Biological Characteristics and Medical Treatment of Breast Cancer in Young Women—A Featured Population: Results from the NORA Study by P. Pronzato, G. Mustacchi, A. De Matteis, F. Di Costanzo, E. Rulli, I. Floriani, M. E. Cazzaniga

“…At univariate analysis, ER-ve status, chemotherapy and age resulted as the only statistically significant variables (HR=2.02, 𝑃=.004, and >40 versus ≤40, 𝑃<.0001, resp.). At multivariate analysis, after adjustment for significant clinical and pathological factors, age remains a significant prognostic variable (HR=0.93, 𝑃=.0021). …”
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Utilization of Oncotype DX in an Inner City Population: Race or Place? by Amber A. Guth, Susan Fineberg, Kezhen Fei, Rebeca Franco, Nina A. Bickell

“…Within tertiary referral centers, there was no racial difference in testing: 32% of whites, 29% of blacks, and 19% of Hispanics (P=0.25). Multivariate analysis (model c-statistic = 0.76; P<0.0001) revealed that women who underwent testing were more likely to have stage 1B (RR=1.70; 95% CI: 1.45–1.85) and to be treated after 2007 (RR=1.34; 95% CI: 1.01–1.65) and less likely to be treated at a municipal hospital (RR=0.20; 95% CI: 0.04–0.94). …”
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Factors Affecting Proximal Colon Cleansing Based on Bowel Movement Kinetics: A Prospective Observational Study by Dae Bum Kim, Kang-Moon Lee, Sung-Goo Kang, Sung Hoon Jung

“…The adequate (excellent, good) and inadequate (fair, poor) proximal colon preparation groups comprised 360 (84.7%) and 65 (15.3%) patients, respectively. A multivariate analysis revealed that female gender (P=0.029), small waist circumference (P=0.027), and the long “first defecation time” (P=0.034) were independently associated with inadequate bowel preparation in the proximal colon. …”
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Prognostic value of albumin-bilirubin grade in patients with cholangiocarcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mahyaar Omouri-Kharashtomi, Seyedeh Yasaman Alemohammad, Negin Moazed, Inas Afzali Nezhad, Hamed Ghoshouni

“…In univariate analysis (HR = 1.90, 95% CI: 1.65–2.19, P < 0.01) and multivariate analysis (HR = 1.88, 95% CI: 1.41–2.52, P < 0.01), higher ALBI grade was associated with lower overall survival (OS) in patients with intrahepatic CCA (ICCA). …”
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Quality of Life among Obstetric Fistula Patients at Kitovu Mission Hospital: A Health Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Masaka District, Uganda by Samuel Kakembo, Christine Atuhairwe, Ivan Mugisha Taremwa

“…Bivariate analysis indicated that level of education (P<0.001), employment status (P<0.001), energy for everyday life (P<0.001), capacity to work (P<0.001), satisfaction with personal relationships (P<0.001), feelings of loneliness (P<0.001), negative feelings (P=0.002), and self-confidence (P<0.001) were significantly associated with good QoL. Multivariate analysis showed increased odds of good QoL increased among women with self-confidence (OR = 32.320; CI = 2.019–517.467), formal education (OR = 9.9497; CI = 1.075–92.048), women who did not experience difficulties in mobility (OR = 19.144; CI = 0.149–2456.770), and women who were satisfied with their personal relationships (OR = 5.785; CI = 0.447–74.824). …”
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The Effectiveness of Motivational Psychotherapy on Social-Emotional Competencies of Students with Type 1 Diabetes by Hossein Sahebdel, Hossein Kareshki, Hossein Mehrabi

“…Data analysis was performed using SPSS- 24 software and multivariate analysis of variance. Results: The findings revealed that the motivational psychotherapy program significantly increased the social-emotional competencies of the experimental group compared to the control group (P < 0.01). …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Association between Autoantibodies and Qualitative Ultrasound Index of Bone in an Elderly Sample without Clinical Autoimmune Disease by Rosebella A. Iseme, Mark McEvoy, Brian Kelly, Linda Agnew, Frederick R. Walker, Michael Boyle, John Attia

“…None of the other autoantibodies was associated with QUS index in either univariate or multivariate analysis. We are limited by the cross-sectional nature of the study and the low prevalence of autoantibodies in our nonclinical sample.…”
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A New Nomogram to Predict the Success of Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Ureteral Stones by Muhammed Fatih Simsekoglu, Engin Derekoylu, Mustafa Ozkaya, Muhammet Demirbilek, Ugur Aferin, Berin Selcuk, Ahmet Erozenci, Bulent Onal

“…A logistic regression-based nomogram was created by including the significant predictors in the multivariate analysis. Results. The mean age was 42.93 ± 13.85 in the stone-free group (Group 1) and 46.51 ± 13.66 in the treatment-failure group (Group 2) (p=0.001). …”
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Age-Related Trends in Body Composition among Women Aged 20–80 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study by Nirmala Rathnayake, Hasanga Rathnayake, Sarath Lekamwasam

“…Total body bone mineral density (TBBMD, g/cm2), total body bone mineral content (TBBMC, g), total body fat mass (TBFM, kg), and total body lean mass (TBLM, kg) were measured with central-type dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Multivariate analysis of variance with Bonferroni post hoc test was performed. …”
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Is the Retinal Vasculature Related to β-Peripapillary Atrophy in Nonpathological High Myopia? An Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study in Chinese Adults by Jiao Sun, Jialin Wang, Ran You, Yanling Wang

“…Results. Using multivariate analysis, β-peripapillary atrophy was negatively correlated with the vessel density in radial peripapillary capillaries (p=0.002) even after adjusting for other variables. …”
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Clinical implications of Delphian lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a single-institution study, systemic review and meta-analysis by Bin Wang, Xing-zhu Wen, Wei Zhang, Ming Qiu

“…Results In own series, Delphian lymph node metastasis was detected in 19 (9.9%) of 192 papillary thyroid carcinoma patients and was significantly associated with tumor size≥1 cm (P = 0.003), multifocality (P = 0.006) and extrathyroid extension (P < 0.001) in the multivariate analysis. Female was a protective factor for Delphian lymph node metastasis (P = 0.001). …”
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USING TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL TO ANALYSE THE SUCCESSFUL CROWDFUNDING LEARNING GAME CAMPAIGNS by Hong Huang, Han Yu, Wanwan Li, Jinxuan Ma

“…According to bivariate and multivariate analysis, among all eight dimensions, Representation mode, Interactivity, Skill building, Rules, Narrative and Learning provision are key factors that significantly associate with entrepreneurial success for the learning game development. …”
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Determinants of Chronic Respiratory Symptoms among Pharmaceutical Factory Workers by Sahle Asfaw, Fikre Enquselassie, Yifokire Tefera, Muluken Gizaw, Samson Wakuma, Messay Woldemariam

“…The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and bivariate and multivariate analysis. Result. Previous history of chronic respiratory diseases (AOR = 3.36, 95% CI = 1.85–6.12), family history of chronic respiratory diseases (AOR = 2.55, 95% CI = 1.51–4.32), previous dusty working environment (AOR = 2.26, 95% CI = 1.07–4.78), ever smoking (AOR = 3.66, 95% CI = 1.05–12.72), and service years (AOR = 1.86, 95% CI = 1.16–2.99) showed statistically significant association with chronic respiratory symptoms. …”
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The Weight of HLA-DPA1 rs3077 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in Prostate Cancer, a Multicenter Study by Mohammed Jayed Alenzi, Amany A. Ghazy, Diaa-Eldin Taha

“…Frequency of G allele was higher among PCa patients than the control group while A allele frequency was significantly decreased (P=0.034∗) (protective allele). On multivariate analysis, there is no significant correlation found between HLA-DPA1 rs3077 SNP and PSA ratio (OR = 4.5, 95% CI = 1.2–17.4, P=0.856). …”
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Previous Intestinal Resection Is Associated with Postoperative Complications in Crohn’s Disease: A Cohort Study by Yantao Duan, Yifan Liu, Yousheng Li

“…Patients who had previous surgery had a longer duration of operation (P=0.003), greater estimated blood loss (P=0.001), and longer hospital stay (P<0.001) and were more inclined to develop postoperative complications (P=0.047), particularly anastomotic leak (P=0.021) and severe (Clavien–Dindo grade III/IV) complications (P=0.038). After multivariate analysis, previous intestinal resection (P=0.019), preoperative use of steroids (P=0.026), and ASA score of more than II (P<0.001) were determined to be the independent prognostic risk factors for postoperative complications. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis Reveals PTK6 as a Prognostic Biomarker Involved in the Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Breast Cancer by Lili Wang, Shuimei Luo, Ziming Wang, Yiqiang Huang, Yang Luo, Xianhe Xie

“…After that, the Kaplan-Meier method, univariate analysis, and multivariate analysis were carried out in order to investigate the PTK6 gene’s potential prognostic significance in patients with BC. ssGSEA was utilized in order to conduct an investigation of the immune infiltration. …”
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Lifetime Paid Work and Mental Health Problems among Poor Urban 9-to-13-Year-Old Children in Brazil by Isabel A. Bordin, Ivens H. Pires, Cristiane S. Paula

“…Potential correlates include child gender and age, socioeconomic status/SES, maternal education, parental working status, and family social isolation, among others. Multivariate analysis examined the relationship between emotional/behavioral problems and lifetime paid work in the presence of significant correlates. …”
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Symptoms and coronary risk factors predictive of adverse cardiac events in chest pain patients in an Asian emergency department: the need for a local prediction score by Ziwei Lin, Swee Han Lim, Qai Ven Yap, Cheryl Shumin Kow, Yiong Huak Chan, Siang Jin Terrance Chua, Anantharaman Venkataraman

“…We derived the age, coronary risk factors (CRF), sex and symptoms (ACSS) risk score based on multivariate analysis results, considering age, CRF, sex and symptoms and classifying patients into very low, low, moderate and high risk for MACE. …”
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Antioxidant Response as a Candidate Prognostic Factor for Dengue Hypotensive and Hemorrhagic Complications: Results from a Nested Case-Control Study in Colombia by Anyela Lozano-Parra, Víctor Herrera, Luis Ángel Villar

“…TAS and SOD were higher among cases than controls (2.1 versus 1.7 mM and 6.7 versus 6.0 U/mL, respectively), and the opposite was observed for GPx (128.1 versus 133.7 mmol/min/mL); however, none of these contrasts reached statistical significance. In the multivariate analysis, higher levels of TAS and SOD were associated with a higher likelihood of complications up to 3.5 mM (OR = 2.46; 95%CI: 1.10–5.53) and 8.0 U/mL (OR = 1.69; 95%CI: 1.01–2.83), respectively. …”
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Socioeconomic Assessment and Impact of Social Security on Outcome in Patients Admitted with Suspected Coronary Chest Pain in the City of Salta, Argentina by Ricardo A. León de la Fuente, Patrycja A. Naesgaard, Stein Tore Nilsen, Leik Woie, Torbjoern Aarsland, Harry Staines, Dennis W. T. Nilsen

“…In 92 patients (9.4%) death was defined as cardiac, of whom 59 patients (6.0%) were characterized as SCD. In the multivariate analysis, the hazard ratios (HRs) for all-cause and cardiac mortality in the highest as compared to the lowest socioeconomic class were 0.42 (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.22–0.80), P=0.008, and 0.39 (95% CI, 0.15–0.99), P=0.047, respectively. …”
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