Eye tracking based clustering using the Korean version of the reading the mind in the eyes test by Se Jun Koo, Eun Jung Cha, Jee Eun Min, Eunchong Seo, Eun Lee, Suk Kyoon An

“…The k-means algorithm was adopted, and the optimised number of clusters was determined using the elbow, silhouette and NbClust methods. Furthermore, multivariate analysis was employed to determine whether there were differences among the clusters in the neurocognitive and other ToM tests. …”
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Hepatic Encephalopathy after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in Patients with Recurrent Variceal Hemorrhage by Popovič Peter, Zore Andrej, Šurlan Popovič Katarina, Garbajs Manca, Skok Pavel

“…The incidence of new or worsening portosystemic encephalopathy was 24.3% in TIPS group and 10.7% in ET group. Multivariate analysis showed that ET treatment (P=0.031), age of >65 years (P=0.022), pre-existing HE (P=0.045), and Child's class C (P=0.051) values were independent predictors for the occurrence of HE. …”
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Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression Is a Predictive Marker for Late Recurrence in Colorectal Cancer by Sung Hoo Kim, Byung Kyu Ahn, Seung Sam Paik, Kang Hong Lee

“…Positive COX-2 expression was correlated with late recurrence (>3 years after surgery) [43.5% versus 13.5%; P=0.001]. In multivariate analysis, COX-2 expression was an independent factor associated with late recurrence (OR 4.656; 95% CI, 1.696 to 12.779; P=0.003). …”
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Outcome for Patients with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Is Not Dependent on Race/Ethnicity by Quyen D. Chu, Amanda E. Henderson, Fred Ampil, Benjamin D. L. Li

“…The 5-year overall survival was 77% for African-American women versus 72% for Caucasian women (𝑃=0.95). On multivariate analysis, race/ethnicity had an impact on disease-free survival (𝑃=0.027) but not on overall survival (𝑃=0.98). …”
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INTERSTRAIN DIFFERENCES IN EMOTIONAL AND WEIGHT INDICES IN GC RATS WITH CATATONIC RESPONSE AND WISTAR RATS by T. A. Alekhina, R. V. Kozhemjakina

“…The following indices were measured: time of cataleptic freezing, excitement level, blood pressure, acoustic startle response, seizure  activity, and weights of the heart, kidneys, adrenals, and spleen. Multivariate analysis methods were applied: factor analysis and principal component analysis. …”
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Prognostic value of the lactate dehydrogenase to albumin ratio in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with the first-line PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors combined with... by Meifeng Luo, Huiting Wei, Moqin Qiu, Cuiyun Su, Ruiling Ning, Shaozhang Zhou

“…ROC analysis found the optimal LAR cutoff value was 5.0, resulting in a sensitivity of 78.87% and a specificity of 44.6% (area under the ROC curve 0.622; P = 0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed a significant positive association between LAR and overall survival (OS) after adjusting for confounders (HR = 2.22, 95% CI = 1.25-3.96, P = 0.007). …”
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Organized Sports, Overweight, and Physical Fitness in Primary School Children in Germany by Clemens Drenowatz, Ronald P. Steiner, Susanne Brandstetter, Jochen Klenk, Martin Wabitsch, Jürgen M. Steinacker

“…Multiple logistic regression as well as multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used to determine associations between physical fitness, participation in organized sports, and body weight. …”
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Prevalence and economic costs of diarrheal illness among adult slum dwellers in Khulna City, Bangladesh by Faijan Bin Halim, Mohammed Ziaul Haider

“…Descriptive statistics, logistic regression, and a multivariate analysis with a generalized linear model of Poisson, and a Tobit model were conducted using STATA software. …”
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Baseline hydro-geochemical characteristics of groundwater in Abu Ali watershed (Northern Lebanon) by Rachad Al Haj, Mohammad Merheb, Jalal Halwani, Baghdad Ouddane

“…The data were analyzed using hydrogeochemical plots and multivariate analysis. New insights for the region: Results show that the dominant hydrochemical facies are Ca-HCO₃ and Ca-Mg-HCO₃, while rock-water interaction is the primary geochemical process. …”
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Study on the status of liver function abnormalities and its related factors in patients with severe mental disorders in Shanghai community by ZHANG Yixuan, CHEN Chunmei, ZHU Youwei, ZHU Yi, HE Siyuan, LIU Yanli, WANG Na, CAI Jun, XIE Bin, ZHANG Weibo

“…Binary logistic regression analysis was used for multivariate analysis of the status of abnormal liver function, and the effects of mental disorder types and medication status on liver function were analyzed, simultaneously.ResultsA total of 7 251 patients with SMD were finally included into this study, and the rate of liver function abnormality was 22.7%, of which 694 cases (9.6%) had ALT abnormality and 1 084 cases (14.9%) had TBil abnormality. …”
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Predictive Value of Novel Inflammation-Based Biomarkers for Pulmonary Hypertension in the Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Huanhuan Zuo, Xiaochen Xie, Jiahuan Peng, Lixin Wang, Rong Zhu

“…NLR, PLR, and SII values were all associated with PH (p<0.05) in the univariate analysis, but not in the multivariate analysis. The AUC of NLR used for predicting PH was 0.701 and was higher than PLR and SII. …”
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Socioeconomic risk factors of hypertension and blood pressure among persons aged 15–49 in Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Sushant Joshi, Bishnu Bahadur Thapa

“…Objectives This study estimated the prevalence of hypertension, in accordance with the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association’s 2017 guidelines, and examined the association between various socioeconomic factors and systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and hypertension.Setting and design We used nationally representative data from the 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey. Multivariate analysis was used to study the association of hypertension with socioeconomic factors: logistic regression was used for hypertension and linear regression was used for DBP and SBP.Participants Our sample consisted of 9827 adults between the ages of 15 and 49 years.Results The prevalence of hypertension was 36%. …”
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Long-term survival and clinical implications of allogeneic stem cell transplantation in relapse/refractory lymphoma: A 20-year Singapore experience by Wei Sheng Joshua Loke, Jean Rachel Catapia, Chay Lee Low, Francesca Lim, Jeffrey Quek, Hein Than, Yeow Tee Goh, Yeh Ching Linn, Colin Phipps Diong, Aloysius Ho, William Hwang, Chung Cheng Jordan Hwang, Aditi Ghosh, Liang Pui Koh, Lip Koon Tan, Joanne Lee, Li Mei Michelle Poon, Cheng Kiat Lawrence Ng

“…On univariate analysis, complete remission status at transplant and RIC confers superior OS. On multivariate analysis, HL was associated with superior OS compared to NHL, whereas matched unrelated donor transplant was associated with significantly inferior OS compared to matched sibling donor. …”
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Increased B Cell-Activating Factor Expression Is Associated with Postoperative Recurrence of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps by Fang Zhang, Zhenhang Xu, Xi He, Yi Sun, Chong Zhao, Jianhui Zhang

“…The serum BAFF concentrations were significantly higher in the recurrent CRSwNP group in comparison with the primary group (P<0.05). Multivariate analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve presented that serum BAFF levels were associated with the postoperative recurrence in CRSwNP patients (P<0.05). …”
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Factors Associated with Apgar Score among Newborns Delivered by Cesarean Sections at Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa by Mohammed Suleiman Obsa, Getahun Molla Shanka, Misrak Woldayohannes Menchamo, Robera Olana Fite, Meron Abrar Awol

“…Bivariate and multivariate analysis was used to identify factors associated with Apgar score. …”
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Insecticide-treated nets utilization and influencing factors on middle school students in Southeast Nigeria. A cross-sectional study by Egbobe JohnPaul Otuomasiri, Magnus Michael Sichalwe, Ezaka Ephraim Ibeabuchi

“…Bivariate analysis utilized cross-tabulation, while multivariate analysis involved linear regression. Results: Most (96.6 %) were aware of ITNs, but regular usage was low at 20.6 %. …”
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Low Back Pain and Associated Factors among Primary School Teachers in Mekele City, North Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Aregawi Kebede, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe, Haile Woldie, Melaku Kindie Yenit

“…According to the multivariate analysis, the pain was associated with teachers’ sleeping disturbance (AOR = 6.99; 95% CI: 2.20, 13.63), prolonged standing (AOR = 4.78; 95% CI: 3.75, 9.32), and irregular physical exercise (AOR = 1.46; 95% CI: 1.29, 5.10). …”
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Comparison of CRP, Procalcitonin, Neutrophil Counts, Eosinophil Counts, sTREM-1, and OPN between Pneumonic and Nonpneumonic Exacerbations in COPD Patients by Shan Mou, Wei Zhang, Yan Deng, Zhijun Tang, Depeng Jiang

“…CRP fared best at predicting AECOPD with CAP (p<0.05 for the test of difference), while OPN had similar accuracy with Neu, PCT, and purulent sputum (p>0.05 for the test of difference). Multivariate analysis, including clinical symptoms and biomarkers, suggested that CRP ≥15.8 mg/dL at day 1 was a only promising predictor of pneumonia in AECOPD. …”
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The Impact of Locoregional Therapy in Nonmetastatic Inflammatory Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study by Mahvish Muzaffar, Helen M. Johnson, Nasreen A. Vohra, Darla Liles, Jan H. Wong

“…The addition of radiation therapy was also associated with improved 5-year survival (55% versus 40%, p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that black race HR (1.22, 95% CI 1.18–1.35), ER negative status (HR 1.22, 95% CI 1.16–1.28), and higher grade (HR 1.14, 95% CI 1.07–1.20) were associated with poor outcome. …”
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Real-world assessment to estimate multiple attributes related to treatment cost driver for mantle cell lymphoma in Japan by econometric modeling by Saaya Tsutsué, Shinichi Makita, Hiroya Asou, Anila Mathew, Yuki Kado, Koki Idehara, Seok-Won Kim, Dilinuer Ainiwaer

“…Structural equation modeling (SEM) is an advanced multivariate analysis framework used to assess the relationships between observed and latent variables within predefined causal models. …”
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