Association between red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio at admission and all-cause mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis based on the MIMIC-III database. by Qingsong Wu, Lianyi Liao, Qingjun Deng

“…Kaplan-Meier survival analysis demonstrated a statistically significant increase in 28-day mortality among patients in the high RAR group compared to those in the low RAR group. Multivariate analysis indicated that potassium levels, total bilirubin, blood urea nitrogen, lactate, partial thromboplastin time, neutrophil and RAR were independently associated with the 28-day mortality. …”
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Elevated Circulating Angiogenic Progenitors and White Blood Cells Are Associated with Hypoxia-Inducible Angiogenic Growth Factors in Children with Sickle Cell Disease by Solomon F. Ofori-Acquah, Iris D. Buchanan, Ifeyinwa Osunkwo, Jerry Manlove-Simmons, Feyisayo Lawal, Alexander Quarshie, Arshed A. Quyyumi, Gary H. Gibbons, Beatrice E. Gee

“…Plasma concentrations of erythropoietin, angiopoietin-2, and stromal-derived growth factor (SDF)-1α were significantly higher in children with Hemoglobin SS compared to Control subjects. In a multivariate analysis model, SDF-1α concentration was found to be associated with both CPC number and total white blood cell count in the Hemoglobin SS group, suggesting that SDF-1α produced by ischemic tissues plays a role in mobilizing these cells in children with Hemoglobin SS. …”
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Predictive Factors of Early Recurrence in Patients with Distal Cholangiocarcinoma after Pancreaticoduodenectomy by Yasuhiro Ito, Yuta Abe, Tomohisa Egawa, Minoru Kitago, Osamu Itano, Yuko Kitagawa

“…In a univariate analysis, lymph node metastases (P=0.0016), lymphatic invasion (P<0.0001), pancreatic invasion (P=0.0006), and perineural invasion (P=0.0004) were significantly different between the two groups. In a multivariate analysis, a higher incidence of lymphatic invasion was the only independent risk factor for early recurrence (odds ratio: 5.772, 95% confidence interval: 1.123–29.682, P=0.036). …”
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Total Antioxidant Status in Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Palestine by Akram T. Kharroubi, Hisham M. Darwish, Mutaz A. Akkawi, Abdelkareem A. Ashareef, Zaher A. Almasri, Khaldoun A. Bader, Umaiyeh M. Khammash

“…Mean TAS levels were similarly higher in subjects with high fasting plasma glucose (FPG) compared to normal FPG (2.19 versus 1.90 mM Trolox) and high HbA1c (≥6.5%) compared to HbA1c < 6.5% (2.14 versus 1.91 mM Trolox). Multivariate analysis revealed that only diabetic status (P = 0.032) and the level of education (P = 0.036) were significantly associated with TAS. …”
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The Prognostic Accuracy Evaluation of mNUTRIC, APACHE II, SOFA, and SAPS 2 Scores for Mortality Prediction in Patients with Sepsis by Pham Dang Hai, Le Thi Viet Hoa

“…Compared with other severity scores in mortality prediction, AUC was 0.78 for APACHE II (sensitivity 84.9% and specificity 67.7%), 0.77 for SOFA score (sensitivity 76.7% and specificity 65.3%), and 0.73 for SAPS 2 (sensitivity 66.1%, specificity 77.7%). In the multivariate analysis, mNUTRIC score was associated with in-hospital mortality (HR, 2.00; 95% CI, 1.54 to 2.58; P<0.001). …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of HIV Infection among Clients Attending ICTCs in Six Districts of Tamilnadu, South India by Rajeswari Ramachandran, V. Chandrasekaran, M. Muniyandi, K. Jaggarajamma, Anasua Bagchi, Supriya Sahu

“…Median age of clients was 30 years; 89% had never used condoms in their lives and 2% gave history of having received blood transfusion. In multivariate analysis HIV seropositivity was associated with HIV in the family (adjusted odds ratio) (AOR 11.6), history of having sex with sex workers (AOR 2.9), age ≥31 years (AOR 2.8); being married (AOR 2.5), previously tested for HIV (AOR 1.9), illiteracy (AOR 1.7), unemployment (AOR 1.5), and alcoholism (AOR 1.5). …”
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Proposal for a predictive scale of cognitive impairment in adult patients with neurocysticercosis by Jorge Luis Anaya González, Francisco López-Muñoz, Erlen Carmona Alvarez-Builla, Adriana Edit Miniet Castillo, Laudelina Moreira Tusell

“…</span></span></span> As a multivariate analysis technique, a multidimensional scaling (PROXSCAL) was performed (s-stress &lt; 0.001 and Tucker's congruence coefficient &gt; 0.999). …”
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Analysis of “Dr Ding Xiang” on WeChat in China to Determine Factors Influencing Readership on Medical Social Media: Observational Study by Jiaman Liao, Xueliang Huang, Hao Huang, Cuina Shen, Lixia Li, Yushao Li, Yiqiang Zhan

“…Univariate analysis was conducted using the chi-square test, and multivariate analysis was performed using multivariable logistic regression. …”
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Impact of Serum Uric Acid Levels on Outcomes following Renal Artery Revascularization in Patients with Renovascular Disease by Xiao-jun Chen, Alfonso Eirin, Garvan C. Kane, Sanjay Misra, Stephen C. Textor, Amir Lerman, Lilach O. Lerman

“…Renal, BP, and mortality outcomes were compared among patients according to their serum uric acid (SUA) levels. Multivariate analysis was used to determine significant predictors of renal, BP, and mortality outcomes after PTRA. …”
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HPV Infection in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Its Relationship to the Prognosis of Patients in Northern China by Fangli Cao, Hui Han, Fang Zhang, Baozhong Wang, Wei Ma, Yanwen Wang, Guiming Sun, Miao Shi, Yubo Ren, Yufeng Cheng

“…The 5-year overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival were calculated in relation to these markers and the Cox proportional hazards model was used to determine the hazard ratio (HR) of variables in univariate and multivariate analysis. Results. HPV was detected in 27.6% (29) of the 105 patients with ESCC, and all positive cases were HPV-16. …”
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Evaluation of Prognostic Factors Following Flow-Cytometric DNA Analysis after Cytokeratin Labelling: II. Cervical and Endometrial Cancer by Pauline Wimberger, Peter Hillemanns, Thomas Kapsner, Hermann Hepp, Rainer Kimmig

“…But CV of the G0G1‐peak showed prognostic relevance in cervical cancer cells, even in multivariate analysis. This interesting observation, however, seems to have no therapeutic consequence due to the small discrimination capacity of CV. …”
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Macrofocal multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents in China by Xuelin Dou, Ruixia Liu, Yang Liu, Nan Peng, Lei Wen, Daoxing Deng, Leqing Cao, Qian Li, Liru Wang, Fengrong Wang, Xiaodong Mo, Jin Lu

“…During a median follow-up of 42.8 months for the entire cohort, the MFMM cohort exhibited significantly superior progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) compared to the control cohort. In multivariate analysis of the entire cohort, exposure to immunomodulatory drugs and ASCT consolidation in frontline therapy were independently associated with improved PFS and OS. …”
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A post-hoc analysis of risk factors for poor quality of life after surgical treatment of spondylodiscitis by Krishnan Sircar, Dorothee Jochimsen, Charlotte Meyer-Schwickerath, Norma Jung, Nikolaus Kernich, Peer Eysel, Ayla Yagdiran

“…Poor QoL at T1 occurred in 51 patients (39%). Multivariate analysis identified a higher preoperative leg pain (odds ratio: 1.2) and the presence of a malignant disease (odds ratio: 1.9) as independent preoperative risk factors for a poor QoL at T1. …”
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Adherence to clinical practice guidelines on community acquired pneumonia and its relation to mortality rates. by María Caridad Fragoso Marchante, Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, Gustavo Álvarez Amador, Iris González Morales, José Luis Bernal Muñoz, Miguel Mosquera Fernández

“…The relation between the different variables and the mortality rate was analyzed as to the different types of risks and the overall compliance with the guidelines for each risk with mortality. A multivariate analysis (logistic regression) was performed, with a 95% confidence interval. …”
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Irrational medicine use and its associated factors in conflict-affected areas in Mali: a cross-sectional study by Mohamed Ali Ag Ahmed, Alassane Seydou, Issa Coulibaly, Karina Kielmann, Raffaella Ravinetto

“…Overall, 68% of the assessed prescriptions included antibiotics; 58% included injectables; and 75.79% were characterized by polypharmacy, i.e. more than two medicines per prescription. In multivariate analysis, the study area and prescriber’s sex were significantly associated with polypharmacy; prescriber’s seniority and training were associated with antibiotic overprescription; the study area, prescriber’s sex and seniority were associated with overprescription of injectables. …”
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The Effect of Group Training Based on Compassion on Psychological Flexibility and Sleep Quality of Firefighters in Isfahan City by Afsaneh Ebrahimi, Sima Janatian

“…Finally, the obtained data were analyzed using the multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) method in SPSS version 20 software.Results: The statistical findings of the study indicated a significant difference between the subjects' scores in the pre-test and post-test stages (p < 0.05). …”
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Mortality and Length of Stay Implications of Deterioration-Associated Transfer to the Intensive Care Unit over Different Time Frames by Kathy W Belk, Joseph Beals, Samantha J McInnis

“…Differences between cohorts was greatest in patients transferring ⩾48 hours post-admission for both mortality (25.1% vs 1.9%, P  < .0001) and LOS ( x¯ = 14.7 vs 5.3, P  < .0001). Multivariate analysis showed unplanned ICU transfer significantly increased odds of mortality and prolonged LOS, with later transfers having the most profound influence (19-fold increase in mortality and 2-fold increase in LOS). …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards multiple myeloma among medical staff in Enshi Region by Luping Zou, Jinhua Li, Hang Xiang, Jun Tan, Yan Zeng

“…Moreover, in both univariate and multivariate analysis, knowledge showed positive association with attitude. …”
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Determinants of the Incidence of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) in Children Under Five at the Getengan Community Health Center, Tana Toraja Regency by Zadrak Tombeg, Erni Yetti R, Anto J Hadi, Ahmad Safii Hasibuan, Suherman Rate, Fitri Rahma Handayani, Nayodi Permayasa

“…Data analysis was carried out using univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis. Results: The results of the study showed that maternal knowledge of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs), use of mosquito repellent, smoking habits in the family environment, and residential density were significant determinant factors related to the incidence of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) on toddlers at Getengan Community Health Center, Tana Toraja Regency. …”
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Dysregulation of Kisspeptin and Leptin, as Anorexigenic Agents, Plays Role in the Development of Obesity in Postmenopausal Women by Andon Hestiantoro, Brilliant P. K. Astuti, Raden Muharam, Gita Pratama, Fiastuti Witjaksono, Budi Wiweko

“…Among those variables, multivariate analysis found that leptin, sOBR, and kisspeptin were independently associated with obesity. …”
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