Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and the Risk of Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients by Andri Sanityoso Sulaiman, Irsan Hasan, Cosmas Rinaldi A. Lesmana, Juferdy Kurniawan, Chyntia Olivia M. Jasirwan, Saut Horas H. Nababan, Kemal Fariz Kalista, Gita Aprilicia, Rino Alvani Gani

“…P values <0.05 were considered statistically significant. …”
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Long-term safety and efficacy of ivabradine after direct percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure: a single-cent... by Xiaohua Guo, Wenwen Yang, Yingchao Cui, Rongxin Guo, Yangyang Zhu, Tong Liu, Kangyin Chen, Changle Liu

“…Potential confounding variables were adjusted through robust Cox proportional hazards regression modeling. …”
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Predictors of in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a large dual tertiary centre study by Divaka Perera, Georgios Georgiopoulos, Hannah Sinclair, Matthew Ryan, Kevin O’Gallagher, Alexandros Papachristidis, Mark Monaghan, Ajay M Shah, Gerald Carr-White, Ozan M Demir, Mark Zuckerman, Andrew Osborne, Alina Hua, Richard Fisher, Peter Pearson, Kelly Victor, Vasileios Stylianidis, Eleanor Corcoran, Chiara Cirillo, Eleni Nakou, Christos Tountas, Apostolia Marvaki, Nishita Desai, Ana Pericao, Anender Dhariwal, Adam Abner Nabeebaccus, Tiago Fonseca, Eva Toth

“…Following multiple imputation of variables with more than 5% missing values, random forest analysis was applied to the imputed data. …”
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Investigation of statistical methods used in prognostic prediction models for obstetric care: A 10 year‐span cross‐sectional study by Jing Tan, Chunrong Liu, Min Yang, Yiquan Xiong, Shiyao Huang, Yana Qi, Meng Chen, Lehana Thabane, Xinghui Liu, Lin He, Xin Sun

“…Of these, 46.4% used stepwise regression in a crude manner for predictor selection, while two‐thirds made decisions on retaining or dropping candidate predictors solely based on p‐values. Additionally, 26.2% transformed continuous predictors into categorical variables, and 80.4% did not consider nonlinear relationships between predictors and outcomes. …”
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Diferencias entre el modelo técnico-tradicional y el modelo comprensivo en la motivación y compromiso de jóvenes deportistas: un estudio transversal (Differences between the techn... by Sergio Diloy-Peña, Javier Sevil-Serrano,  Ángel Abós, María Sanz-Remacha, Luis García-González

“…Sin embargo, existe un limitado número de estudios que hayan comparado diferentes modelos pedagógicos en variables motivacionales en deportistas en formación. …”
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Air temperature estimation and modeling using data driven techniques based on best subset regression model in Egypt by Ahmed Elbeltagi, Dinesh Kumar Vishwakarma, Okan Mert Katipoğlu, Kallem Sushanth, Salim Heddam, Bhaskar Pratap Singh, Abhishek Shukla, Vinay Kumar Gautam, Chaitanya Baliram Pande, Saddam Hussain, Subhankar Ghosh, Hossein Dehghanisanij, Ali Salem

“…Additive Regression overestimates, while Linear Regression and SVM align closely with actual values. Random Subspace and M5P exhibit high variability, with SVM differing significantly. …”
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Prediction of outpatient rehabilitation patient preferences and optimization of graded diagnosis and treatment based on XGBoost machine learning algorithm by Xuehui Fan, Ruixue Ye, Yan Gao, Kaiwen Xue, Zeyu Zhang, Jing Xu, Jingpu Zhao, Jun Feng, Yulong Wang

“…The pandas library was used for data cleaning and preprocessing, involving 68 categorical and 12 continuous variables. The steps included handling missing values, data normalization, and encoding conversion. …”
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The relationship between thigh circumference and sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling elderly aged ≥60 years by Zhiwei Zhang, Qianwen Yang, Panpan He, Xiaoming Liu, Xuejiao Zeng, Xueqian Mao, Xueyi Jin, Ying Hu, Lipeng Jing

“…Methods: The investigation was carried out in six rural communities located in northwestern China with participants aged ≥60 years old. We collected variables related to sarcopenia, including function, muscle mass, and strength. …”
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Lipid Accumulation Product and Cardiometabolic Index as Effective Tools for the Identification of Athletes at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome by Giuseppe Di Gioia, Armando Ferrera, Mihail Celeski, Raffaella Mistrulli, Erika Lemme, Federica Mango, Maria Rosaria Squeo, Antonio Pelliccia

“…LAP and CMI presented linearly increasing values from individuals with NR to those with MS (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). …”
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Consistent improvements in liver histology across subgroups in a post hoc analysis of the SYNERGY-NASH trial with tirzepatide by Mark L. Hartman, Rohit Loomba, Eric J. Lawitz, Raj Vuppalanchi, Jérôme Boursier, Elisabetta Bugianesi, Masato Yoneda, Yuanyuan Tang, Bram Brouwers, Mathijs C. Bunck, Axel Haupt, Arun J. Sanyal

“…Post hoc subgroups (n = 34) were defined by demographics, histology, serum, and imaging biomarkers using the median of baseline values for continuous variables. Risk differences (RDs) vs. placebo (95% CI) were calculated using a logistic regression model. …”
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Contributions of birds to the feeding of ticks at host community level: Effects of tick burden, host density and yearly fluctuations by Amalia Rataud, Alex Drouin, Laure Bournez, Benoit Pisanu, Sara Moutailler, Pierre-Yves Henry, Maud Marsot

“…Our results show that the bird community's contribution to tick feeding remained relatively consistent from year-to-year, though certain years displayed higher or lower DFT values related to the average over the study period. …”
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Risk of Falling after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery And its Related Factors by Maryam Rajabi, Ezzat Paryad, Atefeh Ghanbari Khanghah, Ehsan Kazemnezhad leili

“…Objective: This study aims to determine the risk of falls in patients after CABG surgery and investigate its associated factors. …”
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Alcohol consumption and associated factors among pregnant women at public health centers in Asella town, southeastern Ethiopia: a multicenter mixed-method cross-sectional study by Jibril Bashir Adem, Anas Ali Alhur, Legesse Tadesse Wodajo, Sudi Jemal Wado, Tewodros Desalegn Nebi

“…We conducted binary logistic regression analyses to identify factors associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy, with adjusted odds ratios (AORs) calculated at a 95% confidence interval. Variables with p-values ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant. …”
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Factors Associated with Burst Abdomen in Patients of Midline Laparotomy, Assessed using Risk Scoring System: A Retrospective Observational Study by Mohanesh Sadh, Peeyush Kumar, Lalit Kumar Bansal, Pooja Ramesh, Atul Jain

“…The Rotterdam score and KIMS 14 score were calculated. For qualitative variables, the Chi-square test or Fisher’s-exact test was used. …”
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Structural and Functional Reorganization of the Sensorimotor Cortex During Ligation of the Common Carotid Arteries (Experimental Study) by L. M. Makarieva, V. A. Akulinin, M. S. Korzhuk, S. S. Stepanov, A. Y. Shoronova, D. B. Avdeev, I. G. Tsuskman

“…Aim of the study. To explore the structural and functional changes of neurons, glial cells, and synaptic terminals in layers I, III, and V of the sensorimotor cortex (SMC) of the rat brain after bilateral common carotid artery ligation (CCAL).Material and methods. …”
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Association between continuous device-based physical activity monitoring over six months and cardiorespiratory, metabolic and body composition outcomes in post-surgery cancer survi... by Christian Leps, Christian Bischoff, Ines Gockel, Uwe Tegtbur, Stefan Kwast, Christoph Pökel, Johannes Voß, Hans-Jürgen Rinser, Roberto Falz, Martin Busse

“…Abstract Background The current guidelines for physical activity often rely on self-reported data or short-term activity tracking. We aimed to explore device-based long-term physical activity tracking and its possible association with cancer survivors’ cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), metabolic health, and body composition. …”
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A study on the therapeutic effect of zero-ray cardiac autonomic ganglion ablation on vasovagal syncope in a special occupational young population by Yan Guo, Si Li, Xiangyang Yang, Jiaman Hu, Jun Liu, Xiaolong Gu, Yanzhuo Li

“…Postoperatively, the sinus node recovery time and AV Wenckebach point were significantly shorter compared to preoperative values (P &lt; 0.001). Both the postoperative mean ECG heart rate and the 12-month postoperative Holter mean heart rate were significantly higher than preoperative levels (P &lt; 0.001). …”
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Prevalence of suicidal behavior and its associated factors among individuals living in war-affected areas of Dessie Town, northeast Ethiopia, in 2022: a cross-sectional study by Zelalem Birhan, Maregu Shegaw, Kunuya Kunno, Tamrat Anbesaw, Lebasie Woretaw, Assasahegn Tedla, Birhanu Mengist Munie, Asmare Belete

“…Multivariable logistic regressions were used to measure the associated factors. Associations of variables were described by using odds ratios (ORs), 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and p-values less than 0.05.ResultsThe prevalence of suicidal behavior in these participants was 15.3% (95% CI: 12.5, 18.3). …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Sun Y, Hu D, Yu M, Liang SB, Zheng Y, Wang X, Tong G

“…Yuxin Sun,1,&ast; Die Hu,1,&ast; Mingkun Yu,2 Shi-Bing Liang,3– 5 Youyou Zheng,6 Xin Wang,7 Guangdong Tong1,8 1Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Oncology, Binzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Clinical Study Center, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China; 4Centre for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China; 5Postdoctoral Research Station, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China; 6Institute of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sanbo Brian Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 8Department of Liver Disease, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Guangdong Tong, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China, Email tgd755@163.comPurpose: In recent decades, numerous non-invasive tests (NITs) for diagnosing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have been developed, however, a comprehensive comparison of their relative diagnostic accuracies is lacking. We aimed to assess and compare the diagnostic accuracy of various NITs for NAFLD using network meta-analysis (NMA).Materials and Methods: We conducted a systematic search in seven databases up to April 2024 to identify studies evaluating the diagnostic values of NITs, with liver biopsy as the gold standard. …”
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Associação no longo-termo entre a prática de atividade física, o reganho de peso, fatores de risco metabólico e qualidade de vida, em pacientes submetidos a cirurgia bariátrica - R... by Cláudia Amaro dos Santos

“…As a secondary objective, we will analyze the quality of sleep and its associations with the variables above. Method: A rapid systematic review was carried out, according to PRISMA standards, in which the Pubmed database was used. …”
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