Deviance information criterion for latent variable models and misspecified models

Ministry of Education, Singapore under its Academic Research Funding Tier

Association between Helicobacter pylori infection and triglyceride levels: a nested cross-sectional study

BackgroundCurrently, the available evidence regarding the relationship between the lipid profile and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is limited and conflicting. There is also a dearth of studies that have explored the possibility of sex-specific differences in the association between H. pylori infection and triglyceride levels.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study involving 1,146 participants utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2000 conducted in the United States. A logistic regression model was employed to evaluate the association between H. pylori seropositivity and triglyceride levels. Subgroup analyses stratified by sex were conducted to explore sex-specific differences in this association.ResultsSerum triglyceride levels were significantly higher in H. pylori-seropositive participants than in H. pylori-seronegative participants. In the logistic regression analysis, there was a positive correlation between H. pylori seropositivity and triglyceride levels (OR=1.231; 95% CI, 1.016-1.491; P=0.033). In the subgroup analysis, the adjusted association between serum triglycerides and H. pylori seropositivity was significant in females (OR=1.732; 95% CI, 1.113-2.696; P=0.015) but not in males (OR=1.091; 95% CI, 0.698-1.705; P=0.704).ConclusionThe association between high triglyceride levels and H. pylori infection is specific to the female population

Bis(2-cyclo­hexyl­imino­methyl-4,6-dihydro­seleno­phenolato)cobalt(II) acetonitrile solvate

In the title compound, [Co(C13H16NOSe2)2]·CH3CN, the CoII atom is four-coordinated by two N,O-bidentate Schiff base ligands, resulting in a distorted tetra­hedral coordination for the metal ion

A Bayesian specification test

Ministry of Education, Singapore under its Academic Research Funding Tier

Specification tests based on MCMC output

Ministry of Education, Singapore under its Academic Research Funding Tier