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ANALYSIS OF NOMINAL AND ORDINAL DATA USING STATISTICA AND SPSS SOFTWARE
This is the sixth paper of a series of articles where we describe basic principles of statistical data analysis using Statistica and SPSS software for beginners. Step-be-step algorithms for Pearson chi-square test and various tests for qualitative data are presented. The main aim of this paper is to provide basic knowledge on qualitative data analysis with practical examples using popular software. The article complements, but does not substitute specialized literature on biostatistics and clinical epidemiology.
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2016 year | Issue: 6 | Pages: 5-39

IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY IN DIAGNOSTICS OF COLORECTAL CANCER AND THE ROLE OF PROLIFERATION MARKER Ki-67
Introduction: the paper presents literature review devoted to the significance of biomarkers in colorectal cancer. Based on the analysis of data presented in evidence-based medicine databases, there is a lot of scientific information enabling appropriate solution of treatment modality.
Aim: to carry the systematic search of research papers dedicated to immunohistochemistry in colorectal cancer and to the significance of proliferation marker Ki67.
Materials and methods. To achieve the above described goal, we conducted a systematic literature search in evidence-based medicine electr...
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2016 year | Issue: 5 | Pages: 150-163

ANALYSIS OF THE PREVALENCE OF LOW PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG ADOLESCENTS OF THE EAST KAZAKHSTAN REGION
Background. Physical inactivity as a risk factor is associated with obesity and the development of chronic non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular pathology. In most countries, cardiovascular diseases hold the leading place in the structure of mortality and are major cause of disability in the working age population. In Kazakhstan, as in all other regions, there is a rejuvenation of this group of diseases that may be associated with an increase in risk factors in the population.
Materials and methods. We carried out a cross-sectional study 729 adolescents of school ...
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2016 year | Issue: 5 | Pages: 142-149

STRATIFYING THE RISK OF ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION
Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate the prognostic role of β-APM in patients for myocardial infarction with segment elevation ST (STEMI).
Materials and Methods: In the present research, carried out the study of β-adrenoreception erythrocyte membranes (β-APM) in 81 patients with myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation with a different course of the disease. β-adrenoreactivity of  organism was determined by the value of β-APM using the diagnostic reagent kit "ARM-agate" (LLC "Agat-Med", Moscow). All patients were div...
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2016 year | Issue: 5 | Pages: 131-141

CYTOKINE GENE POLYMORPHISM WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN SUBJECTS OF RUSSIAN NATIONALITY
Objective: This article considers the study of the frequency of allelic variants and genotypes of cytokines (TNF-α, IL-10, IL-6) in patients of acute myocardial infarction with segment elevation ST (STEMI) in subjects of Russian nationality.
Materials and Methods: The polymorphism of cytokine genes was examined by restriction analysis of specific areas of the genome amplification products in 41 (69.5%) men and 18 (30.5%) women of Russian nationality. Control group was consisted of 75 healthy subjects (donors of Russian nationality). In all ...
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2016 year | Issue: 5 | Pages: 121-130