Treatment Buddies Improve Clinic Attendance among Women but Not Men on Antiretroviral Therapy in the Nyanza Region of Kenya by Charles Kibaara, Cinthia Blat, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer, Starley Shade, Patrick Mbullo, Craig R. Cohen, Elizabeth A. Bukusi

“…Males reported partner/spouse (33%) or brother (11%) as the TBy while females reported sister (17%), partner/spouse (14%), or another family member (12%). Multivariable analysis found no association between clinic attendance and TBy relationship in either gender. …”
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Prevalence of Lameness in Dairy Cows and Associated Risk Factors at Hawassa Town Dairy Farms, Ethiopia by Abebe Tesfaye Gessese, Abayineh Ayele, Mebrie Zemene Kinde, Asefa Asmare

“…According to the multivariable analysis, only milk yield and lactation stage were statistically associated with the occurrence of lameness. …”
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Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting Mortality in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Acute Coronary Syndrome Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention... by Can Hua, Haitao Tian, Yubin Wang, Jianyong Zheng, Pengfei Liu, Boyang Zhang, Nannan Wang, Haihong Tang, Feng Wang, Xiufeng Xie, Haifeng Yuan, Tianchang Li

“…Independent factors derived from multivariable analysis of the primary cohort to predict all-cause mortality were age, pattern of ACS, red blood cell distribution width, N-terminal proBNP, and serum creatinine, all of which were assembled into the nomogram. …”
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Virological outcomes of antiretroviral therapy and its determinants among HIV patients in Ethiopia: Implications for achieving the 95-95-95 target. by Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, Ribka Nigatu Haile

“…A logistic regression model identified significant determinants of viral suppression, with variables having a p-value of ≤0.05 considered statistically significant in the multivariable analysis.<h4>Results</h4>The findings revealed that 364 participants (88.78%) achieved viral suppression. …”
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The role of fat-soluble vitamins for graft-versus host disease after myeloablative conditioning in allogeneic stem cell transplanted patients by Kristin J. Skaarud, Anne Marte Gudmundstuen, Maiju Pesonen, Marianne J. Hjermstad, Per Ole Iversen, Geir E. Tjønnfjord

“…No associations were found with vitamin A, D, E and K levels and chronic GvHD. Multivariable analysis adjusted for treatment group, age, pre-transplant vitamin level and risk factors for GvHD did not change the results. …”
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Early Predictive Values for Severe Rhabdomyolysis in Blunt Trauma by Jung Yun Park, Myoung Jun Kim, Jae Gil Lee

“…Results The overall incidence of RB and severe RB was 31.3% (n=320) and 6.2% (n=63), respectively. On multivariable analysis, male sex (odds ratio [OR] 3.78, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.43 to 10.00), initial base excess (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.80 to 0.90), initial CK (OR 2.07, 95% CI 1.67 to 2.57), and extremity abbreviated injury scale score (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.39 to 2.29) were found to predict severe RB. …”
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Establishment and Validation of a Predictive Model for Radiation-Associated Aspiration Pneumonia in Patients with Radiation-Induced Dysphagia after Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Honghong Li, Yong He, Xiaohuang Zhuo, Zongwei Yue, Xiaoming Rong, Yike Li, Yi Li, Lei He, Jinping Cheng, Dong Pan, Ruiqi Xue, Jinhua Cai, Jingru Jiang, Yongteng Xu, Yamei Tang

“…Derived from multivariable analysis of the training cohort, four independent factors were introduced to predict RAP, including Kubota water drinking test grades, the maximum radiation dose of lymph node gross tumor volume (Dmax of the GTVnd), neutrophil count, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). …”
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A nested case-control study evaluating the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and immune-mediated inflammatory disease in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging by Charles N Bernstein, Ruth Ann Marrie, Julia O'Mahony

“…We repeated our analyses for different types of ACE.Results Maltreatment or household dysfunction was experienced by 64% of participants and 30% experienced both. On multivariable analysis, history of any maltreatment, sexual abuse, any household dysfunction and having ≥3 types of ACE were all associated with increased risk of IMID compared with no chronic disease. …”
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Association between chronic pain and physical activity in a Swiss population-based cohort: a cross-sectional study by Pedro Marques-Vidal, Peter Vollenweider, Oriane Aebischer, Marc René Suter

“…PA was further categorised as sedentary (SED), light and moderate-to-vigorous PA.Results 2598 participants (52.9% women, mean age 60.5 years) had subjectively assessed PA. Multivariable analysis showed time spent in SED to be negatively associated with the number of painful sites: adjusted mean±SE 528±5, 522±7 and 502±7 min/day for 0, 1–2 and 3+ painful sites, respectively, p for trend &lt;0.005. …”
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Prognostic Factors for Survival and Relapse in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis with Renal Involvement: A Clinical Long-Term Follow-Up Study by Anna Salmela, Tom Törnroth, Tuija Poussa, Agneta Ekstrand

“…The twenty-year patient survival was 45%. In a multivariable analysis, age ≥58 years [hazard ratio (HR) 7.64, 95% CI 3.44-16.95] and myeloperoxidase (MPO) ANCA (HR 2.12, 95% CI 1.08-4.17) were associated with shorter patient survival time. …”
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Multilevel analysis of factors associated with suicide attempts: Evidence from 2022/2023 Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey. by Angwach Abrham Asnake, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Bezawit Melak Fente, Hiwot Altaye Asebe, Meklit Melaku Bezie, Yohannes Mekuria Negussie, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Mamaru Melkam

“…Variables were considered statistically significant if their p-value was less than 0.05 in the multivariable analysis.<h4>Results</h4>About 3.60% (95% CI: 3.33%-4.03%) of participants were seriously considered suicide attempt in the past 12 months of before the survey. …”
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Does stapled colorectal anastomosis in anterior resection always guarantee restoration of intestinal continuity? by P. V. Tsarkov, A. Yu. Kravchenko, I. A. Tulina, P. B. Tsugulya

“…Among 111 patients the restorative operations were done in 96 (86,5 %). At multivariant analysis the following factors were identified as predictors of non-closure of stoma after anterior resection: death due to disease progression (correlation coefficien = 0,24) and chemotherapy treatment (correlation coefficient = 0,22).Conclusions. …”
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Role of Albumin as a Nutritional and Prognostic Marker in Elective Intestinal Surgery by Christian Galata, Linda Busse, Emrullah Birgin, Christel Weiß, Julia Hardt, Christoph Reißfelder, Mirko Otto

“…Preoperatively, albumin levels were correlated with both markers for nutritional status and inflammation, with phase angle (PA) (p=0.004) and C-reactive protein (CRP) (p<0.001) as independent factors predicting the albumin levels in multivariable analysis. Postoperatively, the reduction in serum albumin (∆-albumin) on postoperative day (POD) 1/2 (p=0.025) and POD 4/5 (p=0.003) was significantly associated with Clavien–Dindo complications ≥grade III. …”
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Borrowing, loss of income and related sociodemographic factors in post-traumatic stress disorder in COVID-19 patients: A cross-sectional study from a government hospital in Mumbai,... by Amit Bhondve, Shruti Vijay Tilak, Nived G. Sudarson, Shermeen Rajesh More, Prashant Harish Saraf, Shreyansh Dinesh Singh, Eeshwari Vinay Lele, Ritu Mohit Shah, Kavya Amitabh Shah, Diya Padam Mehra

“…On bivariate analyses, being unmarried or divorced or separated (P = 0. 037), having children who were minors (P = 0. 002), traveling from outside the state for hospitalization (P < 0.001), borrowing (P = 0.002), or loss of income (P = 0.028) due to hospitalization were significantly associated with subthreshold PTSD. On multivariable analysis, borrowing (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 9.45, 95% CI 1.08–82.72) and traveling from outside the state (AOR 35.75, 95% CI 1.46–875.45, P = 0.028) retained significance for subthreshold PTSD. …”
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Association of varicose veins with the risk of heart failure: A nationwide cohort study. by Dongyeop Kim, Moo-Seok Park, Ju-Young Park, Tae-Jin Song

“…Over a median follow-up period of 13.33 years (interquartile range 10.4-16.26), 55,023 cases of heart failure (14.0%) occurred. In the multivariable analysis, the group with VV consistently showed an increased incidence risk of heart failure compared to the group without VV, both before (hazard ratios [HR], 1.174; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.089-1.265) and after PSM (HR, 1.171; 95% CI, 1.070-1.283). …”
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Determinants of infertility among married women who attend gynecologic unit at health facilities of Gamo Zone and South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a case control study by Firehiwot Haile, Selamawit Gebeyehu, Hanan Abdulkadir, Yordanos Gizachew, Mesrach Hailu

“…The mean age of the respondents was 26.5(SD ± 5.27) years. In multivariable analysis: age, educational status of the woman, residence, family size, ever use of contraceptives, history of STI, history of abortion, menstrual pattern and current alcohol use were identified as determinants of infertility. …”
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Pneumococcal vaccination in elderly care facilities in Japan: A cross-sectional, web-based survey by Youngju Kim, Hironori Taniguchi, Kotoba Okuyama, Junpei Kamimoto, Kenji Kawakami

“…Overall, excluding facilities that answered that the corresponding vaccine status at their sites was unknown, the percentage of facilities with high vaccination rates (80% to 100%) was substantially higher for the influenza (80.5%; 351/436) and COVID-19 (89.6%; 396/442) vaccines than for the pneumococcal vaccine (6.5%; 24/370). Multivariable analysis showed that major factors associated with a high pneumococcal vaccination rate (≥15%) were “managing director’s willingness to recommend” and “pneumococcal vaccination request from the residents.” …”
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Association of Tooth Loss with New-Onset Parkinson’s Disease: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study by Ho Geol Woo, Yoonkyung Chang, Ji Sung Lee, Tae-Jin Song

“…Contrastingly, the frequency of tooth brushings and dental clinic visits for any causes as well as competent dental care were negatively related to the development of new-onset Parkinson’s disease. In multivariable analysis, the number of tooth loss (≥15) was positively related to new-onset Parkinson’s disease development (hazard ratio: 1.38, 95% confidence interval (1.03–1.85), p=0.029, p for trend = 0.043) after adjusting variables. …”
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Cuproptosis related lncRNA signature as a prognostic and therapeutic biomarker in osteosarcoma immunity by Ziwei Gao, Siqi Chen, Wei Ye

“…Furthermore, we predicted the response to targeted drugs in patients with different risk groups. Using multivariable analysis, we developed a risk scoring model based on 7 long noncoding RNAs and calculated two molecular subgroups from osteosarcoma patients from the database. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Hepatitis B Virus among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest... by Teklay Gebrecherkos, Getu Girmay, Mulualem Lemma, Markos Negash

“…Majority of the respondents (85.87%) had never screened for HBV, and only 28.5% of the participants believed that hepatitis B can cause liver cancer. In multivariable analysis, residence, income, and educational level were associated with mean score knowledge and attitude. …”
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