Influence of Internet use on physical and mental health of empty-nest elderly in China: a propensity score matching-based analysis of CHARLS 2020 data by Xiaochen FENG, Yongqiang WANG, Xin WANG, Ran WANG, Sheng LUO, Wei LI, Zhaofeng YU

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the influence of Internet use on the physical and mental health of older empty nesters and to provide a reference for improving their health status. …”
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Association of Serum PSA, fPSA, and CEA Levels with Prognosis and Clinicopathological Characteristics in Prostate Cancer by Ahamed Y, Wu L, Baral S, Al-Raiyan AU, Sun W

“…Serum PSA, fPSA and CEA levels of the three groups of subjects were detected, and their differences in patients with different clinicopathological characteristics were compared. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze their independent risk factors.Results: The serum levels of PSA, fPSA and CEA in prostate cancer group were significantly higher than those in benign hyperplasia group, and the levels of PSA, fPSA and CEA in benign hyperplasia group were significantly higher than those in healthy control group, the difference was statistically significant (P< 0.05). …”
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Effects of a Multimodal Program on Frailty Syndrome and Psychological Alterations in Breast Cancer Women Treated with Aromatase Inhibitors by Pedro Céspedes, Francisco M. Martínez-Arnau, María Dolores Torregrosa, Omar Cauli, Cristina Buigues

“…A statistically significant improvement was also noted on the Athens insomnia scale (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Motor Coordination in Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 11 in Northwestern Spain. A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Age and BMI by Ricardo Fernández-Vázquez, Rubén Navarro-Patón, Martín Barcala-Furelos, Javier Cachón-Zagalaz, Marcos Mecías-Calvo

“…., locomotor coordination (LC), visuomotor coordination (VC), foot object control coordination (FOCC), hand object control coordination (HOCC), global motor coordination (GMC)] applying the 3JS battery, according to age (6 to 11 years) and BMI (normal weight, overweight or obesity) in a sample of 688 Primary Education participants (8.71 ± 1.66 years; 48.8% boys) from Galicia (Spain). <b>Methods</b>: To analyze the differences in the variables of the 3JS battery between age (6–11 years) and BMI (normal weight vs. overweight vs. obesity), they were evaluated using a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA), introducing the sex category (boy-girl) as a covariate to avoid possible confounding factors. …”
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Comparison of recurrence patterns between patients with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and postoperative adjuvant chemoradio... by Kunhan Ni, Kunhan Ni, Yixuan Huang, Simiao Lu, Longlin Jiang, Huan Zhang, Wenwu He, Chenghao Wang, Qiang Zhou, Haojun Li, Jialong Li, Kangning Wang, Guangyuan Liu, Qiang Fang, Lin Peng, Xuefeng Leng, Yongtao Han, Yongtao Han

“…In terms of DFS, the ACRT group exhibited better results than the NCRT group (P&lt;0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that pathological N staging was an independent risk factor affecting the OS prognosis of patients in the NCRT group. …”
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Evaluating the Correlation of SARS-CoV-2 Reverse-transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Cycle Threshold Values at Diagnosis with Subsequent COVID-19 Disease Severity and Humoral I... by Asha Jyothi Penugonda, Deepayan Biswas, Rahul William Dsouza, Koshy Alan Valiaveetil, Balamurugan Durai, Belavendra Antonisamy, Mahesh Moorthy, Rajeev Zachariah Kompithra, Leni Grace Mathew

“…Although differences were observed between disease groups in mean Ct values and anti-N antibody titers using multiple-comparison correction, multivariable analyses showed no statistically significant correlation between Ct values, disease severity, and antibody titers. …”
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Rural community pharmacists' willingness to receive, administer, and recommend COVID-19 vaccines after the First U.S. vaccine rollout by Sura O. AlMahasis, Brent Fox, David Ha, Jingjing Qian, Chih-hsuan Wang, Salisa C. Westrick

“…Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate statistics were used to analyze potential nonresponse bias, survey responses, and associations between variables as appropriate. …”
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Prognostic impact of systemic immune inflammatory index in patients with reduced ejection fraction heart failure by Murat Özmen, Onur Altınkaya, İbrahim Saraç, Selim Aydemir, Sidar Şiyar Aydın, Faruk Aydınyılmaz, Emrah Aksakal

“…The mean SII in the mortality group was higher than in the survivors and was found to be statistically significant. (878.57 vs. 643.65; p = 0.003, respectively) In the multivariable regression model SII was found to be an independent risk factor for mortality. …”
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Ultrasonographic abdominal visceral fat thickness as an independent predictive factor of mortality in COVID-19 patients; a prospective cohort study by Siavash Mehran, Babak Salevatipour, Hooman Bahrami-Motlagh

“…The primary outcome of interest was mortality. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze associations, adjusting for confounders such as age, sex and comorbidities. …”
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Mediating role of triglyceride glucose-related index in the associations of composite dietary antioxidant index with cardiovascular disease and mortality in older adults with hyper... by Yajie Zhang, Yingying Liu, Huiquan Qiao, Qiongqiong Ma, Bing Zhao, Qian Wu, Hongyu Li

“…The main outcomes examined were the odds of CVD and mortality, utilizing data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Multivariate logistic regression models were utilized to evaluate the relationship between CDAI and CVD. …”
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A novel prognostic model utilizing TMTV and SUVmax from 18F-FDG PET/CT for predicting overall survival in patients with extranodal NK/T- cell lymphoma by Hua Wang, Demei Feng, Yiwen Mo, Huangming Hong, Yingying Hu, Li Huang, Xiaolei Wei, Yajun Li, Haibin Huang, Runhui Zheng, Yonghua Li, Hui Zeng, Robert Peter Gale, Tian Ying, Jing Guo, Zhenshu Xu, Wei Fan, Tongyu Lin

“…This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters including maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), total metabolic tumor volume (TMTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG), and to develop a new prognostic model for ENKTL. Methods We analyzed 390 ENKTL patients with comprehensive clinical and survival data. …”
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Impact of minimally invasive root canal treatment on healing outcomes in a randomized clinical trial by Seung-Kyung Kwon, Minkyeong Seog, Dohyun Kim, Il-Young Jung

“…The patients were recalled after a minimum of 2 years, and the outcome was dichotomized into success or failure according to strict and loose criteria, respectively. The results were analyzed statistically through chi-squared, Fisher’s exact tests or t-tests, followed by multivariable logistic regression analysis. …”
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Joint Effect of Central Obesity and Family History on Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in China by Chen X, Chen L, Hu R, Yao W, Ma Z, Zhong J

“…Xiangyu Chen, Lijin Chen, Ruying Hu, Weiyuan Yao, Zhimin Ma, Jieming Zhong Department of Non-Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310051, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jieming Zhong, Department of Non-Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310051, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 571 87115159, Email jmzhong@cdc.zj.cnPurpose: This study aimed to examine the joint effect of central obesity (CO) and family history of hypertension (FHH) on hypertension in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods: A total of 1756 T2DM patients were enrolled from a cross-sectional study conducted in Zhejiang Province, China (March - November 2018). Multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze factors associated with hypertension and to assess CO-FHH interactions on both additive and multiplicative scales. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction in colorectal cancer patients and construction of a predictive model by Sun Qian, Liu Bei, Zhu Huayuan

“…[Objectives] To analyze the risk factors for postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction in patients with colorectal cancer and to construct a nomogram predictive model based on these factors. …”
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Serum β2-MG, sCHE, and PSGL-1 Expression in Patients with Esophageal Cancer and Their Association with Postoperative Lung Infection After Mediastinoscopy by Yu FENG, Rulin QIAN, Dong CUI, Chaoying CHANG, Maolin CHEN

“…ELISA was used to detect the levels of β2-MG, sCHE, and PSGL-1. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of postoperative lung infection in patients with esophageal cancer. …”
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Parametric Survival Models of Hemodialysis Patients in Relation with Patient-Related Factors by Reem Yousif MEKKI, Mohamed Hassan MUDAWI, Manahil Saidahmed MUSTAFA, Altaiyb Omer Ahmed MOHMMED, Ahmed Bakheet Abd ALLA, Abdel Rahman AHMED

“…Background: Survival analysis refers to analyzing of statistical data for which the outcome variable of interest is time until an event occurs. …”
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Determinants of incomplete vaccination among children 12-23 months in Nigeria: An analysis of a national sample by Olorunfemi Akinbode Ogundele, Tolulope Ogundele, Funmito Omolola Fehintola, Aderonke Tolulope Fagbemi, Omolola O Beloved, Olugbenga Olusegun Osunmakinwa

“…Materials and Methods: The data for this study was the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. Multivariable multilevel logistic regression analysis techniques using Stata statistical software (version 13) were used in analyzing the data of 5,384 children aged 12–23 months old. …”
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A network dynamic nomogram for predicting overall survival and cancer-specific survival in patients with breast cancer liver metastases: an analysis based on the SEER database by Mengxiang Tian, Kangtao Wang, Ming Li

“…Both univariable and multivariable analyses revealed significant associations between OS and CSS in BCLM patients and 14 variables, including age, race, and tumor stage, among others. …”
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Association of the abdominal aortic calcification with all-cause and cardiovascular disease-specific mortality: Prospective cohort study. by Chang Sheng, Zhou Cai, Pu Yang

“…Demographic characteristics, mortality data, and comorbid factors such as age, gender, diabetes, and hypertension were considered. Statistical analyses, including weighted percentages, Kaplan-Meier survival curves, and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models, were employed to evaluate the associations between AAC and mortality risks.…”
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Prevalence of stroke and associated risk factors among elderly patients in a primary care setting: A retrospective cohort study by Khaled Alabduljabbar, Kossay Elabd, Abdulaziz Alsaif, Loay Basudan

“…This study aims to retrospectively analyze the prevalence and risk factors associated with stroke in a primary care setting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …”
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