A Comparison of Patient Satisfaction with Emergency Department Opt-In and Opt-Out Rapid HIV Screening by Douglas A. E. White, Alicia N. Scribner, Maria E. Martin, Stacy Tsai

“…Satisfaction ratings were similar between opt-in and opt-out phases even after adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, and test result (adjusted odds ratio 1.3, 95% CI = 0.5–3.1). Conclusions. Emergency department patient satisfaction with opt-in and opt-out HIV screening is similarly high.…”
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Relationships between Loneliness and Occupational Dysfunction in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study by Daiki Nakashima, Keisuke Fujii, Yuta Kubo, Kyosuke Yorozuya

“…The best model identified an association between occupational dysfunction and loneliness (odds ratio OR=2.363; 95% Bayesian confidence interval CI=1.105–5.259). …”
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Predictors of breastfeeding self-efficacy among postpartum women in RSUD IA Moeis Samarinda by Nur Hastuti Fitria, Wirapuspita Wisnuwardani Ratih, Kamaruddin Iriyani

“…The most dominant variable is the observation of others with Odds Ratio = 61.107 (95% CI OR = 5.478- 711.504). Conclusion: Observation of others is the strongest predictor of breastfeeding self-efficacy among postpartum mothers at RSUD IA Moeis. …”
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Exploring the association between happy hypoxia and Coronavirus disease 2019 in the triage phase by Mihiro Kaga, Masanao Sasaki, Takahiro Masuda, Hiroyuki Sato, Takeshi Ueda, Akihiro Hirakawa

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis, including all vital signs, demonstrated that the respiratory rate was not statistically associated with COVID-19 (odds ratio, 0.94, p = 0.058), suggesting that happy hypoxia may not be a distinct hallmark of COVID-19.…”
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Urinary Bladder Cancer in Egypt: Are There Gender Differences in Its Histopathological Presentation? by Fiorina Kyritsi, Christopher A. Loffredo, Yun-Ling Zheng, George Philips, Sania Amr

“…We used logistic regression to estimate the unadjusted (OR) and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of the associations between gender and different histopathologic and sociodemographic parameters of 2,186 confirmed cases of primary bladder cancer (1,775 males and 411 females; 784 SCC and 1,402 UC). …”
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THE RELATED OF PERSONAL HYGIENE AND CONTACT FREQUENCY WITH CONTACT DERMATITIS COMPLAINTS IN MOTORBIKE WASHING WORKERS IN JEBRES AND MOJOSONGO SURAKARTA DISTRICTS by Seviana Rinawati, Sri Mustika Wulandari

“…The results of the logistic regression test showed that the contact frequency variable had the most influence on complaints of contact dermatitis with an odds ratio of 28,078. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between personal hygiene and the frequency of contact with complaints of contact dermatitis.…”
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Real-world pharmacovigilance of ofatumumab in multiple sclerosis: a comprehensive FAERS data analysis by Hui Chen

“…Statistical approaches used included the Reporting Odds Ratio, Proportional Reporting Ratio, Bayesian Confidence Propagation Neural Network, and Multi-item Gamma Poisson Shrinker. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dental Caries in Primary Schoolchildren: An Iranian Setting by Mohammad Ali Youssefi, Solaiman Afroughi

“…Data were analyzed using summary statistics, chi-square test, and logistic regression model with odds ratio. Results. The prevalence of dental caries in primary, permanent, and whole dentition among children was 75.3%, 41.1%, and 89.8%, respectively. …”
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Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Infection in a Neonatology Service by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Sadis Suárez del Villar Seuret, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…Chi-square method was used with a maximum error of 5% and the risk odds ratio was used with a confidence interval of 95%. …”
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Urinary Tract Infections due to Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Prevalence and Risk Factors in a Chicago Emergency Department by Thana Khawcharoenporn, Shawn Vasoo, Kamaljit Singh

“…Independent risk factors for MDRE UTI were prior fluoroquinolone use within 3 months (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 3.64; ), healthcare-associated risks (aOR 2.32; ), and obstructive uropathy (aOR 2.22; ). …”
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Knowledge of Stroke Risk Factors among Stroke Survivors in Nigeria by Grace Vincent-Onabajo, Taritei Moses

“…Only educational level was significantly associated with knowledge and participants with tertiary educational qualification were about 48 times (odds ratio = 48.5; CI = 7.6–309.8; P<0.0001) more likely to be knowledgeable than those with no education. …”
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Musculoskeletal Adverse Events Associated with PCSK9 Inhibitors: Disproportionality Analysis of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System by Lingqing Ding, Congqin Chen, Yongkuan Yang, Jie Fang, Longxing Cao, Yige Liu

“…FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) dataset of PCSK9 inhibitors and statins from October 2015 to June 2021 was queried. The reporting odds ratio (ROR) with relevant 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was calculated as the index of disproportionality. …”
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The Association between Hypertension and Insomnia: A Bidirectional Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies by Dingwei Liu, Chao Yu, Ke Huang, Shawn Thomas, Wei Yang, Song Liu, Jie Kuang

“…Data were extracted or provided by the authors according to the prevalence rate, incidence rate, unadjusted or adjusted odds ratio (OR), and 95% confidence interval (CI). Heterogeneity was assessed by I2 statistics. …”
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Prediction nomogram for antepartum hemorrhage in placenta previa women by Dazhi Fan, Pengzhen Hu, Jiaming Rao, Dongxin Lin, Jie Yang, Zhengping Liu, Xiaoling Guo

“…Results: There are 1601 and 693 participants in the retrospective and prospective cohort study. Maternal age (odds ratio 0.950, 95% confidence interval 0.918–0.984), married (0.533, 0.309–0.920), parity (1.240, 1.024–1.502), threatened abortion (5.059, 3.648–7.014), and complete placenta previa (1.833, 95% CI 1.469–2.289) were independent variables for APH in placenta previa women. …”
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Problem-Based Learning in Pharmaceutical Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Tais F. Galvao, Marcus T. Silva, Celiane S. Neiva, Laura M. Ribeiro, Mauricio G. Pereira

“…PBL students performed better on midterm examinations (odds ratio [OR]=1.46; confidence interval [IC] 95%: 1.16, 1.89) and final examinations (OR=1.60; IC 95%: 1.06, 2.43) compared with students in the traditional learning groups. …”
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Sonographic Wrist Measurements and Detection of Anatomical Features in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Esther Vögelin, Thomas Mészàros, Franziska Schöni, Mihai A. Constantinescu

“…Patients with CTS showed a trend towards the presence of flexor muscles bellies in the carpal tunnel (odds ratio 1.77, 95% CI 0.337–8.33). CTS was present in women with higher BMI (P=0.015). …”
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Factors Affecting Length of Stay in the Emergency Department in Patients Who Presented with Abdominal Pain by Ar-aishah Dadeh, Pitshaya Phunyanantakorn

“…Factors affecting longer EDLOS were age ≥50 (odds ratio (OR) 3.17, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.36–7.42), interdepartmental consultation ≥2 specialists (OR 71.82, 95% CI 5.67–909.51), blood testing ≥2 rounds (OR 85.6, 95% CI 4.22–1734.6), and ultrasonography (OR 8.28, 95% CI 1.84–37.26). …”
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Circadian Variation in the Onset of Placental Abruption by Masanao Ohhashi, Seishi Furukawa, Hiroshi Sameshima

“…After adjustment using variables of abdominal pain and time period, both variables significantly affected perinatal death (odds ratio: 13.0 and 2.2, resp.). The risk of adverse perinatal outcome increased significantly when abdominal pain occurred, except for the period 0:00 PM to 6:00 PM (OR, 9.5). …”
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Work Interruption Experienced by Nurses during Medication Administration Process and Associated Factors, Northwest Ethiopia by Mehammed Adem Getnet, Berhanu Boru Bifftu

“…Binary and multivariable logistic regression were fitted to identify the associated factors using an odds ratio and 95% CI. Results. The incidence of work interruption was found to be 1,152 during medication administration process. …”
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A New Comprehensive Framework for Identifying and Monitoring the Interseasonal Characteristics of Meteorological Drought by Hamza Amin, Rizwan Niaz, Nafisa A. Albasheir, Fuad S. Al-Duais, Mohammed M. A. Almazah, A. Y. Al-Rezami

“…The results from the proposed framework indicate that the drought persists in the summer to autumn and autumn to winter seasons between 90 and 99 percent. The odds ratio of CFEBLRM for the summer-autumn season indicates that the increment in precipitation will decrease the drought persistence in the autumn season. …”
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