Impact of diabetes remission or progression on the incidence of cardiovascular disease in Japan: historical cohort study using a nationwide claims database by Chihiro Shimayama, Kazuya Fujihara, Laymon Khin, Hiroki Takizawa, Chika Horikawa, Takaaki Sato, Masaru Kitazawa, Yasuhiro Matsubayashi, Takaho Yamada, Hirohito Sone

“…Patients were divided into four groups according to changes in glycated hemoglobin levels and the use of diabetes medications during the 1-year baseline period: diabetes mellitus (DM)+/no remission, DM+/remission, DM−/no progression, and DM−/progression. …”
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The Relationship between Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Ocular Circulation in Type-2 Diabetes by Kohei Ichinohasama, Hiroshi Kunikata, Azusa Ito, Masayuki Yasuda, Shojiro Sawada, Keiichi Kondo, Chihiro Satake, Hideki Katagiri, Toru Nakazawa

“…In 129 subjects (129 eyes) with type-2 diabetes patients and mild NPDR or NDR, standard statistical techniques were used to determine associations between clinical findings, including diabetes duration, blood levels of creatinine and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), central macular thickness (CMT; measured with optical coherence tomography), mean blur rate (MBR; measured with laser speckle flowgraphy), and ultrasound-measured carotid IMT. …”
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A nomogram prediction model for mild cognitive impairment in non-dialysis outpatient patients with chronic kidney disease by Qin Yang, Yuhe Xiang, Guoting Ma, Min Cao, Yixi Fang, Wenbin Xu, Lin Li, Qin Li, Yu Feng, Qian Yang

“…Logistic regression analysis revealed that age, educational level, occupational status, use of smartphones, sleep disorder, and hemoglobin were independent influencing factors of MCI (all p<.05). …”
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Plasma Asprosin Levels Are Associated with Glucose Metabolism, Lipid, and Sex Hormone Profiles in Females with Metabolic-Related Diseases by Xing Li, Mingyu Liao, Rufei Shen, Linlin Zhang, Hua Hu, Jun Wu, Xiuli Wang, Hua Qu, Shaodong Guo, Min Long, Hongting Zheng

“…Plasma asprosin was significantly higher in T2DM females than in healthy subjects (P<0.001) and was positively correlated with fasting blood glucose (FBG), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and HOMA-IR (P<0.05). Asprosin in PCOS subjects was also higher than in healthy subjects (P<0.001) but lower than in T2DM subjects (P<0.05), and it was positively correlated with FBG, HbA1c, HOMA-IR, LDL-c, APOB, APOE, and testosterone (P<0.05). …”
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Prediction of the risk of 3-year chronic kidney disease among elderly people: a community-based cohort study by Tao Wang, Zhitong Zhou, Longbing Ren, Zhiping Shen, Jue Li, Lijuan Zhang

“…Nine variables (age, systolic blood pressure, body mass index, exercise, previous hypertension, triglycerides, fasting plasma glucose, glycated hemoglobin and serum creatinine) were included in the prediction model. …”
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The Effect of Knowledge, Education, Income, and Marriage Age on Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women in Taiz City-Yemen by Lamia A. S. Ali, Hermanto Tri Joewono, Widati Fatmaningrum, Riyadh A. S. Thabit, Hebah H. M. Almothana, Fardous G. Alsoufi, Aya Ali Abdullah, Tasnim Mohammed Al-Qadhi, Suha Ali Al Hajj, Samar A. A. Ahmed, Sarah A. D. Alselwi, Habib Thabet, Haitham T. S. Mohammed, Linda Andriani

“…Conclusions: Findings demonstrated that lower knowledge levels, younger marriage age, lower education, and lower income were associated with lower hemoglobin levels. These factors were linked to a higher prevalence of anemia. …”
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Baseline Serum Cholesterol Is Associated with a Response to Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2b and Ribavirin Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 2 by Naota Taura, Tatsuki Ichikawa, Hisamitsu Miyaaki, Yoshiko Kadokawa, Takuya Tsutsumi, Shotaro Tsuruta, Yuji Kato, Osami Inoue, Noboru Kinoshita, Kazuo Ohba, Hiroyuki Kato, Kazuyuki Ohata, Junichi Masuda, Keisuke Hamasaki, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Kazuhiko Nakao

“…The significance of age, sex, BMI, AST level, ALT level, WBC, hemoglobin, platelet count, gamma-glutamyltransferase, total cholesterol level (TC), LDL level, HCV RNA, and histological evaluation was examined for SVR using logistic regression analysis. …”
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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

“…The discrimination and accuracy of the prediction model were assessed using C-indexes and calibration curves, while the clinical value was assessed by decision curve analysis (DCA).Results The best predictors of 1-, 3-, and 5-year all-cause mortality contained nine independent factors, including age, body mass index (BMI), diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, urine volume, hemoglobin (HGB), albumin (ALB), and pleural effusion (PE). …”
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Erythropoietin Dose and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients: Marginal Structural Model to Examine Causality by Elani Streja, Jongha Park, Ting-Yan Chan, Janet Lee, Melissa Soohoo, Connie M. Rhee, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

“…A MSM was used to account for baseline and time-varying covariates especially laboratory measures including hemoglobin level and markers of malnutrition-inflammation status. …”
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Intraoperative Hyperspectral Imaging Predicts Early Allograft Dysfunction and Overall Survival in Liver Transplantation by Andri Lederer, MD, Antonia Alina Geisler, MD, Robert Sucher, MD, Daniel Seehofer, MD, Hans-Michael Hau, MD, Uwe Scheuermann, PD, Sebastian Rademacher, MD

“…HSI is a noninvasive imaging modality that provides information on tissue characteristics, such as tissue hemoglobin, water index, oxygenation, and perfusion. …”
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A New Risk Prediction Model for the Assessment of Myocardial Injury in Elderly Patients Undergoing Non-Elective Surgery by Vedat Cicek, Mert Babaoglu, Faysal Saylik, Samet Yavuz, Ahmet Furkan Mazlum, Mahmut Salih Genc, Hatice Altinisik, Mustafa Oguz, Berke Cenktug Korucu, Mert Ilker Hayiroglu, Tufan Cinar, Ulas Bagci

“…Multivariable analysis revealed that creatinine, lymphocyte, aortic regurgitation (moderate-severe), stroke, hemoglobin, ejection fraction, and D-dimer were independent determinants of MINS. …”
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Adverse birth outcome and associated factors among mothers with antepartum hemorrhage in public hospitals Tigray, northern Ethiopia, 2020 by Tomas Amare Abraha, Gebremedhin Kinfe Gebremariam, Berhane Teklay Asfaha, Tensay Kahsay Weldegebreal, Desta Hailu Aregawi

“…Rural residence [AOR = 2.16, 95%CI (1.069, 4.38)], three and below antenatal care follow-up visits [AOR = 6.6, 95%CI (3.345,13.10)], bad obstetric history [AOR = 2.8, 95%CI (1.044,7.691)], and having less than or equal 11 g/dl hemoglobin level at admission were [AOR = 3.7,95%Cl (1.93,6.914)] found as predictors of adverse birth outcome in this study. …”
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Behavioral, biochemical, immune, and histological responses of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758) to lead, mercury, and pendimethalin exposure: individual and comb... by Rasha M. Reda, Eman M. Zaki, Ahmed A. A. Aioub, Mohamed M. M. Metwally, Aya M. Yassin, Fatma Mahsoub

“…The erythrocyte and hemoglobin indices presented marked reductions in the MIX and PM groups in comparison to the control group. …”
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Cognitive improvement and prefrontal network interactions in individuals with remitted bipolar disorder after transcranial infrared laser stimulation by Douglas W. Barrett, Roger E. Davis, Jennifer E. Siegel-Ramsay, Amy Bichlmeier, Jorge R. C. Almeida, F. Gonzalez-Lima

“…The fNIRS results showed a significant reduction in PFC network correlations of oxygenated hemoglobin changes driven by cognitive task performance. …”
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Metabolism features and milk microbiota of cows with mastitis in the Amur Oblast by M. E. Ostyakova, I. S. Shulga, V. K. Irkhina, K. S. Kositsyna, N. S. Golaydo

“…Hematological indicators suggested hypochromic anemia (hemoglobin level – 100.60 ± 1.28 g/L, globular value – 0.60 ± 0.01). …”
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The Effect of Drinking Ionized Water on the Productive Performance, Physiological Status, and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chicks by Abdullah Mohamed, Mohamed Khalil, Farid Soliman, Karim El-Sabrout

“…T1 and T2 chicks exhibited higher hemoglobin, total protein, globulin, G and M immunoglobulin, and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) levels, as well as lower malondialdehyde (MDA) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels than the control. …”
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Hubungan Asupan Zat Besi, Vitamin C, dan Persen Lemak Tubuh dengan Kejadian Anemia pada Remaja Putri di Pondok Pesantren Askhabul Kahfi Kota Semarang by Angga Hardiansyah, Elly Putri Aulia, Dina Sugiyanti

“…Data mengenai asupan zat besi dan vitamin C dikumpulkan melalui wawancara menggunakan SQ-FFQ, sementara mengukur persentase lemak tubuh, digunakan alat BIA Omron HBF-212, dan diagnosis anemia dilakukan dengan memeriksa kadar hemoglobin menggunakan EasyTouch GCHb. Analisis bivariat dilakukan dengan uji korelasi Gamma, dan analisis multivariat dengan regresi logistik ordinal. …”
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Different Effects of Structured Education on Glycemic Control and Psychological Outcomes in Adolescent and Adult Patients with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysi... by Fang Liu, Yuzhu Guan, Xia Li, Yuting Xie, Jing He, Zhi-Guang Zhou, Lezhi Li

“…Randomized controlled trials comparing SE with a control condition and reporting a change in glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level were included. The primary outcome was glycemic control measured by HbA1c. …”
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Achieving prediabetes reversal in China: a nationwide longitudinal study on the role of blood glucose and lipid management in middle-aged and elderly adults by Hongguang Yang, Yao Liu, Zhenhe Huang, Guifang Deng

“…Restricted Cubic Spline (RCS) analysis was used to evaluate the dose-response relationships between baseline fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and the likelihood of regression to NGR. …”
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Determinants of Preterm Birth among Women Who Gave Birth in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2018: Institutional Based Case Control Study by Abebayehu Melesew Mekuriyaw, Muhabaw Shumye Mihret, Ayenew Engida Yismaw

“…The result of multivariable analysis show that mothers with no formal education (AOR = 2.24; 95% CI: 1.28, 3.91), history of abortion (AOR = 2.92; 95% CI: 1.3, 6.4), multiple gestation (AOR = 4.1; 95% CI: 1.7, 9.8), hemoglobin level <11 gm/dl (AOR = 2.75; 95% CI: 1.11, 7.31), premature rupture of membrane (AOR = 6.4; 95% CI: 3.23, 12.7) and pregnancy induced hypertension (AOR = 4.74; 95% CI: 2.49, 9.0) had statistically significant association with experiencing preterm birth. …”
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