An
"independent predictor" refers to a factor or variable that can accurately predict or forecast an outcome or event on its own, without being influenced by any other factors or variables.
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Maternal ratings of aggressive, explosive, sad, and moody were significant
independent predictors of suicide behavior for ADHD - C, and sad and moody were predictors for ADHD - I.
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other independent predictors of people's views include religious affiliation, age, level of education, specific science knowledge and gender.
A multiple regression analysis revealed that intelligence and motor control abilities were significant and
independent predictors of mental rotation performance.
«Our results demonstrate that aortic arch pulse wave velocity is a highly
significant independent predictor of subsequent white matter hyperintensity volume and provides a distinct contribution — along with systolic blood pressure, hypertension treatment, congestive heart failure and age — in predicting risk for cerebrovascular disease,» Dr. King said.
The results show that people naturally make anti-HA stem antibodies, but that responses vary significantly, and also these antibody levels are
not independent predictors of whether someone becomes sick or if so, how severely.
The relations between
independent predictor variables (measures of immunological and psychological function at entry to the trial, age of onset, and duration of illness) and dependent dichotomous outcome variables (self rated global outcome; presence or absence of caseness on the general health questionnaire at follow up; reduced or normal delayed responses to hypersensitivity skin test) were examined in separate logistic regression analyses.
The researchers conclude «fasting blood glucose values in the upper normal range appears to be an
important independent predictor of cardiovascular death in nondiabetic apparently healthy men.»
Multiple regression analyses were used to assess the relation between the
same independent predictor variables and dimensional outcome measures (Karnofsky performance index).
This study
examined independent predictors of PTSD severity between genders in a Danish probability sample of 15 - to 18 - year - old males (n = 863) and females (n = 1,125).
The collectivism scale was also a
positive independent predictor of love but for the style of Mania, yet this time there was not a significant difference between the UK and Hong Kong samples, however it is still an interesting result.
While all three subscales (from both the 9 - item and 15 - item versions) were positively correlated with problem gambling, only enhancement motives emerged as a significant
independent predictor when the other motives and gambling behaviours were entered as simultaneous predictors.
In bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models, 8 social risk factors were tested
as independent predictors of 4 parent - reported child health outcomes: global health status, dental health, socioemotional health, and overweight.
Patients with nodal metastases should receive special attention, since this was found to be the
only independent predictor of recurrence.
Aortic arch pulse wave velocity, a measure of arterial stiffness, is a strong
independent predictor of disease of the vessels that supply blood to the brain, according to a new study published in the June issue the journal Radiology.
In the teen cortisol study, Roisman's team found that maternal sensitivity was
an independent predictor of abnormal cortisol patterns: Teens with low morning cortisol levels were more likely to have had moms who were emotionally unsupportive, hostile, or disrespectful of their children's needs for autonomy and independent exploration.
«One of them is the level of sugar control; if you don't control your sugar well your kidney disease progresses faster or if you leak protein in the urine and you have proteinuria, it tends to be
an independent predictor of kidney disease in diabetics.»
Rigid artery walls are
an independent predictor of cardiovascular - related disease and death and vitamin D deficiency appears to be a contributor, says Dr. Yanbin Dong, geneticist and cardiologist at the Georgia Prevention Institute at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.
«While the reason for this association is difficult to explain, the potential factors could be the observed differences in cause of infertility, ovarian response, fertilisation rates and implantation rates, which are
all independent predictors of IVF success.
Antidepressant prescription was
an independent predictor for mortality, and increased the odds by 66 % (odds ratio: 1.66; 95 % confidence interval: 1.16 to 2.39).
«Many studies have shown family history to be
an independent predictor of cardiovascular risk.
Dr Tahrani added: «We can conclude from this study that OSA is
an independent predictor for the progression to moderate or severe diabetic retinopathy in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
«This study was one of the first in a clinical setting to specifically associate THC use as
an independent predictor of survival after traumatic brain injury.»
This suggests habitual walking pace is
an independent predictor of heart - related death.
Additionally, M. Sykora et al. recently reported decreases in the autonomous system's measure of baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) as
an independent predictor for post-stroke infections (4), and both the BRS and serum AChE activity correlated with multiple inflammatory biomarkers.
By itself, wealth proved to be
an independent predictor of CVD in women.
Using information from national cancer registries, the study recorded 811 solid cancers in the women and showed that the ratio of abdominal fat to peripheral fat was a significant
independent predictor of cancer diagnosis up to 12 years after baseline (hazard ratio [HR] 1.30; 95 %, CI: 1.11 to 1.52; p < 0.001).
After adjusting for clinical factors in a multivariate model, a CNA in a CFS was determined to be a significant
independent predictor of decreased response to radiation therapy and higher incidence of recurring cancer.
In the Headache study, poor sleep quality was also found to be
an independent predictor of more severe depression and anxiety symptoms.
«Old age has been recognized as
an independent predictor of worse outcome from concussion, but most previous studies were performed on younger adults,» said the study's lead author, David Yen - Ting Chen, M.D., from the Department of Radiology at Shuang - Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
«Because of the counteracting effects of ischemia and bleeding, platelet reactivity was not
an independent predictor of one - year mortality.
«Results from the ADAPT - DES registry definitely demonstrate that high platelet reactivity after implantation of drug - eluting stents is
an independent predictor of one - year stent thrombosis and heart attack, but it is also protective against major bleeding, both of which impact mortality,» said lead investigator Gregg W. Stone, MD..
KCl co-transporter and Gardos channel activity, alongside age, were identified as the strongest
independent predictors of microalbuminuria.
«In women with PRR - ROC, global health status, physical function, role function and abdominal / [gastrointestinal] symptoms were
independent predictors of overall survival,» Dr. Roncolato said.
Moreover, in another study, preclinical diabetic cardiomyopathy was common in diabetic patients, with female sex being the only
independent predictor of LV hypertrophy (301).
Carbonic anhydrase IX is
an independent predictor of survival in advanced renal clear cell carcinoma: implications for prognosis and therapy.
However, VAT and age were
independent predictors of greater cardiometabolic risk in males, whereas the VAT to subcutaneous fat (SAT) ratio independently predicted higher risk in females.
That's the first evidence that low testosterone may be
an independent predictor for the development of prostate cancer.
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