VAS and NRS, Same or Different? Are Visual Analog Scale Values and Numerical Rating Scale Equally Viable Tools for Assessing Patients after Microdiscectomy? by Joanna Bielewicz, Beata Daniluk, Piotr Kamieniak

“…The rate of decline of PI measured by NRS-L correlated statistically significant (rs = 0.366; p<0.001) with ODI 1 month after surgery. …”
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Validity and Reliability of the Amharic Version of the World Health Organization’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) in Patients with Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in Felege... by Kidist Reba, Bizuayehu Walle Birhane, Hordofa Gutema

“…The physical, psychological, and environmental domains have a statistically significant contribution in explaining overall quality of life, while only physical and psychological domains have significant contribution in explaining the general health facet. …”
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Predictors associated with Clavien-Dindo complications in lung cancer surgery: A retrospective cohort study. by Mantana Saetang, Thitikan Kunapaisal, Wirat Wasinwong, Parin Boonthum, Bussarin Sriyanaluk, Kanjana Nuanjun

“…Subgroup analysis revealed that patients aged ≥70 years had a higher rate of postoperative complications compared to those aged 60-69 years, however, this relationship was not statistically significant in the multivariable model (OR: 2.03, 95% CI: 0.95-4.36, p = 0.068). …”
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In vitro Evaluation of Repair Bond Strength to Bulk-fill Composites Using Two Silane-Free Universal Adhesives, with and without Silane Application by Alara AKSOY, Nazmiye DÖNMEZ

“…Results: The highest SBS value was obtained in the silane-treated AUB group (21.88±6.4), while the lowest SBS value was obtained in the silane-treated GPB group (16.07±6.2). No statistically significant difference was observed between all groups (p<0.05). …”
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Diagnostic and Clinical Significance of Serum Levels of D-Lactate and Diamine Oxidase in Patients with Crohn’s Disease by Jierui Cai, Hong Chen, Meiling Weng, Shuyu Jiang, Jie Gao

“…The levels of D-LA in the serum of CD patients in the active stage and remission stage were 16.08±4.8 mg/L and 11.16±3.17 mg/L, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (t=4.67, P<0.001). DAO levels were significantly higher in patients with the active stage compared to controls. …”
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ACNE CLINICAL COURSE AND SEVERITY AND THE STATE OF MICROBIOTA OF THE SKIN AND LARGE INTESTINE by Marianna Dashko, Orysya Syzon, Svitlana Volbyn

“…When using Friedman's non-parametric analysis of variance, it was found that there is a statistically significant difference between the frequency of detection of normocenosis and the stage of the large intestinal dysbiosis and the development of clinical forms of acne. …”
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Comparison Of The Effectiveness Of Daily Versus Weekly Oral Iron Supplementation In Preventing Anemia During Pregnancy by Maliha Sadaf, Khansa Iqbal, Saira Ahmed, Mehak Sehar, Nabeela Waheed

“…Results: There was no statistically significant difference could be detected between both groups as regards the hemoglobin level before starting iron supplementation and duration of supplementation and this can be attributed to proper randomization. …”
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Systematic Review on Effect of Tai Chi Regarding to Glucolipid Metabolism and Life Quality of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yongjin LIU, Bo DU, Bowei HUANG, Liuqing YANG, Suping HUANG

“…The results of Metaanalysis demonstrated that Tai Chi exercise had positive effect on the levels of FBG [SMD=-0.39, 95%<italic>CI</italic> (-0.54, -0.24), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01], HbA1c [WMD=-0.59, 95%<italic>CI</italic> (-0.73, -0.44), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01], TG [SMD=-0.52, 95%<italic>CI</italic> (-0.85, -0.19), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01], HDL-C [SMD=0.31, 95%<italic>CI</italic> (0.14, 0.47), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01], LDL-C [WMD=-0.32, 95%<italic>CI</italic> (-0.59, -0.05), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05] and most items of quality of life; while there was no statistically significant on the levels of TC [SMD=-0.24, 95%<italic>CI</italic> (-0.58, 0.10), <italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05], physical function and body pain.Conclusion:Tai Chi exercise is effective to improve the levels of glucolipid metabolism and life quality of T2DM. …”
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Estimating the Relative Risks of Spatial Clusters Using a Predictor–Corrector Method by Majid Bani-Yaghoub, Kamel Rekab, Julia Pluta, Said Tabharit

“…To test the proposed method, we first calculated the relative risks of statistically significant spatial clusters of COVID-19 mortality in the U.S. over seven time intervals from May 2020 to March 2023. …”
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Prognostic Significance of DNA Cytometry in Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix FIGO Stage IB and II by Hans Jürgen Grote, Nicolaus Friedrichs, Natalia Pomjanski, Helen Friderike Guhde, Olaf Reich, Alfred Böcking

“…Results: In multivariate statistical analysis DNA stemline ploidy using 2.2c as a cut‐off value and FIGO stage showed to be statistically significant available presurgery predictors of survival, whereas the postsurgical parameters lymphonodal status, tumor size and parametrial involvement were significantly correlated with survival. …”
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Measurement of Several Hematological and Serological Parameters in Patients with Scabies by Mariam Y. Al-Fadhly, Wasan A. Al-Marsomy, Hiba H. Maqdasi .

“…The tests showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the scabies patients and the control group for Hb (12.86± 0.31, 12.88± 0.20), PCV (34.40±0.94, 40.35±0.59), and platelets (244.80±9.58, 237.23±8.97), Respectively. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of vector control for supplementing mass drug administration for eliminating lymphatic filariasis in India. by Donald S Shepard, Aung K Lwin, Sunish I Pulikkottil, Mariapillai Kalimuthu, Natarajan Arunachalam, Brij K Tyagi, Graham B White

“…Supplementary vector control demonstrated no statistically significant additional benefit on MfP or AgP in this trial.…”
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The Application of CA and PCA to the Evaluation of Lipophilicity and Physicochemical Properties of Tetracyclic Diazaphenothiazine Derivatives by Anna Nycz–Empel, Katarzyna Bober, Mirosław Wyszomirski, Ewa Kisiel, Andrzej Zięba

“…On the other hand, the relationships between RM0 and physicochemical or biological properties were not statistically significant and therefore unusable. For all analysed values, an analysis of similarities and principal component analyses were also made. …”
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Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of PD‐1/PD‐L1 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer by Qichen Zhang, Xiaojuan Han, Jiayi Liu, Hui Qiao

“…Results In the PD‐L1 group, 16 patients achieved partial or complete response, versus 12 in the PD‐1 group, though the difference in the ORR was not statistically significant (50.0% vs. 36.8%, p = 0.308). Median survival times were 21.0 months for PD‐L1 and 17.0 months for PD‐1, with no statistically meaningful difference (p = 0.180). …”
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Is ChatGPT an Accurate and Reliable Source of Information for Patients with Vaccine and Statin Hesitancy? by Cundullah TORUN, Abdurrahman SARMIS, Aytekin OGUZ

“…There was no statistically significant difference between the mean scores of ChatGPT and physicians for both vaccine and statin use (p=0.403 for vaccination, p=0.678 for statin). …”
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Relationships between the allozyme and phenotypic diversities of Picea ajanensis populations by V. P. Vetrova, A. K. Ekart, A. N. Kravchenko, A. Ya. Larionova

“…Genetic differences between the morphotypes with regard to nine polymorphic loci (Got-2, Skdh-1, Idh-2, Pgm-2, Mdh-1, Mdh-3, Pgm- 1, Pgi-2, and Hk) were not significant. Statistically significant differences between the morphotypes were revealed for two loci: Pgm-2 and Mdh-1. …”
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The effect of spiritual counseling based on the sound heart model on resilience and parenting competence in mothers with intellectually disabled children by Arefeh Sadeghi, Anahita Khodabakhshi-Koolaee, Minoo Asadzandi

“…However, a comparison of the mean (SD) parental competence score before and after SHM intervention did not show a statistically significant difference [56.60 (10.11) vs. 68.80 (9.19); p<0.091]. …”
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The Effect of Formulated Dentin Remineralizing Gel Containing Hydroxyapatite, Fluoride, and Bioactive Glass on Dentin Microhardness: An In Vitro Study by Mohadese Asadi, Sara Majidinia, Hossein Bagheri, Melika Hoseinzadeh

“…Group 3 had higher SMHR% than Group 2 at all depths; however, the difference was not statistically significant. Moreover, the SMHR% of Group 3 was significantly higher than that of Group 1 at depths of 30 μm (187. 94% ± 68.95% vs. 67.39% ± 29.34%; p=0.005) and 60 μm (179.55% ± 75.96% vs. 64.34% ± 41.96%; p=0.043). …”
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Mortality and Length of Stay Implications of Deterioration-Associated Transfer to the Intensive Care Unit over Different Time Frames by Kathy W Belk, Joseph Beals, Samantha J McInnis

“…Sensitivity analyses found a statistically significant increase in mortality and LOS associated with unplanned ICU transfer across all three timeframes. …”
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Can Pregnancy Experience Predict Birth Experience, Postpartum Depression and Anxiety? A Prospective Descriptive Study by Monireh Moniri, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Shahla Meedya, Solmaz Ghanbari‐Homaie

“…Results After adjusting for possible confounding variables, there was no statistically significant association between women's pregnancy and childbirth experiences. …”
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