Ethnicity and anthropometric deficits in children: A cross-sectional analysis of national survey data from 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa by Tusting, LS, Mishra, S, Gibson, HS, Lindsay, SW, Weiss, DJ, Flaxman, S, Bhatt, S

“…Compared to a reference group of Fula children (the largest ethnic group), ethnic group membership was associated with both increases and decreases in growth faltering, ranging from a 69% reduction to a 32% increase in odds of stunting (Igbo: adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 0.31, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 0.27–0.35, p<0.0001; Hausa: aOR 1.32, 95% CI 1.21–1.44, p<0.0001); a 13% to 87% reduction in odds of wasting (Mandinka: aOR 0.87, 95% CI 0.76–0.99, p = 0.034; Bamileke: aOR 0.13, 95% CI 0.05–0.32, p<0.0001) and an 85% reduction to 13% increase in odds of underweight (Bamileke: aOR 0.15, 95% CI 0.08–0.29, p<0.0001; Hausa: aOR 1.13, 95% CI 1.03–1.24, p = 0.010). …”

Cost-effectiveness of a group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British South Asian mothers: an economic evaluation from the ROSHNI-2 trial by Ullah, A, Lunat, F, Brugha, T, Pierce, M, Morriss, R, Sharma, D, Rahman, A, Bhui, K, Bower, P, Husain, N

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Outcomes:</strong> The base-case intention-to-treat analysis showed PHP significantly increased costs (£912, 95% CI £420–£1405) and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) (0.037, CI 0.006–0.068), with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of £24,739 (CI £15,539–£39,692). …”

Breastfeeding support during the Covid-19 pandemic in England: analysis of a national survey by Quigley, M, Harrison, S, Levene, I, Buchanan, P, McLeish, J, Alderdice, F

“…<p><strong>Methods</p></strong> Women who breastfed were asked about sources of breastfeeding support (midwife; other health professional; other formal breastfeeding support such as breastfeeding specialist, breastfeeding support group, peer supporter; and partner/friend/relative), how this help was given and whether they would have liked more help from a health professional with breastfeeding. Adjusted risk ratios (aRR) for the association between sociodemographic and pregnancy-related variables and each source/mode of support were estimated using modified Poisson regression. …”

Association between feel-like temperatures and injury risk during international outdoor athletic championships: a prospective cohort study on 29 579 athlete starts during 10 champi... by Edouard, P, Dandrieux, P-E, Klöwer, MK, Junge, A, Racinais, S, Branco, P, Hollander, K, Navarro, L

“…We performed Poisson regressions with incidence rates (number of injuries per 1000 athlete starts) as outcomes and UTCI as a predictive variable adjusted for sex, for all and time-loss injuries, for different injured tissue types (ie, muscle, tendon, ligament, articular, bone and skin) and specific discipline (ie, sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws, middle distance, long distance, marathon and race walking).…”

Antibiotic therapy in the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia: who and when? by Ng, Tat Ming, Ong, Sean W. X., Loo, Audrey Y. X., Tan, Sock Hoon, Tay, Hui Lin, Yap, Min Yi, Lye, David C., Lee, Tau Hong, Young, Barnaby Edward

“…Antibiotic treatment was not independently associated with lower 30-day (adjusted odds ratio, aOR 19.528, 95% confidence interval, CI 1.039–367.021) or in-hospital mortality (aOR 3.870, 95% CI 0.433–34.625) rates after adjusting for age, co-morbidities and severity of COVID-19 illness. …”
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The application of cyber-insurance in computer networks by Feng, Shaohan

“…In return, the cyber-insurer adjusts the insurance premium according to the perceived risk level of the blockchain service. …”
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Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-... by Schumacher, AE, Kyu, HH, Aali, A, Almidani, O, Bandyopadhyay, S, Basnyat, B, Maude, RJ, Bennett, D, Browne, AJ, Dolecek, C, Dunachie, SJ, Newton, CRJ, Rodriguez, JAB

“…Excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 was determined by subtracting observed all-cause mortality (adjusted for late registration and mortality anomalies) from the mortality expected in the absence of the pandemic. …”

Associations between post-operative rehabilitation of hip fracture and outcomes : national database analysis (90 characters) by Su, Bowen, Newson, Roger, Soljak, Harry, Soljak, Michael

“…Results: In both the adjusted multivariate and propensity-weighted analyses, mobilisation on the day or the day following surgery is associated with better mobility function 30 days after discharge. …”
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First nosocomial cluster of COVID-19 due to the Delta variant in a major acute care hospital in Singapore: investigations and outbreak response by Lim, Wei Yen, Tan, Glorijoy Shi En, Htun, Htet Lin, Phua, Hwee Pin, Kyaw, Win Mar, Guo, Huiling, Cui, Lin, Mak, Tze Minn, Poh, Bee Fong, Wong, Judith Chui Ching, Setoh, Yin Xiang, Ang, Brenda Sze Peng, Chow, Angela Li Ping

“…Among patients, vaccination was associated with a 79% lower odds of infection with COVID-19 (adjusted odds ratio 0.21, 95% confidence interval 0.05–0.95). …”
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Which surrogate insulin resistance indices best predict coronary artery disease? A machine learning approach by Mirjalili, Seyed Reza, Soltani, Sepideh, Meybodi, Zahra Heidari, Marques-Vidal, Pedro, Firouzabadi, Danial Dehghani, Eshraghi, Reza, Restrepo, David, Ghoshouni, Hamed, Sarebanhassanabadi, Mohammadtaghi

“…Results The TyG-index was the only surrogate marker of insulin resistance that demonstrated an association with CAD in fully adjusted model (HR: 2.54, CI: 1.34–4.81). The association was more prominent in females. …”
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Stress resistance development and genome-wide transcriptional response of escherichia coli O157:H7 adapted to sublethal thymol, carvacrol, and trans -cinnamaldehyde by Yuan, Wenqian, Seng, Zi Jing, Kohli, Gurjeet Singh, Yang, Liang, Yuk, Hyun-Gyun

“…RNA sequencing revealed a large number (310 to 338) of differentially expressed (adjusted P value [Padj], <0.05; fold change, ≥5) genes in 1/2T and 1/2C cells, while 1/2TC cells only showed 27 genes with altered expression. …”
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Implementation of industry-standard functional coverage in UVM testbench for SoC level verification by Zhang, Shaoyan

“…Through vector-less simulation, a series of conditions such as processor frequency, operating temperature, process corner, threshold voltage ratio, etc. are adjusted to obtain the power consumption data of MCU under various limit conditions. …”
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Global response of Vibrio cholerae to predation by heterotrophic protists by Hu, Jie

“…However, the addition of nutrients did result in a similar increase in biomass when the pH of the culture was adjusted to 8.5. Further analysis suggested volatile ammonia or amino acids maybe a cue for bacterial biofilm growth. …”
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Effect of different lead precursors on planar perovskite solar cells by Martin

“…Film thickness can be adjusted by concentration of precursor solutions. 0.9M is the best currently. 5. …”
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Cost of the national malaria control program and cost-effectiveness of indoor residual spraying and insecticide-treated bed net interventions in two districts of Madagascar by Andrianantoandro, VTA, Audibert, M, Kesteman, T, Ravolanjarasoa, L, Randrianarivelojosia, M, Rogier, C

“…On the basis of two results, the CERs of ITN or IRS correspond to the total cost of ITN or IRS divided by the number of people protected or the number of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) averted. A deterministic univariate sensitivity analysis was conducted to assess the robustness of the results with a discount rate of 2.5% (0–5%) (costs and DALYs) and a 95% CI (person protected). …”

The association between hip morphology parameters and 19-year risk of end-stage osteoarthritis of the hip in caucasian females: a case-control study by Nicholls, AS

“…Significant morphological measures were then adjusted for epidemiological covariates (baseline age, height, weight &amp; radiographic osteoarthritis) using a multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”

The relationship between leisure time physical activity patterns, Alzheimer’s disease markers and cognition by James, S, Sudre, CH, Barnes, J, Cash, DM, Chiou, Y, Coath, W, Keshavan, A, Lu, K, Malone, I, Murray-Smith, H, Nicholas, JM, Orini, M, Parker, T, Almeida-Meza, P, Fox, NC, Richards, M, Schott, JM

“…Regression analyses were conducted to assess the direct and the moderating relationship between leisure time physical activity metrics, Alzheimer’s disease-related neurodegeneration markers (including Aβ status, hippocampal and whole-brain volume, and cortical thickness in Alzheimer’s disease signature regions) and cognition. All models were adjusted for childhood cognition, education and childhood socioeconomic position, and examined by sex. …”

Frailty trajectories preceding dementia in the US and UK by Ward, DD, Flint, JP, Littlejohns, TJ, Foote, IF, Canevelli, M, Wallace, LMK, Gordon, EH, Llewellyn, DJ, Ranson, JM, Hubbard, RE, Rockwood, K, Stolz, E

“…Overall, frailty was positively associated with dementia risk (adjusted hazard ratios [aHRs] ranged from 1.18; 95% CI,&thinsp;1.13-1.24 to 1.73; 95% CI,&thinsp;1.57-1.92). …”

Investigating the effect of the educational intervention based on the Health Belief Model on the knowledge and beliefs of Yemeni teachers in the use of breast cancer screening: a r... by Noman, Sarah, Elarusy, Nadya Mohamed Elfeturi, Rahman, Hejar Abdul, Ismail, Suriani, Azzani, Meram, Taresh, Sahar Mohammed, Aljaberi, Musheer A.

“…Post-intervention, the intervention group showed significantly higher rates of breast self-examination (BSE) and clinical breast examination (CBE) compared to the control group, with adjusted odds ratios (AOR) of 17.51 (CI: 8.22–37.29) for BSE and 2.75 (CI: 1.42–5.32) for CBE. …”
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Cytomegalovirus infection is associated with an increase in aortic stiffness in older men which may be mediated in part by CD4 memory T-cells by Kirkham, Frances, Pera, Alejandra, Simanek, Amanda M., Bano, Aalia, Morrow, George, Reus, Bernhard, Caserta, Stefano, Smith, Helen Elizabeth, Davies, Kevin A., Rajkumar, Chakravarthi, Kern, Florian

“…Linear regression models were used to adjust for age, sex, socioeconomic status, smoking, waist-to-hip ratio, cholesterol, and blood pressure as required. …”
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