Prevalence and associated factors of sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women attending antenatal care in public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Endale Haile, Amanuel Tebabal Nega, Fentahun Yenealem, Simachew Kassa Limenih, Fentahun Alemnew Chekole, Wendu Feysa Balcha, Tadele Emageneh Goshu

“…Crude odds ratios (COR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were initially calculated to evaluate these associations. Variables with a P-value of < 0.2 in the bivariate logistic regression were then included in the multivariable logistic regression model, and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with 95% CIs were computed. …”
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High prevalence of penicillin-resistant group B Streptococcus among pregnant women in Northwest Ethiopia by Getaneh Alemayehu, Alene Geteneh, Mesfin Dessale, Efrem Ayalew, Geberselasie Demeke, Alemayehu Reta, Mulugeta Kiros

“…Binary logistic regression identified associations between variables, with a P value ≤ 0.05 considered statistically significant. …”
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Association Between Inflammation Indices Derived From Complete Blood Count and Coronary Artery Calcification by He Y, Li L, Zhou T, Yang H, Liu T, Hu H

“…After adjusting for confounding variables, we found that the total NLR, NMLR, SIRI, and AISI were positively associated with CAC. …”
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Applicability of Evapotranspiration Models and Water Consumption Characteristics Across Different Croplands by Jing Zhang, Li Wang, Gong Cheng, Liangliang Jia

“…While previous studies have investigated K_{c act} in China, few have employed localized K_c values to systematically analyze long-term periodic fluctuations in ET_{c act} under climate variability conditions. …”
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Catlet scoring system as a new predictor for in-stent restenosis in patients with chronic coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting st... by Juan Wang, Mingchao Zhang, Weipeng Gan, Mingxing Xu, JiaYan Zhou, Lingfei Yang, Yongsheng Ke

“…However, there are fewer studies on the prognostic in chronic coronary artery disease(CAD). This study aimed to clarify whether the CatLet score had a predictive value for in-stent restenosis(ISR) in patients with chronic coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stent(DES). …”
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Causal Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Sick Sinus Syndrome: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by Chen W, Pan W, Ling L, Jiang B, Zhang Y, Su X, Jiang T, Lin J

“…Effect estimates were computed through the utilization of inverse-variance weighting (IVW), MR-Egger, weighted median, maximum likelihood techniques, and sensitivity analyses were conducted using the Mendelian Randomization Pleiotropy Residual Sum and Outlier (MR-PRESSO) approaches.Results: Our MR analyses utilizing IVW (fixed effects) revealed a heightened susceptibility to SSS among individuals with genetically predisposed OSA (OR= 1.493; 95% CI, 1.120– 1.990; P= 0.006), utilizing a set of 7 single nucleotide polymorphisms as the instrumental variables. MR-Egger analysis indicated an absence of evidence for genetic pleiotropy, as reflected by the intercept value of − 0.002 (SE 0.030, P= 0.930; global P= 0.719), but genetically predicted SSS did not causally contribute to OSA (OR= 0.997, 95% CI: 0.926– 1.072, P= 0.930).Conclusions: This MR analysis suggests a causal link between genetically predicted OSA and increased SSS risk. …”
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Risk factors for puerperal sepsis among postpartum women attending public hospitals in the Dawro Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Unmatched case‒control study by Temesgen Sebro Balilo, Tsegaye Alemu, Tamirat Gezahegn Guyo, Tarekegn Solomon

“…A p value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Nutritional Status and Associated Factors among Primary Schoolchildren from Pastoral Communities, Mieso-Mulu District, Sitti Zone, Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: Institut... by Alayou Geletaw, Gudina Egata, Fitsum Weldegebreal, Gesessew Kibr, Mohammed Semaw

“…Multicollinearity was checked for independent variables. Height for age z scores (HAZ) and body mass index for age z scores (BAZ) were used to determine the nutritional status of children. …”
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Determinants of diarrheal diseases among patients attending public health centers in Addis Ababa and Hossana, Ethiopia: a matched case–control study by Deneke Wolde, Girmay Medhin, Haile Alemayehu, Genet Asfaw Tilahun, Kehabtimer Shiferaw Kotiso, Woinshet Hailu, Adane Mihret, Feyissa Regassa Senbato, Aklilu Feleke Haile, Tadesse Eguale

“…Conditional logistic regression was used to identify the independent predictor variables. The strength of the associations was measured using the adjusted odds ratio with the corresponding 95%CI. …”
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Development of a power recovery-based dynamic loading system for full-size drill rods in coal mines by Jing ZHANG, Jie WANG

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to simulate the actual forces applied to drill rods during the borehole drilling for gas drainage from underground coal mines to satisfy the requirements of drill rods’ fatigue tests. …”
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Association of the total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with all-cause mortality risk in the migraine population by Zhao-Xuan Lu, Bing-Qing Dong, Liang Chen, Heng-Le Wei

“…Weighted multivariate Cox regression models were used to assess associations, adjusting for demographic variables, comorbidities, and inflammatory markers. …”
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Patterns of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Early Detection via Diffusion-weighted Imaging of Neonatal Hypoxic Brain Injury: A Cross-sectional Study by G Selva Kumar, Pronami Borah, Aukifa Khamim Sabibahul Islam, Shruti Kashyap

“…The Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test or Student’s t-test was used for the association tests for continuous variables, with a p-value <0.05 considered statistically significant. …”
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Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Its Associated Factors among People Living with HIV Attending Public Hospitals of Nekemte Town, Western Ethiopia, 2021 by Eba Abdisa, Tizita Tolesa, Muktar Abadiga

“…The collected data was entered into EpiData Windows version 4.1 and then exported to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Windows version 24.0 for analysis. All variables found to be significant at the bivariable level (p value < 0.25) were entered into a multivariable logistic regression model. p values of <0.05 and 95% confidence level were used to determine statistical significance. …”
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Predictors of caspofungin exposure-response relationship: a retrospective cohort study on therapeutic drug monitoring parameters by Mingwei Meng, Ruhua Wei, Yating Lu, Wen Cao, Kai Mo, Zheng Huang, Yane Qin, Xiaobu Lan

“…The ROC curve for caspofungin Cmin was 0.974, with a maximum Youden index of 0.816, corresponding to a cutoff value of 3.58 μg/mL, a sensitivity of 94.1%, and a specificity of 87.5%. …”
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Correlation of Calcium, Magnesium, Uric Acid and Phosphate Levels in Serum, 24-Hour Urine, and Stone Components in Patients with Urolithiasis: A Cross-sectional Study by Pranav Prakash, Shikhar Agarwal, Archana Prakash, Anita Sharma, Ashok Kumar Dogra, Sanjay Dvivedi

“…Spearman’s Rank correlation coefficient was used to correlate two quantitative variables and a p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Chemical stress assessment in large rivers using the average biomarker response approach with caged fish in situ: a case study on the Danube River in Novi Sad (Serbia) by Dina Tenji, Sonja Kaišarević, Bojana Mićić, Mirna Velki, Tobias Schulze, Martin Krauss, Muhammad Arslan Kamal Hashmi, Werner Brack, Ivana Teodorović

“…Higher ABR values at pollution-impacted sites confirmed the presence of chronic toxic pressure caused by mixtures of chemicals at sublethal concentrations. …”
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Quality of Life Following High-Intensity Rehabilitation Programme After Total Knee Arthroplasties by Khalid H. Alzahrani, Dhuha A. Al Hazmi, Shahad S. Al Juaid, Abdan Bin Sayeed, Ibrahim Alramadhani, Mazen M. Tayeb, Rabab S. Zaghlol

“…No correlation was found between preoperative measures and patient variables such as age, duration of illness or BMI (p0.05).Conclusion: HI rehabilitation post-TKA effectively enhances QoL and functional outcomes, supporting its role in postoperative care. …”
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Clinical significance of lactate-to-albumin ratio in patients with influenza A virus-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome: a single-center retrospective study by Jinhui Gao, Xuanzhe Yang, Xiang Fang, Ziyi Zhang, Dapeng Wang, Jiajia Wang

“…However, the clinical significance of LAR in patients with influenza A virus-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has yet to be explored. This study aims to investigate whether LAR can be used as a predictor of influenza A virus-induced ARDS. …”
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Dietary Risk Factors Associated with Development of Gastric Cancer in Nepal: A Hospital-Based Case-Control Study by Sunil Kumar Shah, Dev Ram Sunuwar, Narendra Kumar Chaudhary, Pushpa Rai, Pranil Man Singh Pradhan, Narayan Subedi, Madhu Dixit Devkota

“…A P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Prevalence of hypertensive retinopathy and its associated factors among adult hypertensive patients attending at Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia, 2024, a... by Yitayal Abebe Gudayneh, Abebech Fikade Shumye, Abebech Tewabe Gelaye, Melkamu Temeselew Tegegn

“…Bivariable and then multivariable binary logistic regression models were fitted to determine factors associated with hypertensive retinopathy. Variables with a P-value of less than 0.05 at multivariable analysis were considered statistically significant. …”
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