Factors associated with baseline smoking self-efficacy among male Qatari residents enrolled in a quit smoking study by Mohammed Al Thani (7487684)

“…Baseline assessments included self-efficacy, home smoking rules, socio-demographic variables, smoking history, and psychosocial characteristics. Factors associated with self-efficacy were assessed using multiple linear regression analysis. …”

Kernel-Ridge-Regression-Based Randomized Network for Brain Age Classification and Estimation by Raveendra Pilli (21633287)

“…Moreover, the proposed algorithm demonstrated excellent prediction accuracy with a mean absolute error (MAE) of <b>3.89</b> years, <b>3.64 </b>years, and <b>4.49</b> years for GM, WM, and CSF regions, confirming that changes in WM volume are significantly associated with normal brain aging. Additionally, voxel-based morphometry (VBM) examines age-related anatomical alterations in different brain regions in GM, WM, and CSF tissue volumes.…”

Preoperative Bevacizumab Does Not Significantly Increase Postoperative Complication Rates in Patients Undergoing Hepatic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases by Kesmodel, Susan

“…Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association of patient and tumor characteristics, neoadjuvant therapy, and operative factors with postoperative complications. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Patient-Related Factors on Computed Tomography Radiation Dose Using Regression and Correlation Analysis by AlShurbaji, Mohammad

“…Moreover, the study investigated the correlation between the different CT dose indices. Using linear regression models and Pearson correlation, the study found that all CT dose indices correlate with BMI and weight in all CT exams with varying degrees as opposed to age, which did not demonstrate any significant correlation with any of the CT dose indices across all CT exams. …”
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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are inversely associated with body adiposity measurements but the association with bone mass is non-linear in postmenopausal women by Vijay, Ganji

“…Multivariate adjusted regression was applied to determine the association between serum 25(OH)D and body adiposity markers and bone mass. …”
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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are inversely associated with body adiposity measurements but the association with bone mass is non-linear in postmenopausal women by Vijay Ganji (8710491)

“…Multivariate adjusted regression was applied to determine the association between serum 25(OH)D and body adiposity markers and bone mass. …”

Herpes simplex virus type 1 epidemiology in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions by Sonia Chaabane (3574202)

“…Assay type, sex, population type, year of data collection, year of publication, sample size, and sampling method were not significantly associated with seroprevalence. The aprioriconsidered factors explained 48.6% of the variation in seroprevalence. …”

Association of hypertension with coronary artery disease onset in the Lebanese population by Milane, Aline

“…This retrospective analysis was performed on data extracted from Lebanese patients (n = 3,753). Logistic regression examined the association of hypertension with the age at CAD diagnosis after controlling for other traditional risk factors. …”
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Association between dental diseases and history of stroke in the United States by Hatem A. Alhadainy (14153157)

“…</p> <h2>Results</h2> <p>Number of missing teeth was found to be significantly associated with the self-reported history of stroke. …”

Virome-wide serological profiling reveals association of herpesviruses with obesity by Mohammad Rubayet Hasan (8602080)

“…By multivariate regression analysis, HSV-1 was independently associated with obesity irrespective of age and gender. …”

Microbiome‐modulating nutraceuticals ameliorate dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review, meta‐analysis, and meta‐regression of clinical trials by Ridhima Kaul (12485902)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Data from 47 trial comparisons across 42 studies (n = 2692) revealed that, compared to placebo/control groups, the administration of pro/pre/synbiotics was associated with statistically significant changes in total cholesterol (−9.97 mg/dL [95% CI: −15.08; −4.87], p < 0.0001), low‐density lipoprotein (−6.29 mg/dL [95% CI: −9.25; −3.33], p < 0.0001), high‐density lipoprotein (+3.21 mg/dL [95% CI: 2.20; 4.22], p < 0.0001), very‐low‐density lipoprotein (−4.52 mg/dL [95% CI: −6.36; −2.67], p < 0.0001) and triglyceride (−22.93 mg/dL [95% CI: −33.99; −11.87], p < 0.001). …”

Impact of obesity on patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: the paradox continues by El Labban, Mohamad

“…Multivariate logistic regression model analysis was used to adjust for confounders, with a p value less than 0.05 considered statically significant. …”
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The effect of microbiome-modulating therapeutics on glucose homeostasis in metabolic syndrome: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of clinical trials by Ridhima Kaul (12485902)

“…We pooled data using random effects meta-analyses, reporting them as mean differences (MDs) with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs), and conducting univariate linear model meta-regressions. </p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Data from 21 trial comparisons across 19 studies (n = 911) revealed that, compared to placebo/control, microbiome-modulating therapies were associated with statistically significant changes in fasting <u>plasma glucose</u> (MD: 4.03 mg/dL [95%CI: 6.93; −1.13]; p_effect = 0.006, I² = 89.8 %), and fasting insulin (MD: 2.56 μU/mL [95%CI: 4.28; −0.84]; p_effect = 0.004, I² = 87.9 %), but not insulin resistance or sensitivity indices and <u>HbA1c</u>. …”

Serum Magnesium is Inversely Associated with Body Composition and Metabolic Syndrome by AlMaha Al Shammaa (17986690)

“…There was no gender difference in the association. The inverse association between serum magnesium and fat mass was significant in those with sleep duration ≥7 hours but not in those <7 hours. …”

Prediction of stroke-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia: Machine learning approach by Abujaber, Ahmad A.

“…BackgroundStroke-associated Hospital Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) significantly impacts patient outcomes. …”
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Association of coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease in Lebanese population by Milane, Aline

“…CKD was defined as eGFR < 60 ml/min. Logistic regression model was performed using multivariate analysis including all traditional risk factors associated with both diseases. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of DSM-5 insomnia disorder in the general population of Qatar by Salma Mawfek Khaled (14159013)

“…Multivariable analysis showed the following were significantly associated with insomnia: Arab ethnicity, young age, unemployment, being married, having less than high school education, fair or poor health, anxiety, and depression.…”

Association between Diabetes and Levels of Micronutrients in Qatar—A Case–Control Study by Nada Soliman (17714553)

“…After multivariable logistic regression, diabetes was associated with hypomagnesemia (OR 3.2, 95% CI 3.4–213.9) and low iron (OR 1.49, 95% CI 1.03–2.15). …”

Association of Complement-Related Proteins in Subjects With and Without Second Trimester Gestational Diabetes by Manjunath Ramanjaneya (519259)

“…<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) development is related to underlying metabolic syndrome that is associated with elevated complement C3 and C4. Elevated C3 levels have been associated with preeclampsia and the development of macrosomia.…”

The effect of microbiome-modulating probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics on glucose homeostasis in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of clin... by Pradipta Paul (12628162)

“…Data was pooled using random effects meta-analyses and reported as mean differences with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), followed by univariate linear model meta-regression.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Data from 68 trial comparisons across 58 studies (n = 3835) revealed that, compared to placebo/control group, administration of pro/pre/synbiotics was associated with statistically significant changes in fasting plasma glucose (−12.41 mg/dl [95% CI: −15.94; −8.88], p 0.0001), glycated hemoglobin (−0.38% [95% CI: −0.47; −0.30], p 0.0001), fasting insulin (−1.49 µU/mL [95% CI: −2.12; −0.86], p 0.0001), HOMA-IR (−0.69 [95% CI: −1.16; −0.23], p = 0.0031) and QUICKI (0.0148 [95% CI: 0.0052; 0.0244], p = 0.0025), but not C-peptide (−0.0144 ng/mL [95% CI: −0.2564; −0.2275], p = 0.9069). …”