Temporal Dynamics of Species Richness and Composition in a Peri‐Urban Tropical Frog Community in Central Brazil by Marcos R. Severgnini, Mônica M. deOliveira, Luciana M. Valério, Diogo B. Provete

“…We assessed seasonality using circular statistics. We also tested for differences in temporal beta diversity within and among years by estimating species disappearance and temporal rank shift, in addition to a multivariate model‐based method to test the effect of year on species composition. …”
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A cohort study on the correlation between serum Klotho levels and all-cause mortality in American diabetic populations by Kangxiang Wu, Jiaqi Chen, Yiying Lin, Jie Wang

“…The Cox model analysis revealed a statistically significant association between Klotho levels and all-cause mortality. …”
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Revelation of the mediation role of moral sensitivity on safety attitude and personality traits among critical care nurses by Hind Ismail Ali, Ahmed Abdellah Othman, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Sanaa Saber Mohamed, Seham Hassan Mohamed

“…Three tools were used to collect data: the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (MSQ), the Big Five Factors of Personality Inventory sheet, and the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential tests (multivariate linear regression using the backward method). …”
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Surgery after neoadjuvant therapy in patients with resectable stage IIIB/N2 non-small cell lung cancer by Mithat Fazlıoglu, Volkan Erdogu, Necati Citak, Nevin Fazlıoglu, Muzaffer Metin

“…Survival outcomes were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression models. …”
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Factors Associated with Mortality of Intensive Care Unit Patients with Acute Kidney Injury at Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central General Hospital by Aida Lydia, Ruth V Rebecca, Rudyanto Sedono, Arif Mansjoer

“…Results: the prevalence of AKI patients in the intensive care unit was 12.25% (675 of 5511 subjects) and 220 subjects (32.59%) of the 675 analyzed subjects died in the intensive care unit. …”
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Parathyroid hormone and vitamin D modulate nocturnal blood pressure dipping: a retrospective cohort study in primary hypertension by Yixin Xu, Changjiang Deng, Xiaohui Liang

“…Serum PTH, 25(OH)D, renal/metabolic parameters, and vascular indices were analyzed. Multivariate linear regression assessed associations with dipping, adjusted for age, sex, renal function, and arterial stiffness.Results Non-dippers showed elevated PTH (median: 5.23 vs. 4.70 pmol/L, p = .011) and lower 25(OH)D (30.89 vs. 36.79 nmol/L, p < .001). …”
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Clinical Implications of the Coexistence of Anemia and Diabetes Mellitus in the Elderly Population by S. S. Michalak, E. Wolny-Rokicka, E. Nowakowska, M. Michalak, L. Gil

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Predictive value of blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio and estimated plasma volume status in heart failure by Xiaoxue Zheng, Long Tan, Yalin Cheng, Dahai Huang

“…Methods Data from the MIMIC-IV database were analyzed. ePVS was calculated using hemoglobin and hematocrit levels with Strauss-derived Duarte method. …”
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Insights into Intimate Partner Violence: Exploring Predictive Factors in Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys 2018 by George Atta, Paul Newton, Tayyab Shah

“…This study employed cross-sectional secondary data from Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) conducted in 2018 with a sample of 14,237 women aged 15–49. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions, and the results were presented as odds ratios (ORs) with a confidence interval (CI) of 95%. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for the prognosis of proliferative IgA nephropathy and construction of a prediction model by Zhu Feng-bo, Jiang Jun, Ren Wei

“…Univariate analysis indicated ten indicators with statistically significant differences. LASSO regression was used to reduce dimensionality， and 6 optimal modeling indicators were suggested. …”
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Smartphone addiction and its association with accident risk in Iranian adults by Saber Azami-Aghdash, Fatemeh Abbasi Amandi, Hossein Mashhadi Abdolahi, Deniz Naghibi, Ramin Rezapour

“…A total of 983 individuals responded to approximately 5,000 electronically distributed questionnaires (response rate: ~19.7%), which may have introduced selection bias due to the online recruitment method. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Mann-Whitney test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, and multivariate logistic regression in SPSS 24. …”
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Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Comparative Study of Direct Admissions versus Interhospital Transfers—Insights from a Single-Center Experi... by Tarek Abdeldayem, Ashan Gunarathne

“…Secular trends in the impact of interhospital transfers (IT) on long-term mortality in the United Kingdom (UK) have not been previously investigated. We analyzed the impact of IT on 5-year mortality in STEMI patients admitted to a tertiary care center in the UK (East Midlands North). …”
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Association of blood trace minerals and nocturia in young and middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES by Quanxin Su, Yanyu Zhang, Weiwei Fan, Qizhen Tang, Kenan Wang

“…These associations remained statistically significant after adjusting for relevant covariates in multivariate linear regression analyses. …”
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Factors associated with stillbirths in Kibogora District Hospital catchment area, Rwanda, 2015 by Esperance Niragire, Lawrence Rugema, Eric Noёl Kamayirese, Jared Omolo, Vincent Mutabazi, Jean d’Amour Sinayobye, Joseph Ntaganira

“…Data were extracted from various sources (electronic HMIS reports, patients' files, delivery and operating room registers, and stillbirth audit reports) using a structured data collection tool, and analyzed using Stata version 13 software. Multivariate logistic regressions were performed to ascertain the factors associated with stillbirths and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) were computed. …”
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Exploring Health-Seeking Behaviors Among Healthcare Workers and the General Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Quantitative Study by Gabriela Castañeda-Millán, Alexia M. Haritos, Edris Formuli, Maryna Mazur, Kishana Balakrishnar, Bao-Zhu Stephanie Long, Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia

“…We examined prevalence of help-seeking, barriers to accessing mental health support, and predictors of help seeking using descriptive and inferential statistics. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the relationship between sociodemographic factors and help-seeking. …”
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Prognostic Immune and Nutritional Index as a Predictor of Survival in Patients Undergoing Curative-Intent Resection for Gastric Cancer by Soomin An, Wankyu Eo, Sookyung Lee

“…Multivariate Cox regression analysis identified independent predictors of overall survival (OS). …”
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Association between circulating Klotho levels and hypertension: insights from NHANES, Mendelian randomization, and an Asian cohort by Yu Fu, Mengling Peng, He Cai, Yaoting Zhang, Bing Li, Yang Zheng

“…National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES; 2007–2016) were analyzed using weighted multivariate generalized linear regression models. …”
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Assessment of patients’ perception and satisfaction with extemporaneous compounding service in ALERT hospital, Ethiopia by Beyene Hirpina, Muluken Nigatu Selam, Atalay Mulu Fentie, Minychel Wale, Aychew Mekuriaw Tegegne, Samuel Abera

“…Data were collected using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire, entered into the EPI info, exported and analyzed using SPSS. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to determine possible predictors of patient satisfaction and p-value < 0.05 considered as statistically significant. …”
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The features and risk factors of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in systemic lupus erythematosus by Hang Ma, Yujie He, Shanshan Li, Yingchao Yang, Liubin Huo, Tianfang Li

“…The demographic data, clinical and laboratory findings of these patients were statistically analyzed. Stepwise regression and logistic regression were used to identify the risk factors related to TTP development. …”
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination practices and associated factors among female adolescent students in Eastern Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2024 by Tesfay Berhe Teka, Haftom Legese, Tsige Shishay, Meresa Berwo Mengesha, Haftay Gebremedhin

“…The collected data were checked for completeness daily, coded, entered, and cleaned using Epinfo version 7.2.3 then exported and analyzed using SPSS version 24. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to assess the association between dependent and independent variables. …”
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