Association between energy intake and prognosis in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) stages 3–5: an ambispective cohort study by Di Yang, Huifen Chen, Yan Han, Yuhan Shen, Guixin Liang, Tao Zhou, Fang Tang, Lizhe Fu, Yifan Wu, Meizhu Ding

“…This study explored this relationship in Southern Chinese CKD 3–5 patients.Methods This retrospective cohort study included 234 CKD 3–5 patients from the Self-Management Program for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (SMP-CKD) database. …”
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Effects of School‐Based Lifestyle Interventions on Cardiovascular Health in Chinese Children and Adolescents: A Post Hoc Analysis of a National Multicenter Study by Pengfei Guo, Yueqin Zhou, Zhiyong Zou, Yajun Chen, Jin Jing, Yinghua Ma, Yi Song, Wenhua Ling, Jun Ma, Yanna Zhu

“…The primary outcomes were these 3 composite scores and high CVH (CVH score≥80). All analyses applied a likelihood‐based random‐effects regression modeling following the intention‐to‐treat. …”
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Nitrate contamination in deep aquifers: Health risks and spatiotemporal analysis in an arid region of the Algerian Sahara by Amor Bencheikh, Imad Eddine Bouznad, Rabah Zebsa, Omar Ramzi Ziouch, Zinette Bensakhri, Mohamed-Salah Belksier, Djamal Bengusmia, Enrico Guastaldi

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Plasma microRNA signatures of aging and their links to health outcomes and mortality: findings from a population-based cohort study by Lieke M. Kuiper, Michelle M. J. Mens, Julia W. Wu, Jaap Goudsmit, Yuan Ma, Liming Liang, Albert Hofman, Trudy Voortman, M. Arfan Ikram, Jeroen G. J. van Rooij, Joyce B. J. van Meurs, Mohsen Ghanbari

“…Next, elastic net models were employed to construct composite microRNA-based aging biomarkers predicting chronological age (mirAge), PhenoAge (mirPA), frailty index (mirFI), and mortality (mirMort). …”
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Impact of Left Ventricular Diastolic Pressure Changes on Clinical Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Jiwon Seo, Ah‐Ram Kim, Iksung Cho, Chi Young Shim, Geu‐Ru Hong, Eui‐Young Choi, Se‐Joong Rim, Young‐Guk Ko, Myeong‐Ki Hong, Jae‐Kwan Song, Jong‐Won Ha

“…The primary outcome was a composite of all‐cause death and rehospitalization for heart failure. …”
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Prognostic impact of changes in left ventricular ejection fraction and wall motion score index in patients with myocardial infarction by Min-Wook Bae, Seong-guen Moon, Kyung-Tae Jung, Won-Ho Kim, Sang-Hyun Park, Jihun Ahn, Jin-Yong Hwang, Seok Kyu Oh, Seung Ho Hur, Myung Ho Jung, Kyu-Sun Lee

“…BackgroundThe prognostic significance of changes in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and wall motion score index (WMSI) in patients with myocardial infarction remains unclear.MethodsThis study evaluated whether changes in LVEF and WMSI can predict clinical outcomes and LV remodeling in post-AMI patients. …”
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Intraabdominal fat-free volume, but not fat volume, predicts the development of peritonitis in patients on peritoneal dialysis: a retrospective cohort study by Ryunosuke Mitsuno, Kohkichi Morimoto, Kenji Kaneko, Daiki Kojima, Toshifumi Nakamura, Takashin Nakayama, Eriko Yoshida Hama, Shun Tonomura, Yoshitake Yamada, Masahiro Jinzaki, Kiyotaka Uchiyama, Naoki Washida, Takeshi Kanda, Tatsuhiko Azegami, Tadashi Yoshida, Jun Yoshino, Kaori Hayashi

“…In addition, the association of intraabdominal fat-free volume (IAFFV), which could mainly reflect the volume of visceral organs that serve as a potential source of inflammatory uremic toxins, with PD-associated clinical outcomes remains unknown. Methods We retrospectively measured IAFV and IAFFV in the 108 patients on PD using abdominal computed tomography at initiation of PD. …”
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Efficacy of a Blended Low-Intensity Internet-Delivered Psychological Program in Patients With Multimorbidity in Primary Care: Randomized Controlled Trial by Alicia Monreal-Bartolomé, Adoración Castro, M Ángeles Pérez-Ara, Margalida Gili, Fermín Mayoral, María Magdalena Hurtado, Esperanza Varela Moreno, Cristina Botella, Azucena García-Palacios, Rosa M Baños, Yolanda López-Del-Hoyo, Javier García-Campayo, Jesus Montero-Marin

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the effectiveness of improved treatment as usual (iTAU) combined with a blended low-intensity psychological intervention delivered using information and communication technologies for the treatment of multimorbidity (depression and type 2 diabetes or low back pain) in primary care settings. MethodsA 2-armed, parallel-group, superiority randomized controlled trial was designed for this study. …”
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Relationship Among Macronutrients, Dietary Components, and Objective Sleep Variables Measured by Smartphone Apps: Real-World Cross-Sectional Study by Jaehoon Seol, Masao Iwagami, Megane Christiane Tawylum Kayamare, Masashi Yanagisawa

“…Models were adjusted for age, sex, and BMI. …”
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Impact of healthy pregnancy and lifestyle in mothers on developmental delay in their offspring: a strength-based analysis of a longitudinal study among indigenous children in Austr... by Md Irteja Islam, Thomas Stubbs, Tuguy Esgin, Alexandra Martiniuk

“…Further, we also tested whether child birthweight for adjusted gestational age mediates the association between a healthy pregnancy and lifestyle in mothers and developmental delay in their Indigenous offspring. Methods Strength-based analysis was conducted using data from 8 longitudinal waves of LSIC study in Australia. …”
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Relationships between physical frailty, depressive symptoms, and cognitive ability among community-dwelling older adults in India by T. Muhammad, Manish Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava, Waad Ali

“…We examined the associations of physical frailty with depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning among older Indian men and women, while also exploring how the frailty-cognition link differs between those with and without depression. Methods We used data from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India, conducted between 2017 and 2019. …”
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Associations Between Psychological Stress and the Risk of First Onset of Major Depression Disorder: Results from a Longitudinal Study in 6,985 Chinese First-Year Students by Wang F, Rong L, Luo L, Mu F, Qian L, Qian Y, Zhang X, Lang Y, Wang W, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Wang J

“…This study aimed to estimate the effect of psychological stress on the risk of first onset MDD in a sample of Chinese freshmen.Methods: Using a longitudinal design, 8079 Chinese first-year students were recruited at baseline, and 6985 were followed up one year later. …”
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The relationship between below average cognitive ability at age 5 years and the child’s experience of school at age 9 by Andrea K. Bowe, Mathias Urban, Anthony Staines, Deirdre M. Murray, Deirdre M. Murray

“…Principal components analysis was used to produce a composite general cognitive ability score for each child. …”
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Prognostic value of socioeconomic parameters among the Russian population aged 25-64: results of a population-based study by A. E. Imaeva, Yu. A. Balanova, L. I. Gomanova, V. A. Kutsenko, N. A. Imaeva, B. M. Nazarov, A. V. Kapustina, S. E. Evstifeeva, G. A. Muromtseva, S. A. Shalnova, O. M. Drapkina

“…To assess the contribution of individual socioeconomic parameters to the risk of death and cardiovascular events among Russian men and women aged 25-64, according to epidemiological study data.Material and methods. The study was based on data from the prospective study ESSE-RF (2013-2014) and ESSE-RF2 (2017), which included a total of 22812 participants aged 25-64 years from 14 regions. …”
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Blood pressure-lowering treatment for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation: An individual participant data meta-analysis. by Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes, Luis Azevedo, Emma Copland, Dexter Canoy, Milad Nazarzadeh, Rema Ramakrishnan, Eivind Berge, Johan Sundström, Dipak Kotecha, Mark Woodward, Koon Teo, Barry R Davis, John Chalmers, Carl J Pepine, Kazem Rahimi, Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration

“…The effects of BP-lowering treatment on a composite endpoint of major cardiovascular events (stroke, ischaemic heart disease or heart failure) according to AF status at baseline were estimated using fixed-effect one-stage IPD meta-analyses based on Cox proportional hazards models stratified by trial. …”
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Educational Attainment Level and Risk of Mortality and Cardiopulmonary Outcomes in High‐Risk Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: The INVESTED Trial by Mats C. H. Lassen, Nicholas Howell, Brian L. Claggett, Tor Biering‐Sørensen, Orly Vardeny, Scott D. Solomon, Jacob Udell, Jacob Joseph, Sheila M. Hegde

“…However, the association between EAL and risk of clinical outcomes in high‐risk patients with cardiovascular disease has not been extensively investigated. Methods In the INVESTED (Influenza Vaccine to Effectively Stop Cardio Thoracic Events and Decompensated Heart Failure) trial, patients with recent heart failure or myocardial infarction hospitalization were randomized 1:1 to high‐dose trivalent or standard‐dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine from September 2016 to January 2019. …”
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Reproductive agency and the acceptability of divorce, abortion, and homosexuality among migrants from the Middle East and Africa living in Sweden–a cross-sectional analysis by Mia L. van der Kop, Karin Båge, Veronika Tirado, Anna Kågesten, Bi Puranen, Rachael Sorcher, Anna Mia Ekström, Elin C. Larsson

“…Partial proportional odds models were used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and corresponding confidence intervals (CI) of associations between sociodemographic factors and two outcomes: 1) reproductive agency (decision-making power on when, with whom, and how many children to have), measured on a 10-point scale categorized as low (1–4), moderate (5–7), and high (8–10); and 2) the Choice Sub-Index (CSI), a composite index of the acceptability of divorce, abortion, and homosexuality, categorized as 0- < 0.4 (low), 0.4- < 0.7 (moderate), and 0.7–1.0 (high). …”
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Evolution characteristics of overburden structure in inclined fully mechanized caving under residual coal pillars of the upper layer by LIU Yong, WANG Hongwei, WU Xuesong, TIAN Chengpeng, GUAN Rongfu, NIE Yunxiao, FAN Zhiwei, CAO Peipei

“…Based on the 250203 lower fully mechanized caving face at Yanbei Coal Mine of Gansu Huating Coal Power Co., Ltd., methods of physical similarity simulation experiments, numerical modeling, and field measurements were applied to study the overburden movement and stress distribution evolution characteristics under residual coal pillars of the upper layer during inclined fully mechanized caving. …”
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Association between serum glucose potassium ratio and short- and long-term all-cause mortality in patients with sepsis admitted to the intensive care unit: a retrospective analysis... by Jiaqi Lou, Ziyi Xiang, Xiaoyu Zhu, Jingyao Song, Shengyong Cui, Jiliang Li, Guoying Jin, Neng Huang, Youfen Fan, Sida Xu

“…The current study addresses these inconsistencies by conducting the first large-scale, systematic validation of GPR in ICU sepsis patients.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study used patient records from the MIMIC-IV database to examine outcomes in sepsis patients. …”
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Relationship between advanced lung cancer inflammation index and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among chronic inflammatory airway diseases patients: a population-based stud... by Zhuanbo Luo, Peixu Chen, Shiyu Chen, Xue Kong, Hongying Ma, Chao Cao

“…This study aimed to investigate this relationship.MethodsWe gathered data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2013 to 2018. …”
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