Factors influencing women’s satisfaction with well-woman services at the Manhyia Government Hospital, Ghana by Agnes Ampofo Agyei, Seth Amponsah-Tabi, Edward Tieru Dassah, Eric Sarpong Ansong, Maxwell Kankam, Amponsah Peprah, Charles Senaya, John Jude Kweku Annan, Roderick Larsen Reindorff, Henry S Opare-Addo

“…A face-to-face interview was conducted for every woman included in the study. Data were analyzed using multivariable logistic regression analysis. p -Value for statistical significance was set at p  < 0.05. …”
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Distribution and determinants of the utilization of senior residential care homes in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Saad M. Bindawas, Vishal Vennu, Maha Almarwani, Walid Alkeridy, Walid Alkeridy, Walid Alkeridy

“…Variables included age, sex, education level, marital status, region, and reasons for service use. Statistical analyses comprised descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, independent t-tests, and multivariable logistic regression.ResultsThe Makkah region had the highest number of senior residential care home users (56.8%; p &lt; 0.0001). …”
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Association between dietary patterns and overweight and obesity among primary and middle school students by JIANG Nan, TANG Xiaomin, SUN Wentao

“…The association between dietary patterns and overweight and obesity was analyzed using a multivariable logistic regression model. …”
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HIV testing uptake and its associated factors among Ghanaian men: insights from the 2022 Ghana demographic and health survey using the Anderson behavioral model by Timothy Yao Akweh, Bright Atta Junior Boakye, Eunice Adoku, Felix Teyko, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang

“…Both bivariate and multivariable analyses were performed, with the results of the multivariable analysis reported as adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Descriptive Epidemiology and Mortality Risk Factors of COVID-19 Outbreak in Delta State, Nigeria, March – August 2020 by Adaora Rosemary Ejikeme, Bola Biliaminu Lawal, Shalom Ogbonna, Ehimario Igumbor, Mildred Okowa, Ivie Airefetalor, Daniel Otoh, Angela Okocha-Ejeko, Onyinyechi Emefiene, Ann Ojimba, Henry Uguru-Ekechi, Rhoda Atteh, Nkiruka Obiazor, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Oladipupo Ipadeola, Abdulhakeem Abayomi Olorukooba, Aboyowa Edukugho, Bolaji Ahmed, Oladipo Ogunbode

“…We obtained line-lists of 5,917 COVID-19 patients, cleaned and analyzed sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and outcome variables using IBM SPSS Statistics 25. …”
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Outcomes with venoarterial vs venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation in interstitial lung disease by Prasanth Balasubramanian, MD, Pablo Moreno Franco, MD, Sanjay Chaudhary, MBBS, Francisco G. Alvarez, MD, Maher Baz, MD, Tathagat Narula, MBBS, Sadia Z. Shah, MD, MBA, Mohammad Alomari, MD, Rohan Bongu, BS, Anirban Bhattacharrya, MD, Devang Sanghavi, MD, Sean Kiley, MD, Archer K. Martin, MD, Nikki L. Matos, John C. Haney, MD, Ian Makey, MD, Mathew Thomas, MBBS MD, Pramod K. Guru, MD, Remzi Bag, MD

“…Outcomes by cannulation type (VV vs VA) were analyzed, with 1:1 propensity matching to reduce selection bias. …”
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Integration Analysis of Three Omics Data Using Penalized Regression Methods: An Application to Bladder Cancer. by Silvia Pineda, Francisco X Real, Manolis Kogevinas, Alfredo Carrato, Stephen J Chanock, Núria Malats, Kristel Van Steen

“…The approach we propose allows reducing computational time and is flexible and easy to implement when analyzing several types of omics data. Our results highlight the importance of integrating omics data by applying appropriate statistical strategies to discover new insights into the complex genetic mechanisms involved in disease conditions.…”
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Infarct core growth rate and 90-day outcomes in ischemic stroke: subgroup analysis based on onset-to-recanalization time by Sha Chen, Sha Chen, Guofang Chen, Changzhi Zhao, Enle Wang, Yewen Zhou, Manhua Ding, Yang Zhang, Yang Zhang

“…The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression was employed for data screening. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the relationship between ICGR and 90-day (90d) clinical outcome. …”
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Spatial Analysis of Soil Acidity and Available Phosphorus in Coffee-Growing Areas of Pichanaqui: Implications for Liming and Site-Specific Fertilization by Kenyi Quispe, Nilton Hermoza, Sharon Mejia, Lorena Estefani Romero-Chavez, Elvis Ottos, Andrés Arce, Richard Solórzano Acosta

“…Multivariate statistics, nonparametric comparison, and geostatistical analysis with Ordinary Kriging interpolation were used for data analysis. …”
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Relationship between the laboratory test-based frailty index and overall mortality in critically ill patients with acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study based on the MIMIC-IV d... by Li Jin, Yan-Yan Dong, Jun-Peng Xu, Jun-Peng Xu, Mao-Sheng Chen, Mao-Sheng Chen, Rui-Xiang Zeng, Rui-Xiang Zeng, Li-Heng Guo, Li-Heng Guo

“…Moreover, when FI-lab was analyzed as a categorical variable, patients in the fourth quartile of FI-lab had a notably greater risk of 28-day all-cause mortality in comparison to those in the first quartile [HR 9.933, 95% CI (4.676–21.104), p &lt; 0.001]. …”
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Oral clinical manifestation and risk factors of COVID-19 infected patients by GUO Jingfang, WANG Hui, HUANG Xiaofeng, WANG Huanhuan

“…Except loose teeth， the differences were statistically significant in the incidence of other oral clinical manifestation during the positive and negative periods （all <i>P &lt; </i>0.05）. …”
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Impact of Subsequent Treatment on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with EGFR-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Transformed to Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Chen CY, Ko HW, Hu PW, Chang CY, Chen CY, Chang SC, Chiu YC, Wei YF

“…ORR and PFS were higher in the CT/TKI (44.4% and 7.2 months) and CT/immunotherapy (80.0% and 11.3 months) groups compared to CT (16.7% and 3.7 months), but these differences were not statistically significant. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed no significant differences in PFS and OS among treatments.Conclusion: In patients with SCLC transformed from advanced NSCLC after EGFR-TKI treatment, adding immunotherapy and EGFR-TKI to CT improved DCR and showed trends in ORR and PFS, but did not provide an OS benefit. …”
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Analysis of COVID-19 reinfection and its influencing factors among primary healthcare workers in Jiangsu Province: a study based on the omicron variant epidemic by Mingwang Fu, Hualing Chen, Yongkang Qian, Yongjie Zhang, Haijian Guo, Ya Shen, Biyun Xu, Wantong Han, Haoran Zhou, Jinshui Xu, Bingwei Chen, Bingwei Chen

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The influence of the interfacing angle between the pedicle screw and support rods on the clinical outcomes after posterior lumbar-sacral topping-off surgery: A retrospective clinic... by Mingzheng Zhao, Honghao Yang, Shixuan Guo, Fengqi Cheng, Yaoshen Zhang, Yong Hai, Yuzeng Liu

“…The impact of screw–rod interfacing angle mismatch on the development of postoperative ASD was further analyzed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
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A predictive model for calculating the likelihood of recurrent uterine fibroids after surgical intervention by V. B. Tskhay, S. Zh. Badmaeva, A. N. Narkevich, I. I. Tskhay, A. V. Mikhaylova

“…Prediction of uterine fibroids was carried out using multivariate analysis including a classification tree (IBM SPSS Statistics). …”
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Affecting commute mode choice in Southern California: Which employer-based strategies work? by Kevin Kane, Jenneille Hsu, Joseph Cryer, Marco Anderson

“…We report program statistics and conduct bivariate and regression analyses to determine which land-use and location characteristics, employer characteristics, and mitigation strategies explain cross-sectional differences in average vehicle ridership (AVR) and AVR improvement to understand where future AVR increases might be realized. …”
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The Effect of Forced Exposure to Crosscutting Information: What Is the Effect of Broadcast News Shows That Deliver Opposing Opinions? by Sangik Han, Sungjoong Kim

“…We divided participants into two ideology groups, liberals and conservative, and compared each group’s evaluation of the commentators in the two scenarios. Two multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) tests were conducted to analyze the effect of the perceived ideology of the commentators on respondents’ attitudes toward the commentators’ arguments depending on their own ideological inclinations. …”
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Colistimethate sodium is efficacious and safe for the management of sepsis in hematological diseases patients: a retrospective study in China by Yan Xie, Ziyi Liu, Peiqi Liang, Dong Wang, Qian Li, Meng Gao, Jindan Kong, Depei Wu, Jiajun Qi, Jie Xu, Jianhong Fu

“…The univariate and multivariate analysis was conducted to identify predictive factors for clinical effectiveness and renal insufficiency.ResultsA total of 81 hematological patients diagnosed with sepsis were included, the mean (change in sequential organ failure assessment [SOFA] score) ΔSOFA when utilizing CMS was 3.90 ± 2.10. …”
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Uncovering Subclinical Cardiac Involvement in VEDOSS: An Echocardiographic Driven Study by Eugenio Capparelli, Eleonora Zaccara, Ilaria Suardi, Antonella Laria, Laura Castelnovo, Eleonora Mauric, Daniela Bompane, Antonio Tamburello, Maria Iacovantuono, Maria Sole Chimenti, Antonino Mazzone, Paola Faggioli

“…Statistical analyses included chi-square, Fischer exact, and student’s <i>t</i> tests, with a significance threshold of <i>p</i> < 0.05. …”
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Study on the Changes in Sediment Transport Capacity and Response Relationships in Different Segments of the Jingjiang Reach after the Operation of the Three Gorges Reservoir by Shen Minghui, Hu Chunhong, Li Yuchen, Guo Shuai, Shi Hongling

“…These data include flow rates and sediment transport measurements collected from 2003 to 2023. Using statistical and mathematical modeling techniques, the study analyzes the relationship between sediment transport rates and flow rates, identifying trends over time. …”
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