Worst pattern of invasion: A prognostic indicator in early-stage oral tongue cancer: A single-center cohort study by Bhargav Ram, LM Chandra Sekara Rao S, Daphne Fonseca, Sravan Kumar Ch, Johnathan Gondi, Anil Kumar Akula, Hemantkumar Nemade

“…The study included only pathologically proven early-stage tongue squamous cell carcinoma (pathological T1-T2) with node-negative (N0) and complete histological details such as WPOI, Lymphocyte host response (LHR), Perinueral invasion (PNI), and Lymphovascular invasion (LVI). Statistical analysis was done using chi-square, cox multivariate analysis and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. …”
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Prevalence of periodontitis based on retrospective radiographic evaluation at dental hospital in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A retrospective study by Afsheen Tabassum, Marwa Madi, Ahmed Alabdulaziz, Yousif Al Nasrallah, Mohammed Alabdulaziz, Intisar Ahmad Siddique, Farhat Kazmi

“…A chi-square test was performed to compare the severity of periodontitis. A comparison of multivariate mean bone loss was performed using a t-test. …”
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Evaluation of Mortality Risk Factors in Prostate Cancer: Impact of Demographic, Clinical, Laboratory, Therapeutic, and Trace Element Influences by Pitchou Mukaz Mbey, Pablo Diasiama Kuntima Diangienda, Olivier Mukuku, Willy Kalau Arung, Célestin Lubaba Banza, Alpha Tsita Mafuta, Mathieu Nkumu Loposso, Bienvenu Massamba Lebwaze, Augustin Maole‐Lembe Punga, Guy Ilunga Nday, Dieudonné Molamba Moningo

“…Sociodemographic, clinical, laboratory investigations, therapeutic aspects, and trace element levels (in tissues and urine) were gathered and analyzed. Statistical analyses were conducted to pinpoint mortality predictors, with Cox regression utilized to account for variable impacts. …”
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Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and its associated factors among husbands residing in the Raya Kobo district, Ethiopia by Jemal Derbew, Adem Yesuf, Abebe Mihrete, Amira Abdallah, Abdurehman Mohammed, Nurye Sirage, Bogale Molla

“…A multi-stage stratified random sampling technique was used to select 626 samples. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 26.00 statistical software. …”
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The association between accelerated biological aging and the risk of osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study by Qiang He, Hua Luo, Jie Mei, Zhen Wang, Xin Sun, Ling Wang, Chengxin Xie, Chengxin Xie

“…The progression of Osteoarthritis (OA) is closely associated with an increase in chronological age, the correlation between BA and OA has not been fully elucidated.MethodsThis study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005–2018. …”
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Primary malignant tumors of the trachea: a retrospective analysis of the clinical data of 79 patients treated in a single center by Qiuyan Chen, Keying Xue, Yigen Wu, Bingqing Luo, Yuyi Lin

“…SPSS 26.0 software was used for statistical analysis. The Kaplan– Meier method was used to calculate the survival rate, and the log-rank test was used to compare the survival differences between groups. …”
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Clinical study on the correlation of early renal damage in patients with hypertension with different salt intake by LU Wen, TAO Hui-lin

“…Urine samples: 24 hours of urine sodium and urine microalbumin were studied and analyzed. Results the four sets of normal data are no different.…”
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The close association of Muribaculum and PA (10:0/a-17:0) with the occurrence of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and immunotherapy by Enzhao Wang, Kuiwu Ren, Xiangyu Wang, Sen Du, Xiang Gao, Wang Niu, Chenyue Guan, Xue Liu, Panpan Wu, Chunlong Liu, Jiangtao Yu, Jiangtao Yu, Kun Song

“…Multivariate statistical methods and correlation analyzes were employed to assess differences in microbial composition, structure, and function between malignant and benign pancreatic diseases. …”
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Prognostic and predictive value of systemic inflammatory markers in patients with metastatic gastric and GEJ adenocarcinoma with PD-L1 CPS score ≥ 5: Turkish Oncology Group (TOG) s... by Maral Martin Mildanoglu, Yasin Kutlu, Onur Bas, Bahadır Koylu, Shute Ailia Dae, Abdullah Sakin, Dilek Erdem, Mehmet Ali Nahit Sendur, Elif Senocak Tasci, Faysal Dane, Ali Osman Kaya, Musa Baris Aykan, Yakup Ergun, Sedat Biter, Omer Dizdar, Umut Disel, Fatih Selcukbiricik, Fatih Kose, Omer Fatih Olmez, Gokhan Demir, Suayib Yalcin, Ahmet Bilici

“…Lower NLR, PLR, and SII values were associated with longer PFS and OS in the univariate analysis; however, their statistical significance was not mantained in the multivariate analysis. …”
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Treatment of blunt splenic injury in children in China by Wu Wang, Wu Wang, Haiyan Lei, Wenhan Zhang, Wenhai Li, Hongqiang Bian, Hongqiang Bian, Hongqiang Bian, Jun Yang, Jun Yang

“…The dataset included demographics, mechanism of injury, injury grade, associated injuries, therapeutic measures, and outcomes, which were subjected to statistical analysis. Factors influencing length of hospital stay and treatment regimen were also analyzed.ResultsA total of 88.5% of patients underwent NOM, with 11% requiring splenic embolization due to hemodynamic instability or arterial hemorrhage. …”
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Serum metabolic alterations in chickens upon infectious bursal disease virus infection by Dan Wang, Jiangwei Song, Jing Wang, Rong Quan

“…The serum metabolic profiles were analyzed by multivariate statistical methods. KEGG enrichment analysis was performed to evaluate the dysregulated biological pathways. …”
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Immunogenic cell death pathway polymorphisms for predicting oxaliplatin efficacy in metastatic colorectal cancer by Yi Xiao, Chiara Cremolini, Fotios Loupakis, Alfredo Falcone, Natsuko Kawanishi, Christoph Mancao, Bodour Salhia, Shannon M Mumenthaler, Daniel J Weisenberger, Gangning Liang

“…In the discovery cohort, three SNPs were significantly associated with clinical outcomes in univariate analysis: CALR rs1010222 with progression-free survival (G/G vs any A, HR=0.61, 95% CI 0.43–0.88), ANXA1 rs1050305 with overall survival (OS) (A/A vs any G, HR=1.87, 95% CI 1.04–3.35), and LRP1 rs1799986 with OS (C/C vs any T, HR=1.69, 95% CI 1.07–2.70). Multivariate analysis confirmed the trend, but statistical significance was not reached. …”
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Efficacy and safety of polymyxin B sulfate versus colistin sulfate in ICU patients with nosocomial pneumonia caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a multicenter,... by Wei Bu, Chengyu Wang, Yuan Wu, Peng Zhang, Nengfang Zhang, Ying Han, Xiaona Xu, Sha Li, Yan Cai

“…Results Following matching, a total of 190 patients were analyzed. There was no statistical significance in the rates of clinical success, microbiological eradication and 28-day mortality between the PMB and CS cohorts. …”
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Bridging Gaps in Migrant Healthcare: CUAMM’s Experience from 13,103 Visits in Southern Italy by Cesare De Virgilio Suglia, Renato Laforgia, Marcella Schiavone, Anna Belfiore, Nicole Laforgia, Annalisa Saracino, Giovanni Putoto, Francesco Di Gennaro

“…Demographic, clinical, and socio‑health data from 2,537 unique patients were analyzed. Statistical methods, including multivariate regression, were employed to identify health trends and predictors of healthcare utilization. …”
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A cross-sectional study of age-related changes in the position of upper and lower lips relative to the esthetic plane by Xiaoqi Zhang, Waseem AI-Gumaei, Lu Xing, Xiaoqian Zhang, Minqi Li, Hu Long, Wenli Lai

“…Data were adjusted for confounding factors, including gender, dental, skeletal, and soft tissue parameters. Statistical methods, including Restricted Cubic Splines (RCS), multivariate regression, interaction analysis, and mediation analysis, were employed to identify age-related changes and their interactions. …”
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Factor Analysis of the Effect of Hepatitis B-Related Liver Cancer Treatment Efficacy by Liu SW, Zhou Y, Feng XY, Hai L, Ma WL, Ma LN, Ding XC, Luo X

“…The relationships between clinical characteristics, tumor markers, inflammatory factors, blood biochemical parameters, and OS and PFS were analyzed. Statistical methods, including Kaplan-Meier analysis, the Log rank test, and Cox regression analysis, were used to evaluate independent factors affecting patient prognosis.Results: Factors such as tumor size, tumor number, vascular invasion, extrahepatic metastasis, stage (CNLC and BCLC), and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level significantly affected OS and PFS (P < 0.05). …”
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Assessing the prevalence of unused medicines at home and associated factors: a community-based cross-sectional study by Addisu Afrassa Tegegne, Yesuneh Tefera Mekasha, Million Girma, Liknaw Workie Limenh, Lamrot Yohannes, Gebremariam Genet, Abdulwase Mohammed Seid, Tekletsadik Tekleslassie Alemayehu, Habtamu Semagne Ayele, Wondim Ayenew, Wudneh Simegn

“…The data was collected using the Kobo toolbox, exported into an Excel sheet, and then analyzed using SPSS version 27 software. Both multivariate and bivariate binary logistic regressions were performed in the data analysis. …”
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Unveiling the influences of P fertilization on bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity in grains of four sorghum cultivars. by Mohammed Elsafy, Nouralhuda A J Tia, Khitma A Sir Elkhatim, Mazahir H Othman, Amro B Hassan, Mahbubjon Rahmatov, Tilal Sayed Abdelhalim

“…Antioxidant activities were assessed through various assays, including DPPH and FRAP. Statistical analyses were performed using a three-way ANOVA to examine the effects of cultivar, P level, and location on the measured parameters, supplemented by multivariate analysis to further elucidate the interactions between these factors.…”
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Influencing mechanisms of microwave radiation duration on the efficiency of methane adsorption in coals by Yiliang HU, Yuan BAO, Jiahao MENG, Xueru CHEN, Tuo SHAN

“…Furthermore, it examined the correlation between the structural parameters and methane adsorption parameters of coals post-radiation using multivariate statistical analysis. Results and ConclusionsThe experimental results demonstrate that the methane adsorption capacity of coals initially decreased and then increased as the microwave radiation duration increased. …”
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Imaging biomarker associated with early neurological deterioration in isolated pontine infarction by Xiaowei Song, Feifei He, Duoduo Hou, Hongliang Zhao, Chenming Wei, Le Chen, Zhuoma Pengmao, Jian Wu, Jian Wu

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the association between cerebral small vessel disease burden, along with its individual imaging features, as well as other imaging features and early neurological deterioration in isolated pontine infarction.Methods107 patients with acute isolated pontine infarcts, within 24 h of symptom onset, were retrospectively analyzed. The mean age of the participants was 67 years. …”
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