The U-shaped association of fasting plasma glucose to HbA1c ratio with mortality in diabetic and prediabetic populations: the mediating role of systemic immune-inflammation index by Ming Yang, Qing Shangguan, Guobo Xie, Guotai Sheng, Jingqi Yang

“…Below the thresholds, the FPG/HbA1c ratio was negatively associated with CVD mortality (HR:0.200, 95% CI: 0.072, 0.559) and all-cause mortality(HR: 0.242, 95% CI: 0.118, 0.494). …”
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Relationship between oxidative balance indicators and Chronic Kidney Disease. by Xinyun Chen, Fangyu Shi, Wenhui Yu, Chang Gao, Shenju Gou, Ping Fu

“…The ORs for the highest quartiles of OBS and PAB were 0.60 (95% CI: 0.49-0.75, P < 0.001) and 0.77 (95% CI: 0.63-0.94, P = 0.013), respectively. …”
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Comparing the Effects of Integrative Neuromuscular Training and Traditional Physical Fitness Training on Physical Performance Outcomes in Young Athletes: A Systematic Review and Me... by Ke-wen Wan, Zi-han Dai, Po-san Wong, Robin Sze-tak Ho, Bjorn T. Tam

“…Compared to the PT group, INT significantly improved dynamic balance (MD = 7.29%, 95%CI 3.31 to 11.28, p < 0.001, I2 = 64.7%), static balance (SMD = −0.54, 95%CI −0.84 to −0.24, p < 0.001, I2 = 0.0%), jumping performance (SMD = 0.53, 95%CI 0.32 to 0.73, p < 0.001, I2 = 0.0%), sprinting capacity (SMD = −0.76, 95%CI −1.13 to −0.39, p < 0.001, I2 = 57.6%) and maximal strength (SMD = 1.01, 95%CI 0.35 to 1.67, p = 0.002, I2 = 81.9%%). …”
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Association between non-insulin-based insulin resistance indicators and frailty progression: a national cohort study and mendelian randomization analysis by Hui Tian, Yong-meng Li, Cheng-qiang Wang, Guo-qiang Chen, Ying Lian

“…Regarding the frail risk, each SD increment in TyG index was associated with a 16.1% increase in the risk of frailty (OR = 1.161; 95%CI: 1.092, 1.235). An inverse association was observed for eGDR with the OR (95%CI) being 0.741 (0.696, 0.788). …”
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Neural Correlates of Dual-Task Walking: Effects of Cognitive versus Motor Interference in Young Adults by Rainer Beurskens, Fabian Steinberg, Franziska Antoniewicz, Wanja Wolff, Urs Granacher

“…Results showed that the MI task but not the CI task affected walking performance in terms of significantly decreased gait velocity and stride length and significantly increased stride time and tempo-spatial variability. …”
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Association between exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with estimated glomerular filtration rate: Mediating role of serum albumin by Hua Fang, Huajing Chang, Danjing Chen, Wenxin Qiu, Jiangwang Fang, Yunli Wu, Xian-E. Peng

“…Results: Ln-transformed PFOA (β = −1.91, 95 % CI: −2.82 to −1), PFOS (β = −1.48, 95 % CI: −2.19 to −0.78) and PFHxS (β = −0.94, 95 % CI: −1.65 to −0.23) were negatively correlated with eGFR. …”
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Association Between Triglyceride–Glucose Index and Carotid Plaque Stability in Different Glycemic Status: A Single‐Center Retrospective Study by Guijun Huo, Jin Zheng, Junjie Cao, Lili Zhang, Zhichao Yao, Yuqi Zeng, Yao Tang, Zhanao Liu, Ziyi Tan, Dayong Zhou

“…The TyG index of patients with different glycemic status was significantly correlated with the risk of unstable carotid plaque, among which the OR value of diabetes (OR, 2.51 [95% CI, 1.87–3.36]) was the highest. The restrictive cubic spline analysis indicated a nonlinear relationship between the TyG index and unstable carotid plaque, with TyG index >8.63 identified as an independent risk factor for unstable carotid plaque. …”
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Difference between estimated glomerular filtration rate based on cystatin C versus creatinine and cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic health by Xiaoyan Wu, Wuming Hu, Jian Xu, Jiayi Shen, Li Lin, Jingshuai Zhu, Tiemin Wei, Lingchun Lv, Lingchun Lv

“…Weighted ordinal logistic regression was used to explore the link between eGFRdiff and CKM health, while weighted Cox regression was used to examine the relationship between eGFRdiff and mortality in CKM syndrome patients. Restricted cubic splines (RCSs) were used to analyze the dose–response relationship.ResultsThe common odds ratio (cOR) per 10 mL/min/1.73m2 increase in eGFRdiff was 0.86 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.81 to 0.91]. …”
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Association between stress hyperglycemia ratio and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis: results from the MIMIC-IV database by Shijie Zhang, Hechen Shen, Yuchao Wang, Meng Ning, Jianghui Zhou, Xiaoyu Liang, Yun Chang, Wenqing Gao, Tong Li

“…SHR was associated with an elevated risk of in-hospital mortality (OR: 2.08, 95%CI 1.66–2.61) and 1-year mortality (HR: 1.70, 95% CI 1.42–2.04). …”
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A nonlinear correlation between the serum uric acid to creatinine ratio and the prevalence of hypertension: a large cross-sectional population-based study by Ru Wang, Shuxing Wu, Jing Wang, Wenting Li, Jian Cui, Zhuhua Yao

“…Q1, OR: 1.183, 95% CI: 1.011-1.384, p = 0.035; Q4 vs. Q1, OR: 1.347, 95% CI: 1.146-1.582, p < 0.001). …”
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The association between dietary omega-3 intake and osteoporosis: a NHANES cross-sectional study by Zhiwen Liu, Shaoming Cai, Yuzhen Chen, Zijing Peng, Huanling Jian, Zhihai Zhang, Hongxing Huang

“…Among non-smokers, higher omega-3 intake was associated with a lower risk of osteoporosis (OR = 0.64, 95% CI: 0.45–0.90), whereas in smokers, the association was not evident (OR = 0.91, 95%CI: 0.55–1.52). …”
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Associations of neutrophil/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with frailty and its mortality by Jianqiang Zhang, Jianqiang Zhang

“…Weighted logistic regression, restricted cubic spline (RCS), and Cox regression were used to analyze the association of NHR with frailty and its long-term survival. …”
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Significant association between three atherosclerosis indexes and stroke risk. by Xin Wang, Lili Wu, Peng Shu, Wei Yu, Wangfang Yu

“…When assessed as a continuous exposure, per-unit increases in the AIP, CRI-I, and CRI-II were independently associated with a 49% (OR: 1.49, 95% CI: 1.07-2.08), 6% (OR: 1.06, 95% CI: 1.02-1.11), and 14% (OR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.03-1.27) increase in the risk of stroke, respectively.…”
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Gender differences in associations between obesity and hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia: evidence from electronic health records of 3.5 million Chinese senior population by Xuewen Jiang, Yanrong Zhao, Qing Yang, Wei Wang, Tianxiang Lin, Yinwei Qiu

“…General obesity and central obesity strongly and negatively associated with hypertension [OR = 2.61 (95%CI: 2.58–2.63), and 2.20 (95%CI: 2.18–2.21)], diabetes [OR = 1.33 (95%CI: 1.31–1.35), and 1.56 (95%CI: 1.54–1.57)], and dyslipidemia [OR = 1.66 (95%CI: 1.64–1.68), and 1.84 (95%CI: 1.83–1.85)] based on existing obesity standards. …”
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Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and its combined obesity indicators and the risk of hypertension in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: A nationwide cross-sect... by Huoping Zheng, Meiling Xu, Jing Yang, Mingjun Xu

“…The odds ratios were as follows: TyG: OR = 1.80 (95% CI: 1.48-2.19); TyG-BMI: OR = 5.09 (95% CI: 4.33-5.98); TyG-WC: OR = 3.96 (95% CI: 3.38-4.65); TyG-WHtR: OR = 3.91 (95% CI: 3.33-4.60). …”
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Indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at two tertiary neonatal units in Zimbabwe and Malawi: an interrupted time series analysis by Michelle Heys, Caroline Crehan, Emma Wilson, Felicity Fitzgerald, Mario Cortina Borja, Msandeni Chiume, Samuel R Neal, Hannah Gannon, Gwen Chimhini, Simbarashe Chimhuya, Tim Hull-Bailey, Tarisai Chiyaka, Deliwe Nkhoma

“…We applied no specific exclusion criteria.Interventions The first cases of COVID-19 in each country (Zimbabwe: 20 March 2020; Malawi: 3 April 2020).Primary outcome measures Changes in the number of admissions, gestational age and birth weight, source of admission referrals, prevalence of neonatal encephalopathy, and overall mortality before and after the first cases of COVID-19.Results Admission numbers in Zimbabwe did not initially change after the first case of COVID-19 but fell by 48% during a nurses’ strike (relative risk (RR) 0.52, 95% CI 0.41 to 0.66, p&lt;0.001). …”
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Spatial and temporal changes of breast-conserving surgery rates and its influential factors among Chinese patients with breast cancer from 2013 to 2019: a registry-based study by Pengpeng Ye, Yuan Yang, Wei Hu, Lingyan Dai, Erwei Song, Shunrong Li, Liling Zhu, Kai Chen, Yanjie Xu, Xiaoyu Wang, Jianli Zhao, Jianrong He, Queran Lin, Tongrui Shang, Xiujuan Gui, Ziliang Zhong, Qianru Chen, Qing Yan, Xiaoliang Huang, Zijian Liang

“…Patients who were older (vs &lt;40 years, 40–49 years: adjusted OR 0.72, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.76; 50–59 years: 0.51, 95% CI 0.48 to 0.54; ≥60 years: 0.37, 95% CI 0.35 to 0.40) and married (vs unmarried, 0.64, 95% CI 0.59 to 0.70) were less likely to undergo BCS. …”
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Gait spatiotemporal alterations in schoolchildren with overweight or obesity: a cross-sectional study by José Omar Larios-Tinoco, Xochiquetzalli Tejeda-Castellanos, Carlos Maximiliano Sánchez-Medina, Ma. Elena Ortiz-Cornejo, Horacio Márquez-González, María de Lourdes Martín-López, Salvador Villalpando-Carrión, Claudia Gutiérrez-Camacho, José Luis Alaniz-Arcos

“…Subsequently, we performed a gait study using a 3D motion analysis system and extracted the spatiotemporal parameters, and we compared the parameters obtained between the study groups. Results The stride length in both limbs was lower in schoolchildren with obesity compared to the overweight group, with a mean difference of 0.08 m on the right side (CI 95% 0.01–0.16; p = 0.02) and 0.09 m on the left side (CI 95% 0.01–0.17; p = 0.02); also, on the left side, the swing speed (m/s) was lower in the children with obesity than in the normal weight group, with a mean difference of 0.23 m/s (CI 95% 0.03–0.43; p = 0.01). …”
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Association between cardiovascular health and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a nationwide cross-sectional study by Lian-Zhen Huang, Ze-Bin Ni, Wei-Feng Huang, Li-Ping Sheng, Yan-Qing Wang, Jin-Yan Zhang

“…OR for MASLD was 0.68 (95% CI, 0.61–0.77) for each 10-point increase in LE8 score. …”
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Impact of English proficiency on use of Glasgow Coma Scale in geriatric patients with traumatic brain injury by Veronica Layrisse-Landaeta, Gabriela R Dincheva, Shahenda Khedr, Andrew Geng, Michele Schombs, Kazi Maisha, Steven Y Chao, Chun-Cheng Chen

“…In a univariate analysis, LEP had higher incidence of decreased GCS and was strongly correlated with risk of TBI (OR 1.47, CI 1.26 to 1.71). After adjusting for multiple covariates including race, LEP did not have a significantly increased risk for GCS score &lt;13 (OR 1.66, CI 0.99 to 2.76) or increased risk of TBI. …”
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