Clinical outcomes of nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff excision or radical cystectomy for distal ureteral carcinoma invaded muscle of the ureteral orifice by Pan Li, Suoshi Jing, Yindong Kang, Bin Feng, Yunxin Zhang, Hui Ding, Juan Wang, Yingru Wang, Li Yang, Zhilong Dong, Junqiang Tian, Zhiping Wang, Zizhen Hou

“…Relapse-free survival (RFS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), and overall survival (OS) were presented using Kaplan–Meier curves. Cox proportional hazard regression to find independent predictors. …”
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Risk of All-Cause Mortality in US Adults With Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry: An Observational Study by Xiao S, Ou J, Qiu W, Ye C, Li N, Chen S, Lai Y, Deng Z, Wu F, Shen Y

“…We used Cox proportional hazards regression models to compare all-cause mortality between the groups. …”
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High risk for life-threatening adverse events of fluoroquinolones in young adults: a large German population-based cohort study by Julia Wicherski, Jonas Peltner, Cornelia Becker, Katrin Schüssel, Gabriela Brückner, Andreas Schlotmann, Helmut Schröder, Winfried V. Kern, Britta Haenisch

“…Endpoints were defined by incident diagnoses of aortic aneurysm/dissection, cardiac arrhythmia, hepatotoxicity, and all-cause mortality. Adjusted hazard ratios were estimated from piece-wise exponential additive mixed models with smooth non-linear effects for person-time and age and adjusted for comorbidities, year and quarter at index. …”
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Exploring and detecting predictors associated with survival and mortality of cervical cancer patients: a 10-year retrospective study by Shaba Muneeha, Raushan Kumar Chaudhary, Vijith Vittal Shetty, Soumya Patil, Uday Venkat Mateti

“…Using cox regression analysis, advanced age (age > 50 years: hazard ratio (HR): 1.82), underweight (BMI < 18.5: HR:1), postmenopause (HR:1), advanced stage of cervical cancer (Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, Stage IV: HR:1, HR:2.78, HR:10.08, HR:20.81), poorly differentiated cervical cancer (HR:1.70), radiation therapy (HR:4.86), chemotherapy (HR:6.55) or chemoradiation therapy (HR:3.31) and surgery plus chemotherapy (HR: 4.55) were identified to be significant predictors of mortality among cervical cancer patients. …”
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Oncological outcomes following extreme oncoplastic breast conserving surgery (eOPBCS) for locally advanced breast cancer (LABC): A systematic review and meta-analysis by Megan Chua Wern Ee, Ashley Lee Shi Hui, Wong Hung Chew, Emmeline Elaine Cua-Delos Santos, Sean Li Siwei, Sng Ming Xian, Qin Xiang Ng, Serene Goh Si Ning

“…Patients receiving eOPBCS were younger, had larger tumours, and more frequently underwent axillary clearance. The pooled hazard ratio (HR) for OS comparing mastectomy to eOPBCS was 1.72 (95% CI 1.04-2.83). …”
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Early COVID-19 and protection from Omicron in a highly vaccinated population in Ontario, Canada: a matched prospective cohort study by Altynay Shigayeva, Christopher Kandel, Lubna Farooqi, Zoe Zhong, Anne-Claude Gingras, Brenda L. Coleman, Lois Gilbert, Wayne L. Gold, Maria Major, Tony Mazzulli, Samira Mubareka, Jelena Vojicic, Jingyan Yang, Pingping Zhang, Catherine Martin, Moe H. Kyaw, John M. McLaughlin, Allison McGeer

“…In multivariable analysis of risk factors for Omicron infection, the overall hazard ratio (HR, 95%CI) associated with EI was 0.56 (0.43–0.74); HRs for BA.1/2, BA.4/5 and mixed BA.5/BQ.1/XBB periods were 0.66 (0.45–0.97), 0.44 (0.28–0.68) and 0.71 (0.32–1.56). …”
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Characterization of the genomic landscape of canine diffuse large B-cell lymphoma reveals recurrent H3K27M mutations linked to progression-free survival by Anna Darlene van der Heiden, Raphaela Pensch, Sophie Agger, Heather L. Gardner, William Hendricks, Victoria Zismann, Shukmei Wong, Natalia Briones, Bryce Turner, Karin Forsberg-Nilsson, Cheryl London, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Maja Louise Arendt

“…Finally, a survival analysis revealed that H3K27M mutations in H3C8 were associated with increased hazard ratios for progression-free survival. No copy number aberrations were associated with survival. …”
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Remnant cholesterol and its variability independent of low density lipoprotein cholesterol predict metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease by Yuting Sun, Xinlei Miao, Manling Hu, Xiaoling Xie, Shuang Liu, Ziping Song, Jiayi Deng, Fei Xu, Meng Li, Yangxuan He, Song Leng

“…This study used Cox proportional hazards models to assess the relationships among RC quartile levels (Q1–Q4), visit-to-visit variability, and the risk of MASLD. …”
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Comparative cardiometabolic safety and effectiveness of aripiprazole in people with severe mental illness: A target trial emulation. by Alvin Richards-Belle, Alvin Richards-Belle, Naomi Launders, Sarah Hardoon, Al Richards, Kenneth K C Man, Neil M Davies, Elvira Bramon, Joseph F Hayes, David P J Osborn

“…After additional adjustment for prior hospitalisation, patients prescribed aripiprazole had similar rates of psychiatric hospitalisation as those prescribed olanzapine (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.91, 95% CI, 0.82 to 1.01, p = 0.078), quetiapine (aHR, 0.94, 95% CI, 0.85 to 1.04, p = 0.230), or risperidone (aHR, 1.01, 95% CI, 0.91 to 1.12, p = 0.854).…”
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Association of Time in Target Range of Resting Heart Rate With Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Jianmei Zheng, Cen Chen, Zhongcai Fan, Qiang Ye, Yi Zhong, Jinsong Li, Hao Huang, Jianping Deng, Jinghong Zhao, Tinglin Xiong, Wenjie Tian, Xuemei Zhang

“…After multivariate adjustment, TTR-HR [hazard ratio = 2.11, 95% CI: 1.19–3.74, p = 0.01] was independently associated with composite endpoint. …”
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Introducing ‘trident’: a graphical interface for discriminating groups using dental microwear texture analysis by Thiery, Ghislain, Francisco, Arthur, Louail, Margot, Berlioz, Emilie, Blondel, Cécile, Brunetière, Noël, Ramdarshan, Anusha, Walker, Axelle EC, Merceron, Gildas

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Long-term trends and patterns in ultra-processed food consumption among Korean adults from 1998 to 2022 by Hyeseung Lee, Yesol Yim, Yerin Cho, Jiyeon Oh, Soeun Kim, Yejun Son, Hyesu Jo, Seohyun Hong, Masoud Rahmati, Hanseul Cho, Jiyoung Hwang, Dong Keon Yon

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Open-label dose-extending placebos for opioid use disorder: a protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial with methadone treatment by Annabelle M Belcher, Thomas O Cole, Aaron D Greenblatt, Stephen W Hoag, David H Epstein, Michael Wagner, Amy S Billing, Ebonie Massey, Kristen R Hamilton, Zofia K Kozak, Christopher J Welsh, Eric Weintraub, Emerson M Wickwire, Eric D Wish, Ted J Kaptchuk, Luana Colloca

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Baseline atherogenic index of plasma and its trajectory predict onset of type 2 diabetes in a health screened adult population: a large longitudinal study by Yongbing Sun, Xinbei Lin, Zhi Zou, Caiwen Zhao, Ao Liu, Jing Zhou, Zhonglin Li, Xiaoling Wu, Shewei Dou, Jiadong Zhu, Tao Li, Xue Lv, Yong Wang, Yongli Li

“…A Cox model with restricted cubic splines assessed the dose-response relationship between AIP and T2DM risk, while latent class trajectory models (LCTM) evaluated the trends of AIP over multiple time points. Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine the relationship between baseline AIP quartiles, AIP trajectories, and T2DM risk. …”
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Impact of shear wave elastography and attenuation imaging for predicting life-threatening event in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by Yudai Fujiwara, Hidekatsu Kuroda, Tamami Abe, Tomoaki Nagasawa, Ippeki Nakaya, Asami Ito, Takuya Watanabe, Kenji Yusa, Hiroki Sato, Akiko Suzuki, Kei Endo, Yuichi Yoshida, Takayoshi Oikawa, Keisuke Kakisaka, Kei Sawara, Toshifumi Tada, Akio Miyasaka, Takuma Oguri, Naohisa Kamiyama, Takayuki Matsumoto

“…We compared the incidence of events between the groups, and estimated the hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Preoperative prediction of IDH genotypes and prognosis in adult-type diffuse gliomas: intratumor heterogeneity habitat analysis using dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and diffusion-we... by Xingrui Wang, Zhenhui Xie, Xiaoqing Wang, Yang Song, Shiteng Suo, Yan Ren, Wentao Hu, Yi Zhu, Mengqiu Cao, Yan Zhou

“…Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were used to investigate the relationship between tumor habitats and progression-free survival (PFS) in the two IDH groups. …”
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Seasonal Trends, Profiles, and Exposure Risk of PM2.5-bound Bisphenol Analogs in Ambient Outdoor Air: A Study in Shanghai, China by Janvier Munyaneza, Fahim A. Qaraah, Qilong Jia, Hanting Cheng, Huajun Zhen, Guangli Xiu

“…Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) possesses a larger surface area, which enables hazardous chemicals to adsorb. The particle can lodge deep in the lungs and bronchi of humans, causing diverse cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. …”
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The association between stress-induced hyperglycemia ratio and cardiovascular events as well as all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetic nephropathy by Boning Cao, Zhendong Guo, Dan-Ting Li, Le-Ying Zhao, Zhen Wang, Ya-Bin Gao, Yao-Xian Wang

“…Cox regression analysis indicated that the hazard ratio (HR) for all-cause mortality in Q2 was 0.76 (95% CI: 0.63, 0.92), whereas the HR for Q4 was 1.26 (95% CI: 1.04, 1.52). …”
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The Association Between Mitral Regurgitation and Long-Term Outcomes in Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Retrospective Large Sample Cohor... by Yan N, Wu P, Zhu B, Ma A, Wang X, Hai X, Ma X, Jiang H, Yang S

“…After controlling confounding variables completely, we found that moderate/severe MR compared to none MR was found to be significantly associated with 3-year MACCEs [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.83; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.21– 2.77; p = 0.0042], all-cause mortality (HR = 3.11; 95% CI = 1.75– 5.50; p=0.001) and RHF (HR = 1.69; 95% CI = 1.09– 2.62; p= 0.019) through Cox proportional hazards regression models.Conclusion: MR significantly predicted 3-year clinical outcomes in AMI patients undergoing PCI, highlighting the need for physicians to prioritize MR assessment in clinical practice.Keywords: mitral regurgitation, acute myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events…”
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Disturbed sleep after lung transplantation is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and chronic lung allograft dysfunction by Aric A. Prather, PhD, Ying Gao, MS, Legna Betancourt, BS, Rose C. Kordahl, BS, Anya Sriram, BS, Chiung-Yu Huang, PhD, Steven R. Hays, MD, Jasleen Kukreja, MD, Daniel R. Calabrese, MD, Aida Venado, MD, Bhavya Kapse, PhD, John R. Greenland, MD, PhD, Jonathan P. Singer, MD, MS

“…Those in the worst quartile of SPI and insomnia exhibited an increased risk of CLAD (hazard ratio [HR] 2.18; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.22-3.89; p = 0.01 for SPI and HR 1.96; 95%CI 1.09-3.53; p = 0.03 for insomnia). …”
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