Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes and associated factors at Yirgalem General Hospital, Sidama Region, South Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study by Assefa Hamato Kebede, Hassen Mamo

“…The analysis indicated a statistically significant difference in treatment outcomes when considering data from 2014 to 2023 (χ2 = 44.539, p = 0.001). …”
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Hypertension awareness, treatment, and control and their association with healthcare access in the middle-aged and older Indian population: A nationwide cohort study. by Jinkook Lee, Jenny Wilkens, Erik Meijer, T V Sekher, David E Bloom, Peifeng Hu

“…Comparing hypertension awareness, treatment, and control rates in the 4 pilot states, we found statistically significant (p < 0.001) improvement in hypertension management from 2010 to 2017-2019. …”
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Association between triglyceride-glucose index and activities of daily living disability among middle-aged and older patients with arthritis: longitudinal evidence from CHARLS by Liang Ma, Yu-long Mu, Zhuo-ming Liu, Shu-wei Jiang, De-qiang Li

“…ADL disability was defined as a score of ≥ 1 based on combined basic and instrumental ADL assessments. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were employed to analyze the association, with potential non-linear relationship explored using restricted cubic splines.ResultsOver a median follow-up of 35.98 months, 369 participants (13.69%) developed ADL disability. …”
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Prevalence of successful vaginal birth after caesarean section and its associated factors among women delivered in the university of Gondar comprehensive specialized referral hospi... by Yeshiwas Ayale Ferede, Yohannes Ayanaw Habitu, Worku Chekol Tassew, Desalegn Anmut Bitew

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the factors associated with successful vaginal birth after caesarean section. …”
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Male perceptions of family planning in four sub-Saharan African countries: Evidence from demographic and health surveys by Friday Okonofua, Lorretta Favour Ntoimo, Wingston Ng’ambi, Adamson Muula, Ousmane Ndiaye, Daprim Ogaji, Vivian Onoh, Rose Ugiagbe, Hadiza Galadanci, Rosemary Ogu, Alexandre Delamou

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Predicting Short-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Events in the Elderly Population: A Retrospective Study in Shanghai, China by Zhu W, Tan S, Zhou Z, Zhao M, Wang Y, Li Q, Zheng Y, Shi J

“…Retrospective data (2016– 2022) were analyzed using Lasso-Cox regression, followed by a multivariable Cox regression model. …”
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Impact of preoperative abdominal MRI staging on outcomes for stage II-III colon cancer: a propensity score-matched cohort study by Maoshu Bai, Lizhu Liu, Mengmei Liu, Xin Liu, Tingting Xu, Kun Yu, Hongjiang Pu, Zhenhui Li

“…Methods Patients who underwent radical resection for stage II-III colon cancer at Yunnan Cancer Hospital between 2008 and 2017 were retrospectively analyzed and divided into preoperative MRI and non-MRI groups. …”
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Association of maternal prenatal phthalate exposure and genetic polymorphisms of metabolic enzyme genes with spontaneous preterm birth: a nested case–control study in China by Nana Li, Lu Li, Zhen Liu, Ying Deng, Meixian Wang, Yuting Li, Hong Kang, Yanping Wang, Ping Yu, Jun Zhu

“…The associations between maternal phthalate exposure or genetic polymorphisms and SPTB were estimated by multivariable logistic regression analysis. The impact of interactions between gene-gene and gene-phthalate exposure on SPTB were analyzed via generalized multifactor dimensionality reduction. …”
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The nonlinear relationship between the ratio of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and the risk of diabetic kidney disease in patients... by Dan-Xuan Cai, Dan-Xuan Cai, Ye-Hong Huang, Ni-Na Lin, Yun-Feng Zhang, Shu-Qin Huang, Yun Han, Xin-Yu Hu, Song-Tao Cai, Yan-Ling Tao

“…To evaluate the correlation between NHHR levels and DKD risk, weighted multivariable logistic regression and weighted restricted cubic spline (RCS) analyses were employed. …”
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Spousal Concordance in Overweight and Obesity among Indian Couples: A Nationwide Analysis of Socioeconomic and Dietary Determinants by Prashant Kumar Singh, Lucky Singh, Shashi Kala Saroj, Chandan Kumar, Shekhar Kashyap, Shalini Singh

“…This study used the Asian body mass index (BMI) (in kg/m2) cutoff for overweight/obesity (≥23.0) concordance. Descriptive statistics were used to assess sociodemographic characteristics. …”
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Application of supervised machine learning and unsupervised data compression models for pore pressure prediction employing drilling, petrophysical, and well log data by Abu Bakker Siddique, Tanveer Alam Munshi, Nazmul Islam Rakin, Mahamudul Hashan, Sushmita Sarker Chnapa, Labiba Nusrat Jahan

“…Data standardization is conducted to ensure that the utilized data is statistically well-distributed, devoid of measurement mistakes, and impervious to instrumental noise. …”
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Serum IL-6 predicts immunotherapy-related adverse and outcome in advanced gastric and esophageal cancer patients with Anti-PD-1 treatment by Hongfang Ma, Hongfang Ma, Shasha Zhang, Pengqing Jiao, Haixia Ding, Fujun Wang, Yue Zhao, Jianhua Wu, Zhanjun Guo

“…We evaluated the association of interleukin-6 (IL-6) with irAEs and their impacts on ICIs treatment effectiveness in advanced GAC and ESCC patients.MethodsThis retrospective study analyzed 121 patients treated with ICIs between March 1, 2020 and August 31, 2023 to evaluate the association between serum IL-6 and ICIs treatment effectiveness. …”
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The association between chronic underlying diseases and the clinical characteristics in adult patients infected with Omicron BA.1 by Jingyu Wang, Yuechuan Cui, Henan Dong, Jie Zhao, Meng Wang, Chunlei Zhou, Hong Mu

“…Clinical data were collected during the treatment and recovery, including gender, age, vaccination, CUDs, clinical manifestations, and nucleic acid test. These data were statistically analyzed using SPSS software, version 22.0. …”
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Association of Arterial Stiffness and Atherosclerotic Burden With Brain Structural Changes Among Japanese Men by Nazar M. Azahar, Yuichiro Yano, Aya Kadota, Akihiko Shiino, Ali H. Syaifullah, Naoko Miyagawa, Keiko Kondo, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Sayuki Torii, Hiroyoshi Segawa, Takashi Hisamatsu, Akira Fujiyoshi, Kazuhiko Nozaki, Ikuo Tooyama, Hirotsugu Ueshima, Katsuyuki Miura

“…Brachial‐ankle pulse wave velocity and coronary artery calcification were not statistically significantly associated with total brain and gray matter volumes. …”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes and factors associated with antimicrobial resistance in Invasive pneumococcal disease cases in Latvia, 2012–2022 by Larisa Savrasova, Anita Villerusa, Indra Zeltina, Indra Zeltina, Indra Zeltina, Angelika Krumina, Hedija Cupeca, Hedija Cupeca, Hedija Cupeca, Sooria Balasegaram, Mara Greve, Oksana Savicka, Oksana Savicka, Solvita Selderina, Jelena Galajeva, Diana Dushacka

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The Impact of Audit Quality on Organizational Capital and Financing Capacity by Somaye Fathi, Mahdi Bahar Moghadam, Kazem Shamsadini

“…Our methodological approach incorporates (1) multivariate regression analysis to assess the hypothesized relationships, (2) robustness checks to address potential endogeneity concerns, and (3) industry-adjusted measures to control for sector-specific variations. …”
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Prevalence, bacterial profile, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and associated risk factors of bacterial UTI among diabetic patients at Jigjiga University Sheik Hasan Yabare C... by Bawlah Tahir, Niman Tayib, Abdi Hassen Ahmed, Daniel Tolossa, Surafel Mekuria, Shamil Barsenga, Kader Muse, Sara Tesfaye, Addisu Tesfaye, Fasil Getu, Abdurahman Kedir Roble, Abdirizak Mahdi, Mahad Osman

“…The data were entered into Epi-data version 4.6, exported to and analyzed in SPSS version 25. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to measure the association. …”
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Predicting operative mortality in patients who undergo elective open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairCentral MessagePerspective by Kyle W. Blackburn, BS, Susan Y. Green, MPH, Allen Kuncheria, BA, Meng Li, PhD, Adel M. Hassan, BA, Brittany Rhoades, PhD, Scott A. Weldon, MA, Subhasis Chatterjee, MD, Marc R. Moon, MD, Scott A. LeMaire, MD, Joseph S. Coselli, MD

“…Each model’s predictive effectiveness was evaluated with the C-statistic. Test C-statistics were computed using an 80:20 cross-validation scheme with 1000 iterations. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of acute respiratory infection among street sweepers and door-to-door waste collectors in Dessie City, Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional stu... by Betelhiem Eneyew, Tadesse Sisay, Adinew Gizeyatu, Mistir Lingerew, Awoke Keleb, Asmamaw Malede, Ayechew Ademas, Mengesha Dagne, Mesfin Gebrehiwot, Yitayish Damtie, Tesfaye Birhane Tegegne, Elsabeth Addisu, Zinabu Fentaw, Birhanu Wagaye, Alelgne Feleke, Seada Hassen, Gete Berihun, Masresha Abebe, Leykun Berhanu, Tarikuwa Natnael, Mohammed Yenuss, Gebremariam Ketema, Kassahun Bogale, Tilaye Matebe Yayeh, Maru Selamsew, Alemwork Baye, Metadel Adane

“…From each model multivariable logistic regression, variables with a p-value <0.05 were taken as factors significantly associated with acute respiratory infection.…”
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Association Between Carbohydrate Quality Index During Pregnancy and Risk for Large-for-Gestational-Age Neonates: Results from the BORN 2020 Study by Antigoni Tranidou, Antonios Siargkas, Ioannis Tsakiridis, Emmanouela Magriplis, Aikaterini Apostolopoulou, Michail Chourdakis, Themistoklis Dagklis

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