Correlation between liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance indicators: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2017–2020 by Bo Yang, Mingsu Gong, Xiaojie Zhu, Yang Luo, Ruiqiu Li, Hai Meng, Yuhan Wang

“…After adjusting for covariates, TyG-WHtR remained an independent risk factor (OR=2.69; 95% CI: 2.08-3.47), indicating a strong correlation with LF. …”
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Association of baseline and trajectory of triglyceride-glucose index with the incidence of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Qiong Huang, Wenbin Nan, Baimei He, Zhenhua Xing, Zhenyu Peng

“…Q1 in Model II, OR = 1.29, 95% CI 1.03–1.62, P = 0.027). RCS indicated a rising trend in the TyG index in relation to the incidence of CAN. …”
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Sociodemographic characteristics and longitudinal progression of multimorbidity: A multistate modelling analysis of a large primary care records dataset in England. by Sida Chen, Tom Marshall, Christopher Jackson, Jennifer Cooper, Francesca Crowe, Krish Nirantharakumar, Catherine L Saunders, Paul Kirk, Sylvia Richardson, Duncan Edwards, Simon Griffin, Christopher Yau, Jessica K Barrett

“…We employed a flexible spline-based parametric multistate model to investigate the associations between these sociodemographic characteristics and the rate of different disease transitions throughout multimorbidity development. …”
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Osteoarthritis and Degree of Fatigue are Associated with Pain Levels in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study of 394 Patients by Wang Z, Lan T, Zhang Y, Guo Z, Yu H, Sun G, Wang Z, Yan Z, Tao Q, Xu Y

“…An interaction analysis based on the main regression model was performed to examine the interaction between OA and degree of fatigue.Results: Among the FMS patients, the presence of OA was identified as a risk factor associated with higher pain-VAS scores (OR=2.777, 95% CI=1.377– 5.601, P=0.004); furthermore, higher degree of fatigue scores on the FS-14 were found to be significantly associated with high pain level (OR=1.145, 95% CI=1.054– 1.243, P=0.001). …”
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Source-specific acute cardio-respiratory effects of ambient coarse particulate matter exposure in California’s Salton Sea region by Yaning Miao, William C Porter, Tarik Benmarhnia, Catherine Lowe, Timothy W Lyons, Caroline Hung, Charles Diamond

“…Dropping water levels and unique biogeochemistry at the Salton Sea have raised concerns regarding the human health impacts of drying sediments exposed on shrinking shorelines, as well as potential lake spray emissions from the water surface itself. …”
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Associations between neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio level and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease-cause mortality in diabetes population by Geng Shen, Yuting Liu, Can Zhou, Wei Luo, Yun-xiao Yang, Shuai Guo, Jiayi Yi, Lin Wang, Wei Li, Zhao-gong Zhi, Xiu-huan Chen, Chen Li, Yanyan Jin, Hai Gao

“…Results After adjustment, the risk ratio for all-cause mortality in the highest NPAR group (≥ 15.40) compared to the lowest serum NPAR reference group (< 13.30) was 1.62 (95% CI, 1.36, 1.94) with P values < 0.001. Nevertheless, the risk ratio for cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in the highest NPAR group (≥ 15.40) versus the lowest serum NPAR reference group (< 13.30) was 1.41 (95% CI, 0.99, 2.00) with a P value of 0.06. …”
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Correlation between the white blood cell/platelet ratio and 28-day all-cause mortality in cardiac arrest patients: a retrospective cohort study based on machine learning by Huai Huang, Guangqin Ren, Shanghui Sun, Zhi Li, Yongtian Zheng, Lijuan Dong, Shaoliang Zhu, Xiaosheng Zhu, Wenyu Jiang

“…In the unadjusted Model 1, hazard ratios (HRs) for WPR quartiles ranged from 1.88 (95% CI: 1.22–2.90) in Q2 to 3.02 (95% CI: 2.04–4.47) in Q4 (Ptrend &lt;0.05). …”
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The neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio as a risk factor for all-cause mortality among individuals with resolved HBV infection: evidence from the NHANES 1999–2018 by Chen Qiu, Chaojie Yu, Lanlan Yang, Siqi Liu, Qian Zhang, Shengnan Jia, Wenrui Wang, Zhenjing Jin, Dongdong Yu

“…We utilized the Restricted Cubic Splines (RCS) and Maximum Selection Rank Statistical Method (MSRSM) to analyze the relationship between the NLR and the risk of all-cause mortality. …”
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2001, l’Odyssée de l’espace de Kubrick et la possibilité d’un cinéma de science-fiction by Carl Freedman

“…Stanley Kubrick peut être décrit comme un réalisateur métagénérique, dans la mesure où ses oeuvres majeures tendent à renverser et à reconstruire les conventions hérités du genre cinématographique pertinent (l’horreur dans Shining, le film historique dans Barry Lyndon et ainsi de suite). …”
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Nonlinear Association Between the Liver Fat Content and the Risk of Hyperuricemia in Prediabetic Individuals: Evidence from Cross-Sectional Health Screening Data in China by Liu A, Li X, Zhang X, Chen K, Zou Z, Sun Y, Zhou J, Li Z, Wu X, Lv X, Li H, Guo Z, Li Y

“…This association persisted even after adjusting for other variables, indicating a heightened risk of hyperuricemia among prediabetic individuals with elevated LFC [Q4 vs Q1: odds ratio (OR 2.70), 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.93– 3.79, P < 0.001; P for trend < 0.001]. …”
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Association of Serum Ferritin Levels With Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Overweight/Obese US Populations: A Population-Based Study From the NHANES by Zhang Y, Zhou P, Xu C, Su H, Li R, Sun L, Yang Y

“…Multivariable logistic regression and restricted cubic spline regression (RCS) investigate associations. …”
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Prognostic nutritional index as a predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in American adults with hypertension: results from the NHANES database by Jing Tang, Jing Tang, Long Yang, Guan-Ying Yang, Yan-Hong Li, You-Sen Zhu, Hui Li, Xiao-Ming Gao, Xiao-Ming Gao, Xiao-Ming Gao

“…Multifactorial COX regression analysis showed all-cause mortality [hazard ratio (HR): 0.584, 95% CI: 0.523–0.652, p &lt; 0.001] and cardiovascular mortality (HR: 0.435, 95% CI: 0.349–0.541, p &lt; 0.001) associated with Q4 group risk of malnutrition in PNI compared to Q1 group. …”
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Clinicopathologic characteristics, therapeutic modalities and survival outcomes of plasmablastic lymphoma: A real-world study by Yan-Hua Zheng, Kun Xie, Hong-Yuan Shen, Zhuo Wan, Shan Gao, Wen-Rui Sun, Guang-Xun Gao, Li Liu, Juan Feng

“…Chemotherapy alone or chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy could significantly reduce the risk of death and extend the patients’ survival, yielding a HR of 0.209 (95% CI: 0.152–0.288) and 0.187 (95% CI: 0.089–0.394), respectively. …”
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The synergistic effect of the triglyceride-glucose index and a body shape index on cardiovascular mortality: the construction of a novel cardiovascular risk marker by Hao-ming He, Ying-ying Xie, Qiang Chen, Yi-ke Li, Xue-xi Li, Sun-jing Fu, Na Li, Yan-ru Han, Yan-xiang Gao, Jin-gang Zheng

“…Individuals with high TyG and high ABSI (TyG > 9.04 and ABSI > 0.085) were at the highest cardiovascular mortality risk both in individuals with (HR = 1.714, 95% CI 1.123–2.616) and without diabetes (HR = 1.402, 95% CI 1.003–1.960), suggesting a synergistic effect. …”
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Assessment of six insulin resistance surrogate indexes for predicting stroke incidence in Chinese middle-aged and elderly populations with abnormal glucose metabolism: a nationwide... by Luqing Jiang, Tengxiao Zhu, Wenjing Song, Ying Zhai, Yu Tang, Fengxia Ruan, Zichen Xu, Lei Li, Xia Fu, Daoqin Liu, Aidong Chen, Qiwen Wu

“…The dose-response relationships between IR surrogate indexes and stroke risk were explored using restricted cubic splines. The areas under the curve (AUCs) of IR surrogate indexes were calculated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. …”
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Association Between Urinary Metal Levels and Chronic Kidney Dysfunction in Rural China: A Study on Sex-Specific Differences by Kaisheng Teng, Qinyi Guan, Qiumei Liu, Xiaoting Mo, Lei Luo, Jiahui Rong, Tiantian Zhang, Wenjia Jin, Linhai Zhao, Songju Wu, Zhiyong Zhang, Jian Qin

“…Then, we used binary logistic regression, along with restricted cubic spline (RCS) models, to assess the individual exposure effects of specific metals on CKD. …”
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Le territoire que l’on dit : l’espace vécu d’un fabricant de toiles lillois (1882-1892) by Didier Terrier

“…Les carnets de Jules-Emile Scrive-Loyer sont fort précieux en ce sens : en consignant par écrit, chaque soir, ce qu’il retient de sa journée, celui-ci nous offre la possibilité, onze années durant, de saisir la composante subjective de la construction d’un territoire manufacturier. …”
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In Memoriam: † ACAD. ALEXANDRU UNGUREANU (1941 - 2024) by George-Bogdan TOFAN

“…Nu vom respecta șablonul clasic pentru a întocmi un text panegiric, deoarece sunt alții în măsură să o facă, ci dorim să aducem la lumină personalitatea și preo­cupările cărturarului ieșean reflectate în corespondența purtată cu regretatul profesor, Grigor P. …”
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The predictive role of the hs-CRP/HDL-C ratio for long-term mortality in the general population: evidence from a cohort study by Yifeng Wang, Li Wang, Zongquan Zhao, Song Yin, Xuejun Tang, Kerui Zhang

“…According to multivariate Cox regression models, the hs-CRP/HDL-C ratio was found to be an independent risk factor for both long-term all-cause mortality [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.09, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.05–1.13] and cardiovascular mortality (HR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.05–1.19). …”
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The association between stress-induced hyperglycemia ratio and cardiovascular events as well as all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetic nephropathy by Boning Cao, Zhendong Guo, Dan-Ting Li, Le-Ying Zhao, Zhen Wang, Ya-Bin Gao, Yao-Xian Wang

“…Cox regression analysis indicated that the hazard ratio (HR) for all-cause mortality in Q2 was 0.76 (95% CI: 0.63, 0.92), whereas the HR for Q4 was 1.26 (95% CI: 1.04, 1.52). …”
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