Association of dietary decanoic acid intake with diabetes or prediabetes: an analysis from NHANES 2005–2016 by Huangxin Zhu, Huangxin Zhu, Qingan Fu, Ruxin Chen, Linfei Luo, Miao Yu, Yue Zhou

“…DDA intake was assessed through two 24-h dietary recalls and participants were grouped according to the diagnostic criteria for diabetes and prediabetes. Multivariate regression models were applied to analyze the relationship between DDA intake and diabetes and prediabetes, with subgroup analyses conducted to explore potential interactions.ResultsDietary decanoic acid intake was significantly negatively associated with the risk of diabetes. …”
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Major and Trace Airborne Elements and Ecological Risk Assessment: Georgia Moss Survey 2019–2023 by Omari Chaligava, Inga Zinicovscaia, Alexandra Peshkova, Nikita Yushin, Marina Frontasyeva, Konstantin Vergel, Makhabbat Nurkassimova, Liliana Cepoi

“…The content of 14 elements (Al, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, S, Sr, V, and Zn) was detected using Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES), while the Hg content was determined using a Direct Mercury Analyzer. To identify any relationships between chemical elements and to depict their sources, multivariate statistics was applied. …”
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Analysis of associations between risk factors for cardiovascular disease and breast cancer by Ruijie NIU, Jun ZENG, Zhoutong LI, Cheng WANG, Jinquan JIANG

“…The logistic regression correlation analysis was used to analyze the risk factors related to cardiovascular disease for breast cancer. …”
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Effect of atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs) on functional status and quality of life (QoL) in heart failure—cardiac resynchronization therapy population by Lamyaa Elsayed Allam, Youssef Abdel Moneim, Hayam Mohammad Eldamanhoury, Sherif Mohammad Aziz Eltoukhy

“…It was found that AHRE was statistically linked to a higher total MLHFQ score (46.76 ± 9.82 in the AHRE group vs. 36.97 ± 7.76 in the non-AHRE group, P 0.032), with higher physical scores in the AHRE group. …”
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The relationship between maternal emotional self-disclosure and children’s anxiety in the post-COVID-19 era by Fatemeh Ghasemi, Fatemeh Valizadeh, Rasool Mohammadi, Hanieh Goodarzi

“…Independent t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation test, and multivariate regression were employed to analyze the data. …”
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Igualdad de género en educación física: percepciones y estrategias de docentes en Chile (Gender equality in physical education: perceptions and strategies of Chilean teachers) by Alexis Matheu Pérez, Marcelo Muñoz Lara, Natalia Escobar Ruiz, Militza Arriagada Guerrero, Roberto Cortés Cancino, Macarena Dehnhardt

“…A Likert scale survey methodology was employed with a sample of 95 teachers and 38 students, analyzing the data through descriptive and multivariate statistics. …”
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Levothyroxine Timing during Ramadan: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Moeber Mahzari, Fahad Al Remthi, Ibrahim Ajwah, Mohammed Al Hazmi, Wesam Moafa, Awad Al Shahrani, Sameerah Al Shehri, Motasim Badri

“…Pre- and post-Ramadan TSH and free T4 levels were compared. Mixed-effects analyzes were performed to identify factors associated with changes in TSH and FT4 levels. …”
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Knowledge and attitudes toward HPV, cervical cancer and HPV vaccine among healthcare providers in Ahvaz, Southwest Iran by Abdolhussein Shakurnia, Farinam Salehpoor, Mehri Ghafourian, Roohangiz Nashibi

“…Factors associated with knowledge were explored and multivariate regression was used to analyze independent factors of adequate knowledge. …”
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Association between sleep duration and myopia among young school-aged children by Junjie LIU, Zhanghao ZHU, Yangrundong FANG, Weiwei ZHOU

“…Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the association between sleep duration and myopia in young school-aged children. …”
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Multiparametric positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Correlations between magnetic resonance imaging functional parameters and18F-fl... by Sheng-Chieh Chan, Shu-Hang Ng, Chih-Hua Yeh, Kai-Ping Chang

“…Multivariate analysis identified ve as a significant independent predictor for treatment failure (P = 0.022), whereas MTV showed a borderline significance (P = 0.095). …”
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Ethnic differences in pain, function, and catastrophizing in South Florida adults with knee osteoarthritis. by Daniel Quintero, Jacob Jahn, Jean Jose, Eric Kholodovsky, Levi M Travis, Joseph P Costello Ii, Olivia Perez, Alberto J Caban-Martinez, Thomas M Best

“…Patients with knee pain, radiographs, and doctor-diagnosis of KOA completed questionnaires in English or Spanish. Descriptive statistics characterized demographic differences between NHWP and HP in VAS, WOMAC, and PCS. …”
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Reproductive choices, mobile technology and social media: insights from Nigerian women’s family planning experiences by Idowu O. Ayodeji, Tosin O. Oni, Oladimeji Ogunoye

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The use of oral contraceptives and the risks of developing prehypertension and hypertension in women of reproductive age: findings from a population-based survey in Indonesia by Neily Zakiyah, Aeni Suciati, Chika Aulia Afina, Sofa Dewi Alfian

“…Conclusion There is a statistically significant moderate increase in the risk of prehypertension and hypertension among women of reproductive age in Indonesia who use OCs, with the risk of hypertension increasing with longer durations of OC use. …”
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Exploring the role of nutritional status and anthropometric factors in anemia among adolescent girls in Pekanbaru, Indonesia by Fachriani Putri, Suyanto Suyanto, Ridha Restila, Agung Dwi Laksono, Tonny Sundjaya

“…Objective: To comprehensively analyze the factors associated with anemia among adolescent girls in Pekanbaru, with a focus on nutritional status and anthropometric factors. …”
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Organizational Culture and Stock Price Crash Risk by Gholamreza Kordestani, Ramin Eskandari, Mahdi Shams

“…For this research, financial data from companies were collected and analyzed using panel data analysis and multivariate regression methods. …”
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Application of IVDr NMR spectroscopy to stratify Parkinson’s disease with absolute quantitation of blood serum metabolites and lipoproteins by Georgy Berezhnoy, Gyuntae Bae, Leonie Wüst, Claudia Schulte, Claire Cannet, Isabel Wurster, Milan Zimmermann, Alexander Jäck, Eike Jakob Spruth, Julian Hellmann-Regen, Sandra Roeske, Dominik Pürner, Wenzel Glanz, Fabian Maass, Felix Hufschmidt, Ingo Kilimann, Elisabeth Dinter, Okka Kimmich, Anna Gamez, Johannes Levin, Josef Priller, Oliver Peters, Michael Wagner, Alexander Storch, Paul Lingor, Emrah Düzel, Christoph van Riesen, Ullrich Wüllner, Stefan Teipel, Björn Falkenburger, Mathias Bähr, Inga Zerr, Gabor C. Petzold, Annika Spottke, Patricia Rizzu, Frederic Brosseron, Hartmut Schäfer, Thomas Gasser, Christoph Trautwein

“…Uni- and multivariate statistics were used to identify metabolism-driven changes under consideration of typical confounders such as age, sex and disease duration and set into context with clinical biomarkers such as CSF concentrations of alpha-synuclein, neurofilament light chain, and tau protein. …”
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Thalassemia and assisted reproduction: non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia shows no significant effect on live birth rates after embryo transfer by Li Fan, Li Fan, Liuyan Wei, Liuyan Wei, Ni Tang, Ni Tang, Zhetao Li, Zhetao Li, Wugao Li, Wugao Li, Liuying Nong, Liuying Nong, Jingjing Li, Jingjing Li, Jingjing Li, Jingjing Li, Wenjie Huang, Wenjie Huang

“…Propensity score matching (PSM) and multivariable adjustments for potential confounders were applied in the statistical analyses.ResultsNTDT patients had a significantly lower oocyte retrieval rate (0.88 vs. 0.93, p < 0.05) and a longer interval from medication initiation to oocyte retrieval (13.35 days vs. 12.38 days, p < 0.05) compared to TC patients. …”
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Perceived economic pressure and health-related quality of life of patients with colorectal cancer after surgery: Evidence from China by Yi Yang, Ziwei Wu, Junfang Xu, Hengjin Dong

“…We obtained the health utility value through the integral conversion system, which assigns weights to different levels of the five health dimensions in the EQ-5D-5L scale. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to analyze the associated factors of utility and VAS score. …”
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Metabolomics analysis of children with spastic cerebral palsy: a case–control study by Özlem Tezol, Sıddika Songül Yalçın, Tuba Reçber, Anıl Yirün, Aylin Balcı Özyurt, Çetin Okuyaz, Pınar Erkekoğlu, Emirhan Nemutlu

“…The aim of this study was to analyze the plasma metabolomic profiles of children with spastic CP and compare these with typically developing controls. …”
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Factors Associated with Singleton Preterm Birth in Shire Suhul General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2018 by Bayew Kelkay, Awol Omer, Yelfu Teferi, Yohannes Moges

“…SPSS version 20 was employed to enter and analyze the data. Both bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models were run to identify factors associated with singleton preterm birth at the level of P values ≤ 0.25 and <0.05 for each model, respectively. …”
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