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Haemoglobin diagnostic cut-offs for anaemia in Indian women of reproductive age
BackgroundThe persistent high prevalence of anaemia among Indian women of reproductive age (WRA) despite aggressive long-term iron supplementation...
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Cut-off points for knee extension strength: identifying muscle weakness in older adults
PurposeGeneralized muscle weakness is the primary characteristic of sarcopenia. Handgrip strength (HGS) is widely employed to detect muscle weakness....
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Variability of joint hypermobility in children: a meta-analytic approach to set cut-off scores
Current international consensus of the appropriate Beighton score cut-off to define if a child has generalised joint hypermobile or not is based upon...
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The optimal cut-off score of the Eating Attitude Test-26 for screening eating disorders in Japan
PurposeThe Eating Attitude Test-26 (EAT-26) is a screening tool for eating disorders (EDs) in clinical and non-clinical samples. The cut-off score...
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Medium cut-off dialyzer for middle molecular uremic toxins in AKI and chronic dialysis
Uremic toxins accumulate in patients affected by renal failure and can deposit in different organs, including the kidneys and heart. Given their...
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Determination of cut-off points for the Move4 accelerometer in children aged 8–13 years
BackgroundTo assess physical activity (PA) there is a need of objective, valid and reliable measurement methods like accelerometers. Before these...
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Optimizing resource allocation: Cost-effectiveness of specified D-dimer cut-offs in cancer patients with suspected venous thromboembolism
An accurate diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is crucial, given the potential for high mortality in undetected cases. Strategic D-dimer...
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Methods of determining optimal cut-point of diagnostic biomarkers with application of clinical data in ROC analysis: an update review
IntroductionAn important application of ROC analysis is the determination of the optimal cut-point for biomarkers in diagnostic studies. This...
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Pre-milling technique improves the accuracy of posterior femoral condyle cut and reduces the tibial recut in Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
BackgroundRecuts are sometimes needed in UKA because of inadequate posterior tibial cut thickness. We investigated the efficacy of a pre-milling...
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The effect of osteotomy technique (flat-cut vs wedge-cut Weil) on pain relief and complication incidence following surgical treatment for metatarsalgia in a private metropolitan clinic: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BackgroundWeil osteotomies are performed to surgically treat metatarsalgia, by shortening the metatarsal via either a single distal oblique cut with...
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Calf circumference as a screening tool for low skeletal muscle mass: Cut-off values in independent Thai older adults
BackgroundCalf circumference is recommended as a marker for low muscle mass and as a case finding in the diagnosis of sarcopenia. However, the...
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Establishing international optimal cut-offs of waist-to-height ratio for predicting cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents aged 6–18 years
BackgroundWaist-to-height ratio (WHtR) has been proposed as a simple and effective screening tool for assessing central obesity and cardiometabolic...
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Sagittal alignment cut-off values for predicting future fall-related fractures in community-dwelling osteoporotic women
PurposeDetermining the optimal cut-off value of sagittal alignment for detecting osteoporotic patients at high risk for fall-related fractures is...
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Cut-off values of serum interleukin-6 for culture-confirmed sepsis in neonates
IntroductionNeonatal sepsis accounts for 0.97% of all disability-adjusted life years worldwide. Interleukin-6 has been used in sepsis diagnosis, but...
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Visual Analogue Scale Cut-off Point of Seven Represents Poor Quality of Life in Patients with Endometriosis
Establishing objective criteria to assess endometriosis symptoms is crucial in defining therapeutic strategies. The visual analogue scale (VAS) is...
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The feasibility of existing JADAS10 cut-off values in clinical practice: a study of data from The Finnish Rheumatology Quality Register
BackgroundThe ten-joint juvenile arthritis disease activity score (JADAS10) is designed to measure the level of disease activity in non-systemic...
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Evaluation of automated microscopy sediment analysis in urinary tract infection screening: a practical insight in adjusting fixed cut-off values for urine culture
PurposeThe aim of our study was to evaluate a procedure in which urine culture was only being performed based on fixed cut-off values of urine...
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Higher rates of fully preserved posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty using a double tibial cut: a prospective randomized controlled trial
PurposeIn cruciate retaining total knee arthroplasty, posterior cruciate ligament damage may occur during tibial cutting. A prospective randomized...
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Cut-off time for surgery and prediction of orchiectomy in spermatic cord torsion: a retrospective multicentric study over 15 years
PurposeCut-off time to avoid orchiectomy relies on small series of patients. The objective was to determine the cut-off time to avoid orchiectomy in...
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„Schenkelhalsklingen-Cut-in“ nach Osteosynthese einer pertrochantären Femurfraktur mittels TFNA©
Following fixation of a trochanteric femoral fracture with a TFNA© and despite correct fracture reduction and fixation, a 96-year-old patient...
