The Association of Carcinoembryonic Antigen and Cytokeratin-19 Fragments 21-1 Levels with One-Year Survival of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital... by Cleopas Martin Rumende, Galuh Chandra Kirana Sugianto, Ikhwan Rinaldi, Muhadi Muhadi

“…However, there have been no studies looking for the association of CYFRA 21-1 and CEA with survival of NSCLC in Indonesia, and no cut-off value for them as standardized prognostic factors. …”
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Out-of-Catchment Area Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and its Factors among HIV Positive People on Lifelong Therapy in Western Ethiopia: Implementation of Decentralized ART Servi... by Lami Bayisa MSc, Tesfaye Shibiru Keno MD, Gurmessa Enkosa Ayana MD, Tesfaye Abera MSc, Adugna Olani Akuma MSc

“…Logistic regression analysis was computed to identify factors associated with out-of-catchment ART initiation among PLWHIV. Variables with a P value <.25 from the bivariable analysis were entered into the multivariable analysis. …”
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Relationship between Happiness Index and Physical Activity Level among Physiotherapy Students: A Cross-sectional Study from Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India by Deena D Souza, Saumya Srivastava, Bhoomika Bhat

“…Introduction: The happiness and Physical Activity (PA) play an important role in human life to promote healthy lifestyle. Aim: To find out the connection between PA and happiness students, which helps in overall wellbeing and academic success. …”
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Prevention practices of hepatitis B virus and its associated factors among barbers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia by Baye Tsegaye Amlak, Benalfew Lake Mengistie, Seblework Abraham Teshale

“…To address confounding factors, explanatory variables with a p-value of less than 0.25 in the bivariable logistic regression were included in the multivariable logistic regression analysis. …”
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The association between medical diseases and orofacial abscess: A retrospective, hospital-based study by Hassan Abed, Majed Obaid, Khalid Al-Johani

“…Objective: This study aimed to identify the most commonly reported medical diseases among dental patients and to assess its association with the development of the orofacial abscess. …”
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The possibility of harmonizing the recombinant erythropoietin specific activity determination method with European Pharmacopoeia by A. K. Yakovlev, L. A. Gayderova, V. N. Podkuiko, R. A. Volkova, N. A. Alpatova, Yu. V. Olefir

“…The results of specific erythropoietin activity determination obtained by two different methods of measurement differed in the offset from the reference value (certified value). In flow cytometry data, the offset varied between 1-8%, the results of light microscopy showed higher variability ranging from 4 to 31%. …”
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Diabetic ketoacidosis treatment outcomes and its associated factors among adult patients with diabetes mellitus admitted to public hospitals in Nekemte Town, Ethiopia: a cross-sect... by Daniel Mitiku Yigazu, Matiyos Lema, Firomsa Bekele, Dawit Tesfaye Daka, Dagim Samuel, Nigatu Addisu

“…Both bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed. Variables with a P-value &lt; 0.25 in the bivariable logistic regression were entered into the multivariable regression analysis to control for potential confounders. …”
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Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Adult Males in Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-sectional Study by Vaishnavi Nagarajan, Aamina Hussain, VV Anantharaman

“…Descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, and logistic regression (both bivariate and multivariate) were applied to assess associations among variables. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of late first antenatal care initiation in western Ethiopia: findings from a multi-centered cross-sectional study by Atitegeb Alebachew Amsalu, Alemayehu Worku Yalew, Awgichew Kifle Zemlak

“…Bivariate analysis was performed at significance level of p-value &lt; 0.25 to select candidate variables for multivariable analysis. …”
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A Computable Phenotype Algorithm for Postvaccination Myocarditis/Pericarditis Detection Using Real-World Data: Validation Study by Matthew Deady, Raymond Duncan, Matthew Sonesen, Renier Estiandan, Kelly Stimpert, Sylvia Cho, Jeffrey Beers, Brian Goodness, Lance Daniel Jones, Richard Forshee, Steven A Anderson, Hussein Ezzeldin

“…In total, 14 cases were confirmed as definite or probable myocarditis/pericarditis, yielding a positive predictive value of 58.3% (95% CI 37.3%-76.9%). These findings underscore the algorithm's capability for real-time detection of AEs, though they also highlight variability in performance across different health care systems. …”
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Prevalence of scabies and associated factors among school age children in Qoloji IDP in Babile district, Somali, Eastern Ethiopia. by Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim, Abebe Belay Reta, Mohyadin Abdullahi Ahmed, Ramadan Budul Yusuf, Abdilahi Ibrahim Muse, Mohamed Omar Osman, Seid Muhumed Abdilaahi, Mustafe Abdi Ali, Kadar Ahmed Bile

“…The multivariable logistic regression shows that age categories with 5-9 [AOR = 2.4 (95% CI: 1.01,6.39)], over-crowding index greater than 1.5 [AOR = 10 (95% CI: (3.6,27.8)] washing clothes infrequently [AOR =  14.7(95% CI: 3.6,25)), history of contact with scabies patients in the past 2 months [AOR =  5(95% CI: (1.2,23.0)], and Family having rash in the past two weeks [AOR = 9.9 (95% CI: 3.7,26)] having poor knowledge about scabies among children's family [AOR = 8.9 (95% CI: 3.3,24)] were significant variables at p-value less than 0.05.<h4>Conclusion</h4>There was a higher prevalence of scabies in the study area. …”
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Prediction of preoperative peritoneal cancer index for pseudomyxoma peritonei by multiple linear regression analysis by Mingjian Bai, Jing Feng, Jie Liu, Yunxiang Li, Yueming Xu, Fucun Ma, Ruiqing Ma, Guowei Liang, Xuekai Liu, Na Zhao

“…The agreement between the predicted and surgical PCI was assessed using Bland–Altman plots and intraclass correlation (ICC). A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsSix independent predictors were confirmed by the stepwise MLR analysis with an R2 value of 0.570. …”
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Yield of Leukocytosis in Predicting Brain Computed Tomography Pathological Findings in Pediatric Patients with Head Traumatic Injuries by Bsaim Abdulsalam Altirkistani, Abdulaziz M. Alghamdi, Abdullah Osama Abukhodair, Yazeed Mohammed Alzahrani, Najeeb Qublan Alqarni

“…Hence, WBC count can be used to determine the presence of traumatic brain injury. Thus, we aimed to address this gap by assessing the value of WBC count in predicting pathological CT findings in pediatric patients with traumatic head injuries. …”
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Assessing Clinical Governance Awareness and Implementation Among Healthcare Professionals in Madinah, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alsaedi AR, Haddad ME, Alshelaly SE, Alsadei MM, Alharbi AJ, Alkhurais AA, Almajnoni FR, Alneami NA

“…Public and patient involvement stands out as the strongest area, with a mean difference of 0.846 and a t-value of 22.400, while risk management has a relatively lower mean difference of 0.578 with a t-value of 13.549. …”
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Assessment of MRI Changes on Articular Cartilages after Intra-articular Injection of Platelet-rich Plasma in Knee Osteoarthritis: An Interventional Study by Debdipta Das, Srabani Sarker, Amrita Roy, Saumen Kumar De, Dipasri Bhattacharya

“…The mean total KOOS and VAS changes before and after treatment were 32.2±18; 67±22.6 and 3.2±1.6; 1.6±1.1, respectively (p-value <0.05). It was also noted that all the MRI variables (medial condylar, lateral condylar, and patellar cartilage thickness) showed significant improvement (excluding subarticular bone marrow abnormalities) (p-value <0.05). …”
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Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Newly Diagnosed Patients with Solid Malignancy at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Radiotherapy Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Edosa Kifle, Mintewab Hussein, Jemal Alemu, Wondemagegnhu Tigeneh

“…Using logistic regression, chi squares, Odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals were computed to measure strength of association between variables. p-value < 0.05 was taken as statistically significant. …”
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Selection for high quality pepper seeds by machine vision and classifiers by Ke-ling TU, Lin-juan LI, Li-ming YANG, Jian-hua WANG, Qun SUN

“…This research aimed to improve selection of pepper seeds for separating high-quality seeds from low-quality seeds. …”
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Association of geriatric nutritional risk index with total testosterone in elderly adults in the US: evidence from NHANES 2011-2016 by Tanjian Li, Na Jiang, Xin Liang, Xinya Li, Yaqin Li, Yuting Huang, Yu Wang

“…However, research examining the predictive value of overall nutritional status on testosterone levels remains limited. …”
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The association between TNF-receptors (TNFR1 and TNFR2) and mortality as well as kidney function decline in patients with chronic kidney disease by Per Wändell, Tobias Feldreich, Anders Larsson, Philip A. Kalra, Johan Ärnlöv, Toralph Ruge, Axel C. Carlsson

“…Results: Univariate models showed significant associations between TNFR1 (n = 985) and TNFR2 (n = 988) and all-cause mortality based on 7424 person-years at risk, but in the fully adjusted models with continuous variables significant only for TNFR2 HR 1.17 (1.03–1.34), but with a borderline value for TNFR1 HR 1.15 (1.00–1.31). …”
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Survival of Endodontically Treated Maxillary Anterior Teeth with Aesthetic Post-Restoration: A Prospective Intervention Study by Rohit Sharma, Pankaj Dhawan, Harsimran Kaur

“…At the interval of one month, three months, six months and one year, the patients were evaluated.The Fischer’s exact test was utilised to establish the association between categorical variables and the level of significance (p-value <0.05). …”
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