Vitamin D as a predictor of negative outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: An observational study by Volodymyr Bogomaz, Sofiia Shatylo

“…Low vitamin D level was associated with an increased risk of respiratory support need OR \[Odds ratio\] 2.925 \[95% CI, 1.0839 to 7.8931\]. However, after adjustment for age, gender, and common comorbidities, it did not remain significant. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Metabolic Factors of Gallstone Disease in the Elderly Agricultural and Fishing Population of Taiwan by Hsi-Che Shen, Yi-Chun Hu, Yu-Fen Chen, Tao-Hsin Tung

“…Multiple logistic regression analysis also revealed that obesity (odds ratio OR=1.26, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.09–1.44) and metabolic factors (one or 2 versus none, OR=1.48, 95% CI: 1.08–1.76) were significantly associated with GSD in women but not in men. …”
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Impact of Ramadan fasting on serum levels of major endocrinology hormonal and biochemical parameters in healthy non-athlete adults: A systematic review and meta-analyses. by Mohammad Poursalehian, Shahrzad Mohseni, Zhaleh Shadman, Mohammadreza Mohajeri-Tehrani, Rasha Atlasi, Mohsen Khoshniat Nikoo, Mostafa Qorbani, Bagher Larijani

“…The pooled effect measure was expressed as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) using the random-effects model.…”
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Consistency between the geographic distributions of overweight and obesity among children and adults in China by Yudan Liu, Hui Fan

“…Compared with adults from low-epidemic areas, those from middle- and high-epidemic areas had a higher odds of having overweight or obesity (odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: 1.518 [1.362, 1.692] and 2.190 [1.972, 2.433], respectively). …”
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The association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) and sarcopenia: A cross-sectional study by Xiudeng Yang, Zheng Zhong

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that sarcopenia was independently linked to NHHR [odds ratio (OR): 1.394, P = 0.007]. A linear relationship was identified between NHHR and sarcopenia risk (Pnon-linear = 0.108). …”
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Lung Cancer Risk and Genetic Polymorphisms in DNA Repair Pathways: A Meta-Analysis by Chikako Kiyohara, Koichi Takayama, Yoichi Nakanishi

“…We found xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group A (XPA) G23A (odds ratio (OR) =0.76, 95% confidence interval (CI) =0.61–0.94), 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1 (OGG1) Ser326Cys (OR=1.22, 95% CI=1.02–1.45), and excision repair cross-complementing group 2 (ERCC2) Lys751Gln (OR=1.27, 95% CI=1.10–1.46) polymorphisms were associated with lung cancer risk. …”
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Obesity-related indices are associated with self-reported infertility in women: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Hong Zhang, Minmin Yu, Li Li, Chen Chen, Qinyuan He

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed WHtR (odds ratio [OR] = 1.27, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.14–1.42), BRI (OR = 1.09, 95% CI: 1.05–1.14), CoI (OR = 1.36, 95% CI: 1.18–1.56), ABSI (OR = 1.22, 95% CI: 1.12–1.33), and BMI (OR = 1.03, 95% CI: 1.02–1.05) were significantly associated with female infertility. …”
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Depresión y condiciones de trabajo: revisión actualizada de la investigación by Elisa Ansoleaga Moreno, Gonzalo Miranda-Hiriart

“…La búsqueda se focalizó en PubMed y los criterios de inclusión fueron los siguientes: estudios de cohorte longitudinales prospectivos que, además, reportaron sus resultados a través de riesgo relativo (RR) u odds ratio (OR). Se excluyeron artículos referenciados en revisiones anteriores. …”
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Burnout among intensivists and critical care fellows in South Korea: Current status and associated factors. by Song I Lee, Won-Young Kim, Duk Ki Kim, Gee Young Suh, Jeongmin Kim, Ha Yeon Kim, Nak-Joon Choi, Won Kyoung Jhang, Sang-Hyun Kwak, Sang-Bum Hong

“…Significant contributing factors of burnout included being in an intensivist position (assistant professor/fellow) (odds ratio [OR], 3.916; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.485-10.327; p = 0.006), working in a medical ICU (OR, 4.557; 95% CI, 1.745-11.900; p = 0.002), the number of stay-home night calls per month (OR, 1.070; 95% CI, 1.005-1.139; p = 0.034), and recent conflicts with colleagues (OR, 5.344; 95% CI, 1.140-25.051; p = 0.033). …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection in Dialysis Patients: A Meta-Analysis by Min Gu, Shuping Xiao, Xiaolin Pan, Guoxin Zhang

“…A significant inverse association was found between H. pylori prevalence and duration of treatments in those who were dialyzed >4 years (odds ratio 0.28; 95% confidence interval 0.22–0.36, ). …”
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The efficacy of Topical Clascoterone versus systematic spironolactone for treatment of acne vulgaris: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. by Mohammad A Basendwh, Amer Abdulaziz Alharbi, Sarah Abdulla Bukhamsin, Rahaf Abdulrashid Abdulwahab, Sarah Abdullah Alaboud

“…The random-effect size showed that TC 1% BID was significantly associated with a 12-week treatment success compared to placebo (Odds ratio, OR = 2.44, 95% CI: 1.12 to 5.30). Spironolactone 200 mg was associated with a significant reduction in total lesion count (SMD = -4.46, 95% CI: -5.60 to -3.32).…”
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Does opting in or out affect the take up of incentives in a long running population-based cohort study: A nested randomised trial in ALSPAC. by Kate Northstone, Claire Bowring

“…<h4>Results</h4>Respondents are less likely to choose to receive a thank you for their time in the form of a £10 shopping voucher if they are asked to opt in compared to if they are asked to opt out. The odds ratio, adjusted for baseline characteristics was 3.94 (95% Confidence Interval: 3.49, 4.45). …”
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Association of Low Birth Weight with Prenatal Care, Maternal Anemia and Single Motherhood by Walter Alberto Vayas Valdiviezo, Daniela Abigail Cobo Álvarez, Carlos Alberto Valverde González

“…The Chi square test of independence was performed and the Odds Ratio and its 95 % confidence interval were calculated for the level of association between the variables. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Glucose Intolerance among Saudi Women with Gestational Diabetes by Hayfaa Wahabi

“…Nevertheless, none of the odds ratios was statistically significant. Conclusion. …”
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Association of pneumonia with mortality of burn patients in the burn unit: A retrospective cohort study by I Gusti Putu Hendra Sanjaya, Agus Roy Rusly Hariantana Hamid, Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi, Anak Agung Ayu Anggreni, Anak Agung Gde Putra Semara Jaya

“…Using logistic regression multivariate analysis, we found greater odds of association between pneumonia and mortality with the adjusted odds ratio of 1.18 (95% CI 0.35–4), controlling for variables such as inhalation injury, total body surface area, depth of burn, and burn etiology. …”
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Silent Human Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Infections around the Old Gboko Sleeping Sickness Focus in Nigeria by Karshima Solomon Ngutor, Lawal A. Idris, Okubanjo Oluseyi Oluyinka

“…We screened 1200 human blood samples for T. b. gambiense using the card agglutination test for trypanosomosis, characterized trypanosome isolates with Trypanosoma gambiense serum glycoprotein-PCR (TgsGP-PCR), and analyzed our data using Chi square and odds ratio at 95% confidence interval for statistical association. …”
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Association between Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of Vitamin D Receptor Gene FokI Polymorphism and Clinical Progress of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Li Ruan, Jian-guo Zhu, Cong Pan, Xing Hua, Dong-bo Yuan, Zheng-ming Li, Wei-de Zhong

“…The genotypes of VDR gene FokI SNP represented by “F/f” were identified by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism. The odds ratio (OR) of having progression of BPH for having the genotype were calculated. …”
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Real-world pharmacovigilance analysis unveils the toxicity profile of amivantamab targeting EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations in non-small cell lung cancer by Jing Zhang, Wenjie Li

“…A comprehensive disproportionality analysis was performed, employing the reporting odds ratio (ROR), proportional reporting ratio (PRR), Empirical Bayes Geometric Mean (EBGM), and the Bayesian confidence propagation neural network to calculate information components (ICs), to identify statistically significant adverse events. …”
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Presence of coronary artery disease in adults with newly detected diabetes mellitus by Cheng-Chien Lai, Betty Chia-Chen Chang, Lee-Ching Hwang

“…Using multiple logistic regression analysis, new detection of diabetes mellitus was identified as an independent risk factor for significant coronary artery disease (odds ratio: 2.153, 95% confidence interval: 1.112–4.166). …”
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Impact of dietary magnesium intake on depression risk in American adults: a cross-sectional study of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2020 by Yanping Huang, Su Ruan, Yang Yang, Hui Liang, Su Chen, Qing Chang

“…Below the inflection point (366.7 mg/day), the odds ratio (OR) was 0.998 (95% CI: 0.997–0.999, p &lt; 0.001). …”
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