Impact of Pulmonary Hypertension and Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants with Presumed Pulmonary Hypoplasia by Sol Kim, Yumi Seo, Moon-Yeon Oh, Min Soo Kim, Sook Kyung Yum

“…However, Cox proportional hazards models did not demonstrate statistically significant associations for PPH, early pulmonary hypertension, or delayed PDA closure with mortality, likely due to time-varying effects and the absence of death events in the subgroup of infants with both PPH and delayed PDA closure. …”
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Risk of complications in the late vs early days of the 42nd week of pregnancy: A nationwide cohort study by Charlotte Brix Andersson, Jesper Padkaer Petersen, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Martin Jensen, Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel

“…Logistic regression models were used to estimate the crude risk ratio and adjusted risk ratio (RRA) of neonatal and obstetric adverse outcomes in births at GA 41+4– 42+0 weeks compared with GA 41+0– 41+3 weeks. …”
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Combined healthy lifestyles and overactive bladder: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2007–2020 by Tianjie Li, Tianjie Li, Jian Hou, Bo Xiao, Jianxing Li, Xiaodong Liu

“…This study aimed to investigate the association between a composite healthy lifestyle score and risk of OAB in a nationally representative sample of adults.MethodsThis cross-sectional study utilized data from 20,195 non-pregnant adults aged 20–79 years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2020. …”
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CPFD Simulation of Operation Characteristics of a 10t/d Sludge and Biomass Co-incineration Fluidized Bed Reactor by REN Shaohui, YU Qiao, LIN Li, XIANG Jiatao, MA Lun, ZHANG Shihong

“…ObjectiveThis research aims to comprehensively investigate the operational dynamics of a 10t/d sludge and biomass co-incineration fluidized bed reactor through Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics (CPFD) modeling, addressing critical gaps in industrial-scale waste valorization. …”
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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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Outcomes of pregnancies with varying levels of nuchal translucency measurements: A population‐based retrospective study in Ontario, Canada by Kara Bellai‐Dussault, Shelley D. Dougan, Deshayne B. Fell, Carolina Lavin Venegas, Julian Little, Lynn Meng, Nan Okun, Mark Walker, Christine M. Armour, Beth K. Potter

“…Material and Methods This was a population‐based retrospective cohort study conducted with data from the prescribed perinatal registry in Ontario, Canada, Better Outcomes Registry & Network. …”
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Association between inflammatory score, healthy lifestyle, and cardiovascular disease: a national cohort study by Han-Qing Zhao, Han-Qing Zhao, Jia-Le Lv, Jia-Le Lv, Yuan-Zhi Gao, Bo Hu, Zong-Da Du, Zong-Da Du, Zong-Da Du, Yan Wang, Mei-Lin Wang, Mei-Lin Wang, Meng-Di Hou, Fang Li, Xue Xing, Ming-Hui Sun

“…BackgroundThe inflammation score is currently regarded as a reliable composite index for comprehensive assessment of inflammatory status. …”
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Association of Major Depression With Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease in a Mega‐Cohort of Chinese Adults: The China Kadoorie Biobank Study by Na Liu, Xiong‐Fei Pan, Canqing Yu, Jun Lv, Yu Guo, Zheng Bian, Ling Yang, Yiping Chen, Tangchun Wu, Zhengming Chen, An Pan, Liming Li

“…Past year MD was measured with the modified Chinese version of Composite International Diagnostic Interview‐Short Form at baseline. …”
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Impact of Time-To-Treatment on Outcomes in Autoimmune Membranous Nephropathy by Patrick Hamilton, Sebastian Bate, Omar Ragy, Mrityunjay Hiremath, Samar Bukhari, Anirudh Rao, Arif Khwaja, Durga Anil K Kanigicherla

“…Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess association of outcomes with baseline categories. …”
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The association between age and long-term quality of life after curative treatment for prostate cancer: a cross-sectional study by Reidun Sletten, Ola Berger Christiansen, Line Merethe Oldervoll, Lennart Åstrøm, Håvard Kjesbu Skjellegrind, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Øyvind Kirkevold, Sverre Bergh, Bjørn Henning Grønberg, Siri Rostoft, Asta Bye, Paul Jarle Mork, Marit Slaaen

“…Global QoL and PF were assessed by the European Organisation of Research and Treatment in Cancer Quality of life Questionnaire-C30 (QLQ-C30), side effects by the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC-26). Adjusted linear regression models were estimated to assess associations between age (continuous variable) at treatment and outcomes. …”
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Prior metabolic surgery attenuates the weight-loss efficacy of liraglutide in patients with mild obesity by Yuqin Ouyang, Yuqin Ouyang, Xinyue Xiang, Xinyue Xiang, Xinyun Hu, Xinyun Hu, Xuehui Chu, Wenjuan Tang, Wenjuan Tang, Wenhuan Feng, Wenhuan Feng, Wenhuan Feng

“…We aimed to identify clinical predictors influencing differential treatment responses in patients with mild obesity.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on 64 adults (BMI 28–32.5 kg/m²) undergoing a 12-week liraglutide intervention. …”
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Allostatic Load/Chronic Stress and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients Diagnosed With Breast, Lung, or Colorectal Cancer by Nickolas Stabellini, Jennifer Cullen, Marcio S. Bittencourt, Justin X. Moore, Arnethea Sutton, Priyanshu Nain, Nelson Hamerschlak, Neal L. Weintraub, Susan Dent, Meng‐Han Tsai, Amitava Banerjee, Arjun K Ghosh, Diego Sadler, Steven S. Coughlin, Ana Barac, John Shanahan, Alberto J. Montero, Avirup Guha

“…AL was modeled as an ordinal measure (0–11). Adjusted Fine–Gray competing risks regressions estimated the impact of AL precancer diagnosis on 2‐year MACE (a composite of heart failure, ischemic stroke, acute coronary syndrome, and atrial fibrillation). …”
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Proteomics-based aging clocks in midlife or late-life and their associated risk of dementia by Sanaz Sedaghat, Saeun Park, Rob F. Walker, Shuo Wang, Jialing Liu, Timothy M. Hughes, Behnam Sabayan, Weihong Tang, Josef Coresh, James S. Pankow, Keenan A. Walker, Ramon Casanova, Ruth Dubin, Rajat Deo, Jerome I. Rotter, Alexis C. Wood, Peter Ganz, Pamela L. Lutsey, Weihua Guan, Anna Prizment

“…Abstract Background: Biological age can be quantified by composite proteomic scores, called proteomics-based aging clocks (PACs). …”
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Metabonomic Biomarkers of Plaque Burden and Instability in Patients With Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease After Moderate Lipid‐Lowering Therapy by Zhendong Mei, Lili Xu, Qingxia Huang, Chenhao Lin, Mengyao Yu, Shalaimaiti Shali, Hongyi Wu, Yijing Lu, Runda Wu, Zhen Wang, Lingfeng Luo, Zhonghan Sun, Liang Sun, Juying Qian, Guochong Chen, Huiru Tang, Kang Yao, Yan Zheng, Yuxiang Dai, Junbo Ge

“…The association of metabolites with CAD severity was examined using multivariate linear regression, and the underlying potential causality was explored using a 2‐sample Mendelian randomization approach. Two composite metabolomic indices were constructed to reflect CAD severity using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator linear regression, and their associations with risk of major adverse cardiac events during a median follow‐up of 3.8 years were evaluated using Cox models. …”
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Associations between triglyceride glucose-body mass index and 30-day mortality in patients with hemorrhagic stroke: analysis of the MIMIC-IV database by Yuexin Lu, Yuexin Lu, Enjie Song, Enjie Song, Ruilin Chen, Ruilin Chen, Long Jing, Long Jing, Jiahao Tang, Jiahao Tang, Shunan Shi, Shunan Shi, Ming Wang, Ming Wang, Ming Wang, Ming Wang, Shu Wan, Shu Wan, Shu Wan, Shu Wan

“…Multivariable Cox regression, Kaplan–Meier analysis, and restricted cubic spline models assessed mortality risks at 30-day, 90-day, and 1-year intervals. …”
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Outpatient acute kidney disease detection by national and institutional health data by Hsiu-Yin Chiang, Hung-Chieh Yeh, Zi-Han Lin, Bradley Chen, David Ray Chang, I-Wen Ting, Jie-Sian Wang, Yun-Lun Chang, Hung-Lin Chen, Yu-Chih Liu, Mei-Chuan Hsieh, Tzu-Ling Karen Tzeng, Chin-Chi Kuo

“…In this retrospective cohort study, the associations between AKDOPT and composite kidney outcome (CKO; e.g., end-stage kidney disease, a >40% drop in estimated glomerular filtration rate, or a 2-fold or more increase in serum creatinine), all-cause mortality, and de novo non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD-ND) were evaluated using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models. …”
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Associations Between Gene Variants of Lipid‐Lowering Drug Targets and Adverse Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke by Lulu Sun, Qilu Zhang, Mengyao Shi, Yang Liu, Zhengbao Zhu, Jing Zhang, Hao Peng, Aili Wang, Jing Chen, Tan Xu, Yonghong Zhang, Jiang He

“…However, the relationship between gene variants of lipid‐lowering drug targets and the adverse prognosis of ischemic stroke patients remains unclear. Methods and Results Multiple single‐nucleotide polymorphisms associated with 6 lipid‐lowering drug targets were genotyped for patients with ischemic stroke. …”
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Impact of life adversity and gene expression on psychiatric symptoms in children and adolescents: findings from the Brazilian high risk cohort study by Vanessa Kiyomi Ota, Vanessa Kiyomi Ota, Vanessa Kiyomi Ota, Vanessa Kiyomi Ota, Adrielle Martins Oliveira, Adrielle Martins Oliveira, Adrielle Martins Oliveira, Amanda Victória Gomes Bugiga, Amanda Victória Gomes Bugiga, Amanda Victória Gomes Bugiga, Helena B. Conceição, Pedro Alexandre Favoretto Galante, Paula Fontes Asprino, Julia Luiza Schäfer, Julia Luiza Schäfer, Mauricio Scopel Hoffmann, Mauricio Scopel Hoffmann, Mauricio Scopel Hoffmann, Mauricio Scopel Hoffmann, Mauricio Scopel Hoffmann, Rodrigo Bressan, Rodrigo Bressan, Rodrigo Bressan, Elisa Brietzke, Gisele Gus Manfro, Gisele Gus Manfro, Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira, Ary Gadelha, Ary Gadelha, Luis Augusto Rohde, Luis Augusto Rohde, Luis Augusto Rohde, Luis Augusto Rohde, Euripedes Constantino Miguel, Euripedes Constantino Miguel, Pedro Mario Pan, Pedro Mario Pan, Pedro Mario Pan, Marcos Leite Santoro, Marcos Leite Santoro, Marcos Leite Santoro, Giovanni Abrahao Salum, Giovanni Abrahao Salum, Giovanni Abrahao Salum, Carolina Muniz Carvalho, Carolina Muniz Carvalho, Carolina Muniz Carvalho, Sintia Iole Belangero, Sintia Iole Belangero, Sintia Iole Belangero, Sintia Iole Belangero

“…The life adversities considered in this study includes four composite variables: child maltreatment, stressful life events, threat and deprivation. …”
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Patient-reported Outcome Measures and Decision Regret After Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen–targeted Radioguided Surgery for Oligorecurrent Prostate Cancer by Fabian Falkenbach, Giovanni Mazzucato, Zhe Tian, Pierre I. Karakiewicz, Markus Graefen, Thomas Steuber, Derya Tilki, Daniel Koehler, Burkhard Beyer, Pierre Tennstedt, Sophie Knipper, Lars Budäus, Tobias Maurer

“…Data on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are lacking. Methods: A retrospective assessment of validated PROMs (12-item Short Form Health Survey [SF-12], 26-item Expanded Prostate Index Composite, and Decision Regret Scale [DRS]) was performed before and after PSMA-RGS for oligorecurrent PCa. …”
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