Protective factors for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in adolescence: a longitudinal population-based cohort study examining sex differences by Victoria Bakken, Stian Lydersen, Norbert Skokauskas, Anne Mari Sund, Jannike Kaasbøll

“…We used linear (or ordinal logistic) regression analyses with SI (or SA) as dependent variable, and one protective factor, sex and their interaction as covariates. …”
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Pancreatic cancer mortality in South Africa: A case-control study by M L Nhleko, I Edoka, E Musenge

“…Controls were randomly selected to be as similar as possible to the cases, and matched by age, sex and year of death. Conditional logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with pancreatic cancer mortality. …”
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Mapping Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes in Hunan Province, China by Temesgen Yihunie Akalu, Archie C. A. Clements, Zuhui Xu, Liqiong Bai, Kefyalew Addis Alene

“…The spatial clustering of poor treatment outcomes was analyzed using the local Moran’s I and Getis–Ord statistics. A Bayesian logistic regression model was fitted, with the posterior parameters estimated using integrated nested Laplace approximation (INLA). …”
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Prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigenemia and Associated Factors among HIV/AIDS Patients at Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia by Mohabaw Jemal, Teshiwal Deress, Teshome Belachew, Yesuf Adem

“…Data were coded, entered, and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Logistic regression analysis was done to see the association between dependent and independent variables. …”
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Are psychological attitudes towards vaccination an expression of personality? A cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccination in France by Gaëlle Lièvre, Jonathan Sicsic, Simon Galmiche, Tiffany Charmet, Arnaud Fontanet, Judith Mueller

“…Personality traits were evaluated using the French version of the Big Five Inventory (BFI-Fr). Multivariable logistic regressions and Cox models predicting vaccine behaviours were run with the 7C antecedents, both with and without personality traits. …”
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Food safety practice and its associated factors among food handlers working in food and drinking establishments in Hargeisa, Somaliland by Mohamed Mussa Abdilahi, Jonah Kiruja, Abdisamad Shukri Ismail, Soheir H. Ahmed, Faisal Nooh, Ayanle Suleiman Ahmed, Abdiqathar Rashid Kulmie

“…Independent variables with a p-value below 0.25 were included in multivariable logistic regression to identify significant factors, using adjusted odds ratios (AORs) and a 95% confidence interval (CI), with a significance threshold of p < 0.05. …”
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Integrating the A2DS2 Score with 24-Hour ASPECTS and red cell distribution width for enhanced prediction of stroke-associated pneumonia following intravenous thrombolysis: model de... by Sarawut Krongsut, Nat Na-Ek, Atiwat Soontornpun, Niyada Anusasnee

“…The goodness of fit for logistic regression models in relation to the observed data was determined through the Hosmer–Lemeshow method, and the accuracy of the probability predictions was examined using a calibration curve. …”
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Utility of Visceral Adiposity Index and Lipid Accumulation Products to Define Metabolically-Unhealthy Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Asian Indian Women - A Cross Sectional Study by R. A. Shreenidhi, Reeta Mahey, Monika Rajput, Rohitha Cheluvaraju, Ashish D. Upadhyay, Jai Bhagwan Sharma, Garima Kachhawa, Neerja Bhatla

“…Statistical Analysis Used: Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to study the independent role of VAI and LAP to predict MetS. …”
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Analysis of HPV genotype differences in different stages of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by YU Jingmin, CHEN Yan, YANG Xuewen

“…The influencing factors of CIN progression were analyzed, and HPV genotyping was performed logistic regression analysis was used to examine relationship between HPV genotypes and the degree of CIN progression, and the interaction between HPV genotypes and CIN progression-related factors were assessed.ResultsHPV genotype analysis revealed that HPV16, HPV58, HPV18, and HPV52 were the most common genotypes among CIN patients. …”
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Association of TyG index with mortality at 28 days in sepsis patients in intensive care from MIMIC IV database by Heping Xu, Jinyuan Xie, Yan Xia, Huan Niu, Hong Wang, Feng Zhan

“…The primary outcome was 28-day all-cause mortality. Multivariate logistic regression analysis and restricted cubic spline regression analysis were used to assess the relationship between the TyG index and 28-day all-cause mortality in septic patients. …”
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Predictive Value of CCTA Plaque Characteristics for the Progression and Prognosis of Coronary Artery Stenosis by Zhengteng LI, Min WANG, Dongmei PAN, Xiankai WANG

“…The calcification score, calcified component volume, proportion of calcified components, and equivalent mass of calcified plaque in the progression group were lower than those in the non-progression group, whereas punctate calcification incidence was higher than that in the non-progression group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that diabetes (odds ratio OR=3.67, 95% confidence interval CI: 1.21~11.11), vulnerable plaque (OR=3.97, 95% CI: 1.32~11.94), and punctate calcification (OR=5.73, 95% CI: 2.03~16.17) were independent risk factors for stenosis progression, whereas calcification volume (OR=0.986, 95% CI: 0.976~0.997) was an independent protective factor. …”
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Self-reported sleep in late pregnancy in relation to birth size and fetal distress: the E Moe, Māmā prospective cohort study by Laura D Howe, Sarah-Jane Paine, T Leigh Signal, Bronwyn Sweeney, Monique Priston, Diane Muller, Kathy Lee, Mark Huthwaite, Philippa Gander

“…Associations between each sleep variable and small or large for gestational age (SGA/LGA) using customised birthweight centile or fetal distress were estimated using multinomial/logistic regression, controlling for potential confounders. …”
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Identifying the Factors That Drive Health Service Utilization Among Healthy and Non‐Healthy Agers in a Sample of Older Ethiopians: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Amare Belachew, Nicolas Cherbuin, Nasser Bagheri, Richard Burns

“…This study aims to identify factors influencing health service use among healthy and non‐healthy agers, utilizing the Andersen‐Newman model that describes predisposing (including demographic characteristics, social structure, and health beliefs), enabling (related to the logistical aspects of obtaining care, such as personal and community resources), and need factors (referring to the individual's perceived and evaluated health status). …”
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Determinants of induced abortion among second-trimester pregnant women attending Dessie City health facilities, Northeast Ethiopia: a case-control study by Elsabeth Addisu, Bitya Admassu, Wolde Melese Ayele, Kassawmar Angaw, Bezawit Adane

“…Data were assessed in Epi data version 3.1 and analyzed with SPSS version 25. Multivariable logistic regression model was applied to identify determinants of induced abortion. …”
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Relationships between multiple patient safety outcomes and healthcare and hospital-related risk factors in colorectal resection cases: cross-sectional evidence from a nationwide sa... by Ralf Kuhlen, Jochen Schmitt, Felix Walther, Martin Roessler, Peter Scriba, Maria Eberlein-Gonska, Olaf Schoffer

“…Healthcare (eg, weekend surgery), hospital (eg, volume) and case (eg, age) characteristics served as independent covariates in a multilevel logistic regression model. The estimated regression coefficients were transferred into ORs.Results Weekend surgery, emergency admissions and transfers from other hospitals were significantly associated (ORs ranged from 1.1 to 2.6) with poor patient safety outcome (ie, death, renal failure, postoperative respiratory failure) in colon resections and rectum resections. …”
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Modern Contraceptive Use and Influencing Factors in Amhara Regional State: Further Analysis of Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey Data 2016 by Melash Belachew Asresie, Gedefaw Abeje Fekadu, Gizachew Work Dagnew, Yared Mulu Gelaw

“…Both descriptive and logistic regression analyses were performed using STATA V.14. …”
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Low body mass index as a predictor of sputum culture conversion and treatment outcomes among patients receiving treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Lesotho by Lawrence Oyewusi, Chengbo Zeng, KJ Seung, Stephanie Mpinda, Mikanda Kunda, Carole D Mitnick, Makelele Kanu, Meseret Tamirat, Joalane Makaka, Mabatloung Mofolo, Refiloe Maime, Llang Maama, Ninza Senyo, Bamidele Oguntoyinbo, Lwayi Mayombo, Molly F Franke

“…Risk ratios and differences were adjusted for potential confounders using multivariable logistic regression, and estimates were stratified by HIV status. …”
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Bacterial Profile and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Urinary Tract Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern Ethiopia by Ashenafi Tula, Abraham Mikru, Tsegaye Alemayehu, Beyene Dobo

“…Data entry and analysis were conducted using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 20. Descriptive and logistic regression was used to conduct the output of the data. …”
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Assessment of healthcare providers’ knowledge, attitude, and practice toward medical research in southwest Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Hadi Al Sulayyim, Ali Alrashah, Ali Al Mansour, Fahad Al Sleem, Yahya Alfaifi, Mansour Alyami, Ali Alkhudeer, Hassan Al Hutaylah, Yousef Allajam, Abdullah Alkhurais, Noura Alfaifi, Mansour Majrshi, Abdullah Alsulayyim

“…Proportion (%), and median and interquartile range (IQR) were used to represent the data. Logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify associated factors with good knowledge, positive attitude, and good practice. …”
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The relationship between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and early renal injury in population with/without hypertension: analysis of the National health and nutrition examination... by Jingda Huang, Huimin Li, Xu Yang, Chuyue Qian, Yihui Wei, Mindan Sun

“…Participant characteristics were analyzed, and association between DII, hypertension, and early renal injury markers was explored using multiple linear and logistic regression models.Results The average age of participants was 53.9 years. …”
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