Association of elevated albumin-corrected anion gap with all-cause mortality risk in atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study by Jia Xu, Zhen Wang, Yun Wang, Xinran Chen, Lan Ma, Xiaochen Wang

“…We applied Cox regression and restricted cubic spline regression analyses to evaluate the correlation between ACAG levels and prognosis. …”
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Shadow Separation of Pavement Images Based on Morphological Component Analysis by Changxia Ma, Heng Zhang, Bing Keong Li

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Serum sodium to chloride ratio and mortality on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a multicenter retrospective study by Jiayin You, Sijie Gu, Ning Su, Xiaoran Feng, Fenfen Peng, Qingdong Xu, Xiaojiang Zhan, Yueqiang Wen, Xiaoyang Wang, Na Tian, Xianfeng Wu, Niansong Wang

“…Following adjustments for comorbidities and multiple covariates, individuals in the highest Na/Cl quartile (>1.42) exhibited lower all‐cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR] 0.63, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.47–0.86) and cardiovascular mortality (HR 0.38, 95% CI 0.22–0.67) compared with those in the lowest quartile (<1.33). …”
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The association between working hours and working type with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: results from the NHANES 1999-2014 by Ruli Wang, Ningxi Wu, Huan Qu, Xiaowei Zheng, Haoyang Zhang, Lihong Zhu, Xiaolei Wang, Xiaodie Yao, Le Zhang

“…We employed the hepatic steatosis index (HSI) to evaluate NAFLD and examined the relationship between working hours or working type and hepatic steatosis using weighted multiple-variable regression models and restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis. In addition, further subgroup analysis was performed based on sex, age, ratio of family income to poverty (PIR), education, and diabetes.ResultsLong working hours were significantly linked to an elevated risk of NAFLD (OR: 1.57, 95%CI: 1.21-2.05), even after controlling for confounding factors. …”
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Triglyceride to high density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and major adverse cardiovascular events in ACS patients undergoing PCI by Shangxun Zhou, Miaohan Qiu, Kexin Wang, Jing Li, Yi Li, Yaling Han

“…Patients in the high quartile TG/HDL-C category demonstrated significantly higher risks for MACE compared to those in the low quartile category, with hazard ratio (HR) [95%confidence interval (CI)] of 1.46 (1.17–1.83); conversely, they showed significantly lower risks for all-cause bleeding compared to their counterparts in the low quartile group, with HR (95%CI) of 0.72 (0.65–0.81). …”
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The association between self-reported total gestational weight gain by pre-pregnancy body mass index and moderate to late preterm birth by Alexandra M. Palumbo, Giulia M. Muraca, Anne Fuller, Charles D.G. Keown-Stoneman, Catherine S. Birken, Jonathon L. Maguire, Laura N. Anderson, on behalf of the TARGet Kids! collaboration

“…Compared to recommended GWG, excessive GWG had increased odds of moderate to late preterm birth (aOR 1.68, 95% CI 1.29, 2.19). There was insufficient evidence of an association between inadequate GWG and moderate to late preterm birth (aOR 1.10, 95% CI 0.81, 1.50). …”
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Identification of a distinctive immunogenomic gene signature in stage-matched colorectal cancer by Pankaj Ahluwalia, Ashis K. Mondal, Ashutosh Vashisht, Harmanpreet Singh, Ahmet Alptekin, Kalyani Ballur, Nivin Omar, Meenakshi Ahluwalia, Kimya Jones, Amanda Barrett, Vamsi Kota, Ravindra Kolhe

“…Results A 3-gene signature (GTF3A, PKM, and VEGFA) was found to be associated with overall survival in the AU cohort (HR = 2.26, 95% CI 1.05–4.84, p = 0.02, 93 patients), TCGA cohort (HR = 1.57, 95% CI 1.05–2.35, p < 0.02, 435 patients) and four other GEO datasets. …”
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The relationship between C-reactive protein to lymphocyte ratio and the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in US adults: a cross-sectional study by Pengfei He, Jiao Zhang, Ni Tian, Yuanyuan Deng, Min Zhou, Cheng Tang, Yu Ma, Mianzhi Zhang, Mianzhi Zhang

“…Non-linear relationships were analyzed using weighted restricted cubic splines. The predictive ability of CLR for CKD was assessed by the receiver operating characteristic curve and the area under the curve was calculated. …”
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Association of TyG index with mortality at 28 days in sepsis patients in intensive care from MIMIC IV database by Heping Xu, Jinyuan Xie, Yan Xia, Huan Niu, Hong Wang, Feng Zhan

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis and restricted cubic spline regression analysis were used to assess the relationship between the TyG index and 28-day all-cause mortality in septic patients. …”
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Association of blood manganese and selenium levels with hepatic steatosis among adolescents: a nationwide cross-sectional analysis by Bin You, Bin You, Bin You, Bin You, Zhiyuan Chen, Zhiyuan Chen, Zhiyuan Chen, Zhiyuan Chen

“…In the fully adjusted model, adolescents in the highest quartile of blood manganese had more than twice the odds of hepatic steatosis compared to those in the lowest quartile (OR = 2.41, 95% CI: 1.55–3.75, P &lt; 0.01). Similarly, the highest quartile of blood selenium was associated with a 57% increase in hepatic steatosis prevalence compared to the lowest quartile (OR = 1.57, 95% CI: 1.19–2.08, P &lt; 0.01). …”
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The combined effects of cardiometabolic index and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein on the risk of new onset stroke in a Chinese national prospective longitudinal cohort study by Fangfang Li, Yu He, Ali Yang, Mingrong Xia, Weizhou Zang, Jiewen Zhang

“…Cox proportional hazards models and restricted cubic spline (RCS) analyses were conducted to examine the associations between CMI, hs-CRP, and their combined effects on stroke risk. …”
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L-shaped association of body mass index with prognosis in individuals with sepsis: a multicenter cohort study by Kunping Cui, Xiangnan Teng, Wei liu, Xiaoxiao Zhao, Shanling Xu, Lang Bai

“…Sepsis patients with higher BMI values exhibited decreased ICU all-cause mortality rates (MIMIC-IV cohort: HR: 0.81, 95% CI 0.75–0.88, p < 0.001; eICU-CRD cohort: HR: 0.75, 95% CI 0.71–0.80, p < 0.001). …”
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Age-stratified analysis of the BMI-kidney stone relationship: findings from a national cross-sectional study by Liuliu Zhou, Wei Gu, Yufeng Jiang, Haimin Zhang

“…Age-stratified analyses were performed for the groups aged 20–39 years, 40–59 years, and ≥ 60 years. A restricted cubic spline model was used to explore the non-linear relationship between BMI and the risk of kidney stones.ResultsAfter adjusting for confounders, participants with a BMI ≥30 kg/m2 had a significantly higher risk of kidney stones compared to those with a BMI &lt;25 kg/m2 (adjusted OR [aOR]: 1.86; 95% CI: 1.48–2.34; p &lt; 0.001), with the association being most pronounced in the 40–59-year age group (aOR: 2.02; 95% CI: 1.36–3.02; p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Correlation and predictive value of novel anthropometric indicators with adult sarcopenia and sarcopenia obesity by Xue Wu, Ziang Chen, Yuanhui Zhao, Hong Ren

“…The predictive models of all ROC curves performed commendably, particularly with the body roundness index and WHtR forecasting models exhibiting superior performance, the area under the AUC curve is 0.87 (95 CI% 0.85, 0.88) and 0.86 (95 CI% 0.85, 0.88), respectively. …”
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The atherogenic index of plasma is associated with an increased risk of diabetes in non-obese adults: a cohort study by Jun Cao, Zhaohai Su, Jiangyong Yang, Bilong Zhang, Rengui Jiang, Weiling Lu, Zhenhua Huang, Zhenhua Huang, Zheng Xie

“…We also employed cubic spline functions and smooth curve fitting to investigate potential nonlinear relationships. …”
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Predicting High-Grade Acute Urinary Toxicity and Lower Gastrointestinal Toxicity After Postoperative Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Cervical and Endometrial Cancer Using a No... by Tianyu Yang, Zhe Ji, Runhong Lei, Ang Qu, Weijuan Jiang, Xiuwen Deng, Ping Jiang

“…The normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) model was established using the logistic regression model. Restricted cubic spline (RCS) curves were used to explore the association between dosimetric parameters and toxicities. …”
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A U-shaped non-linear association between serum uric acid levels and the risk of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: a cross-sectional study by Manli Yan, Wenhua Shi, Ping Gong, Yunsi Xie, Kaiyuan Zhang, Xiang Li, Hua Wei, Hua Wei

“…The findings indicated a significant association between both low and high levels of SUA and HT (Lower OR: 2.043; 95% CI: 1.405-3.019; P &lt; 0.001; Higher OR: 2.369; 95% CI: 0.998-4.999; P = 0.034).ConclusionThis study is the first to reveal a U-shaped association between SUA levels and the risk of HT, suggesting that maintaining SUA levels within the range of 359.0-540.0 μmol/L may help reduce the risk of HT occurrence. …”
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Association between oxidative balance scores and peripheral artery disease in US adults: a cross-sectional study by Min Zhou, Min Zhou, Peng-Fei He, Peng-Fei He, Keren Zhang, Li-Juan Deng, Ning Wang, Gang Wang, Guang-Yao Yang, Shang Ju

“…Logistic regression analysis, adjusted for multiple potential confounders, revealed negative associations between lifestyle OBS (OR = 0.88; 95% CI: 0.79, 1.00), total OBS (OR = 0.97; 95% CI: 0.94, 0.99), and the likelihood of PAD (all p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Relationship between stress hyperglycemia ratio and progression of non target coronary lesions: a retrospective cohort study by Shiqi Liu, Ziyang Wu, Gaoliang Yan, Yong Qiao, Yuhan Qin, Dong Wang, Chengchun Tang

“…Logistic regression models, restricted cubic spline analysis, and machine learning algorithms (LightGBM, decision tree, and XGBoost) were utilized to analyse the relationship of stress hyperglycemia ratio and non target lesion progression. …”
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Nonlinear association between glycated hemoglobin levels and mortality in elderly patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney disease: a national health and nutrition examination sur... by Lihua Huang, Liuliu He, Qingfeng Zeng, Jinjing Huang, Xiaoyan Luo, Qiuming Zhong

“…Higher risks of all-cause mortality were noted in the lowest and highest HbA1c quartiles, with adjusted HR (95% CI) of 1.48 (1.18–1.87) and 1.31 (1.01–1.70) respectively. …”
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