Clinicopathological Findings of Retinoblastoma: A 10-Year Experience from a Tertiary Hospital in Kampala, Uganda by James Joseph Yahaya, Belson Rugwizangoga, Alex Mremi, Asafu Munema

“…The correlation between postlaminar optic nerve invasion and massive choroidal invasion was statistically significant (P=0.002). Also, there was a statistical significance difference between metastasis and postlaminar invasion (P=0.004). …”
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The Influence of Access Barriers on Outpatient Services Use among Low-income Households in Malaysia. by Aziz Jamal, Yunfei Li, Ning Liu, Mohd Zulkifli Abdullah

“…Perceived triviality and accessibility also exhibited statistical significance in influencing the use of outpatient services among urban and rural households, with moderate to large effect sizes. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Effective Factors on Actual Purchase with the Mediating Role of Purchase Intention and the Moderating Role of Iranian Product Type by Aliakbar Shahri Mejarshin, Alireza Rousta, Abdullah Naami

“…This section presents the study's main findings (usually with statistical significance). Originality/Value: This research provides accurate and precise information about consumers' attitudes toward Iranian goods. …”
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Combined Corneal Cross-Linking and Myoring Implantation in Advanced Keratoconus: Femtosecond Laser versus Manual Dissection by Ahmed Ibrahim Basiony, Moataz Fayez ElSawy, Mahmoud Mohamed Ismail, Mohamed Samy Abd ElAziz, Mahmoud Tawfik KhalafAllah, Adel Galal Zaky

“…Although it did not reach a statistical significance, the high extrusion rate with manual dissection is a red flag to be considered.…”
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Effectiveness of Anthropometric Measurements for Identifying Diabetes and Prediabetes among Civil Servants in a Regional City of Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ataklti Gebertsadik Woldegebriel, Kiros Ajemu Fenta, Asfawosen Berhe Aregay, Abraham Desta Aregay, Nega Bezabih Mamo, Tewolde Woldearegay Wubayehu, Alemayehu Bayray, Afework Mulugeta

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) was used to select the most effective anthropometric cut-off point among waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio, and BMI for identifying prediabetic and diabetes. Statistical significance was declared at p value of ≤0.05. …”
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Interatrial Block and Electrocardiographic Markers of Repolarization in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: Classical and Bayesian Analysis by Rengin CETIN GUVENC, Ali Kaan GUREN, Busra ENGUR, Selin CELİK, Refik DEMIRTUNC

“…Results: Both partial and advanced IAB were more common in patients with COVID-19, although statistical significance was only observed for advanced IAB (11.5% in COVID-19 patients vs. 0.0% in controls, p=0.005). …”
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Persons with Diabetes’ Perceptions of Family Burden and Associated Factors by Israel Bekele Molla, Million Abera Berhie, Kebebe Adugna Debele, Gugsa Nemera Germossa, Fikadu Balcha Hailu

“…Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentages) were ordered logistic regression, and statistical significance was declared at P value ≤0.05. Results and Discussion. …”
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Effect of video-based interventions on emergence delirium in pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Yue Wang, Lifang Wang, Nan Liang, Kan Wang

“…However, these results did not reach statistical significance across the broader sample. Notably, in children under seven, these interventions significantly reduced the scores. …”
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An Intervention Study: Does a Cognitive Reappraisal Technique Reduce the Perceived Stress in Fourth-Year Dental Students in New Zealand? by Alana Smith, Imogen Scott, Jithendra Ratnayake, Kate Newsham-West, Peter Cathro

“…However, this difference did not reach a statistical significance. Conclusion. EXP group has shown to have positive effects on stress management, and its effects on BDS students demonstrate promise.…”
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Motivation for physical activity among university students residing in areas of military conflict in Ukraine by Tetiana Yermakova, Vasyl Lutskyi, Daria Piatnytska

“…Bartlett's test of sphericity and Principal Axis Factoring were employed, with a statistical significance threshold set at p<0.05. Results. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge and practice regarding oxygen administration: A cross-sectional study among registered nurses working in wards and ICUs at Muhimbili National Hosp... by Magdalena S Kimario, Joel Seme Ambikile, Masunga K Iseselo

“…None of the factors showed a statistically significant association with the practice of oxygen administration.…”
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Evaluating the role of CD44 in oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders – An immunohistochemical study by Tharani V, Nandhini Gunasekaran, Rajkumar Krishnan, Swaathi R, Vasanthi V

“…Differences in the mean number of CD 44-positive cells per field among epithelial dysplasia, oral submucous fibrosis and squamous cell carcinomas were assessed using one-way ANOVA and comparison between the groups were analysed by using Bonferroni post hoc test. Statistical significance was at P < 0.05. Results: On comparing the CD44 immuno-expression, the highest expression was seen in OSCC followed by dysplasia and OSMF. …”
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Characteristics and Clinical Course of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and ST-segment Elevation with and without Interatrial Block by Francisco de Jesús Valladares Carvajal, Verónica Mercedes Carretero Acosta, Raimundo Carmona Puerta, Aymara Marcia Hernández Cardoso, Ernesto Julio Bernal Valladares

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> 52.17 % of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with interatrial block developed heart failure, vs 29.45 % among patients without block with statistical significance (p = 0.03). The relationship between the occurrence or not of complications (as well as the state at discharge) and the presence or not of blockade was highly significant (p=0.01). …”
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Effects of Zearalenone on IL-2, IL-6, and IFN-γ mRNA Levels in the Splenic Lymphocytes of Chickens by Y. C. Wang, J. L. Deng, S. W. Xu, X. Peng, Z. C. Zuo, H. M. Cui, Y. Wang, Z. H. Ren

“…The IL-6 levels were critically suppressed at this concentration; these changes were very statistically significant (P<0.05). At lower ZEN concentrations (0.1, 0.4 and 1.6 μg/mL), the IFN-γ levels changed slightly; however at 6.25 and 25 μg/mL, the IFN-γ results reached statistical significance compared with the control levels (P<0.05). …”
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Relationship between Metabolic Syndrome Components and COVID-19 Disease Severity in Hospitalized Patients: A Pilot Study by Hande Erman, Banu Boyuk, Meltem Sertbas, Ali Ozdemir

“…Of the MetS criteria fasting blood glucose (p=0.004), triglycerides (p=0.007) were significantly higher in patients with severe COVID-19 disease with no statistical significance found in waist circumference (WC) (p=0.348), systolic blood pressure (p=0.429), and HDL-C levels (p=0.263) between two groups. …”
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Self-reported meal planning practices among households in the Tshwane North area, Gauteng by Lindiwe J. Ncube, Mashudu Manafe, Reno E. Gordon

“…A p ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant and a Spearman Rho correlation coefficient (r) ≥ 0.25 signified a positive relationship. …”
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The impact of patient- and family-centered care interventions on intensive care unit outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Yangjin LV, Peng Li, Ronghui Li, Ting Zhang, Kaifang Cai

“…However, no statistical significance was found for other outcomes such as depression, length of ICU stay, and anxiety. …”
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Feasibility of a pharmacist-led physical health monitoring for patients on antipsychotic medications: protocol for a longitudinal study by Fiona Kelly, Tien Ngoc Thi Bui, Elizabeth Hotham, Vijayaprakash Suppiah

“…Univariate descriptive, regression analysis and dependent t-tests will be performed. Statistical significance will be at α 0.05.Ethics and dissemination Our study has been approved by the institutional Human Research Ethics Committee (Protocol no: 203433). …”
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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

“…They were also the only autoantibody observed to be significantly associated with QUS index in the univariate analysis (n=1628; r=−0.20; 95% CI: −0.40–0.00; p=0.046). However, statistical significance was lost after adjustment for various other potential confounders. …”
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ANOVA-based performance evaluation of hybrid fibre-reinforced ECC with quarry dust in structural repair applications by Mareena George, Dhanya Sathyan

“…Quarry dust powder with particle size <150 μm is added by 5,10,15% by the total weight of the mix and its statistical significance is analysed using ANOVA. Also, the hybridization of fibre is done using 50% Polyvinyl Alcohol fibre (PVA)- 50% Polypropylene fibre (PP) combination and 50% PVA -50% Steel fibre (ST) combination of the total fibre content. …”
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