Cardiac Function and Fatigue During Exoskeleton-Assisted Sit-to-Stand Maneuver and Walking in People with Stroke with Moderate to Severe Gait Disability: A Pilot Cross-Sectional St... by Raimondas Kubilius, Darius Ruočkus, Vitalija Stonkuvienė, Rugilė Vareikaitė, Rebecca Cardini, Thomas Bowman

“…Results. No statistically significant difference was found between heart rate and R–R of ECG data while comparing all the observed conditions during each respective trial. …”
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The Association of Food Security With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A National Health Interview Survey Analysis by Brittany N. Burton, Alexis Sykes, Cecilia Canales, Andrea J. Ibarra, En Chang, Jonathan Dahan, Adam J. Milam, Tina Yu, Catherine Cha

“…The odds of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were statistically significantly increased among women with low food security compared to women with high food security (odds ratio [OR] 2.40, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.19–4.81) after adjusting for age, race, ethnicity, insurance status, body mass index, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. …”
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Comparing the effect of FUAS and myomectomy on the elasticity of myometrium around targeted uterine fibroid by Ziyao Wang, Yan Ma, Jia Zhou, Feng Jiang, Jin-yun Chen, Wen-zhi Chen

“…The stiffness of the surrounding myometrium in the ME group was statistically significantly higher than that of the FUAS group 1 day as well as 1, 3, and 6 months after the treatment, respectively.Conclusion The FUAS had less impact on the surrounding myometrium than the ME, which may be more conducive to the recovery of myometrial elasticity in patients with UF.…”
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Evaluation of Cyclic Fatigue of Hyflex EDM, Twisted Files, and ProTaper Gold Manufactured with Different Processes: An In Vitro Study by Pooja D. Khandagale, Prashant P. Shetty, Saleem D. Makandar, Pradeep A. Bapna, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Anand Marya, Pietro Messina, Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina

“…The Hyflex EDM (774.29) exhibited the maximum cyclic fatigue resistance compared to Twisted files (654.875) and ProTaper Gold (375.575). A statistically significant difference was observed between the tested groups. …”
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Response to Initial Therapy of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Predicts the Long-Term Outcome Better than Classical Risk Stratification Systems by Albert Cano-Palomares, Ignasi Castells, Ismael Capel, Maria Rosa Bella, Santi Barcons, Angel Serrano, Xavier Guirao, Mercedes Rigla

“…The area under ROC curve was 0.7535 for ETA, 0.7876 for ATA, and 0.9112 for RIT, showing statistical significant differences P<0.05. Conclusions. RIT predicts the long-term outcome of DTC better than ETA/ATA systems, becoming a useful system to adapt management strategies.…”
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Determination of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in Patients Using Quinolone Group Antibiotics by Cengizhan Ceylan, Erdenay Erden, Cansu Göncüoğlu, Harun Kızılay, Şeyma Tetik Rama, Yeşim Şerife Bayraktar, Jale Bengi Çelik, Görkem Yılmazer, Esranur Kıratlı, Nazlım Aktuğ Demir, Şua Sümer, Onur Ural

“…Kendall W coefficient 0.94, Chi-Square test 281.12, p &lt;0.001 were found to be statistically significant. The software programs used to detect pDDIs are highly compatible with each other. …”
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Association between bacterial presence in urinalysis and hypertension during pregnancy in women at Margono Hospital, Purwokerto: A single-center study in Indonesia by Dina Marlina, Aditya Utomo, Putri Nadhira Adinda Adriansyah, Herman Sumawan, Budi Handono, Muhammad Alamsyah Aziz

“…The odds ratio was 1.379 (confidence intervals: 0.751–2.532) with a statistically significant p -value of <0.003. These findings indicate a significant association ( p  < 0.05) between positive bacteriuria and increased risk of hypertension and preeclampsia. …”
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Hypermethylation of the PRKCZ Gene in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Li Zou, Shirong Yan, Xueping Guan, Yunjun Pan, Xin Qu

“…Additionally, the level of PRKCZ was decreased in T2DM subjects, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (). Discussion. This study suggests that the PRKCZ gene is the hypermethylated gene of T2DM and the hypermethylation PRKCZ gene may be involved in the pathogenesis of T2DM.…”
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Spleno-Mesenteric Venous Blood Flow Dynamics in Adult Patients with Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis Analyzed by Sequential CT-Spleno- and Mesenterico-Portography by Alexandra Schlitt, Andrea Goetz, Christian Stroszczynski, Florian Zeman, Christina Hackl, Hans J. Schlitt, Ernst-Michael Jung, Wibke Uller, Simone Hammer

“…In patients without PVCT, small bowel varices were fed by both systems or the SMV, while in patients with PVCT they were fed by the SMV (<i>p</i> = 0.031). No statistically significant changes were detected regarding gastropathy, colorectal varices and small bowel congestion. …”
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Human Fat-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Xenogenically Implanted in a Rat Model Show Enhanced New Bone Formation in Maxillary Alveolar Tooth Defects by Andrew Wofford, Austin Bow, Steven Newby, Seth Brooks, Rachel Rodriguez, Tom Masi, Stacy Stephenson, Jack Gotcher, David E. Anderson, Josh Campbell, Madhu Dhar

“…Histomorphometric analyses of bones harvested from rats treated with hMSCs showed statistically significant increase in collagen/early bone formation, with cells positive for osteogenic and angiogenic markers in the defect site. …”
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Real-world outcomes of maintenance therapy post-autologous stem cell transplantation in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma by Ka-Won Kang, Dae Sik Kim, Se Ryeon Lee, Mi Hwa Heo, Hyeon-Seok Eom, Jongheon Jung, Ji Hyun Lee, Sung-Hyun Kim, Youngil Koh, Chang-Ki Min, Seung Shin Lee, Sung-Nam Lim, Ho-Young Yhim, Myung-won Lee, Je-Jung Lee, Sung-Hoon Jung, Soo-Mee Bang, Kihyun Kim, the Korean Multiple Myeloma Working party [KMMWP]

“…Longer duration of therapy was associated with improved PFS. No statistically significant difference was observed in overall survival and secondary malignancy rates by use or type of maintenance. …”
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Evaluation of Mannheim Peritonitis Index Score for predicting the outcomes in patients with peritonitis by Raiba Deshmukh, Avishkar K Barase, Rutik P Gandhi, Aniket Chaware, Avinash Dhumal

“…Results: In our study, it was found that age more than 50 years, presence of diffuse peritonitis, and organ failure were statistically significant independent risk factors. Overall mortality increased with increasing MPI score. …”
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Therapeutic experience and key techniques of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy by Yuanpeng Zhang, Xinwei Li, Gen Yang, Lei Liu, Xiaoping Zhang, Wencheng Li

“…There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of operative time (P = 0.83), renal functional impact (P = 0.699), hemoglobin reduction (P = 0.93), and changes in inflammatory markers (P > 0.05). …”
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Sensitivity of Self-reported Opium Use in Cancer Patients: Implications for conducting epidemiological studies by Vahideh Mohseni, Maryam Hadji, Mina Khaki, Omid Nabavian, Kazem Zendehdel, Hamideh Rashidian

“…Additionally, the sensitivity of self-reported opium use was higher among alcohol users and participants with low socioeconomic status compared to their counterparts, although these differences were not statistically significant. Conclusion: The observed sensitivity of self-reported opium use among cancer patients underscores the importance of meticulous and comprehensive approaches for collecting and interpreting self-reported substance use data. …”
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Cuspal Displacement Induced by Bulk Fill Resin Composite Polymerization: Biomechanical Evaluation Using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors by Alexandra Vinagre, João Ramos, Sofia Alves, Ana Messias, Nélia Alberto, Rogério Nogueira

“…Group comparisons were determined using ANCOVA (α=0.05) considering temperature as the covariate. A statistically significant correlation between cuspal deflection, time, and material was observed (p<0.01). …”
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Income-related inequalities in the prevalence of dental pain intensity in adults: gender differences by Carolina Veloso Lima, Alanna Barros de Arruda, Mayara dos Santos Noronha, Aline Araujo Sampaio, Marise Fagundes Silveira, Andrea Maria Eleuterio de Barros Lima Martins, Raquel Conceição Ferreira, Aline Netto de Godoy, Daniela Marques da Silva Sousa, Patrick Pereira Garcia, Cyrene Piazera Silva Costa, João Gabriel Silva Souza, Bárbara Emanoele Costa Oliveira

“…The same pattern was observed when stratified by gender, but it was not statistically significant.ConclusionThus, the contexts of income inequalities can contribute to more severe dental pain intensity among adults. …”
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Comparison of clinicopathological characteristics of young and old North Indian patients of oral squamous cell carcinoma by G. Sharma, M. Kamboj, A. Narwal, A. Devi, J. Yadav, M. Sharma

“…A p-value less than or equal to 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Of the 707 OSCC patients, 585 were over 40 years old, while 122 were 40 or younger. …”
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Land use impacts on surface water quality by statistical approaches by K. Afed Ullah, J. Jiang, P. Wang

“…This review article pinpoints that how statistical approaches in combination with spatial scale can be applied to develop statistically significant land use land cover- water quality relationship for better water quality evaluation.…”
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Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications in Iranian Patients by Azin Behnood-Rod, Omid Rabbanifar, Pirouz Pourzargar, Alireza Rai, Zahra Saadat, Habibollah Saadat, Yashar Moharamzad, Donald E. Morisky

“…In linear regression model, overweight/obesity (B=-0.52, P=0.02), previous history of admission to emergency services due to hypertensive crisis (B=-0.79, P=0.001), and getting medication directly from drugstore without refill prescription in hand (B=-0.51, P=0.04) were factors recognized to have statistically significant association with the MMAS-8 score. …”
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Relationship between tea intake and cedar pollen allergy: a population-based cross-sectional study by Nozomi Aoki, Mai Suzuki, Yuki Sato, Hirohide Yokokawa, Toshio Naito

“…. <1/day) was inversely associated with cedar pollen-specific IgE (adjusted OR = 0.81, 95% CI, 0.70, 0.94). No statistically significant association between cedar pollen-specific IgE and frequency of tea intake was found for other types of tea. …”
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