Relationship between the latent profiles of health information-seeking behaviour and glycated haemoglobin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional survey in rural... by Xin Zhang, Lin Zeng, Yan-Ping Zhang, Jing-Feng Chen, Chao-Qun Bai, Xiao-Xue Lei, Gui-Fen Fu

“…The glycaemic control rate was defined as the proportion of individuals whose HbA1c levels are less than 7.0%, indicating good control, in relation to the total number of individuals assessed.Results A total of 2178 valid questionnaires were received in this study, and respondents were divided into three categories according to the LPA of their HISB: negative (18.3%), occlusive (46.8%) and inefficient (34.9%). …”
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Advanced Machine Learning to Predict Coronary Artery Disease Severity in Patients with Premature Myocardial Infarction by Yu-Hang Wang, Chang-Ping Li, Jing-Xian Wang, Zhuang Cui, Yu Zhou, An-Ran Jing, Miao-Miao Liang, Yin Liu, Jing Gao

“…Background: Studies using machine learning to identify the target characteristics and develop predictive models for coronary artery disease severity in patients with premature myocardial infarction (PMI) are limited. …”
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Prolonged impacts of sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in type 2 diabetes: a retrospective analysis through magn... by Agena Suzuki, Akinori Hayashi, Satoshi Oda, Rei Fujishima, Naoya Shimizu, Kenta Matoba, Tomomi Taguchi, Takuya Toki, Takeshi Miyatsuka

“…Furthermore, 22 of 34 participants underwent MRI-PDFF five years after SGLT2 inhibitors were initiated. HbA1c decreased from 8.9 ± 1.8% to 7.8 ± 1.0% at 1 year (p = 0.006) and 8.0 ± 1.1% at 5 years (p = 0.122). …”
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Transcriptome and weighted gene co-expression network analysis of jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) fruit reveal putative genes involved in proanthocyanin biosynthesis and regulation by Wenqiang Wang, Yunfeng Pu, Hao Wen, Dengyang Lu, Min Yan, Minzhe Liu, Minyu Wu, Hongjin Bai, Lirong Shen, Cuiyun Wu

“…These findings provide valuable knowledge to facilitate its genetic studies and molecular breeding.…”
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Respiratory Impairment after Early Red Cell Transfusion in Pediatric Patients with ALI/ARDS by Surender Rajasekaran, Dominic Sanfilippo, Allen Shoemaker, Scott Curtis, Sandra Zuiderveen, Akunne Ndika, Michael Stoiko, Nabil Hassan

“…Results. Mean hemoglobin (Hb) prior to transfusion was 8.2 g/dl compared to 10.1 g/dl in control. …”
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Upregulation of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-Induced Protein 8-Like 2 mRNA Is Negatively Correlated with Serum Concentrations of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Interleukin 6 in Type 2 Diab... by Yongliang Liu, Xinmei Wang, Yan Zhao, Peiqing Zhao, Lianqing Wang, Qiaoli Zhai, Xiaowei Zhang, Wenxiu Tian, Xinxin Xiang, Tao Li

“…Conclusions. The present study indicates that TIPE2 may participate in T2DM by regulating TNF-α production.…”
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Poor Glycemic Control in Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections: Impact on Epidemiological Features, Mortality Risks, and Polymyxin Resistance by Wang Q, Yan T, Ma C, Teng X, Shen C, Wang N, Yu K, Chu W, Zhou Q, Liu Z

“…Logistic regression analysis identified age, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥ 7%, CKD, tumor, mechanical ventilation, and sepsis as independent risk factors for death associated with CRKP infection. …”
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Class 3 Obesity in a Multidisciplinary Metabolic Weight Management Program: The Effect of Preexisting Type 2 Diabetes on 6-Month Weight Loss by David M. Medveczky, Raymond Kodsi, Kathryn Skelsey, Kathy Grudzinskas, Flavia Bueno, Vincent Ho, Nic Kormas, Milan K. Piya

“…Additionally, T2DM patients benefited from a 0.47% reduction in HbA1c (p<0.01) and a reduction in the number of medications from baseline to 6 months (1.8±1.0/patient vs. 1.0±1.2/patient, p<0.001). …”
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Hubungan Kejadian Anemia dengan Penyakit Ginjal Kronik pada Pasien yang Dirawat di Bagian Ilmu Penyakit Dalam RSUP dr M Djamil Padang Tahun 2010. by Rahmat Hidayat, Syaiful Azmi, Dian Pertiwi3 Pertiwi

“…The type of this research was analytic studies using a cross sectional study research design from June–December 2012 . …”
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Cresp®: transforming the landscape of chemotherapy-induced anemia - a comprehensive retrospective real-world analysis in 523 Indian patients by MV Chandrakanth, Vivek Agarwala, Pranav Sopory, Himadri Nayak, Purvish M. Parikh, Minakshi Roy, Rajib De, Pradeep Narayan, Anjuli Tuladhar Barai, Kaustav Mandal, Moinak Basu, Subhabrata Kumar, Rajdeep Singh Uppal, Syed Mujtaba Hussain Naqvi, Rohit Desai

“…The study measured the change in hemoglobin levels after DA administration as the primary outcome, with secondary outcomes including impact on blood transfusion dependence, changes in anemia-related symptoms, and occurrence of adverse events.ResultsA total of 523 patients, with a median age of 55, were included in the study. …”
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Estimation of Apolipoprotein A1, Haptoglobin and Alpha 2macroglobulin with some Biochemical Metabolic Markers in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Iraqi Patients by hiba abid Al-hussein hassan, Dawood Salman Dawood, Raghad Jawad Hussein

“…Furthermore, the present study observed that the optimal cut-off value was ≤67.13ng/ml for haptoglobin with a sensitivity and specificity of 80% and 93.33% respectively. …”
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C1q/TNF-Related Protein5 (CTRP5) as a Biomarker to Predict Metabolic Syndrome and Each of Its Components by Feiyu Jiang, Min Yang, Xili Zhao, Rui Liu, Gangyi Yang, Dongfang Liu, Hua Liu, Hongting Zheng, Zhiming Zhu, Ling Li

“…The aim of the current study is to investigate the association between CTRP5 and MetS by a cross-sectional study. …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Iron Deficiency Among Children Aged 6 Months to 12 Years Attending the Sickle Cell Clinic at Kitete Hospital Tanzania. by Lubeja, Amos Charles (M.D)

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among children aged 6 months to 12 years diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anaemia by using Hb Electrophoresis and who were attending the Sickle Cell Clinic at Kitete Regional Referral Hospital in Tabora, Tanzania. …”
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Low Serum Magnesium Level Is Associated with Microalbuminuria in Chinese Diabetic Patients by Baihui Xu, Jichao Sun, Xinru Deng, Xiaolin Huang, Wanwan Sun, Yu Xu, Min Xu, Jieli Lu, Yufang Bi

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1829 diabetic subjects (aged ≥ 40 years) from Shanghai, China. …”
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Reduced frontotemporal connectivity during a verbal fluency task in patients with anxiety, sleep, and major depressive disorders by Fanxi Ding, Yiyang Ying, Yuqing Jin, Xuanru Guo, Xuanru Guo, You Xu, Zhenghe Yu, Haiteng Jiang, Haiteng Jiang, Haiteng Jiang

“…BackgroundIt has been well established that psychiatric disorders are often accompanied by cognitive dysfunction. Previous studies have investigated the verbal fluency task (VFT) for detecting executive function impairment in different psychiatric disorders, but the sensitivity and specificity of this task in different psychiatric disorders have not been explored. …”
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Oral lesions and disorders and their prevalence arising from the use of illicit drugs in a prison population. by Marta Relvas, Luciana Rocha, Paulo Rompante, Filomena Salazar, Luís Monteiro, Ana Sofia Vinhas, Maria Gonçalves

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Incidence, Risk Factors, and Modified Risk Assessment Model of Venous Thromboembolism in Non‐Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients by Wen Li, Rui Liu, Ying Shen, GongZhizi Gao, Rui Yang, Yiwen Wang, Ruoyu Yang, Zujie Lin, Ruijun Dong, Wanhong Zhao, Aili He, Ju Bai

“…Independent risk factors for VTE included clinical Stage III/IV, mediastinal involvement, history of VTE, D‐dimer≥ 1345 μg/dL, and platelet (PLT)≥ 298 × 109, and Hb≥ 110 g/L was an independent protective factor for VTE. …”
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Lipid Profile in Adolescent Girls with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Hyperandrogenemia by Agnieszka Zachurzok, Grazyna Deja, Aneta Gawlik, Agnieszka Drosdzol-Cop, Katarzyna Klimek, Ewa Malecka-Tendera

“…Study Objectives. The study aim was to evaluate whether hyperandrogenemia in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) may adversely influence lipid profile. …”
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Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Changes in Biochemical Parameters Occurring in Patients with Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria: Data Analysis from Antimalarial Efficacy-Ran... by Khadime Sylla, Roger Tine, Doudou Sow, Souleye Lelo, Annie Abiola, Jean Louis NDiaye, Magatte NDiaye, Kuaku Folly, Léon Amath NDiaye, Oumar Gaye, Babacar Faye

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in biochemical and hematological parameters during uncomplicated malaria in patients treated with ACTs. …”
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Efficacy of Multiple Micronutrients Fortified Milk Consumption on Iron Nutritional Status in Moroccan Schoolchildren by Imane El Menchawy, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Khalid El Kari, Naima Saeid, Fatima Ezzahra Zahrou, Nada Benajiba, Imane El Harchaoui, Mohamed El Mzibri, Noureddine El Haloui, Hassan Aguenaou

“…Clinical Trial Registration. Our study is registered in the Pan African Clinical Trial Registry with the identification number PACTR201410000896410.…”
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