Altered CD73-Adenosine Signaling Linked to Infection in Patients undergoing hemodialysis by Xiang F, Zhang Z, Nie Y, Cao X, Li Y, Chen X, Gong S, Zou J, Teng J, Ding X, Shen B

“…Kaplan–Meier curves and Cox regression analyses were used to evaluate the relationship between CD73+T cells and infections; meanwhile, multiple logistic regression analysis was used to analyze differences among infection groups. …”
Get full text

Public insight into knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study from the West Bank, Palestine by Haya Jebreen Mohammed Warasna, Bashar Yaser Hasan Awad, Mohamad A. Banat, Mohammad Yaser Hasan Awad, Ahmed Farid Gadelmawla, Jameel Suliman, Tarek A. Owais, Ahmad J. Warasna

“…R Statistical Software was used for data analysis, which included descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and logistic regression to explore the relationships between demographic factors and osteoarthritis knowledge, whereby a p-value of ≤ 0.05 was set up as a significance level. …”
Get full text

Healthy Eating Index-2015 and Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity as Predictors of Prediabetes: A Case-Control Study by Jamal Rahmani, Karim Parastouei, Maryam Taghdir, Heitor O. Santos, Farinaz Hosseini Balam, Mohsen Saberi Isfeedvajani

“…The lowest tertile of HEI-2015 and DTAC was considered as the reference category, and logistic regression was used to estimate the relationship between prediabetes with HEI-215 and DTAC. …”
Get full text

Knowledge, attitude, and reasons for non-uptake of human papilloma virus vaccination among nursing students by Soni Chauhan, Surya Kant Tiwari, Vishal Dubey, Pragya Tripathi, Priyanka Pandey, Anuj Singh, Narendra Pal Singh Choudhary

“…Descriptive statistics summarized the data, while binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses identified factors associated with knowledge, attitude, and willingness for HPV vaccination. …”
Get full text

Patient-reported symptoms and admission pathways in stroke mimics versus confirmed stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a cross-sectional observational study by Jawad Haider Butt, Christina Kruuse, Heidi Shil Eddelien, Viktor Frederik Idin Sørensen

“…The surveys were conducted from February 2018 to January 2019.Setting Two non-comprehensive stroke centres in Denmark.Participants Patients≥18 years (no upper age limit) admitted with symptoms of stroke to one of the non-comprehensive stroke centres or transferred from a comprehensive- or primary stroke centre were eligible for inclusion. 592 patients were included.Outcome measures Symptoms or clinical factors associated with stroke mimics. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with mimics. …”
Get full text

A prediction nomogram for residual after negative pressure aspiration for endogenic cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy: a retrospective study by Yan Lei, Na Zhang, Yu Liu, Xin Du

“…Independent predictive factors were established using multivariate logistic regression. The resulting nomogram was validated using 1,000 bootstrap resampling, and calibration curves were plotted. …”
Get full text

Affordability of Essential Medicines and Associated Factors in Public Health Facilities of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia by Eyassu Mathewos Oridanigo, Waju Beyene Salgedo, Feyera Gebissa Kebene

“…Following this, they were entered into EpiData 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed using the backward LR method to identify factors independently associated with dependent variables. …”
Get full text

Correlation Between Inflammatory Markers and Pathogenic Bacteria in Children’s Winter Respiratory Infections in Xinjiang by Wang L, Wang W, Wang J, Zhu L, Luo J

“…The results of the multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that inflammatory markers, including white blood cell count (WBC) (OR 3.85, 95% CI: 1.116– 1.623), neutrophils (NE) (OR 2.26, 95% CI: 1.091– 1.312), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (HsCRP) (OR 1.95, 95% CI: 1.068– 14.640), lymphocytes (OR 1.30, 95% CI: 1.045– 1.134), platelet count (OR 1.34, 95% CI: 1.625– 2.760), and C-reactive protein (CRP) (OR 3.80, 95% CI: 1.232– 2.379), were significantly associated with the presence of pathogenic bacteria.Conclusion: There was significant correlation between inflammatory markers and pathogenic bacteria in patients with lower respiratory tract infection in Xinjiang region.Keywords: correlation, inflammatory markers, lower respiratory tract infection, pathogenic bacteria…”
Get full text

The effects of alcohol on recovery from musculoskeletal trauma and injuries by Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi, Vincent Arriola, Daniel Arriola, Deyu Pan, Kaveh Dehghan, Emad Alamoutifard, Elby Washington

“…The study included patients aged 18 years or older with musculoskeletal injuries categorized by injury sites (head/neck, trunk, and extremities) and alcohol misuse (abuse or dependence). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess the independent association of alcohol misuse with the outcome variables, controlling for age, gender, ethnicity, and insurance status. …”
Get full text

Individual, household, and community-level factors associated with high-risk fertility behaviour among Nigerian women: secondary analysis of the 2018 demographic and health survey... by Michael Ekholuenetale, Chimezie Igwegbe Nzoputam, Amadou Barrow, Amit Arora

“…A multilevel multivariable binary logistic regression model was utilised to examine the factors associated with HRFB. …”
Get full text

Prognostic Value of the Red Blood Cell Distribution Width-to-Albumin Ratio in Critically Ill Older Patients with Acute Kidney Injury: A Retrospective Database Study by Lei Guo, Dezhun Chen, Bihuan Cheng, Yuqiang Gong, Benji Wang

“…We generated Cox proportional hazards and logistic regression models to determine RA’s prognostic values and subgroup analyses to determine the subgroups’ mortality. …”
Get full text

Burnout Syndrome among Emergency Physicians and Nurses in Abha and Khamis Mushait Cities, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia by Abdulghani M. Alqahtani, Nabil J. Awadalla, Safar A. Alsaleem, Awad S. Alsamghan, Mohammed Abadi Alsaleem

“…The overall prevalence of burnout among healthcare professionals was 16.3%. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that male healthcare professionals were at almost higher three-folded risk for developing burnout compared to females (aOR=2.76; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.21-6.28, p=0.017)). …”
Get full text

Implementation of multidisciplinary team decisions on the management of complex bone and joint infections: an observational study by Jaap L.J. Hanssen, Henrica M.J. van der Linden, Martha T. van der Beek, Robert J.P. van der Wal, Marco F. Termaat, Mark G.J. de Boer, Henk Scheper

“…Factors possibly associated with non-implementation were statistically analyzed using logistic regression. Results The analysis included 1321 MDT decisions on 509 patients. …”
Get full text

Determinants of Anemia among Pregnant Women at Public Hospitals in West Shewa, Central Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study by Berhanu Senbeta Deriba, Elias Teferi Bala, Gizachew Abdissa Bulto, Tinsae Abeya Geleta, Agumas Fentahun Ayalew, Addis Adera Gebru, Habtamu Oljira Desta, Mengistu Benayew Shiferaew, Lidya Zerihun Sahile

“…Binary and multiple logistic regression analyses were computed to identify the determinants of anemia. …”
Get full text

Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Warfarin Dosing Algorithm for Cardiovascular Patients in Indonesia: A Tailored Method to Anticoagulation Therapy by Putriana NA, Latarissa IR, Rusdiana T, Rostinawati T, Akbar MR

“…Statistical analyses included both bivariate and multivariate analyses (logistic regression) with a significance level set at < 0.05.Results: Statistical analysis using the Kruskal–Wallis test showed that the CC, CT, and TT genotypes were significantly associated with warfarin dose (p = 0.02). …”
Get full text

Breast cancer risk assessment based on a predictive model: evaluation of risk factors among Japanese women by Michiyo Yamada, Takashi Chishima, Takashi Ishikawa, Kazutaka Narui, Sadatoshi Sugae, Peter J. Tonellato, Itaru Endo

“…Methods This retrospective case–control study of 2,494 Japanese women included data from an original, paper-based questionnaire. The logistic regression models included 18 variables from 6 risk factors based on menopausal status (PRE, premenopausal; PERI, perimenopausal; and POST, postmenopausal). …”
Get full text

Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion Combined With Anterolateral Fixation and Cement Augmentation for the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Diseases in the Elderly Population: A Retrospe... by Weiqi Han, Lei He, Fei Wang, Xiaofeng Zhao, Cong Jin

“…Clinical and radiographic outcomes were compared among the groups, and logistic regression analyses were performed to identify risk factors for cage subsidence after OLIF. …”
Get full text

Minimum Dietary Diversity and Associated Factors among Lactating Mothers in Ataye District, North Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Lemma Getacher, Gudina Egata, Tadesse Alemayehu, Agegnehu Bante, Abebaw Molla

“…Data were entered into EpiData version 4.2.0.0 and exported to the statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 24 for analysis using the logistic regression model. Results. The prevalence of minimum dietary diversity among lactating mothers was 48.8% (95% CI: (44.7%, 52.9%). …”
Get full text

Association of biochemical indicators with multimorbidity in 19,624 older adult individuals with chronic diseases: a study from Jindong District, Jinhua City, China by Qihuan Yao, Guozhong Chen

“…Chi-square tests and logistic regression were employed to evaluate the potential factors of biochemical indicators related to multimorbidity of chronic diseases.ResultsThe multimorbidity rate of chronic diseases in older adult patients is 70.3%. …”
Get full text

Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Pregnant Women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Prevalence, Causal Agents, and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility by Ketema Bizuwork, Haile Alemayehu, Girmay Medhin, Wondwossen Amogne, Tadesse Eguale

“…Of 281 pregnant women examined, 44 (15.7%) were positive for ASBU. Logistic regression analysis of the putative risk factors tested in the current study showed that none of them were significantly associated with the occurrence of ASBU (p>0.05). …”
Get full text