Health and Liver Diagnostic Markers Influencing Glycemia in Subjects with Prediabetes: Preview Study by Omar Ramos-Lopez, Diego Martinez-Urbistondo, Santiago Navas-Carretero, Ruixin Zhu, Maija Huttunen-Lenz, Gareth Stratton, Teodora Handjieva-Darlenska, Svetoslav Handjiev, Jouko Ensio Sundvall, Marta P. Silvestre, Elli Jalo, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Tanja C. Adam, Margriet Westerterp-Plantenga, Elizabeth Simpson, Ian MacDonald, Moira A. Taylor, Sally D. Poppitt, Wolfgang Schlicht, Jennie Brand-Miller, Mikael Fogelholm, Anne Raben, J. Alfredo Martinez

“…R value = 0.1393, <i>p</i> < 0.001), whereas the QoL status was statistically related to age, sex, HOMA-IR and HSI (adj. …”
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Anemia prevalence and associated factors among students benefiting from the rural compulsory education nutrition improvement program in Jilin province in 2023: a cross-sectional st... by Hongli CUI, Xingang ZHANG, Liwei ZHANG, Bo LUAN, Sijie LIU

“…The chi-square test and multivariate binary logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the anemia status and its influencing factors among the students. …”
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The economic burden of households affected by tuberculosis in Brazil: First national survey results, 2019-2021. by Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel, Letícya Dos Santos Almeida Negri, Leticia Molino Guidoni, Geisa Carlesso Fregona, Fernanda Dockhorn Costa Johansen, Mauro Niskier Sanchez, Adriana da Silva Rezende Moreira, Fredi Alexander Diaz-Quijano, Maiko Tonini, Eliana Zandonade, Julia Ershova, Peter Nguhiu, Inés Garcia Baena

“…We used descriptive statistics to analyze the cost drivers and multivariate logistic regression to determine factors associated with catastrophic costs.…”
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Determination of the Prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides in Children under the Age of Five Years Attending at Kongowe Health Centre, Kibaha District, Pwani Region by Adnan A. Hamad, Godfrey O. Mauti

“…Collected data for A. lumbricoides infection measured were analyzed using Microsoft Excel, while data for sociodemographic findings and risk assessment were subjected to bivariate and multivariable analysis using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 28.0.1.0 software (SPSS Inc., USA) at the level of significance of P<0.05. …”
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Missed Opportunity of Antenatal Care Services Utilization and Associated Factors among Reproductive Age Women in Eastern Hararghe Zone, Eastern Ethiopia: Mixed Methods Study by Ibsa Mussa, On Makhubela-Nkondo, Melat B. Maruta, Adera Debella

“…The quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. A multivariable logistic regression analysis model was used to identify the predictors. …”
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Prevalence of precancerous cervical lesions and associated factors among HIV-positive women in Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Abebech Haile Dinberia, Habtamu Molla Ayele, Meaza Zeleke Wodajo

“…Data were then entered into Epi Info version 7, cleaned, and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to examine the relationship or statistical association between the independent and dependent variables, and odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were computed.ResultsA total of 361 women who had follow-ups at an antiretroviral therapy clinic were included in the study. …”
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Analysis of clinical factors and inflammatory cytokines in patients with lung cancer and sarcopenia: a prospective single-center cohort study by Yalan Liu, Yalan Liu, Hui Zhang, Peng Chen, Xinfu Liu

“…Various statistical analyses methods were used to analyze the correlation between 4 kinds of inflammatory cytokines and sarcopenia in patients with lung cancer.ResultsIn this study, 55.6% (75/135) of the lung cancer patients were found to have sarcopenia, with a median age of 67.3 years. …”
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Respiratory symptoms and associated factors among workers in the marble factory in ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study by Ephrem Bogale, Belayneh Jabur, Chala Daba, Zemachu Ashuro, Samson Wakuma Abaya

“…Statistical significance was determined at a p-value of less than 0.05. …”
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Association between non-highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: evidence from NHANES 2001–20... by Yang Duan, Yang Duan, Ke Yang, Tianai Zhang, Xiangsheng Guo, Qianran Yin, Qianran Yin, He Liu

“…ObjectiveThis research is to analyze the connection between NHHR and CKD occurrence using NHANES from 2001 to 2018. …”
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Peripartum hysterectomy: prevalence, indications, maternal outcomes, and associated factors in a 7-year retrospective review at Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Ho... by Habtamu Desalegn, Amanuel Geta, Debritu Nane

“…Data were extracted from patient records between February and April 2023 and analyzed using SPSS version 26. Descriptive statistics were reported, and variables with p < 0.25 in bivariate analysis were included in the multivariable model, with statistical significance set at p ≤ 0.05. …”
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Prevalence of malaria and its associated factors among adults living in Samre Woreda, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2023/24: a community-based cross-sectional study by Fissha Brhane Mesele, Desta Siyoum Belay, Kibrom Berhanu Gebreslassie, Mamush Gidey Abrha, Binyam Gebrehiwet Tesfay, Fsseha Abadi Gebreanenia

“…Data were entered into Epi Info 7.2, exported, and analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Science version 27. …”
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Host and environmental determinants of in-hospital mortality in community-acquired pneumonia: evidence of seasonality, socioeconomic factors, and hospital differentiation in Portug... by Ezequiel Pessoa, Cristina Bárbara, Andreia Costa, Paulo Nogueira

“…Trend analysis of hospitalization episodes and in-hospital mortality due to CAP was performed. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine associations with in-hospital mortality, with statistical significance set at p < 0.05. …”
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Soil-transmitted helminthes prevalence, intensity, and associated factors among school-aged children in the communities of west Guji Zone, South Ethiopia by Tibeso Gemechu, Wako Dedecha, Alqeer Aliyo, Abdistion Disani, Feven Diriba

“…A pre-tested questionnaire was used, and samples were examined by wet mount and Kato-Katz techniques. Data entry was analyzed using SPSS. Binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses were applied to identify potential associated factors. …”
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Dissecting Trichoderma antagonism: Role of strain identity, volatiles, biomass, and morphology in suppressing cacao pathogens by Insuck Baek, Jishnu Bhatt, Jae Hee Jang, Seunghyun Lim, Amelia Lovelace, Minhyeok Cha, Dilip Lakshman, Moon S. Kim, Lyndel W. Meinhardt, Sunchung Park, Ezekiel Ahn

“…Dual culture assays, detailed morphological analysis of both antagonist and pathogen, volatile organic compound (VOC) assays (comparing standard plug vs. pre-grown biomass methods), and the effect of UVC pretreatment were investigated. Multivariate statistics and machine learning were employed to analyze interaction dynamics and predict outcomes. …”
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The association between oxidative balance score and gallstones in adults: a population-based study by Yuxiao Yang, Yuxiao Yang, Jia Wang, Jia Wang, Yuan Liu, Yuan Liu, Jiali Yu, Jiali Yu, Guanyu Chen, Guanyu Chen, Guanyu Chen, Shiyu Du

“…The data in this study were analyzed using a range of statistical techniques, such as Multivariable logistic regression, restricted cubic spline curves (RCS), mediation effects analysis, subgroup analyses and sensitivity analysis.ResultsUsing fully adjusted multivariable logistic regression analysis, we identified a significant negative correlation between OBS and the occurrence of gallstones, with an odds ratio (OR) of 0.97 and a 95% confidence interval (CI) of 0.96 to 0.99. …”
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Lipidomic profile of seminal plasma in non-obstructive azoospermia with sperm maturation arrest by S. I. Gamidov, T. V. Shatylko, A. Kh. Tambiev, A. O. Tokareva, V. V. Chagovets, T. B. Bitsoev, N. L. Starodubtseva, A. Yu. Popova, V. E. Frankevich

“…Those lipids mainly belong to the classes hexosylceramides, sphingomyelins and phosphatidylcholines — simple ethers and oxidized lipids. In multivariate analysis, the following lipids were found to be statistically significant predictors of sperm maturation arrest: PC 16: 0_22: 6 lipid (β-coefficient: -0.73; 95% confidence interval (95% CI): -1.42 to -0.27; odds ratio (OR): 0.48; OR CI: 0.24 to 0.76; Wald's test: -2.58; p = 0.01), SM d20: 1/22:2 lipid (β-coefficient 4.96; 95% CI 2.29 to 9.13; OR: 142.31; OR CI: 9.90 to 9.22^103; Wald's test: 2.93; p = 0.003); PG 20:3_22: 6 lipid (β-coefficient 2.52; 95% CI 1.13 to 4.49; OR: 12.37; OR CI: 3.10 to 89.27; Wald's test: 3.02; p = 0.002); PC O- 16: 1/16:0 lipid (β-coefficient 1.96; 95% CI -4.12 to 0.27; OR: 0.14; OR CI: 0.02 to 0.76; Wald's test: -2.05; p = 0.04). …”
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Husband involvement in postnatal care services utilization and associated factors in Bishoftu Town, Central Ethiopia; community-based cross-sectional study by Hana Israel Gesisa, Befekadu Tesfaye Oyato, Warkitu Sileshi, Husen Zakir Abasimel, Dursa Hussien

“…In multivariable analysis, statistical significance was declared at p-value &lt;0.05.ResultsThis study reveals that overall husband involvement in postnatal care utilization was found to be 34.1% with a 95% CI (30.3%–38.0%). …”
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Caregiver burden in family caregivers of individuals with cancer in Iran: an analytical cross-sectional study by Arvin Mirshahi, Zahra Farsi, Seyedeh Azam Sajadi, Fatemeh Pakdin, Ali Faridfar, Arsia Taghva

“…Barthel Index and CBI questionnaire was completed by caregivers based on their observations of the patient. Descriptive statistics, Independent t-tests, One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multivariate regression analysis were used to analyze the data using SPSS version 22. …”
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SURVIVAL OUTCOMES OF AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION IN LYMPHOMA PATIENTS by Elif Yıldız, Güven Çetin, Özge Pasin

“…A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to check how other factors might affect survival outcomes. …”
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The Impact of Social Capital on Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Rural Areas (Case Study: Kermanshah Province Villages) by Vakil Haidari Sareban, Sohyla Bakhtar, Mina Ziarati

“…Its reliability was calculated by using Cronbach's alpha and its total reliability was 0.815. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. …”
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