A Nomogram to Predict Benign/Malignant Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Based on EBUS Sonographic Features by Bingchao Ling, Weishun Xie, Yi Zhong, Taowen Feng, Yueli Huang, Lianying Ge, Aiqun Liu

“…Methods. 1082 lymph nodes from 625 patients were randomly enrolled in training (n = 760) and validation (n = 322) sets. The subgroup of EBUS-TBNA postoperative negative lymph nodes (n = 317) was randomly enrolled in a training (n = 224) set and a validation (n = 93) set. …”
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The association between the dietary index for gut microbiota and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study by Yangyang Zheng, Jinhui Hou, Shiqi Guo, Jinghai Song

“…RCS analysis further revealed a linear relationship between DI-GM and MAFLD risk. Additionally, subgroup analyses suggested that race may modify the association between DI-GM and MAFLD (P for interaction < 0.05). …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic factor in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with docetaxel-based chemotherapy: a meta-analysis by Ying Zhang, Xiao Zhou, Ran Xu, Guangcheng Luo, Xinjun Wang

“…RevMan 5.4.1 was used to summarize the hazard ratio (HR) and its 95% confidence interval (CI) for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) with subgroup analysis. Finally, Stata software was adopted for sensitivity analysis, and Egger’s test was used to calculate the results of stability to determine whether there was publication bias. …”
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Clinical utility of tumour mutational burden on efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in malignant solid tumours: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaoguang Yang, Yunming Li, Xuemei Xiang, Wang Guo, Pengfei Zhou

“…The HRs of PFS and OS, and the OR of ORR, will be measured by an inverse variance weighted fixed effects model (I2≤50%) or a DerSimonian-Laird random effects model (I2&gt;50%). In addition, subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis, heterogeneity analysis and publication bias will be conducted. …”
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Potential of albumin dialysis at terminal liver failure in patients with chronic liver diseases by O. E. Nikiforova, Ye. N. Bessonova, O. M. Lesnyak, O. A. Stroganova

“…Among patients, receiving treatment with albumin dialysis the stage of hepatic encephalopathy at patients in the subgroup with cirrhosis of toxic (alcohol-induced) etiology significantly decreased (р&lt;0,01). …”
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Ultrasound evaluation of gallbladder wall thickness for predicting severe dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amirhossein Shahsavand Davoudi, Hamid Harandi, Reza Samiee, Shayan Forghani, Keyhan Mohammadi, Maryam Shafaati

“…Then, we performed a meta-analysis using a random effects model and subgroup analyses based on severity criteria to determine the relationship between GBWT and severe dengue. …”
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Does Scoliosis-Specific Exercise Treatment in Adolescence Alter Adult Quality of Life? by Maciej Płaszewski, Igor Cieśliński, Paweł Kowalski, Aleksandra Truszczyńska, Roman Nowobilski

“…The transformed WHOQOL-BREF scores ranged from 54.6 ± 11.19 in the physical domain in the mild scoliotic subgroup to 77.1 ± 16.05 in the social domain in the able-bodied subgroup. …”
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Association of Fibrinogen Aα Thr312Ala (rs6050) Polymorphism with Venous Thrombosis and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis by Han Cheng MM, Haozhe Yang BM, Yantong Zhang BM, Zhanxu Wei MM, Lei Xia BM, Jing Yang PhD

“…To assess the strength of associations, we calculated pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) in different genetic models. Additionally, subgroup analyses, sensitivity analysis, and assessment of publication bias were also carried out. …”
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Association of oxidative balance score with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in overweight and obese by Shuxin Ying, Hongyan Ding, Yanjin Chen, Su Zheng

“…These results were validated through subgroup analyses. The analysis of RCS revealed a notable inverse association between OBS and mortality outcomes. …”
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Associations between ultra-processed foods intake and preserved ratio impaired spirometry in U.S. adults by Weiliang Kong

“…RCS analysis demonstrated linear relationships for both PRISm and lung function. Subgroup analysis revealed increased susceptibility primarily among individuals with occupational exposure. …”
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Associations between asthma and Life’s Essential 8: a cross-sectional study by Jiao Xu, Jianlei Tang

“…However, a linear dose–response correlation was noted between health behavior scores and asthma (p non-linear = 0.30). Subgroup analysis showed no significant interaction effects (p &gt; 0.05), except in the sex and drinking status subgroups (p for interaction = 0.02).ConclusionAsthma is associated with components of LE8, which warrants further attention and may contribute to reducing asthma prevalence.…”
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Association between dietary inflammatory index and osteoporosis in the US population: evidence from NHANES 2003–2010 by Zhiwen Liu, Huanling Jian, Zijing Peng, Sicheng Xiong, Zhihai Zhang

“…Restricted cubic spline analysis confirmed a linear relationship between DII and osteoporosis risk. Subgroup analyses showed similar patterns across different groups, as illustrated by the forest plot. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Retinal Microvascular Perfusion and Novel Biomarkers of the Treatment Response in Diabetic Macular Edema by Young Gun Park, Young-Hoon Park

“…Vessel density (VD) in the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) and the deep/superficial flow ratio at baseline were analyzed. A subgroup analysis was used to compare the treatment response. …”
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A Study on Differences between Professional Endoscopists and Gastroenterologists in Endoscopic Detection and Standard Pathological Biopsy of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by Dong Yang, Yuqin Li, Haibo Sun, Chuan He, Geng Chen, Zhuo Zhao, Tongyu Tang

“…However, the two groups exhibited no significant difference in the subgroup analysis for patients with UC (94.1% vs. 86.5%, P=0.060). …”
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Access to employee assistance programs and employee wellbeing: a cross-sectional study of employees in Southeast Asia by Amani Fadzlina Abdul Aziz, Tiffanie Ong

“…Hierarchical regression models were conducted to determine the influence of EAP access on employee wellbeing. Subgroup analyses were conducted on employees with access to EAPs to explore how different forms of EAP services contribute to employee wellbeing. …”
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Association between depression and diabetes among American adults using NHANES data from 2005 to 2020 by Chuanjie Zheng, Jianming Yin, Linyue Wu, Zhanhui Hu, Yikai Zhang, Lingyong Cao, Yiqian Qu

“…We applied descriptive statistics, logistic regression models, subgroup analyses, and restricted cubic spline (RCS) modeling to explore this association. …”
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Latent profile analysis of sense of coherence and relationship with meaning of life and professional identity among nursing undergraduate by Yating Liu, Dudu Zhang, Song Ge, Shanshan Wang, Xin Li, Zhenxiang Zhang, Beilei Lin, Suyan Chen, Yongxia Mei

“…This study aimed to identify different subgroups of nursing undergraduates’ sense of coherence and explore the influencing factors pertinent to each subgroup. …”
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Estimation of Eyelid Pressure Using a Blepharo-Tensiometer in Patients with Functional Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction by Jinsoo Kim, Sang-Mok Lee, Youn Joo Choi, Min Joung Lee

“…The eyelid pressure was higher in the surgical success subgroup than in the failure subgroup, although the difference was not statistically significant P=0.08. …”
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The weight-adjusted-waist index predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hypertension by Yu Zheng, Zixing Nie, Yifan Zhang, Tao Sun

“…The robustness of the results was verified by subgroup and sensitivity analyses.ResultsA cohort of 11,556 people with a diagnosis of hypertension was included in this study. …”
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The Protective Role of Ambient Ultraviolet Radiation Against Dementia: An Ecological Analysis of Global Data by Wenpeng You

“…Confounding factors, including aging, economic affluence, genetic predisposition, and urbanization, were controlled to ensure robust results. Subgroup analyses were performed to explore differences across income classifications, regional groupings, and developmental statuses, based on World Bank and United Nations criteria. …”
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