Pancreaticoduodenectomy in trauma patients with grade IV–V duodenal or pancreatic injuries: a post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter trial by Jeffry Nahmias, Daniel N Holena, Bellal Joseph, Martin Schreiber, Lisa M Kodadek, Mayur Narayan, Grace Chang, Joe Patton, Abid Khan, Mark Seamon, Jessica H Beard, Michelle T Bover Manderski, Michael A Vella, Ryan Peter Dumas, Haytham Kaafarani, Alison A Smith, Rachel Leah Choron, Christopher Bargoud, Amanda L Teichman, Francesk Mulita, Christine T Trankiem, Hashim Ahmed, Aaron Anderson, Odessa Pulido, Caleb Mentzer, Jane Keating, Mira Ghneim, Reynold Henry, Dane R Scantling, Andrew Benjamin, Christopher W Foote, Carlos H Palacio, Randi N Smith, Meghan Jonikas, Dias Argandykov, Jason D Sciarretta, Joshua P Hazelton, Pascal Udekwu, Jordan Michael Kirsch, Charoo Piplani, Julia Kuzinar, Dustin Hanos, Iman N Afif, Navpreet Kaur Dhillon, Ashling Zhang, Rebekah Devasahayam, Oliver Gunter, Brandi Sun, Chloe S Cao, Jessica K Reynolds, Lauren A Hilt, Karla Echeverria-Rosario, Nathaniel S Fung, Caitlin A Fitzgerald, Jeremy H Levin, JaeHee Yoon, Jacqueline Blank, Christopher J McLaughlin, Rami Al-Aref, Daniel S Howard, Kate Dellonte, Brent Hopkins, Chloe Shell, Evan G Wong, Howard Lieberman, Walter A Ramsey, Collin H Stewart, Claudia Alvarez, John D Berne, Ivan Puente, Ilya Rakitin, Lindsey Perea, Jason Wade, Laura K Mann, Vasileios Mousafeiris, Shari Reid-Gruner, Erica Sais, Lilamarie Moko

“…There was no difference in mortality or readmission. Multivariable logistic regression analysis determined PD to be associated with a 3.8-fold greater odds of GI complication (p=0.010) compared with non-PD. …”
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Social determinants and follow-up care after emergency department discharge for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage by Meghan M. Dillan, Joseph Piktel, Adam Perzynski, Mary Jo Roach, Kristen K. Curtis, Yasir Tarabichi, Lance Wilson, Michael L. Kelly

“…Statistical analysis was performed with logistic regression and Chi-squared tests. Results: The average age of enrolled patients was 53 ± 20 years with 39 % female, 26 % Black, 69 % White, and 6 % Hispanic. …”
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The association of energy or macronutrient intake in three meals with depression in adults with cardiovascular disease: the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination... by Hongquan Xie, Yueying Chen, Jijiao Tang, Yuteng Ma, Ying Liu, Xiyun Ren

“…According to dietary energy or macronutrient intake across three meals, adults with CVD were divided into five groups. Logistic regression analysis was performed to examine associations between energy or macronutrient intake and depression after adjusting for a series of confounding factors, including age, gender, education level, household income, smoking status, drinking status, physical activity, marital status, skipping breakfast/lunch/dinner, total energy, carbohydrate, protein, dietary fiber, SFA, MUFA, and PUFA intake, T2DM and hypertension status, and BMI. …”
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Exploring the relationships between self-efficacy, self-care, and glycaemic control in primary care diabetes management by Le Ho Thi Quynh Anh, Nguyen Vu Quoc Huy, Nguyen Minh Tam, Johan Wens, Anselme Derese, Wim Peersman, Vo Ngoc Ha My, Tran Binh Thang, Nguyen Thi Phuong Anh, Tran Thi Truc Ly, Peter Pype

“…The Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale (DMSES) and Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) questionnaire measured patients’ self-efficacy and self-care practice. Multivariate logistic regression models were developed to explore how SDSCA, DMSES, and their combined effect relate to glycaemic control, adjusting for patient characteristics. …”
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Four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging for noninvasive diagnosis of clinically significant portal hypertension and high-risk gastroesophageal varices in patients with cir... by Jiachen Ji, Yi Xiang, Jinghui Dong, Hanyu Jiang, Tianyi Xia, Yunduo Li, Mengmeng Zhang, Changchun Liu, Xijun Gong, Bo Jin, Wen Shen, Gangfeng Zhu, Jianming Cai, Rui Li, Xiaolong Qi

“…Subsequently, these parameters were incorporated into a logistic regression (LR) model refined using L1 regularization and validated using five-fold cross-validation. …”
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Associations of pro-inflammatory factors and IL-10 levels with degree of suicide risk in adolescents with depression by Wenyuan Liu, Wenyuan Liu, Wenyuan Liu, Wenyuan Liu, Hongyu Zheng, Hongyu Zheng, Hongyu Zheng, Xiaofei Wen, Xiaofei Wen, Xiaofei Wen, Longxing Liu, Longxing Liu, Longxing Liu, Longxing Liu, Yue Yang, Yue Yang, Yue Yang, Yue Yang, Hui Zhong, Hui Zhong, Hui Zhong, Hui Zhong

“…Multiple linear regression analysis showed that IL-10 levels significant were associated with BSI-CV (β = 0.270, t = 2.897, p = 0.005) and HAMA-17 (β = 0.285, t = 3.041, p = 0.003) total scores. In binary logistic regression, after controlling for depressive symptoms, gender, age, BMI, and duration of illness: IL-10 level remained a risk factor for suicidal behavior (OR = 3.224, 95% CI 1.571-6.619 p = 0.001).ConclusionAdolescents with different suicide risk levels differed in plasma levels of pro-inflammatory factors and the anti-inflammatory factor IL-10. …”
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Association of glycemic control with Long COVID in patients with type 2 diabetes: findings from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) by Jane E B Reusch, Rachel Wong, Nasia Safdar, Harold Lehmann, Brijesh Patel, Til Stürmer, Hongfang Liu, Peter Robinson, Elaine Hill, Richard Moffitt, Justin Guinney, Joel Gagnier, Cavin Ward-Caviness, Noha Sharafeldin, Justin Starren, Amit Saha, Lesley Cottrell, Melissa A Haendel, Margaret A Hall, Vignesh Subbian, Kristin Kostka, Farrukh M Koraishy, Andrew E Williams, Robert Hurley, Steve Johnson, Usman Sheikh, Rishi Kamaleswaran, Christopher Dillon, Michele Morris, Randeep Jawa, Hemalkumar Mehta, Benjamin Bates, Tellen D Bennett, Nabeel Qureshi, Katie Rebecca Bradwell, Federico Mariona, Adam B Wilcox, Adam M Lee, Alexis Graves, Amin Manna, Amy Olex, Andrea Zhou, Andrew Southerland, Andrew T Girvin, Anita Walden, Anjali A Sharathkumar, Benjamin Amor, Brian Hendricks, Caleb Alexander, Carolyn Bramante, Charisse Madlock-Brown, Christine Suver, Christopher Chute, Chunlei Wu, Clare Schmitt, Cliff Takemoto, Dan Housman, Davera Gabriel, David A Eichmann, Diego Mazzotti, Eilis Boudreau Don Brown, Elizabeth Zampino, Emily Carlson Marti, Emily R Pfaff, Evan French, Fred Prior, George Sokos, Greg Martin, Heidi Spratt, Hythem Sidky, JW Awori Hayanga, Jami Pincavitch, Jaylyn Clark, Jeremy Richard Harper, Jessica Islam, Jin Ge, Joel H Saltz, Joel Saltz, Johanna Loomba, John Buse, Jomol Mathew, Joni L Rutter, Julie A McMurry, Karen Crowley, Kellie M Walters, Ken Wilkins, Kenneth R Gersing, Kenrick Dwain Cato, Kimberly Murray, Lavance Northington, Lee Allan Pyles, Leonie Misquitta, Lili Portilla, Mariam Deacy, Mark M Bissell, Marshall Clark, Mary Emmett, Mary Morrison Saltz, Matvey B Palchuk, Meredith Adams, Meredith Temple-O'Connor, Michael G Kurilla, Nicole Garbarini, Ofer Sadan, Patricia A Francis, Penny Wung Burgoon, Rafael Fuentes, Rebecca Erwin-Cohen, Richard A Moffitt, Richard L Zhu, Robert T Miller, Saiju Pyarajan, Sam G Michael, Samuel Bozzette, Sandeep Mallipattu, Satyanarayana Vedula, Scott Chapman, T Shawn, Soko Setoguchi O'Neil, Stephanie S Hong, Tiffany Callahan, Umit Topaloglu, Valery Gordon, Warren A Kibbe, Wenndy Hernandez, Will Beasley, Will Cooper, William Hillegass, Xiaohan Tanner Zhang, Samuel Soff, Yun Jae Yoo, Jared Davis Huling, Daniel Brannock, Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Alfred Jerrod Anzalone, Philip RO. Payne, Rena Patel

“…Symptoms were identified as keywords from clinical notes using NLP in respiratory, brain fog, fatigue, loss of smell/taste, cough, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal symptom categories. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the risk of Long COVID by HbA1c range, adjusting for demographics, body mass index, comorbidities, and diabetes medication. …”
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The Effect of Coronary Artery Disease on the Prognosis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Multi-Center Cohort Study by Guoqing Hou, Qian Liao, Huihui Ma, Yan Shu, Shengzhi Zeng, Yongmei Zhou, Liangjun Luo, Gang Zhao, Tao He, Mingjiang Liu, Jianhong Tao, Wei Hua, Xiaoping Li

“…Sudden cardiac death (SCD), cardiovascular death, and all-cause mortality were assessed as outcomes. Using logistic regression, nine indicators were selected for 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM). …”
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The association of travel distance and other patient characteristics with breast cancer stage at diagnosis and treatment completion at a rural Rwandan cancer facility by Kayleigh Bhangdia, Abirami Natarajan, Niclas Rudolfson, Stéphane Verguet, Marcia C. Castro, Jean-Marie Vianney Dusengimana, Cyprien Shyirambere, Lauren E. Schleimer, Lawrence N. Shulman, Aline Umwizerwa, Catherine Kigonya, John Butonzi, Emily MacDuffie, Temidayo Fadelu, Daniel S. O’Neil, Cam Nguyen, Tharcisse Mpunga, Nancy L. Keating, Lydia E. Pace

“…We calculated travel distances using spatial analytic software and used multivariable logistic regression to examine the association of distance and other patient characteristics with late-stage diagnoses and treatment completion within one year of diagnosis. …”
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Associations of co-exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and vitamin D with early lung dysfunction: Mediating roles of metabolic score-visceral adiposity index by Baihao Lin, Wanlu Liu, Hank-Han Wang, Haixia Qian, Xinyu Zhu, Mengya Xu, Yuyu Zheng, Nada Alhazmi, Yansen Bai

“…The interaction effects between vitamin D and PAHs were evaluated using multiple linear and logistic regression models. Causal mediation analyses and structural equation modeling were employed to investigate the mediating roles of metabolic indicators. …”
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Bidirectional effect modifications of temperature and PM2.5 on myocardial infarction morbidity and mortality in Beijing, China from 2007 to 2021 by Piaopiao Hu, Qinghui Zeng, Jie Chang, Moning Guo, Feng Lu, Yue Qi, Zhao Yang, Pingping Jia, Qiuju Deng, Jing Liu

“…Methods: A time-stratified case-crossover study was conducted utilizing high-resolution data of temperature and PM2.5, along with 498,077 MI cases from the citywide registry in Beijing, China from 2007 to 2021. A conditional logistic regression model combined with a distributed lag non-linear model was used to examine linear and categorical effect modifications of temperature and PM2.5 on MI morbidity and mortality. …”
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Prevalence of depression and its correlates among undergraduate health science students in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional study by Bashiru Garba, Samiro Ali Mohamed, Maria Mowlid Mohamed, Hodo Aideed Asowe, Najib Isse Dirie, Yushau Umar, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud, Mohamed Hussein Adam, Jihaan Hassan, Fartun Abdullahi Hassan Orey, Abdullahi Abdirahman Omar, Ibrahim Abdullahi Mohamed, Mohamad Mustaf Ahmed, Samira Abdullahi Moalim

“…The collected data were cleaned and checked for completeness before exporting into SPSS version 27 Statistical software for analysis, where descriptive statistics as well as logistic regression analysis was done to determine the independent predictors of the outcome variable. …”
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Hand size association with ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction in professional baseball players by Michael T. Freehill, MD, Michael Walsh, MD, Nathan Richards, DO, John Morasso, DO, Traci A. Ackron, DO, MPH, Emily Lau, MD, Chaoyang Richard Chen, MD, Corey S. Tremble, ATC, Richard K. Ryu, MD, Stephen E. Lemos, MD, PhD

“…Statistical analysis including t-test, Chi-squared test, Pearson correlation, and binary logistic regression were performed to determine the statistical significance between these hand size measurements and a history of UCLR. …”
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Sex disparity in the association between alcohol consumption and sarcopenia: a population-based study by Longbao Yang, Longbao Yang, Qiuju Ran, Qiuju Ran, Yee Hui Yeo, Zhang Wen, Zhang Wen, Shuyue Tuo, Shuyue Tuo, Yong Li, Yong Li, Jia Yuan, Jia Yuan, Shejiao Dai, Shejiao Dai, Jinhai Wang, Jinhai Wang, Fanpu Ji, Fanpu Ji, Fanpu Ji, Fanpu Ji, Xinxing Tantai, Xinxing Tantai

“…Alcohol exposure was defined as daily alcohol intake, alcohol drinking history, number of drinking days per week, and frequency of binge drinking days per month. Weighted logistic regressions were used to determine associations.ResultsFour cohorts were selected from the NHANES III: cohort 1 (n = 7,592), cohort 2 (n = 12,060), cohort 3 (n = 7,608), and cohort 4 (n = 7,649), corresponding to alcohol exposure categories of daily alcohol intake, drinking history, number of drinking days per week, and frequency of binge drinking days per month. …”
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Assessment of six insulin resistance surrogate indexes for predicting stroke incidence in Chinese middle-aged and elderly populations with abnormal glucose metabolism: a nationwide... by Luqing Jiang, Tengxiao Zhu, Wenjing Song, Ying Zhai, Yu Tang, Fengxia Ruan, Zichen Xu, Lei Li, Xia Fu, Daoqin Liu, Aidong Chen, Qiwen Wu

“…Methods Data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were analysed in this study. Multivariate logistic regression models were applied to analyse the relationships of IR surrogate indexes with stroke risk. …”
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Ventilatory variables and computed tomography features in COVID-19 ARDS and non–COVID-19-related ARDS: a prospective observational cohort study by Li-Chung Chiu, Hsin-Hsien Li, Yu-Hsiang Juan, How-Wen Ko, Scott Chih-Hsi Kuo, Chung-Shu Lee, Tien-Ming Chan, Yu-Jr Lin, Li-Pang Chuang, Han-Chung Hu, Kuo-Chin Kao, Ping-Chih Hsu

“…The CT severity score for each of the five lung lobes and total CT scores were all significantly higher in the non–COVID-19 group (all p < 0.05). Multivariable logistic regression models revealed that Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was independently associated with mortality in the COVID-19 group. …”
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Factors associated with non-response and nutritional status of non-responders at 6-month post-discharge: a cohort study nested in a MUAC-based nutrition programme for acutely malno... by Maguy Daures, Jérémie Hien, Cécile Cazes, Rodrigue Alitanou, Laure Saillet, Benjamin Séri, Ahmad Ag Mohamed Aly, Oumarou Maidadji, Atté Sanoussi, Aboubacar Mahamadou, Mathias Altmann, Kevin Phelan, Renaud Becquet, Susan Shepherd

“…Non-responders received a home visit six-months post-discharge. Logistic regression was used to analyze factors associated with non-responders compared with children who recovered.ResultsOf the 1,112 children enrolled, 909 recovered and 139 were non-responders, of which 127 (80.6%) had significant MUAC gain (mean: +9.6 mm, sd = 5.1) at discharge. …”
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Predictors of developing severe COVID-19 among hospitalized patients: a retrospective study by Hussain Abduljaleel Alkhalifa, Ehab Darwish, Zaenb Alsalman, Aman Alfaraj, Abdullah Alkhars, Fatimah Alkhalifa, Mohammed Algaraash, Ahmed Mohammed Elshebiny, Emad Alkhoufi, Khaled Mohamed Amin Elzorkany

“…Comparative tests as well as both univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify risk factors for developing severe COVID-19 and poor outcomes.ResultsBased on the comparative statistical tests patients with severe COVID-19 were statistically significantly associated with older age and had higher respiratory rate, longer hospital stay, and higher prevalence of diabetes than non-severe cases. …”
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The temporal change of heat exposure and adaptation capacity in Chinese adults from 1994 to 2023 by Xiaohui Ji, Haomin Tan, Shaoli Huang, Zhongguo Huang, Jianxiong Hu, Jianxiong Hu, Guanhao He, Fengrui Jing, Ziqiang Lin, Mengen Guo, Tao Liu, Wenjun Ma, Wenjun Ma

“…The Chi square test was employed to compare the difference between different demographic subgroups during 2014–2023. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the risk factors of air conditioner ownership.ResultsMost respondents (94.6%) thought ambient temperature had been increasing, and 57.0% people thought climate change impacted their health. …”
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Dog demography and ecology with reference to rabies in the Amhara region, Ethiopia by Liuel Yizengaw Adnie, Wudu Temesgen Jemberu, Adane Bahiru Woreta, Adugna Berju, Araya Mengistu, Zeleke Tesema Wondie, Wassie Molla, Sefinew Alemu Mekonnen

“…The ecology and demography of owned dogs in the selected areas were recorded and described using descriptive statistics. Mixed-effect logistic regression models were used to identify factors associated with dog ownership and rabies occurrence. …”
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