Apolipoprotein A-V Is a Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Predictor in Pediatric Patients with Sepsis: A Prospective Pilot Study in PICU by Chunxia Wang, Yun Cui, Huijie Miao, Xi Xiong, Jiaying Dou, Lujing Shao, Xiaomeng Tang, Yucai Zhang

“…The correlation of ApoA5 with the clinical and laboratory parameters was analyzed. Logistic regression analyses and receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis were used to investigate the potential role of serum ApoA5 as a prognostic predictor for PICU mortality in pediatric patients with sepsis. …”
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Nonlinear Association Between the Liver Fat Content and the Risk of Hyperuricemia in Prediabetic Individuals: Evidence from Cross-Sectional Health Screening Data in China by Liu A, Li X, Zhang X, Chen K, Zou Z, Sun Y, Zhou J, Li Z, Wu X, Lv X, Li H, Guo Z, Li Y

“…Statistical analyses included multivariate logistic regression, limited cubic spline regression models, and subgroup analyses to explore the association between LFC and hyperuricemia among individuals with pre-diabetes.Results: The prevalence of hyperuricemia among the 2,950 prediabetic individuals was observed to be 22.20%. …”
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miR-149-3p Is a Potential Prognosis Biomarker and Correlated with Immune Infiltrates in Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma by Xiaoyuan Lu, Li Jing, Sicong Liu, Haihong Wang, Buze Chen

“…The Kruskal–Wallis test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and logistic regression were used to analyze the relationship between clinical characteristics and miR-149-3p expression. …”
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Determinants of Dietary Diversity Practice among Pregnant Women in the Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Tolesa Gemeda Gudeta, Ayana Benti Terefe, Girma Teferi Mengistu, Seboka Abebe Sori

“…To determine factors associated with dietary diversity, bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models were used to obtain crude odds ratio (COR), adjusted odds ratios (AOR), and 95 percent confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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The prevalence and influencing factors of COVID-19 in pregnant women post-relaxation of epidemic control measures in Hunan Province, China by Yingxia Wang, Yixu Liu, Kehan Zou, Min Yang, Yinglan Wu, Donghua Xie

“…The impacts of COVID-19 on adverse pregnancy outcomes were limited. Logistic multivariable regression analysis showed that pregnant women with an education level of junior college and above (OR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.18, 1.64), those with a monthly household income ≥ 3,000 yuan and above (OR = 1.18, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.34), those who lived with their family during family member infection (OR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.32, 1.66), and those with pulmonary (OR = 1.41, 95% CI: 1.07, 1.85) or other (OR = 1.40, 95% CI: 1.19, 1.65) underlying diseases were more likely to have COVID-19. …”
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Changes in the critical nutrient content of packaged foods and beverages after the full implementation of the Chilean Food Labelling and Advertising Law: a repeated cross-sectional... by Natalia Rebolledo, Pedro Ferrer-Rosende, Marcela Reyes, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Camila Corvalán

“…To assess the changes in proportions, we used Firth’s bias-reduced logistic regression models and the Cochran-Armitage test for trends. …”
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Painting a portrait: Analysis of national health survey data for cancer genetic counseling by Monica H. Stamp, Ora K. Gordon, Christopher P. Childers, Kimberly K. Childers

“…Bivariate analysis and subsequent multivariable logistic regression were performed with stratification by cancer status (affected/unaffected). …”
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Factors Influencing the Development of Metachronous Fractures in Patients with Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures Treated with Conservative Management or Vertebroplasty by Fernando Ruiz Santiago, Lucía Bueno Caravaca, Francisco Garrido Sanz, Paula María Jiménez Gutiérrez, David Luengo Gómez, Mario Rivera Izquierdo, José Manuel Benítez, Antonio Jesús Láinez Ramos-Bossini

“…We performed descriptive and contrastive bivariate analyses based on the presence of MFs and univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses to obtain adjusted and crude odds ratios (aOR and cOR, respectively) for predicting MFs. …”
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Under-Five Mortality and Associated Risk Factors in Rural Settings of Ethiopia: Evidences from 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey by Shewayiref Geremew Gebremichael, Setegn Muche Fenta

“…The chi-square test of association and logistic regression were used to determine the associated risk factors of under-five children mortality. …”
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Utilization and quality of primary and specialized palliative homecare in nursing home residents vs. community dwellers: a claims data analysis by Juliane Poeck, Franziska Meissner, Bianka Ditscheid, Markus Krause, Ulrich Wedding, Cordula Gebel, Ursula Marschall, Gabriele Meyer, Werner Schneider, Antje Freytag

“…Analyses were conducted using simple and multiple logistic regression. Data were standardized by age and gender. …”
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Differentiations in Illness Duration, Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone, Glucose and P300 Latency Between Drug-Naïve Unipolar and Bipolar Depression: A Comparative Cross-Sectional S... by Li C, Yang L, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Li R, Jia F, Wang L, Ma X, Yao K, Tian H, Liu Z, Zhuo C

“…Fasting serum levels of free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), as well as fasting plasma glucose (FPG), lipid, C-reactive protein (CRP), and uric acid (UA) indicators were measured.Results: Patients with BD had longer illness duration and P300 latency and lower FT3 levels, but higher levels of TSH and FPG than patients with UD (all P< 0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis indicated illness duration, TSH, FPG, and P300 latency were significantly associated with BD. …”
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Differential management and associations of dyslipidaemia and hypertension by glycaemic status in urban South Africans by N Peer, L Kotzé-Hörstmann, J Hill, A-P Kengne

“…Data collection comprised administered questionnaires, clinical measurements and biochemical analyses. Multivariable logistic regressions determined the associations with hypertension and dyslipidaemia management in separate models. …”
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Oxidative balance score and its association with chronic inflammatory airway diseases and mortality: a population-based study by Zhuanbo Luo, Shiyu Chen, Peixu Chen, Feng Qiu, Weina Huang, Chao Cao

“…In cross-sectional studies, the association between OBS and the prevalence of total and specific CIAD was examined using multiple logistic regressions. Dose–response relationships were analyzed through restricted cubic spline regression (RCS). …”
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Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and contrast-induced nephropathy in chronic total occlusion patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention by Serdar Söner, Adem Aktan, Raif Kılıç, Hamdullah Güzel, Ercan Taştan, Metin Okşul, Adnan Duha Cömert, Mehmet Sait Coşkun, Hülya Tosun Söner, Tuncay Güzel

“…Results The mean age of the patients (65.8 ± 10.94 vs. 61.68 ± 11.4, P = 0.009), diabetes mellitus (60 [44.8%] vs. 11 [13.1%], P < 0.001), and dyslipidemia rates (52 [38.8%] vs. 21 [25%], P = 0.036) were higher in group 1. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, it was seen that age (OR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.01–1.08, P = 0.020), chronic kidney disease (OR = 2.34, 95% CI = 1.02–5.33, P = 0.044), peripheral artery disease (OR = 5.66, 95% CI = 1.24–25.91, p = 0.026), LVEF (OR = 0.95, 95% CI = 0.92–0.99, P = 0.005), LDL cholesterol levels (OR = 1.00, 95%CI = 1.00–1.02, P = 0.024) and TyG index (OR = 2.17, 95% CI = 1.21–3.89, P = 0.009) were independent predictors of the development of CIN. …”
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Association between poor oral health and deterioration of appetite in older age: results from longitudinal analyses of two prospective cohorts from the UK and USA by Sheena E Ramsay, Olia Papacosta, S Goya Wannamethee, John C Mathers, Peter H Whincup, Lucy Lennon, Ziyi Cai, Suruchi G Ganbavale, Robert Weyant

“…In the BRHS, changes in oral health over time were also assessed. Logistic regression models were adjusted for sociodemographic, behavioural and health-related factors.Results Cross-sectionally, poor self-rated oral health, dry mouth, eating or chewing difficulty, food avoidance and cumulative oral health problems were associated with appetite loss in both studies. …”
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Prevalence, Pattern and Factors Associated with Developmental Delay amongst Under-5 Children in Nigeria: Evidence from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011–2017 by Olayide Olubunmi Olabumuyi, Obioma Chukwudi Uchendu, Pauline Aruoture Green

“…Using the Chi-square test and multivariate binomial logistic regression, factors linked to developmental delay were identified, with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) provided and the significance level set at 5%. …”
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Factors and Reasons Associated with Hesitating to Seek Care for Migraine: Results of the OVERCOME (US) Study by Robert E. Shapiro, Eva Jolanda Muenzel, Robert A. Nicholson, Anthony J. Zagar, Michael L. Reed, Dawn C. Buse, Susan Hutchinson, Sait Ashina, Eric M. Pearlman, Richard B. Lipton

“…Supervised machine learning (random forest, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator) identified factors associated with hesitation; logistic regression models assessed association of factors on hesitation. …”
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The Association Between Medication Adherence, Internalized Stigma and Social Support Among Outpatients with Major Depressive Disorder in a Malaysian Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Stu... by Halim R, Kaur M, Syed Mokhtar SS, Chemi N, Sajatovic M, Tan YK, Siau CS, Ng CG

“…Simple and multiple logistic regression and mediation analyses were conducted.Results: Of the 268 participants (69% female), 57.1% were suboptimally or moderately adherent to their medication. …”
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Regulatory problems and developmental psychopathology within the first 2 years of living—a nested in cohort population-based study by Janni Ammitzbøll, Janni Ammitzbøll, Anne Lise Olsen, Susanne Landorph, Christian Ritz, Anne Mette Skovgaard, Anne Mette Skovgaard

“…Data analyses included logistic regression models and analyses of the mediation effect of maternal mental health and relationship problems.ResultsRP of sleep were associated with a 2-fold increased risk of child mental disorder specifically sleep disorders, adjusted odds ratio (OR) 9.3 [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.0–42.9], disorders of behavior and emotions, adjusted OR 2.9 (95% CI: 1.0–8.4), and DC:0-3R regulatory disorders, adjusted OR 2.7 (95% CI: 1.0–7.5). …”
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Association of Serum Ferritin Levels With Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Overweight/Obese US Populations: A Population-Based Study From the NHANES by Zhang Y, Zhou P, Xu C, Su H, Li R, Sun L, Yang Y

“…Participants were categorized into quartiles (Q1-Q4) based on their ln-transformed serum ferritin levels. Multivariable logistic regression and restricted cubic spline regression (RCS) investigate associations. …”
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