Transition probabilities of diabetic retinopathy and death in an Asian population with diabetes by Seshasai, Sudarshan, He, Feng, Lam, Betty, Hamzah, Haslina, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Li, Jialiang, Wong, Tien Yin, Tan, Gavin Siew Wei, Sabanayagam, Charumathi

“…A multistate Markov model adjusted for age, sex, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diabetes duration, HbA1c, and body mass index (BMI) was applied to estimate annual transition probabilities between four DR states (no, mild, moderate, and severe/proliferative) and death, and the mean sojourn time in each state. Results: The median assessment interval was 12 months, with most patients having 3 assessments. …”
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Acute inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination by Francis, AG, Elhadd, K, Camera, V, Ferreira Dos Santos, M, Rocchi, C, Adib-Samii, P, Athwal, B, Attfield, K, Barritt, A, Craner, M, Fisniku, L, Iversen, AKN, Leach, O, Matthews, L, Redmond, I, O'Riordan, J, Scalfari, A, Tanasescu, R, Wren, D, Huda, S, Leite, MI, Fugger, L, Palace, J

“…</p> <p><strong>Results:&nbsp;</strong>Of 25 patients identified (median age 38 years, 14 female), 12 (48%) had MOG antibodies (MOGIgG+), 2 (8%) had aquaporin 4 antibodies (AQP4IgG+), and 11 (44%) had neither. …”

Atmospheric characterization of cold exoplanets using a 1.5-m coronagraphic space telescope by Maire, Anne-Lise, Galicher, Raphael, Boccaletti, Anthony, Baudoz, Pierre, Schneider, Jean, Stam, Daphne, Cahoy, Kerri, Traub, Wes

“…We find that the characterization of the main planetary properties (identification of molecules, effect of metallicity, presence of clouds and type of surfaces) would require a median signal-to-noise ratio of at least 30. In the case of a solar-type star <10 pc, SPICES will be able to study Jupiters and Neptunes up to -5 and -2 AU respectively, because of the drastic flux decrease with separation. …”
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Event rates and incidence of post-COVID-19 condition in hospitalised SARS-CoV-2 positive children and young people and controls across different pandemic waves: exposure-stratified... by Pazukhina, E, Rumyantsev, M, Baimukhambetova, D, Bondarenko, E, Markina, N, El-Taravi, Y, Petrova, P, Ezhova, A, Andreeva, M, Iakovleva, E, Bobkova, P, Pikuza, M, Trefilova, A, Abdeeva, E, Galiautdinova, A, Filippova, Y, Bairashevskaia, A, Zolotarev, A, Bulanov, N, DunnGalvin, A, Chernyavskaya, A, Kondrikova, E, Kolotilina, A, Gadetskaya, S

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Of 2595 CYP with confirmed COVID-19, 1707 (65.7%) participated in follow-up interviews, with 1183/1707 (69%) included in the final ‘matched’ analysis. The median follow-up time post-discharge was 6.7 months. …”

Early adulthood BMI and cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study from the China Kadoorie Biobank by Chen, Y, Yu, W, Lv, J, Sun, D, Pei, P, Du, H, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Zhang, H, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Li, L, Yu, C

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Findings:</strong> Participants were recruited for baseline survey between June, 2004, and July, 2008. During a median follow-up of 12·0 years (IQR 11·3–13·1), we documented 57 203 (15·9%) of incident cardiovascular diseases in 360 855 participants. …”

Effectiveness of clinician client-centered counseling on knowledge, attitudes and sexual bahaviors of antiretroviral therapy patients in Yola, Nigeria by Martins, Olutayo Folashade

“…A significant change in median condom use scores from baseline to six months was seen for intervention group one;Friedman’s ANOVA ( ) = 12.410, p = 0.002. …”
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Mechanism design for internet of things services market by Jiao, Yutao

“…We first apply the classical median mechanism and evaluate its worst-case performance. …”
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Associations between health literacy and health care utilization and mortality in patients with coexisting diabetes and end-stage renal disease : a prospective cohort study by Griva, Konstantina, Loong, Russel K. L., Nandakumar, Mooppil, Rajeswari, Moothathamby, Khoo, Eric Y. H., Lee, Vanessa Y. W., Kang, Augustine W. C., Osborne, Richard H., Brini, Stefano, Newman, Stanton P.

“…Results A total 221 participants [median age: 59 years, 61.6% men, 54.8% Chinese] were recruited. …”
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The dietetic practice of prescribing amino acid-based formulas in paediatrics patients without cow’s milk allergy: a single centre retrospective study by O’Connor, Graeme, Mansell, Melissa

“…Patients with gastrointestinal symptoms were the most common reason for commencing an AAF, 76 of 154 (49%) patients. The median age of patients prescribed AAF was 5.5 (IQR 1.3-9.8) years old. …”
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The association between the housing structure and continued breastfeeding in two Southern African countries by Khanyile, Ntuthuko, McLaren, Shawn, Fairbrother, Una

“…These changes have been accompanied by a decrease in median (months) breastfeeding duration in both SA (15 to 12) and Zimbabwe (18 to 12.5). …”
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Determining optimal timing of birth for women with chronic or gestational hypertension at term: the WILL (When to Induce Labour to Limit risk in pregnancy hypertension) randomised... by Magee, LA, Kirkham, K, Tohill, S, Gkini, E, Moakes, CA, Dorling, J, Green, M, Hutcheon, JA, Javed, M, Kigozi, J, Mol, BWM, Singer, J, Hardy, P, Stubbs, C, Thornton, JG, von Dadelszen, P, WILL Trial Study Group

“…In the intervention (versus control) group, birth was a median of 0.9 weeks earlier (38.4 [38.3 to 38.6] versus 39.3 [38.7 to 39.9] weeks). …”

Distribution and risk factors of canine heart diseases and survey for owners treatment intention by Noordin, Norhidayah

“…Dogs with treatment compliance had a longer median survival time (MST) (P<0.05). With compliant owners, MST of the dogs was 42.1 months (95% CI 35.7-48.5), and 25.2 months (95% CI 17.2-33.2) for stage C and stage D respectively. …”
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Persistent symptoms and association with inflammatory cytokine signatures in recovered coronavirus disease 2019 patients by Ong, Sean Wei Xiang, Fong, Siew-Wai, Young, Barnaby Edward, Chan, Yi-Hao, Lee, Bernett, Siti Naqiah Amrun, Chee, Rhonda Sin-Ling, Yeo, Nicholas Kim-Wah, Tambyah, Paul, Pada, Surinder, Tan, Seow Yen, Ding, Ying, Renia, Laurent, Leo, Yee Sin, Ng, Lisa F. P., Lye, David C.

“…Patients with COVID-19 were monitored for a median of 6 months after recovery from acute infection. …”
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