Correlation analysis between mild cognitive impairment and the traditional Chinese medicine body constitution types among the elderly in a community in Changning District, Shanghai by XU Lei, ZHANG Min, WANG Wenwen, YU Li, ZHU Xuting, LYU Xiaorui

“…The highest detection rate of MCI in the elderly are those with a Qi stagnation constitution (10.8%), followed by those with a dampness-heat constitution (9.1%) and a Qi deficiency constitution (8.4%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that advanced age, lower educational level, a history of tuberculosis, and TCM constitutions such as dampness-heat, Qi stagnation, and Qi deficiency were the potential risk factors for MCI.ConclusionThere is a significant association between TCM constitution types such as dampness-heat, Qi stagnation, and Qi deficiency with MCI. …”
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Factors affecting the prolongation of mechanical ventilation in patients after cardiac surgery by Mahdieh Sharifzadeh Kermani, Tania Dehesh, Shiva Pouradeli, Bahareh Soltani Esmaili

“…Potential risk factors before, during, and after surgery were examined and recorded. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the relationship between demographic, clinical variables, and prolonged mechanical ventilation. …”
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Impact of biological sex and gender-related factors on public engagement in protective health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a global survey by Simon L Bacon, Kim L Lavoie, Valeria Raparelli, Louise Pilote, Rubee Dev, Colleen M Norris

“…Objective Given the role of sociocultural gender in shaping human behaviours, the main objective of this study was to examine whether sex and gender-related factors were associated with the public’s adherence to COVID-19-recommended protective health behaviours.Design This was a retrospective analysis of the survey that captured data on people’s awareness, attitudes and behaviours as they relate to the COVID-19 policies.Setting Data from the International COVID-19 Awareness and Responses Evaluation survey collected between March 2020 and February 2021 from 175 countries.Participants Convenience sample around the world.Main outcome measures We examined the role of sex and gender-related factors in relation to non-adherence of protective health behaviours including: (1) hand washing; (2) mask wearing; and (3) physical distancing. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to determine the factors associated with non-adherence to behaviours.Results Among 48 668 respondents (mean age: 43 years; 71% female), 98.3% adopted hand washing, 68.5% mask wearing and 76.9% physical distancing. …”
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Rural–urban and age differences in association between depression and suicidal attempt: a large retrospective clinical sample study in China by Yong Xia, Dandan Ge, Zhonghua Zhang

“…According to the exclusion criteria, 7593 eligible research subjects were obtained. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between depression and SA, combining age and region. …”
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Socioeconomic inequality in hypertension and its determinants in people over 60 years in Fasa, southern Iran: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition by Reza Tabrizi, Reza Pakzad, Maryam Akbari, Azizallah Dehghan, Mozhan Abdollahi, Sina Bazmi, Sina Kardeh, Yaser Sarikhani

“…Initially, we utilized both simple and multiple logistic regression models to investigate the associations between HTN and the determinant variables. …”
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The Relationship Between LRP-5 and LRP-6 Gene Mutations and Postmenopausal Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity by Jun Li, Ya Li, Yunqiu Lu, Siyuan Li, Yecheng Zhu, Chuanbing Sun, Partab Rai, Xuehai Jia

“…OB was identified as a risk factor for T2DM in individuals with the wild-type at locus rs1181334, and the interaction between wild-type and mutant was significant ( P  < .05). 3. Multifactorial logistic regression analysis revealed that BMD (OR 3.755; 95% CI, 1.215-11.608) and triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index (OR 2.855; 95% CI, 1.361-5.986) were risk factors for T2DM in postmenopausal women, whereas alkaline phosphatase (ALP; OR 0.970; 95% CI, 0.945-0.995) and rs4988331 mutation (OR 0.018; 95% CI, 0.006-0.060) were protective factors. …”
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Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy: Assessment of the Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Three-Dose Policy on Birth Outcomes in Rural Northern Ghana by Francis Anto, Ibrahim Haruna Agongo, Victor Asoala, Elizabeth Awini, Abraham Rexford Oduro

“…Chi-square tests and logistic regression were carried out to determine association between antenatal indicators, uptake of IPTp-SP, and birth outcomes using Stata version 13. …”
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Passive Outdoor Host Seeking Device (POHD): Designing and Evaluation against Outdoor Biting Malaria Vectors by Stella T. Kessy, Ladslaus L. Mnyone, Bruno A. Nyundo, Issa N. Lyimo

“…However, the odor-baited devices developed so far are bulky, dependent on the source of electricity and carbon dioxide (CO2), and they are logistically unsuitable for scaling up in surveillance and control of malaria vectors. …”
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Comparing the Prognostic Value of Lactate to the Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Among Sepsis Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study by Bou Chebl R, Haidar S, Kattouf N, Assaf M, Alwan JS, Khamis MM, Abdeldaem K, Makki M, Tamim H, Abou Dagher G

“…Secondary outcomes compared their prognostic value in different septic subgroups.Results: Stepwise logistic regression showed NLR was not associated with in-hospital mortality (OR=1.003, p=0.544), while lactate was significantly associated with in-hospital mortality (OR=1.188, p< 0.0001). …”
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Association between atherogenic index of plasma and future risk of cardiovascular disease in individuals with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages 0–3: a nationwide pros... by Gaoshu Zheng, Jijie Jin, Fei Wang, Qianrong Zheng, Jiaxin Shao, Jiangnan Yao, Pan Huang, Hao Zhou, Jianghua Zhou

“…AIP control level was classified using k-mean cluster analysis. Logistic regression was used to analyse the effect of cumulative AIP (cumAIP) on the incidence of CVD. …”
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Association of reported sleep disturbances with objectively assessed mild cognitive impairment among adults in the United States by Chan Shen, Hao Wang, Arthur Nguimatsa Djiotsop, R. Constance Wiener, Mona Pathak, Sophie Mitra, Patricia A Findley, Usha Sambamoorthi

“…Methods: Longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study were analyzed to explore the association between mild cognitive impairment and three types of sleep disturbances: trouble falling asleep, trouble waking up, and waking up too early. Logistic regression models estimated unadjusted (Model 1) and adjusted associations accounting for sex, race/ethnicity, age, social determinants of health (Model 2), general health (Model 3), depression (Model 4), and pain and physical activity (Model 5). …”
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Predictive value of the New Zealand Early Warning Score for early mortality in low-acuity patients discharged at scene by paramedics: an observational study by Bridget Dicker, Verity Frances Todd, Tony Smith, Andy Swain, Graham Howie, Melanie Moylan, Aroha Brett

“…Of these, 41 406 had sufficient recorded data to calculate an NZEWS.Primary and secondary outcome(s) and measure(s) Binary logistic regression modelling was used to investigate the association between the NZEWS and adverse outcomes of reattendance within 48 hours, mortality within 2 days, mortality within 7 days and mortality within 30 days.Results An NZEWS greater than 0 was significantly associated with all adverse outcomes studied (p&lt;0.01), compared with the reference group (NZEWS=0). …”
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Barriers and facilitators to global access to life-saving skills training: an international cross-sectional survey by Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Freddy Lippert, Lin Zhang, Willem Stassen, So Yeon Joyce Kong, Audrey L Blewer, Yeh Lai Chern, Andrew Fu Wah Ho

“…Data were analysed descriptively and visualised according to countries and regions. Logistic regression was used to identify variables predictive of LST.Results A total of 302 responses from 67 countries were analysed. …”
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Serum Ferritin Levels in Pregnancy and Their Association with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Longitudinal Study by Qin Z, Du Y, Wang Z, Qin X, Wu H, Yu X, Zhao C, Mo L, Huang B

“…We used Spearman’s rank correlation to estimate the association between SF, OS, inflammation and glucose levels. Logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the OR of GDM associated with SF. …”
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Impact of Prior Chronic Kidney Disease and Newly Detected eGFR Impairment at Admission on Outcomes and Prognosis of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients &ndash; A Single-Center Cohort St... by Kania M, Terlecki M, Batko K, Rajzer M, Malecki MT, Krzanowski M

“…Groups A and B were older and had higher cardiometabolic burden compared to group C. Multivariable logistic regression showed that older age, higher CRP, WBC, D-dimer levels, HF, and being in groups A or B were associated with higher in-hospital mortality. …”
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Socioeconomic disparities in child malnutrition: trends, determinants, and policy implications from the Kenya demographic and health survey (2014 - 2022) by Amos O. Okutse, Henry Athiany

“…The determinants of malnutrition are analyzed using multivariate logistic regression. Trends in socioeconomic inequality are analyzed using concentration indices and visualized using concentration curves. …”
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Faktor Risiko yang Berpengaruh terhadap Kejadian Berat Badan Lahir Rendah di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Sagung Adi Sresti Mahayana, Eva Chundrayetti, Yulistini

“…Chi-square test showed anemia<br />(p=0.001) and placental abnormalities (p=0.049) were statistically significant in LBW with premature and dysmature.<br />Logistic regression test indicates anemia (p=0.001) and parity (p=0.022) are statistically influence LBW. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of sub-optimal laboratory monitoring of selected higher risk medicines in Irish general practice: a 5-year retrospective cohort study of community-dwellin... by Fiona Boland, Emma Wallace, Frank Moriarty, Tom Fahey, Caroline McCarthy, Ann Sinéad Doherty, Mark Feighery

“…Poisson regression was used to assess the patient characteristics associated with sub-optimal monitoring and explanatory variables included the number of medicines, age, sex, deprivation and anxiety/depression symptoms. Logistic regression was used to explore the association between baseline sub-optimal monitoring and the odds of adverse health outcomes (unplanned healthcare utilisation, adverse drug reactions and mortality).Results Of 625 participants, the mean age was 77.7 years, 53% were female, the mean number of drugs was 7.3 (SD 3.3) and 499 (79.8%) had ≥1 unmonitored dispensing over 5 years. …”
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Age-stratified analysis of the BMI-kidney stone relationship: findings from a national cross-sectional study by Liuliu Zhou, Wei Gu, Yufeng Jiang, Haimin Zhang

“…BMI was categorized as normal weight (&lt;25.0 kg/m2), overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2), and obesity (≥30.0 kg/m2). Weighted logistic regression models were employed to adjust for multiple confounders, including sex, age, race/ethnicity, education level, smoking history, alcohol consumption, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and physical activity. …”
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Relationship between social capital and medication adherence among frail and pre-frail older people: a cross-sectional study from China by Zixuan Hong, Ying Guo, Wenwen Cao, Chenglin Cao, Zhi Hu, Jing Yan, Ren Chen, Zhongliang Bai

“…This study employed descriptive analysis and binary logistic regression to fit their relationship. Results Among the pre-frail respondents, those with lower social participation (AOR 0.55 [95% CI 0.44–0.69]) had less risk of inadequate medication adherence; while lower social connection (AOR 1.91 [95% CI 1.54–2.36]), lower trust (AOR 2.80 [95% CI 2.25–3.47]), lower cohesion (AOR 2.04 [95% CI 1.65–2.53]), and lower reciprocity (AOR 2.32 [95% CI 1.87–2.88]) were all related to higher odds of inadequate medication adherence. …”
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