases of HUA occurred in 4,230 subjects during the 138,163 person-years of observation, and the crude incidence rate of HUA was 30.6 per 1000 person-years. …”
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Awaking Blood Pressure Surge and Progression to Microalbuminuria in Type 2 Normotensive Diabetic Patients by Michelangela Barbieri, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Ilaria Fava, Celestino Sardu, Nicola Angelico, Pasquale Paolisso, Angela Abbatecola, Giuseppe Paolisso, Raffaele Marfella

“…Prospective assessments of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and urinary albumin excretion were performed in 377 adult patients. Multivariate-adjusted Cox regression models were used to assess hazard ratios (HRs) between baseline and changes over follow-up in MBPS and the risk of microalbuminuria. …”
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Development of an m6A-Related lncRNAs Signature Predicts Tumor Stemness and Prognosis for Low-Grade Glioma Patients by Dahua Xu, Peihu Li, Chunrui Zhang, Yutong Shen, Jiale Cai, Qingchen Wei, Meng Cao, Zhizhou Xu, Deng Wu, Hong Wang, Xiaoman Bi, Bo Wang, Kongning Li

“…The m6A-related lncRNAs were identified between stemness groups and were further prioritized via least absolute shrinkage and selection operator Cox regression analysis. A risk score model based on m6A-related lncRNAs was constructed and validated in external LGG datasets. …”
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Survival after Abdominoperineal and Sphincter-Preserving Resection in Nonmetastatic Rectal Cancer: A Population-Based Time-Trend and Propensity Score-Matched SEER Analysis by Rene Warschkow, Sabrina M. Ebinger, Walter Brunner, Bruno M. Schmied, Lukas Marti

“…The impact of APR compared to coloanal anastomosis (CAA) on survival was assessed by Cox regression and propensity-score matching. Results. …”
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Veronicastrum axillare Alleviates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury via Suppression of Proinflammatory Mediators and Downregulation of the NF-κB Signaling Pathway by Quanxin Ma, Kai Wang, Qinqin Yang, Shun Ping, Weichun Zhao, Qiyang Shou, Weimin Zhou, Minli Chen

“…We observed that V. axillare suppressed the mRNA expression of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in RAW264.7 cells challenged with LPS. …”
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Overall Survival of Elderly Patients Having Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Is Comparable to Younger Patients: Results from a South Asian Population by Pramodh Chitral Chandrasinghe, Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Thaaqib Nazar, Sumudu Kumarage, Janaki Hewavisenthi, Kemal Ismail Deen

“…Multivariable analysis was done using the Cox proportional hazard model. We also compared overall survival in the elderly versus those <60 and <50 years. …”
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Endovascular Treatment of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Short and Angulated Neck in High-Risk Patient by Stylianos Koutsias, Georgios Antoniou, Christos Karathanos, Vassileios Saleptsis, Konstantinos Stamoulis, Athanasios D. Giannoukas

“…It is, therefore, unclear whether aneurysms with a challenging proximal neck should be offered EVAR or OR (Cox et al. 2006, Choke et al. 2006, Robbins et al. 2005, Sternbergh III et al. 2002, Dillavou et al. 2003, and Greenberg et al. 2003). …”
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