Neuromuscular factors predicting lower limb explosive strength in male college sprinters by YanJin Li, QiaoFeng Guo, Jia Shao, YanMing Gan, YaJing Zhao, Yue Zhou, Yue Zhou

“…The level of statistical significance was set at p ≤ 0.05 for all analyses.Results30 m sprint time had a significant moderate positive correlation with Achilles tendon stiffness (r = 0.50, p = 0.05, 95%CI: 0.01–0.81) and a significant moderate negative correlation with the H-index (r = −0.54, p = 0.04, 95%CI: 0.82 to −0.03), V wave (V/MmaxA, r = −0.59, p = 0.02, 95%CI: 0.85 to −0.11) and the eccentric strength of Hamstring (HECC, r = −0.53, p = 0.04, 95%CI: 0.82 to −0.03). …”
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Association between oxidative balance score and glaucoma in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jun Huang, Yulan Zhang, Chao Wu, Yifan Wu, Feiran Wang, Yunxuan Ning, Lu Shi

“…Survey-weighted logistic regression and restricted cubic splines (RCS) were used to assess associations.ResultsHigher OBS was associated with lower glaucoma risk (adjusted OR = 0.97, 95% CI: 0.94–1.00). …”
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Association of lung health and cardiovascular health (Life’s Essential 8) by Wanjia Zhang, Menglong Zou, Junyao Liang, Dexu Zhang, Man Zhou, Hui Feng, Chusen Tang, Jie Xiao, Zhan Yi, Yin Xu

“…Among middle-aged and older adults (age > 40), the high LE8 group had significantly lower odds of respiratory symptoms, including cough (OR = 0.23; 95% CI = 0.12, 0.46), phlegm (OR = 0.42; 95% CI = 0.19, 0.90), and wheezing (OR = 0.29; 95% CI = 0.15, 0.54). …”
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Joint association of triglyceride glucose index (TyG) and a body shape index (ABSI) with stroke incidence: a nationwide prospective cohort study by Ruiying Zhang, Jianan Hong, Yaoling Wu, Liling Lin, Shuying Chen, Yingxiu Xiao

“…The HR of TyG was 1.25(95%CI: 1.06–1.47) and the HR of ABSI was 1.33(95%CI: 1.06–1.68). …”
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The association of triglyceride-glucose and triglyceride-glucose related indices with the risk of heart disease in a national by Xiaodi Tang, Kexin Zhang, Rong He

“…In non-diabetic patients, the associations were consistent: TyG-BMI 1.75 (95% CI: 1.47–2.08), TyG-WC 1.47 (95% CI: 1.24–1.75), and TyG-WHtR 1.34 (95% CI: 1.13–1.60). …”
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Association Between Triglyceride Glucose Index and Hypertension According to Different Diagnostic Criteria by Hao H, Geng H, Ma M

“…The restricted cubic spline further showed a dose-response relationship between TyG/ TyG-BMI and hypertension. …”
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Interaction between sleep duration and physical activity on mortality among cancer survivors: findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2007–2018 by Ruyan Chen, Jianglong Han, Si Li, Haiyu Deng, Tingting Jian, Zheyu Huang, Yuxuan Wei, Zhenming Fu

“…Compared to physically inactive participants, those with adequate PA had lower risks of all-cause mortality (HR = 0.542, 95% CI: 0.540–0.543), cancer mortality (HR = 0.486, 95% CI: 0.484–0.488), and CVD mortality (HR = 0.759, 95% CI: 0.755–0.763) among cancer survivors. …”
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Associations between ultra-processed foods intake and preserved ratio impaired spirometry in U.S. adults by Weiliang Kong

“…The percentage of total daily energy intake from UPFs (%Kcal) intake was associated with a non-significant increase in PRISm risk (OR 1.67, 95% CI: 0.96–2.92, p = 0.07). However, the highest quartile of UPFs (%Kcal) intake was significantly linked to increased PRISm risk (OR 1.36, 95% CI: 0.99–1.86, P for trend = 0.043). …”
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Association between serum carotenoids levels and severe headache or migraine in adults: a cross-sectional study from NHANES by Tian Hu, Yufei Chen, Siyu Chen, Rui Xue

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that serum concentrations of α-carotene (OR = 0.91, 95% CI: 0.85–0.97), β-carotene (OR = 0.88, 95% CI: 0.81–0.94), β-cryptoxanthin (OR = 0.83, 95% CI: 0.76–0.90), lutein/zeaxanthin (OR = 0.75, 95% CI: 0.67–0.85), and total carotenoids (OR = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.70–0.90) were significantly inversely correlated with severe headaches or migraines; however, no significant association was found for lycopene levels. …”
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The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 drove broadly increased seroprevalence in a public university setting. by Ching-Wen Hou, Stacy Williams, Guillermo Trivino-Soto, Veronica Boyle, David Rainford, Selina Vicino, Mitch Magee, Yunro Chung, Joshua LaBaer, Vel Murugan

“…For anti-nucleocapsid (NC) antibodies, the seroprevalence was 39.1% (95% CI 36.6-41.7%) compared to 19.7% (95% CI 17.5-22.2%) earlier. …”
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Sleep as a mediator between chronic diseases and depression: a NHANES study (2005–2018) by Ming Tan, Ming Tan, Haihong Zhao, Haihong Zhao, Ruya Nie, Ruya Nie, Pingping Deng, Pingping Deng, Cuixiao Wang

“…Logistic regression, subgroup analysis, restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis, and mediation analysis were employed to explore the relationship between common chronic diseases and depression, and the mediating role of sleep.ResultsThe adjusted model indicated that stroke (OR = 1.712, 95% CI: 1.399, 2.103), heart disease (OR = 1.419, 95% CI: 1.262, 1.598), diabetes (OR = 1.243, 95% CI: 1.116, 1.386), and hypertension (OR = 1.249, 95% CI: 1.160, 1.346) were associated with an increased probability of depression. …”
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Risk factors of developing non-arteric ischemic optic neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a single-center retrospective cohort study by Parinee Kemchoknatee, Duanghathai Tangon, Thansit Srisombut

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Association between Helicobacter pylori infection, serum thyroid-stimulating hormone, and thyroxine in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2000 by Ting Lu, Shunshun Lu, Jieqiong Lin, Xiaona Shao, Dahua Chen, Jianwei Shen

“…Q1: OR = 0.579; 95% CI, 0.403–0.831) and in multivariate regression models (Q4 vs. …”
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Effects of practical models of low-volume high-intensity interval training on glycemic control and insulin resistance in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized... by Yining Lu, Julien S. Baker, Shanshan Ying, Yichen Lu

“…FPG decreased with every additional second of interval duration (β;=-0.10; 95% CI: -0.19 to -0.00; p=0.046). FPI (β;=-0.65; 95% CI: -1.27 to -0.02; p=0.042) and HOMA-IR (β;=-0.22; 95% CI: -0.36 to -0.09; p=0.001) decreased with every additional minute of interval duration per session. …”
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Sulfur Dioxide and Emergency Department Visits for Stroke and Seizure by Mieczysław Szyszkowicz, Eugeniusz Porada, Neil Tremblay, Eric Grafstein

“…In the case of ED visits for seizure, for female patients the results were also statistically significant (OR=1.15; CI 1.02, 1.28; lag 1 and OR=1.18; CI 1.05, 1.32; lag 2). …”
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Changes over a decade in psychotropic prescribing for people with intellectual disabilities: prospective cohort study by Paula McSkimming, Angela Henderson, Sally-Ann Cooper, Deborah Kinnear, Colin McCowan, Linda Allan, Alasdair McIntosh

“…Psychotropics increased from 47.0% (256/545) in T1 to 57.8% (315/545) in T2 (p<0.001): antipsychotics did not change (OR 1.18; 95% CI 0.87 to 1.60; p=0.280), there was an increase for antidepressants (OR 2.80; 95% CI 1.96 to 4.00; p<0.001), hypnotics/anxiolytics (OR 2.19; 95% CI 1.34 to 3.61; p=0.002), and antiepileptics (OR 1.40; 95% CI 1.06 to 1.84; p=0.017). …”
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The association between frailty and falls among individuals aged 60 years and older residing in community settings and experiencing hip fractures in China: a cross-sectional study by Lan Jiang, Shulong Ding, Juxia Wang

“…This association was even more pronounced in the pre-frail (CHARLS, OR: 1.95, 95% CI: 1.65–2.32; A single center, OR: 1.67, 95% CI: 0.46–6.08) and frail (CHARLS, OR: 3.43, 95% CI: 2.51–4.68; A single center, OR: 4.01, 95% CI: 0.61–26.41) groups compared to the control group. …”
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Association between dietary patterns and chronic kidney disease in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes: a community-based cross-sectional study by Ling Cao, Peng Yu, Lei Zhang, Qiuming Yao, Fang Zhou, Xiaoying Li, Xiaomu Li

“…The adjusted ORs for CKD across ascending quartiles were 0.99 (95% CI: 0.85–1.16), 0.89 (95% CI: 0.76–1.04), and 0.73 (95% CI: 0.62–0.86). …”
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Association between life's essential 8 and Parkinson's disease: a case–control study by Jiaxin Fan, Yanfeng Wang, Xingzhi Guo, Shuai Cao, Shuqin Zhan, Rui Li

“…Compared to those of low group, the ORs for high group were 0.37 (95% CI: 0.27–0.50, P < 0.01) in unadjusted model, 0.51 (95% CI: 0.36–0.72, P < 0.01) in partially adjusted model, and 0.51 (95% CI: 0.32–0.81, P < 0.01) in fully adjusted model. …”
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Elevated Platelet‐to‐Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of All‐Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Hypertensive Individuals by Rui Xu, Ling Chen, Changshun Yan, Hong Xu, Guiqiu Cao

“…The multivariate Cox analysis showed that those in the highest PLR quartile had significantly elevated risks of all‐cause mortality (Model 1: HR = 1.28, 95% CI 1.16–1.42, p < 0.001; Model 2: HR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.03–1.26, p = 0.014; Model 3: HR = 1.16, 95% CI 1.05–1.29, p = 0.004)and cardiovascular mortality (Model 1: HR = 1.59, 95% CI 1.30–1.94, p < 0.001; Model 2: HR = 1.38, 95% CI 1.13–1.68, p = 0.001; Model 3: HR = 1.47, 95% CI 1.20–1.80, p < 0.001). …”
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