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Showing 1 to 20 of 415 for “"odds ratio"”.
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Topics in odds ratio estimation in the case-control studies and the bioequivalence testing in the crossover studies.
… The parameter of interest in our study is the odds ratio as an association between disease level and exposure level. Here we compare four confidence intervals for the odds ratio under the assumption of differential or non-differential misclassification. More specifically, we compare the …
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Coverage Properties of the Inverse Sinh Transformation and the Adjusted Wald Confidence Intervals for the Odds Ratio and the Relative Risk.
… to calculate the confidence interval for the odds ratio and the relative risk in a 2 x 2 table. According to Robert Newcombe, the new interval should improve the coverage probabilities and shorten the width of the confidence interval for these ratios, but the new interval requires evaluation …
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Modeling and Measuring Association for Ordinal Data
… We also put forward the average of individual odds ratios as the common odds ratio and modify the Mantel-Haenszel estimator of common odds ratio in a K x K ordinal contingency table where the category numbers of the variables are the same. The M[superscript2] statistic with scoring systems is …
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Studying The Impacts of Occupancy Rate on Length of Stay and Outcomes At The Emergency Department At The Regina General Hospital
… of high occupancy rates on length of stay, the odds ratio of bounce-back, mortality, and leaving without being seen. Quantile regression is used to analyze the association between occupancy rate and length of stay at the emergency department. It is also utilized to capture the effect of …
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The Impact of Ventricular Assist Device Prior to Transplantation on Morphological Parameters in Cardiac Allografts /// Въздействие на вентрикуларните помощни устройства преди трансплантация върху морфологичните параметри при сърдечните алографи
… was found only for the MCS group (p=0.002, odds ratio=4.185, non-MCS group p=0.418, odds ratio=1.392). While there was a significant difference in C4d deposition between the overall MCS group (n=82) and the non-MCS-group (p=0.021, odds ratio=0.524), the Excor patients (39/82) did not show an …
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Early Versus Delayed Tracheostomy in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
… compared with a late group (15.24% vs 22.41%; Odds ratio, 0.632; 95% CI, 0.485-0.823) (P= 0.0006). Tracheostomy related complications were significantly higher in the early group (6.16% vs 4.5%; Odds ratio, 1.62; 95% CI, 1.041- 2.523) (P=0.0326). The risk of aspiration pneumonitis was not …
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Subjetividade na interpretação dos dispositivos das sentenças judiciais e seus efeitos na perícia contábil em cumprimento de sentença
… effects on expert report challenges, process duration, and costs. The research examined 204 cases, including a qualitative analysis of 16 subjective judicial rulings, and employed statistical methods such as Pearson correlation, logistic regression, and OLS. Qualitative findings suggest that …
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Cognitive and Behavioral Predictors of Fall Risk in Parkinson Disease
… was significant for postural instability (odds ratio = 8.66), verbal learning (California Verbal Learning Test-2 Total Learning T Score [CVLT-II]) (odds ratio = 0.95), and self-reported behavioral impulsiveness (Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 [BIS-11]) (odds ratio = 1.10). Model comparisons …
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Cognitive and Behavioral Predictors of Fall Risk in Parkinson Disease
… was significant for postural instability (odds ratio = 8.66), verbal learning (California Verbal Learning Test-2 Total Learning T Score [CVLT-II]) (odds ratio = 0.95), and self-reported behavioral impulsiveness (Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 [BIS-11]) (odds ratio = 1.10). Model comparisons …
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The association of Clostridium perfringens with foal diarrhoea
… anjmals but from only 33% of 222 controls; odds ratio 7.4; p<0.001 by multivariate analysis); it was also associated with fatal diarrhoea (odds ratio 2.7; p=0.047). Rotavirus, <i>Cryptosporidium sp.</i> and large numbers of <i>Strongyloides westeri</i> were the only other pathogens …
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Die Prävalenz, die Korrelate und der Einfluss der rechtsventrikulären Dysfunktion auf die kardiale Mortalität bei nicht-ischämischer Kardiomyopathie
… im Vergleich zum höchsten Quintil (Hazard Ratio [95%-Konfidenzintervall (CI)]: 4,68 [2,43-9,02]; p<0,0001). Die RVEF hatte eine positive Korrelation zur LVEF (r=0,60; p=<0,0001), und eine umgekehrte Korrelation zum rechten Vorhofdruck (r=−0,32; p=0,001), mittleren pulmonalarteriellen Druck …
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Correlates of In-home Smoking Behavior of Parents with Newborns
… as compared to having fathers as sole smokers (odds ratio: 4.16; 95% Cl: 1.34- 12.88). Mothers who believed that secondhand smoke was very dangerous for their baby’s health were less likely to report that someone smoked inside the house as compared to those who believed it was somewhat or not …
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Preferência pelo tipo de parto em Portugal, uma abordagem multivariada
… explicação da problemática, tais como a idade (Odds Ratio (ˆβ) = 1.12,p < 0.05), medo do parto (Odds Ratio (ˆβ) = 1.04,p < 0.01) e a preocupação com o bebé (Odds Ratio(ˆβ) = 1.02,p < 0.01).
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Heart Rate Characteristics and Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
… was associated with an increased risk of CP [odds ratio: 2.6, (1.42, 5.1)] and delayed early cognitive development [odds ratio: 2.3 (1.3; 4.3)]. These associations remain statistically significant when adjusted for major cranial ultrasound abnormality. In conclusion, the cHRC score is …
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Effects of Family Ses, Multiple Types of Child Abuse, and Parental Attachment On Early Sexual Activity: Analysis of the National Longitudinal Study On Adolescent Health (Add Health)
… related with early sexual activity. However, the odds ratio indicated that physical abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse might not increase the odds of engaging in early sexual activity. The odds ratio for physical abuse and neglect indicated that there was almost equal probability (OR range, 0.80 to …
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Social capital and utilization of HIV/ AIDS-related healthcare in rural Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
… that for a unit increase in social capital the odds of utilization of HIV/AIDS-related healthcare increased by a factor of 59.84. Other significant predictors of HIV/AID-related healthcare utilization amongst the study participants were gender (p<.05, odds ratio=3.4), discrimination (p<.05, odds …
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Hair Na and K Concentration is Related with the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Korean Men
… the relationship using hair mineral concentration which is a better reflection of body mineral content compared to conventional tests. A cross sectional observation was conducted on 523 men aged 20 years or older, who had visited the Ajou University Hospital for a periodic health check-up …
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An exploratory analysis of large health cohort study using Bayesian networks
… of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer (odds ratio 1.52, 95% CI 1.11-2.09) and a decreased risk of estrogen receptor negative breast cancer (odds ratio 0.46, 95% CI 0.22-0.97).
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A study of low birthweight infants delivered at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka
… and all triplet pregnancies were. The odds ratio of a multiple pregnancy being associated with low birthweight was 9.14 (95% CI, 7.15<OR<11.14). An infant born as a twin or triplet had an odds ratio of 6.46 (95% CI, 5.66<OR<7.41) of being low birthweight.7.5% of low birthweight infants …
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Sexual Assertiveness as a Predictor of Differential Vulnerability in Sexual Victimization Between Sorority- and Non-Affiliated College Women
… Specifically, refusal assertiveness had an odds ratio of .901, overall sexual assertiveness had an odds ratio of .959, and alcohol use had an odds ratio of 1.046. Additionally, a correlation matrix revealed a negative correlation between years in a sorority and sexual assertiveness. These …
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