The Type of Preoperative Oral Antithrombotics as a Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism After Hip Surgery: A Retrospective Study by Yea-Ji Lee, Jaemoon Lee, Seung-Wan Hong, Seong-Hyop Kim

“…Preoperative albumin levels were significantly lower in group VTE+ (3.4 ± 0.6 g/dL vs. 3.7 ± 0.4 g/dL, <i>p</i> = 0.004, OR = 0.285, 95% CI = 0.115–0.702). In multivariate regression analysis, the results were statistically significant for clopidogrel, cilostazol, and preoperative albumin levels (<i>p</i> = 0.035, OR = 0.237, 95% CI = 0.062–0.901; <i>p</i> = 0.011, OR = 6.479, 95% CI = 1.542–27.226; <i>p</i> = 0.002, OR = 0.211, 95% CI = 0.080–0.558). …”
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Association between night eating frequency and thyroid function and sensitivity: a cross-sectional study from the NHANES database by Yanhao Zhang, Songbai Zhou, Shiguang Liu, Youlin Wang, Houyong Zhou, Jiao Wang, Ling Wang, Xiaosong Wang

“…The associations between night eating frequency and thyroid function were analyzed via weighted univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses. …”
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Thyroid Dysfunction After Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and PD&#x2043;1 Inhibitor Treatment for Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Shang K, He Q, Xu X, Luo X, Zhao C, Liu L, Li Z, Li Y, Jin F

“…Patients with thyroid dysfunction had longer overall survival, progression-free survival, and distant metastasis-free survival at both one and two years compared to patients with normal thyroid function, but the difference was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that pretreatment lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (p = 0.079) is an independent predictor of thyroid dysfunction after radiotherapy in combination with immunotherapy for LA-NPC.Conclusion: The study found that the addition of immunotherapy increases the risk and shortens the onset time of thyroid dysfunction in LA-NPC patients treated with chemoradiotherapy. …”
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Prevalence of alcohol use disorders and associated factors among people with epilepsy attending Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Waja T, Ebrahim J, Yohannis Z, Bedaso A

“…Data were structured using the 10-item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS Version 20. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to study the association, and variables with P-value &amp;lt;0.05 were considered as having a statistically significant association at 95% confidence interval. …”
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Factors associated with women’s economic, personal and socio-cultural empowerment: analysis of 2022 Kenya demographic and health survey by Nabimanya, Boaz, Mayanja, Edison, Kyarikunda, Miria, Nkamusiima, Dianah, Kagarura, Willy Rwamparagi, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Kadengye, Damazo T.

“…This paper explores the determinants of women empowerment among married women in Kenya. Methods: We analyzed secondary data from the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey. …”
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Therapeutic effects of children with refractory epilepsy after vagus nerve stimulation in Taiwan by Sung-Tse Li, Nan-Chang Chiu, Kun-Long Hung, Che-Sheng Ho, Yung-Ting Kuo, Wen-Hsiang Wu, Chuan-Yu Wang, Yung-Ting Kuo, Huei-Shyong Wang, Kuang-Lin Lin, Po-Cheng Hung, Ying-Chao Chang, Pi-Lien Hung, Pi-Chuan Fan, Wang-Tso Lee, Rei-Cheng Yang, Fang-Jong Ko, Lung-Chang Lin, Po-Ching Chou, Jeng-Dau Tsai, Kun-Long Hung, Hui-Ju Chen, Kai-Ping Chang, Ting-Rong Hsu, Che-Sheng Ho, Nan-Chang Chiu, Shyi-Jou Chen, Hueng-Chuen Fan, Hsu-Tung Lee, Ein-Yiao Shen, Huang-Tsung Kuo, Ming-Yuh Chang, Tung-Ming Chang, Sung-Tse Li, Geng-Chang Yeh

“…The mean seizure reduction rates were 44.6% and 50.1% at 12 and 24 months after VNS treatment, with the difference between them reaching statistical significance (p = 0.001). In multivariate linear regression, high seizure frequency (Group I) was a positive predictor of seizure frequency reduction (p < 0.001). …”
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The Treatment Outcomes of Tuberculosis Patients at Adare General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia (A Five-Year Retrospective Study) by Bizunesh Tsegaye, Zufan Bedewi, Solomon Asnake

“…The data were coded, cleaned, entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20 statistical software. …”
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Health Workers’ Job Satisfaction and Associated Factors at Public Primary Healthcare Centers in Hargeisa, Somaliland: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ridwan A. Mohamed, Omran Salih

“…Data were entered into SPSS and analyzed using Stata 17 software. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis was used. …”
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Attitudes of Healthcare Workers about Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Infection in Two Top-Ranked Tuberculosis Specialized Public Hospitals of... by Taye Kebede, Million Molla Sisay

“…The data collection tool was a self-administered interview structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS software. Descriptive statistics were applied to score attitude. …”
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Uncovering the subtle relationship between vitamin D and kidney stones: a cross-sectional NHANES-based study by Fan Zhang, Wenjian Li

“…Methods This study included 59,842 participants from the NHANES survey, and after exclusions, 24,323 individuals with complete data were analyzed. Logistic regression modeling assessed odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) between vitamin D levels and kidney stone risk, and multivariable adjustment models were constructed to control for potential confounders. …”
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Financial sustainability of local NGOs funded by the Churches Health Association of Zambia in Zambia by Michael Mutaya Kachumi, Mukumbuta Nawa, Joseph Mwanakatwe, Raymond Bwembya, Dhally M. Menda, Karen Sichali Sichinga, Junaid M. Shaikh

“…Quantitative data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22; descriptive and inferential statistics were done by summarization of the findings, which included an assessment of the financial position and operational activity of the NPOs and multivariable linear regression. …”
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Addressing Oral Health Disparities in Pregnancy: Oral Health Risk Factors and Clinical Findings at a Safety-Net Hospital in the Bronx by Megan Cloidt, Parth Shah, Erica Robles, Molly Findley, Nadia Laniado

“…Descriptive statistical analyses were performed to examine the characteristics of the study population. …”
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Pneumonia Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors among under-Five Children in Goncha Siso Enesie District, Northwest Ethiopia by Bizualem Abebaw, Destaw Damtie

“…Binary and multivariable logistic regressions were used to analyze the risk variables, and P values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. …”
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Determinants of dietary diversity practice among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Wachemo University Nigist Eleni Mohammed memorial referral hospital, Southern Ethiopia... by Romedan Delil, Beakal Zinab, Hassen Mosa, Ritbano Ahmed, Habtamu Hassen

“…Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS (version24.0). Both bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to decide the association of each explanatory variable with the outcome variable. …”
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Clinical analysis and predictive value of early serum lipid levels in very premature and extremely preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a 4 years retrospective study by Zhenyu Xiong, Lei Hang, Qingxiong Zhu

“…Kaplan-Meier curve showed no statistical difference in survival between low and normal serum lipid level groups (P > 0.05). …”
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Trajectories and influencing factors of medical-help-seeking behaviour of elderly hypertensive patients - Analysis of 8 year clinical follow up data by Chunxiang Wu, Jie Tian, Yi Guo, Bo Deng, Jie Yu, Ning Cai, Li Shen

“…Multivariate logistic regression was employed to examine patient characteristics across different behavioural trajectories. …”
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Prognostic value of blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio in septic patients with acute kidney injury—a retrospective study based on MIMIC database by Kun Han, Yuxia Tao, Jianhao Wang, Jianhao Wang, Jinshuai Lu

“…Cox regression was employed to analyze the relationship between BAR and 28-day mortality risk. …”
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Impact of Antiviral Treatment on Survival in HBV-Related Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Patients After Hepatectomy: A 14-Year Retrospective Follow-Up Study Based on the Propensity... by Chen Z, Zhang H, Zhang L, Han G, Zhang Y, Wu J, Li X, Mu X, Wang X

“…A 1:1 nearest-neighbor matching algorithm was adopted, and 64 pairs of AVT and non-AVT patients were included in the propensity score matching cohort. Multivariable survival analyses confirmed AVT as a significant predictor for a favorable overall survival (HR 0.277, 95% CI: 0.147– 0.519), but no statistical significance for recurrence-free survival was observed between the AVT group and the non-AVT group after propensity score matching.Conclusion: We analyzed the long-term follow-up data for ICC patients with hepatitis B virus infection who underwent hepatectomy. …”
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Mechanism of skull base osteoradionecrosis explored through laboratory assessment with propensity score-matched analysis by Jing Li, Xueyong Hu, Tingfeng Liang, Hongzheng Zhang, Chaosheng Yu

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed statistically significant differences only for Fg (p < 0.05). …”
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Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Blood Ratios in Canine Splenic Hemangiosarcoma: A Multicentric Observational Study by Ana M. Marques, Gonçalo Petrucci, Hugo Gregório, Luís Lobo, Joaquim Henriques, Ana C. Figueira, Hugo Vilhena, Carla Marrinhas, Felisbina L. Queiroga

“…This study also identified a higher risk of relapse and mortality associated with increased NRR (<i>p</i> < 0.001 and <i>p</i> = 0.012, respectively) and an inverse relationship with PLR (<i>p</i> = 0.015 and <i>p</i> = 0.033, respectively), whereas NLR showed no significant association. The multivariate survival analysis identified NRR as an independent prognostic factor for DFI [hazard ratio (1.837); 95% confidence interval (1.147–2.942); <i>p</i> = 0.011], while for OS, the association did not reach statistical significance [hazard ratio (1.510); 95% confidence interval (0.985–2.314); <i>p</i> = 0.059]. …”
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