Healthy lifestyle and its change attenuated the risk of hypertension among rural population: evidence from a prospective cohort study by Tingyun Ren, Yinghao Yuchi, Wei Liao, Ning Kang, Ruiying Li, Chongjian Wang

“…The healthy lifestyles score (HLS) was concluded by smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, diet status and body mass index. Associations of HLS and lifestyle change with systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were analyzed by generalized linear models, and with hypertension were analyzed by logistic regression model and restricted cubic spline plots.ResultsThe results from the generalized linear models showed SBP and DBP levels decreased with the HLS increasing (Ptrend < 0.01). …”
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Balance and Gait Improvements of Postoperative Rehabilitation in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Treated with Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation (STN-DBS) by Kazunori Sato, Noriaki Aita, Yoshihide Hokari, Eriko Kitahara, Mami Tani, Nana Izawa, Kozo Hatori, Ryota Nakamura, Fuyuko Sasaki, Satoko Sekimoto, Takayuki Jo, Genko Oyama, Taku Hatano, Yasushi Shimo, Hirokazu Iwamuro, Atsushi Umemura, Nobutaka Hattori, Toshiyuki Fujiwara

“…The UPDRS motor score (UPDRS-III) and Barthel Index (BI) were assessed before the operation and during the discharge period. …”
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Impact of headache in women with polycystic ovary syndrome by Lina Zabulienë, V. Hendrixson, M. Urbonas, I. Ilias, D. Jatužis

“…Data on age, height, weight, and blood pressure were collected, the body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Participants were tested for complete blood count, fasting glucose, fasting insulin, lipid profile, and comprehensive hormone panel. …”
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Implementation of bagging in time series forecasting by Ia. V. Gramovich, D. Yu. Musatov, D. A. Petrusevich

“…We present a computational experiment in which time series models are constructed using the index of monetary income of the population, the macroeconomic statistics of the Russian Federation, and the stock price of Sberbank. …”
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Evaluation of the WRF-CMAQ Model Performances on Air Quality in China with the Impacts of the Observation Nudging on Meteorology by Jiali Li, Shaocai Yu, Xue Chen, Yibo Zhang, Mengying Li, Zhen Li, Zhe Song, Weiping Liu, Pengfei Li, Min Xie, Jia Xing

“…The results showed that the Nudging cases had better model performances on all meteorological parameters with higher values of index of agreement (IOA) and lower values of mean bias (MB). …”
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Assessment of Mineral Contents and Technological Properties of Dry Bean Genotypes Grown Under Organic Farming Conditions With Multivariate Analysis by Oğuz Erol, Oğuzhan Uzun, Satı Uzun, Hamdi Özaktan

“…Likewise, examining one of the dry weight, dry volume, wet weight, wet volume, water absorption capacity and swelling index values, which are clustered in the same region and have approximately the same axis length, can save time and consumable. …”
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Effectiveness of Super Floss and Water Flosser in Plaque Removal for Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Nozha Sawan, Afnan Ben Gassem, Faisal Alkhayyal, Aroob Albakri, Nada Al-Muhareb, Eman Alsagob

“…Patients’ plaque level was assessed using Rustogi et al. modified navy plaque index (RMNPI) at baseline and immediately after cleaning. …”
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Performance Comparison of Different Neuroimaging Methods for Predicting Upper Limb Motor Outcomes in Patients after Stroke by Jingyan Tao, Zhaoqing Li, Yang Liu, Jianhua Li, Ruiliang Bai

“…We used the upper extremity module of the Fugl-Meyer assessment (UE-FM) within 1 month of onset (baseline) and again 3 months poststroke. sMRI (T1- and T2-based) was used to measure CST-weighted lesion load (CST-wLL), and DTI was used to measure the fractional anisotropy asymmetry index (FAAI) and the ratio of fractional anisotropy (rFA). …”
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Survival status and determinants of under-five mortality in Sudan: Evidence from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014 by Huda Mohamed Mukhtar AHMED, Hiba Abbas Omer ELKARIB, Mutaz Fikri Mohamed Osman DIGNA

“…Moreover, Cox proportional and frailty models showed that type of birth (Hazard Ratio (HR) twin birth vs. single birth = 2.7, (95% Confidential Interval [CI] 1.8 to 4.1, P = 0.000), household wealth index (HR rich vs. poor = 0.42, (95% CI 0.20 to 0.87, P = 0.021), previous birth interval less than 2 years (HR Interval < 2 years vs first birth = 2.3, (95% CI 1.6 – 3.4, P = 0.000), and region of residence (HR Northern region vs. …”
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Additive Effect of Sarcopenia and Anemia on the 10-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Feihui Zeng, Lingning Huang, Yongze Zhang, Xinyu Hong, Suiyan Weng, Ximei Shen, Fengying Zhao, Sunjie Yan

“…In follow-up studies, sarcopenia was associated with an increased risk of CVD at 10 years, and a reduction in appendicular skeletal muscle mass index independently predicted the increased risk of CVD. …”
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Gemological and Spectral Characteristics of Gem-Quality Blue Gahnite from Nigeria by Yifang Chen, Junhao Zheng, Mingmei Lu, Ziqi Liu, Zhengyu Zhou

“…The results show that the refractive index (RI) of Nigerian gahnite is 1.792∼1.794, and the specific gravity is 4.45∼4.66, with no fluorescence. …”
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Sex Differences in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus-Related Left Ventricular Remodeling: A Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study by Yongning Shang, Yulin Zhang, Weiling Leng, Xiaotian Lei, Liu Chen, Xiaoyue Zhou, Ziwen Liang, Jian Wang

“…For tissue characteristics, T2DM was associated with a similar T1 value, elevated extracellular volume fraction (ECV, T2DM: 27.8±3.6% vs. controls: 25.1±2.5%, p=0.002), and increased extracellular matrix volume index (ECMVi, T2DM: 15.8±3.8 ml/m2 vs. controls: 13.4±2.7 ml/m2, p=0.008) in males. …”
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Clinical profiling of psoriatic arthritis: an observational cross-sectional study from Karnataka Psoriatic Arthritis Cohort by Chanakya Kodishala, Vineeta Shobha, S Chandrashekara, Sharath Kumar, Vikram Haridas, Vijay K R Rao, Ramesh Jois, Manisha Daware, Yogesh Preet Singh, Shweta Singhai, B G Dharmanand, Pramod Chebbi, R Subramanian, Ashwini Kamath, Uma Karjiigi, Vikram Raj K Jain, Chethana Dharmapalaiah, Shiva Prasad, C Srinivasa, Ramya Janardana, Benzeeta Pinto, Beenish Nazir, A S Harshini, K M Mahendranath

“…Those with a higher DAPSA (>28) were older (P = 0.02), had a shorter duration of psoriasis (P = 0.02) and higher psoriatic area and severity index scores (P = 0.0001). Conclusions: We report high articular disease activity in half while cutaneous disease activity was minimal in majority.…”
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Cardiovascular reactivity and prediction of the high blood pressure in the community. by Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Liliana J Espinosa Chang, Juan José Apollinaire Pennini, Milagros L León Regal, María Felicia Casanova González

“…Variables such as cardiovascular hyperreactivity high blood pressure, obesity, family history of high blood pressure, body mass index rate, smoking habit, salt consumption and alcohol consumption. …”
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Changes in Cross-Sectional Area of the Median Nerve and Body Composition Parameters after Treatment of Acromegaly: 1 year Follow-Up by Ivana Ságová, Daniela Kantárová, Marián Mokáň, Peter Vaňuga

“…This prospective study included 30 patients with newly diagnosed acromegaly and 30 healthy controls matched for age, gender, and body mass index. Physical and laboratory examinations, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and ultrasound evaluations were performed at baseline and 1 year after initial treatment. …”
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Characterizing Stream Condition with Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Southeastern Minnesota, USA: Agriculture, Channelization, and Karst Geology Impact Lotic Habitats and Communities by Neal D. Mundahl

“…In total, 26,760 invertebrates representing 84 taxa were collected and used to rate stream sites using a regional multi-metric benthic index of biotic integrity (BIBI). BIBI scores were significantly correlated with total invertebrate taxa richness. …”
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Nutritional Status and Cardiovascular Health in Female Adolescent Elite-Level Artistic Gymnasts and Swimmers: A Cross-Sectional Study of 31 Athletes by Boštjan Jakše, Barbara Jakše, Nataša Fidler Mis, Borut Jug, Dorica Šajber, Uroš Godnov, Ivan Čuk

“…Gymnasts had higher body mass index (21.5 vs. 20.1 kg/m2, p=0.043) and lower fat free mass (42.4 vs. 46.6 kg, p=0.024) than swimmers and comparable body fat percentage (22.5 vs. 22.8%). …”
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Preoperative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and CEA as the Potential Prognostic Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer by Fu Ming-Sheng, Du Mei-Ling, Cai Xun-Quan, Hu Yuan-Xin, Zhang Wei-Jie, Pan Qin-Cong

“…The clinical characteristics include age at diagnosis, body mass index (BMI), preoperative CEA level, neutrophil , lymphocyte, and platelet count, tumor primary site and size, clinical pathological TNM stage, and survival status were recorded through the review of medical records. …”
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Germ cell quantification in human fetal and prepubertal testis tissues: a comparison of current methodologies by Emma Kearney, David Greenald, Gabriele Matilionyte, Sheila Lane, Melissa D Tharmalingam, Jill Davies, Jan-Bernd Stukenborg, Grace Forsyth, Rod T Mitchell

“…Germ cells were quantified by tubular germ cell density (Method 1), which was compared to methods that require round tubules, including spermatogonial number per round tubular cross section (S/T) (Method 2), fertility index (Method 3) and round tubular germ cell density (Method 4). …”
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Impact of multimorbidity on long-term outcomes in older adults with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome in the North East of England: a multi-centre cohort study of patients u... by Chris Wilkinson, Vijay Kunadian, Benjamin Beska, Abdulla A Damluji, Hanna Ratcovich, Greg B Mills

“…We investigated the impact of multimorbidity on cardiovascular outcomes 5 years after invasive management of NSTE-ACS.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Multicentre study conducted in the north of England.Participants 298 patients aged ≥75 years with NSTE-ACS and referred for coronary angiography, with 264 (88.0%) completing 5-year follow-up.Main outcome measures Multimorbidity was evaluated at baseline with the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI). The primary composite outcome was all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, urgent repeat revascularisation or significant bleeding.Results Mean age was 80.9 (±6.1) years. …”
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