Comparing Assisted Reproductive Outcomes in Women with Different Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Phenotypes Undergoing Frozen Embryo Transfer by Anubhuti Patel, Anviti Saraf, Vyshnavi A. Rao, Kamini A. Rao

“…Statistical Analysis Used: For quantitative variables, we employed the Kruskal-Wallis Test with post hoc Tukey’s analysis. For continuous or ordinal variables, the Mann-Whitney U test was utilized. …”
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Static Standing Trunk Sway Assessment in Amputees – Effects of Sub-Threshold Stimulation by L. Ming-Yih, S. Kok-Soon, L. Chih-Feng

“…Subjects performed single leg quiet standing trails with sub-threshold electrical stimulation applied at the quadriceps muscle during the trails. Spatial co-ordinates for the determination kinematic data (sway distance) of the center of mass (COM) on second sacral (S2) were collected using an ultrasound-based Zebris CMS-HS system. …”
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The clinical value and most informative threshold of polygenic risk score in the Quebec City Case-Control Asthma Cohort by Martin Pariès, Stéphanie Bougeard, Aida Eslami, Zhonglin Li, Michel Laviolette, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Evelyne Vigneau, Yohan Bossé

“…PRS was considered using ‘ordinal level of scaling’ to account for non-linear information. …”
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Health system responsiveness: comparison of different levels of medical institutions in Kunshan City, China by Zhuang Hong, Jing Lu, Gang Chen, Qi Tang, Heqi Sun, Ting Wei, Sitang Zhao, Jun Lu

“…Linear regression and ordinal logistics were applied to explore the relationship between different hospital levels and HSR. …”
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Parental depression and emotional feeding practices are associated with a tendency towards overeating in preadolescents by Catharina Sarkkola, Catharina Sarkkola, Marja H. Leppänen, Marja H. Leppänen, Marja H. Leppänen, Aino-Maija Eloranta, Aino-Maija Eloranta, Aino-Maija Eloranta, Laura Räisänen, Laura Räisänen, Laura Räisänen, Satu Männistö, Heli Viljakainen, Heli Viljakainen

“…We utilized extensive parent questionnaire and Medical Birth Register data, and used ordinal and stepwise logistic regression to identify the independent determinants of overeating.ResultsThe proportion of preadolescents with a parent-reported tendency towards overeating was 10% (n = 606). …”
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Ambient air pollution exposure in relation to cerebral small vessel disease in Chinese population: A cranial magnetic resonance imaging-based study by Yudiyang Ma, Ying Hui, Linxi Tang, Jianing Wang, Meiqi Xing, Lei Zheng, Feipeng Cui, Shuohua Chen, Shouling Wu, Zhenchang Wang, Yaohua Tian

“…Eligible subjects and their cranial MRI data were obtained from the Multi-modality Medical Imaging Study Based on Kailuan Study, totaling 1216 participants. Ordinal and binary logistic regression models were utilized to evaluate the associations between air pollution exposure and the neuroimaging markers of CSVD. …”
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The well-being of Polish general practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic-cross-sectional questionnaire-based study by Katarzyna Nessler, Krzysztof Studziński, Esther Van Poel, Sara Willems, Ewa Wójtowicz, Elżbieta Kryj – Radziszewska, Adam Windak

“…Spearman’s correlation was used to measure the strength and direction of association between general practitioners’ distress level and continuous variables, and for ordinal variables, Gamma correlation was recommended for many tide ranks. …”
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Pain assessment and management of adult patients in the Swedish EMS: a nationwide registry study by Glenn Larsson, Pär Wennberg, Kristoffer Wibring

“…Chi-square tests were applied for dichotomous variables, while Kruskal–Wallis tests were used for ordinal data. Logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify factors associated with pain intensity and analgesic treatment. p value < 0.001 was considered statistically significant. …”
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STD Training in Canadian Medical Schools by Jo-Anne A Doherty, A Gordon Jessamine

“…The quality of teaching was considered ‘excellent’ in three schools, ‘good’ in nine, and ‘poorly co-ordinated’ in one. CONCLUSIONS: There is no simple solution to ensure that every physician in Canada receives sufficient clinical training in STDs. …”
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Influence of Image Acquisition on Radiation Dose and Image Quality: Full versus Narrow Phase Window Acquisition Using 320 MDCT by Faisal Khosa, Atif Khan, Khurram Nasir, Waqas Shuaib, Matthew Budoff, Ron Blankstein, Melvin E. Clouse

“…Image quality was assessed using a three-point ordinal scale (1 = excellent, 2 = good, and 3 = nondiagnostic). …”
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Statistical exploration of factors associated with birth of children having sickle cell traits among reproductive-age women in Nigeria by Gabriel Ogunde, Ayodele Shabi, Joshua O. Akinyemi

“…Subsequently, we assessed multilevel Poisson, ordinal and binary logit models to identify the best fitting model using Akaike and Bayesian Information Criterion. …”
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Reliability of the Tuck Jump Assessment Using Standardized Rater Training by Kevin Racine, Meghan Warren, Craig Smith, Monica R. Lininger

“…Reliability estimates were determined using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for total scores of 10 technique flaws and Krippendorff α (K α) for the individual technique flaws (ordinal). # RESULTS Eleven of 50 individual technique flaws were above the acceptable level (K α = 0.80). …”
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Psychometric Impact of Diabetic Retinopathy-Induced Visual Impairment: A Hospital-Based Study, Al Buraimi, Sultanate of Oman by Vankudre GS, Mohamed ZD, Ayyappan JP, Alrasheed SH

“…The Vision Quality of Life Index (VisQoL) utility questionnaire was used to measure the psychometric status. Ordinal logistic regression analyses evaluated the significant factors from age, gender, visual acuity, duration of DM or DR, responsible for the psychometric status.Results: Of the 218 participants, 114 (52.29%) were males and 104 (47.71%) were females. …”
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Charming e-cigarette users with distorted science: a survey examining social media platform use, nicotine-related misinformation and attitudes towards the tobacco industry by Elexis C Kierstead, Barbara Schillo, Jodie Briggs, Nathan A Silver

“…The survey assessed recall and belief in three claims about nicotine and COVID-19 and three about nicotine in general followed by assessments of industry beliefs and use of social media. Ordinal logistic regression with robust standard errors controlling for gender, race/ethnicity, education, current e-cigarette use and age was used to examine relationships between variables.Results Twitter use was associated with higher odds of recall (OR=1.21, 95% CI=1.01 to 1.44) and belief (OR=1.26, 95% CI=1.04 to 1.52) in COVID-19-specific distorted science. …”
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Association of Asthma Control and Metered-Dose Inhaler Use Technique among Adult Asthmatic Patients Attending Outpatient Clinic, in Resource-Limited Country: A Prospective Study by Bezie Kebede, Girma Mamo, Abebaw Molla

“…Independent predictors of outcome were identified, strength of association between dependent and independent variables was determined by using ordinal logistic regression analysis, and statistical significance was considered at P<0.05. …”
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Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with the Incidence of Placenta Accreta at an Indonesian Tertiary Hospital by Aisha Grayli Cahyani, Willy Sandhika, Gatut Hardianto

“…In addition to a univariate analysis, the data were subjected to bivariate analysis using a two-sample independent t-test or Mann-Whitney test for ordinal data and for nominal data using the Chi-square test as well as multivariate analysis using logistic regression (p<0.05). …”
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Three Years of High Time-resolution Air Pollution Monitoring in the Complex Multi-source Harbor of New York and New Jersey by Gayle Hagler, Dan Birkett, Ronald C. Henry, Richard E. Peltier

“…To better understand air quality during increasing emission controls at the Port of New York and New Jersey (“Port”), an air monitoring station was sited to minimize collinearity of sources along ordinal directions. The study area includes an international airport, interstate highway, port terminals and shipping lanes, and industrial sources, as well as typical urban emissions of a megacity. …”
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Differences in Characteristics of Peripartum Patients Who Did and Did Not Require an Upgrade to the Intensive Care Unit: A Propensity Score Matching Study by Jennifer A. Walker, Jerry M. Yang, Saad Pirzada, Manahel Zahid, Samantha Asuncion, Amanda Tuchler, Gillian Cooper, Allison Lankford, Emad Elsamadicy, Quincy K. Tran

“…The Classification And Regression Tree, a machine learning algorithm, was used to identify significant predictors of ICU upgrade. Multivariable ordinal regression analysis was used to assess the time interval to upgrade. …”
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Association of digital screen use during recess with physical activity behaviours in 10-year-old to 17-year-old Danish adolescents: a population-based cross-sectional study by Soren Brage, Jens Troelsen, Anders Grøntved, Peter Lund Kristensen, Jan C Brønd, Anne Kær Gejl, Niels C Møller, Kristian T Larsen, Sofie Koch, Natascha H Pedersen

“…Frequency of screen use during recess was based on self-report using a 5-point ordinal scale.Results Greater frequency of screen use during recess was associated with less time engaged in physically active behaviours and more time spent sitting, consistent with dose-dependent associations. …”
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Social determinants of financial stress and association with psychological distress among young adults 18–26 years in the United States by Anaiya Nasir, Umair Javed, Kobina Hagan, Ryan Chang, Harun Kundi, Zahir Amin, Sara Butt, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Zulqarnain Javed, Zulqarnain Javed

“…Psychological distress (PD) was measured using the six-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6); high PD was defined as total K6 score ≥13. Multivariable ordinal and logistic regression models were used to assess key social determinants of FS and the association between FS and PD, respectively.ResultsStudy sample included 19,821 individuals aged 18–26 years (34 million annualized). …”
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