Relationship between kidney function and healthy life expectancy: A historical cohort study by Hisayuki Ogura, Tadashi Toyama, Hikaru Samuta, Kohei Hirako, Tomoya Itatani, Shiori Nakagawa, Megumi Oshima, Shinji Kitajima, Akinori Hara, Norihiko Sakai, Miho Shimizu, Tomoyuki Takura, Takashi Wada, Yasunori Iwata

“…The primary endpoint was a composite of becoming a care level ≥ 2 or death. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to calculate the risk regarding time to the primary endpoint. …”
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Association Between Size of Left Ventricle and Long‐Term Cardiovascular Events by Yun‐Jiu Cheng, Zi‐Li Liao, Li‐Juan Liu, Yue‐Dong Ma, Xu‐Miao Chen, Ze‐Xuan Wu, Hui‐Qiang Wei, Wei‐Dong Lin, Yi‐Jian Liao, Su‐Hua Wu, Yu‐Mei Xue, Li‐Chun Wang, Yang Wu

“…Cox proportional hazards models were applied to evaluate the association between LV size and composite cardiovascular outcomes. …”
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Associations of frailty and cognitive impairment with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in older adults: a prospective cohort study from NHANES 2011–2014 by An-Bang Liu, Yan-Xia Lin, Guan-Ying Li, Ting-Ting Meng, Peng Tian, Jian-Lin Chen, Xin-He Zhang, Wei-Hong Xu, Yu Zhang, Dan Zhang, Yan Zheng

“…Frailty was quantified using a 49-item frailty index, while pMCI was determined by three composite cognition scores one standard deviation (SD) below the mean. …”
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Reduced sensitivity to thyroid hormones is associated with differentiated thyroid cancer in the euthyroid thyroidectomy population by Huaijin Xu, Huaijin Xu, Hongzhou Liu, Xiaodong Hu, Xiaomeng Jia, Zhe Xue, Anning Wang, Shaoyang Kang, Shaoyang Kang, Zhaohui Lyu, Zhaohui Lyu

“…BackgroundThe inconclusive associations between thyroid-related hormones and differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) suggest complex pathophysiologic processes, for which thyroid hormone sensitivity may provide new insights.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed preoperative clinical data and postoperative pathological data of 9,515 euthyroid adults who underwent thyroidectomy for thyroid nodules pathologically confirmed as benign nodules or DTC. …”
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Intraoperative hemodynamics in prediction of postoperative kidney injury after type a aortic dissection surgery: a retrospective cohort study by Lihai Chen, Yi Cheng, Xinyi Bu, Chen Zhang, Jie Sun, Xuesheng Liu, Siyu Kong, Yali Ge, Hongwei Shi, Jifang Zhou

“…This study investigated whether intraoperative hypotension and venous congestion are important predictors of postoperative kidney injury and major adverse events.Methods We retrospectively analyzed 543 adults undergoing TAAD surgery (2016–2023). …”
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Exercise Right Ventricular‐Pulmonary Arterial Coupling and Functional Outcome in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Secondary Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation by Carlo Fino, Diego Bellavia, Michele D'Alonzo, Maurizio Merlo, Vito D. Bruno, Julien Magne, Massimo Caputo, Amedeo Terzi, Michele Senni, Samuele Bichi, Caterina Simon, Edoardo Sciatti, Giovanni Marchetto, Attilio Iacovoni, Philippe Pibarot

“…Linear mixed models were used to evaluate the predictive value of preoperative echocardiographic parameters on the longitudinal distribution of the 6‐minute walking test. …”
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Association of mitochondrial RNA expression levels in saliva and plasma with interferon signature gene expression and disease activity in patients with Sjögren disease by Keun-Suh Kim, Joon Young Hyon, Yun Jong Lee, You-Jung Ha, Woo-Jin Jeong, Seunghee Cha, Yong Seok Choi, Eun Ha Kang, Se Rim Choi, Jimin Yoon, Doyeong Ku, Yoosik Kim

“…The expression levels of mt-RNAs and interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) were quantified by real-time PCR. Composite mt-RNA and ISG scores were calculated using logistic regression models. …”
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Neurodevelopment at 10 months and 2–3 years old after early and prolonged anaesthesia in infancy: General Anaesthesia & Brain Activity study (GABA) secondary analysis by Laura Cornelissen, Siobhan Coffman, Isabelle Kim, Ellen Underwood, Alice Tao, Maria G. Maloney, Carolina Donado, Kimberly Lobo, Charles A. Nelson, Takao K. Hensch, Laurel J. Gabard-Durnam, Charles B. Berde

“…Analyses used adjusted Welch's t-tests, linear regression, and linear mixed effects models. Results: BSID composite scores for cognition were similar between general anaesthesia and unexposed cohorts at 10 months (Padj=0.566, standardised mean difference [SMD]=0.27) and at 2–3 yr (Padj=0.651, SMD=0.25). …”
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Physical activity and mortality in the general population with and without major depression by Vagner Deuel de O. Tavares, Jeanne V. A. Williams, Vandad Sharifi, Andrew Bulloch, Gina Dimitropoulos, Nicole Leite Galvão-Coelho, Scott Patten

“…Major depression was assessed using a fully structured diagnostic instrument, the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Mortality data was obtained through data linkage. …”
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A comprehensive review of silicon anodes for high-energy lithium-ion batteries: Challenges, latest developments, and perspectives by Ebrahim Feyzi, Anil Kumar M R, Xia Li, Sixu Deng, Jagjit Nanda, Karim Zaghib

“…Furthermore, the review discusses innovative solutions to address these challenges, such as utilizing novel binders, electrolyte additives, structural, interfacial, composite engineering techniques, and prelithiation methods. …”
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Predictive Validity of Hospital-Associated Complications of Older People Identified Using Diagnosis Procedure Combination Data From an Acute Care Hospital in Japan: Observational S... by Seigo Mitsutake, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Shohei Yano, Takumi Hirata, Kae Ito, Ko Furuta, Yoshitomo Shimazaki, Hideki Ito, Alison Mudge, Kenji Toba

“…Generalized linear regression models were used to examine the associations between HAC-OP-DPC and LOS, and logistic regression models were used to examine the associations between HAC-OP-DPC and discharge to other hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCFs). …”
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Eco-friendly synthesis of ZnO, CuO, and ZnO/CuO nanoparticles using extract of spent Pleurotus ostreatus substrate, and their antioxidant and anticancer activities by Simangele Ngwenya, Nkanyiso J. Sithole, Khosi Ramachela, Doctor M. N. Mthiyane, Mulunda Mwanza, Moganavelli Singh, Damian C. Onwudiwe

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Pro-C-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Women With Angina Pectoris and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease by Peter D. Mark, MD, PhD, Jakob Schroder, MD, Andreas K. Jensen, MD, Timothy C.R. Prickett, PhD, Eva Prescott, MD, DMSc, Jens P. Goetze, MD, DMSc

“…Follow-up analyses included all-cause death and a composite endpoint of cardiovascular events, where we calculated HR estimates from crude and adjusted (age, creatinine) Cox proportional hazards models. …”
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Sex-stratified analysis of marketing exposure and current e-cigarette use among Saudi adolescents by Najim Z. Alshahrani, Abdullah M. Alarifi, Mohammed R. Algethami, Mohammed A. Aljunaid, Ahmed K. Shukri, Mohannad A. Alzain

“…Survey-weighted logistic regression models estimated crude and adjusted odds ratios (aORs), adjusting for age, sex, parental smoking, and peer smoking. …”
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Gut microbiome predictors of advanced therapy response in Crohn’s disease: protocol for the OPTIMIST prospective, longitudinal, observational pilot study in Canada by Greg Rosenfeld, Susanna Meade, Yvette Leung, Astrid-Jane Williams, Gurpreet Kaur, Brian Bressler, Cristian Aldo Massaro, Fanny Laure Lemarié, Genelle Lunken

“…The aim of the Optimising IBD Patient Treatment with Integrated Microbiome Investigation for Specialised Therapeutics (OPTIMIST) study is to evaluate microbiome profiles across various sample types in a Canadian CD cohort starting or already on advanced therapy, with the goal of developing predictive models for personalised therapeutics.Methods and analysis This study is a two-phase, longitudinal, prospective observational pilot study conducted in British Columbia, Canada, involving both CD patients and non-IBD controls. …”
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Agreement between CES-D and CIDI-SF scales of depression among older adults: a cross-sectional comparative study based on the longitudinal aging study in India, 2017-19 by T. Muhammad, Soomi Lee, Manish Kumar, T. V. Sekher, Mathew Varghese

“…Methods Data came from the first wave of the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) which was conducted during 2017-19. …”
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Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio as a Novel Predictor of Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by He X, Wang Y, Wang Y, Li X

“…The fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR), a composite inflammatory and nutritional marker, may offer predictive value for ICH in this high-risk population.Methods: This retrospective study analyzed a total of 536 MHD patients (ICH group: n=207; non-ICH group: n=329) from June 2019 to June 2024. …”
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Association between cardiometabolic index and coronary artery calcification in young and middle-aged adults with coronary heart disease by Xi Wu, Mingxing Wu, Haobo Huang, Zhe Liu, He Huang, Lei Wang

“…Multivariate logistic regression models and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were employed to assess both the association and diagnostic value of CMI for CAC. …”
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Investigation of the effects of different denture base fabrication techniques and hard relining resin materials on the fixation of immediate provisional hybrid prosthesis to titani... by Burcu Kanat-Ertürk, Cansu Akarsu, Önjen Tak

“…Then, titanium cylinders (Opus Implant) were fixed to the specimens using five hard relining resin materials: acrylic resin-based (Ufi Gel Hard)(UGH), heat-polymerized acrylic resin (Futura Basic Hot)(FBH), autopolymerizing composite resin (Quick Up)(QP), autopolymerizing denture repair resin based on diacrylate (Qu-resin)(QR), and autopolymerizing low shrinkage modelling acrylic resin (Pattern resin LS)(PR) (n = 7). …”
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Interplay of education and community norms in justifying intimate partner violence among ever-married women aged 15–49 years in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Mohammad Hridoy Patwary, Sumaiya Nusrat Esha

“…A sample of 19,022 ever-married women was analyzed. A composite measure of attitudes toward IPV was developed, assessing agreement with various justifications for IPV. …”
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