Spatial and multilevel analysis of determinant factors for safely managed sanitation services in Ethiopia by Belay Desye, Abebe Kassa Geto, Chala Daba, Anmut Endalkachew Bezie, Semere Reda, Tadesse Sisay, Melaku Getachew, Leykun Berhanu

“…In the multilevel analysis, those variables with a p-value < 0.05 were considered to be significant factors for the use of unimproved sanitation services. …”
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Factors influencing waist circumference among urban bank employees in Northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Woynshet Yimer, Lakew Asmare, Fikre Bayu Gebeyehu, Tihtna Alemu, Anisa Mehamed, Fanos Yeshanew Ayele

“…Therefore, promoting activities aimed at preventing non-communicable diseases, such as leisure-time physical activity, and reducing discretionary calorie intake are essential for reducing high waist circumference measurements.…”
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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Smartphone-Delivered Mindfulness Intervention for Stress Reduction in Adult Singaporeans: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Alessandro Sparacio, Jonathan Nicholas Davies, Erin Lee, Jeroen Antonius Johannes Schmitt

“…ConclusionsThis study demonstrates (1) the feasibility of conducting fully decentralized mindfulness trials with multimodal assessment, (2) the value of a mixed methods acceptability evaluation, and (3) the identification of key technical and control condition refinements necessary for future trials. …”
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Epigenetic age and long-term cancer risk following a stroke by Antoni Suárez-Pérez, Adrià Macias-Gómez, Isabel Fernández-Pérez, Marta Vallverdú-Prats, Elisa Cuadrado-Godia, Eva Giralt-Steinhauer, Maia Campanale, Daniel Guisado-Alonso, Ana Rodríguez-Campello, Joan Jiménez-Balado, Jordi Jiménez-Conde, Angel Ois

“…For epiTOC, the age-adjusted values were obtained by regressing out the effect of age from the raw epiTOC measurements. …”
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Statin utilization and its predictors for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease among type 2 diabetic patients in a resource-limited setting by Feyisa Assefa Dhaba, Wubshet Abraham Alemu, Firaol Lamessa Kitila, Koricho Simie Tolla, Astarekew Alene, Zeru Seyoum Wendimagegn, Kedir Ali Getahun, Hassen Ahmed Yesuf, Surafel Mekasha Woldeyes

“…The association between statin use and potential predictors was examined using odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Variables with a p-value below 0.05 in the multivariable logistic regression were considered statistically significant.ResultsThe prevalence of statin utilization for the primary prevention of CVD among type 2 diabetic patients on follow-up at Asella Teaching Hospital was 189 [(53.8%, 95% CI: 48.6%, 59.0%)]. …”
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Clinical and Dosimetric Predictors of Early Onset Postradiation Hypothyroidism in Patients with Head and Neck Malignancies: A Logistic Regression Analysis by Ahmad Ameri, Zohreh Azma, Khashayar Fattah, Fereshteh Talebi, Pooya Ameri, Nazanin Rahnama, Mansour Lesan, Sanaz Poshtmahi, Farahnaz Rahimi, Marjan Mirsalehi, Farzad Taghizadeh-Hesary

“…Abstract Introduction Hypothyroidism commonly occurs as a side effect following radiotherapy for head and neck malignancies, yet limited information exists to predict the risk of postradiation hypothyroidism. This study aims to investigate the clinical and dosimetric factors that may predict early onset postradiation hypothyroidism (EO-PRH). …”
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Impact of clinical leadership on frontline nurses’ quality of care: work engagement as mediator role by Xiujuan Xue, Junrong Tao, Yupei Li, Guochun Zhang, Shuxian Wang, Cuiping Xu, Paulo Moreira

“…Positive correlations were found between all three variables, with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.297 to 0.960 (p <.01). …”
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Using machine learning for mortality prediction and risk stratification in atezolizumab‐treated cancer patients: Integrative analysis of eight clinical trials by Yougen Wu, Wenyu Zhu, Jing Wang, Lvwen Liu, Wei Zhang, Yang Wang, Jindong Shi, Ju Xia, Yuting Gu, Qingqing Qian, Yang Hong

“…Abstract Background Few models exist to predict mortality in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy. Our aim was to build a machine learning‐based risk stratification model for predicting mortality in atezolizumab‐treated cancer patients. …”
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Primary healthcare providers’ perceived preparedness to respond to intimate partner violence in the public primary healthcare setting: a cross-sectional study by Ying Ying Chan, Noran Naqiah Hairi, Wan Yuen Choo, Zamtira Seman, Mohd Azahadi Omar, Noor Raihan Khamal, Shazimah Abdul Samad, Azah Abdul Samad, Sajaratulnisah Othman

“…A p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Study of NF-κB Gene Promoter Region {rs28362691 (-94 ins/del ATTG)} Polymorphism in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: A Case-control Study by Pragyan P Das, Pratima K Sahu, Pratikhya Sarangi, Mihir Ranjan Nayak, Roma Rattan, Saffalya Nayak

“…The quantitative statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS. A p-value of ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Development of a 5-Year Risk Prediction Model for Transition From Prediabetes to Diabetes Using Machine Learning: Retrospective Cohort Study by Yongsheng Zhang, Hongyu Zhang, Dawei Wang, Na Li, Haoyue Lv, Guang Zhang

“…It also showed the best discrimination performance on the accuracy, negative predictive value (NPV), and F1-scores as well as the calibration performances in both the test set and the external test set. …”
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RUSS-AGE study: Markers of carbohydrate metabolism and their time course in different age groups of a healthy population of the Russian Federation by Anna K. Ilyushchenko, Arina E. Veriaskina, Lubov V. Machekhina, Aleksandra A. Melnitskaia, Olga N. Tkacheva, Andrey A. Tyazhelnikov, Valeriy S. Polunin, Alexander V. Iumukian, Irina D. Strazhesko

“…The significance threshold for the p-value values given in the article is 0.05. Results. …”
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Gram-negative bacterial sepsis, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and treatment outcomes at two neonatal intensive care units in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A retrospective observati... by Biniyam Tedla Mamo, Zelalem Tazu Bonger, Feyissa Regassa Senbato, Tadesse Eguale, Kibrewossen Kiflu Akililu, Samuel Muluye Welelaw, Eden Dagnachew Zeleke, Asrat Demtse, Turegne Assefa, Ruth Woldeyohannes Yirgu, Zelalem Mekuria, Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat, Shu-Hua Wang

“…A p-value < 0.05 was set for statistical significance.…”
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Clinical Features and Inhospital Outcomes of Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy: Ten Years’ Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in South India by Amit Mandal, John Jose, Oommen K. George, Paul V. George, Viji Samuel Thomson, George Joseph

“…Descriptive statistics were obtained for all variables and entered in MS Excel and analyzed with SPSS (SPSS for Windows, version 16.0, Chicago, IL, USA) in the study, and appropriate statistical tests like P value were employed to ascertain the significance. …”
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PROFESSIONAL BURNOUT OF MEDICAL WORKERS AND DISTRESS: SITUATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS by Сергей Анатольевич Бабанов, Маргарита Валериановна Лысова, Наталия Юрьевна Кувшинова, Наталья Александровна Острякова, Андрей Сергеевич Бабанов

“…The aim of the work is to study the features of professional burnout among internists and surgeons of general and specialized profiles. …”
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Magnitude, associated risk factor and awareness of predisposing factors, treatment, and prevention of overweight/obesity among adults in North Wollo zone, Northeast Ethiopia by Aychew Kassa Belete, Yeshiwas Jemberu Asefa, Birhan Ambachew Taye

“…We employed ordinal logistic regression to examine the relationship between predictors and dependent variables. A p-value of 0.05 was statistically significant at 95% confidence.ResultsOverweight/obesity affected 21.3% of the population. …”
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The association between body mass index and efficacy of pembrolizumab as second‐line therapy in patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Xinyi Zhang, Mengyu Rui, Chao Lin, Zhi Li, Dongliang Wei, Ruxue Han, Houyu Ju, Guoxin Ren

“…Abstract Background Recent evidence suggested a potential correlation between BMI and the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer patients. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of the body mass index (BMI) in recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC) patients treat with pembrolizumab. …”
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Magnitude and associated factors of neonatal mortality among neonates admitted at Dessie comprehensive specialized hospital, Northeast, Ethiopia by Berhanu Adugna, Robel Asaminew, Getye Solomon Maru, Haimanot Ayele Eshetie, Endris Mohammed, Ayele Samuel, Abdulmelik Mekonnnen, Nurye Fentaw, Brhanu Belay, Adem Mekonen, Mengstie Nigussie, Fekadeselassie Belege Getaneh, Alemu Gedefie

“…Bivariable and multivariable analyses were conducted to determine the factors associated with neonatal mortality and variables with an adjusted relative risk (ARR) and its P-value &lt; 0.05 were considered statistically significant. …”
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Cholera outbreak in Hanang District, Manyara, Tanzania, July 2024: An unmatched case-control study by Peter Richard Torokaa, Agnes Njau, Jasper Kimambo, Loveness Urio, Victor Muchunguzi, Robert Makala, Ally Hussein

“…Statistical significance was set at a p-value of <0.05. Results: We found an Attack Rate (AR) of (86/17146, 0.5%), and the majority of cholera cases were below 25 years 19/45 (42.2) than control 9/45 (20%). …”
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Association of triglyceride-glucose related indices with colorectal cancer risk among the US population: a cross-sectional study by Sen Niu, Chenshan Jiang, Xiaofei Miao, Ye Zhang, Zengyao Li, Tong Wang

“…Abstract Background The predictive value of the triglyceride-glucose (TyG)-related indices for colorectal cancer (CRC) occurrence remains unclear. …”
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