Sentences with phrase «indicates higher levels of risk»

Money lenders use the loan to value ration to evaluate how much risk a loan presents and it is well known that a higher LTV ratio indicates higher levels of risk.

A settled account indicates a higher level of risk and typically happens only when an account is overdue.

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Additional analysis indicated that exposure to higher levels of these four allergens at age 3 months was associated with a lower risk of developing asthma.

A 2009 study found an increased risk of accidents for levels of THC higher than five nanograms per milliliter of blood, which some evidence indicates is as impairing as a blood alcohol concentration around the legal limit of 0.08 percent.

In addition, 35 percent of patients with fructosamine levels higher than the cut - off, had no history of diabetes, indicating increased risks in patients who might not otherwise have been identified.

This association was still observed among patients participating in high levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity, indicating that regular high levels of physical activity do not fully protect against the risks associated with prolonged periods of sedentary behaviors.

Using an analytic tool called the classification and regression trees (CARTs), Dr. Krolewski and colleagues found that specific values of two biomarkers — circulating level of TNFR1 and ACR combined — indicated high risk of ESRD.

«Most of the children we studied had blood levels of long - chain Omega - 3 that in adults would indicate a high risk of heart disease.

«Our findings indicate that sexual minorities living in communities with higher levels of prejudice die sooner than sexual minorities living in low - prejudice communities, and that these effects are independent of established risk factors for mortality, including household income, education, gender, ethnicity, and age, as well as the average income and education level of residents in the communities where the respondents lived,» said Dr. Hatzenbuehler.

High or intermediate levels of E-cadherin add little assurance of good prognosis, but abnormally low levels of this protein indicate a substantially increased risk of metastasis.

Although the research can indicate an association between a high level of vitamin D and mortality, the higher risk can not be explained.

That myth has finally been debunked through countless studies over several years while more recent data now indicate that low serum testosterone levels are a potential predictor of high - risk prostate cancer.

That myth has finally been debunked through countless studies over several years while more recent data now indicate that a low serum testosterone levels are a potential predictor of high - risk prostate cancer.

In a review of 72 studies researchers found that most heart attack patients» cholesterol levels did not indicate cardiac risk; in fact, 75 percent of them had normal, not high LDL («bad») cholesterol.

They indicate that whilst Ghee can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease if it is consumed at too high a level, (experts suggest this to be 3 tablespoons or more per day); when consumed at more moderate levels, (experts suggest between 1 and 2 tablespoons per day), that it can help to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly when any other fats consumed are fats from plants or plant oils.

There is evidence to indicate that some curriculum areas, such as special education, mathematics and science, may be disproportionately at risk with higher levels of attrition than others (Smith & Ingersoll, 2004).

The Base Flood Elevation, or BFE shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for high - risk flood zones indicates the water surface elevation resulting from a flood that has a one percent chance of equaling or exceeding that level in any given year.

A high LTV — greater than 80 % — may indicate an unacceptable level of risk.

«Having too many accounts with balances can indicate a higher - than - optimal level of credit risk, yet not having any recent credit activity can also be an indicator of increased risk,» Paperno said.

Nonetheless, evidence can be extrapolated from these Dublin studies which indicates high, albeit varied, levels of drug misuse and drug related risk behaviour among this population.

Although ongoing advocacy efforts to address childhood adversity and to prevent the potential precipitants of toxic stress responses are certainly warranted, so are efforts to improve the capacity of caregivers and communities to promote the safe, stable, and nurturing relationships that assist in turning off the child's physiologic stress in response to adversity.59, 64 However, preliminary data indicate that the level of adversity and risk factors in mothers participating in home visiting programs is very high (oral communication between C. Blodgett and co-guest editors, June 2013).

These results are consistent with the conclusion that reckless driving in movies directly impacted adolescent future reckless driving practices, whereas frequent overall screen exposure may have stimulated reckless driving through exposure to a variety of other risk - taking behaviors such as excessive drinking, movie violence and their cumulative impact on sensation seeking tendencies [35], [62] Previous research indicates that adolescents who frequently watch R - rated movies, rated such for portraying higher levels of risk taking behavior and violence [35] show increases in sensation seeking over time [63].

The current findings demonstrated that only a minority (32 %) of US adolescents 10 to 14 years of age reported full R - rated movie restrictions, which is consistent with earlier regional reports.18, — , 20,22 In investigating how the interplay between adolescents» sensation seeking and parental R - rated movie restrictions might explain smoking onset, we found that adolescents with lower levels of sensation seeking27 and those who reported R - rated movie restrictions were at lower risk for trying smoking.18, — , 23 The results also revealed negative associations between adolescents» levels of sensation seeking and later R - rated movie restrictions, which indicates that sensation - seeking adolescents are at higher risk for starting to smoke not only directly but also indirectly through changes in parenting.

On social - emotional measures, foster children in the NSCAW study tended to have more compromised functioning than would be expected from a high - risk sample.43 Moreover, as indicated in the previous section, research suggests that foster children are more likely than nonfoster care children to have insecure or disordered attachments, and the adverse long - term outcomes associated with such attachments.44 Many studies of foster children postulate that a majority have mental health difficulties.45 They have higher rates of depression, poorer social skills, lower adaptive functioning, and more externalizing behavioral problems, such as aggression and impulsivity.46 Additionally, research has documented high levels of mental health service utilization among foster children47 due to both greater mental health needs and greater access to services.

Research consistently indicates that children with more developed executive function skills prior to kindergarten experience greater school success.6, 7 For academic achievement, these skills may scaffold language and mathematic success.12 In fact, in a low - income sample of children, researchers have found that executive function skills prior to kindergarten predict growth in both numeracy and literacy skills across the kindergarten year.12 A successful transition to school may be particularly critical for children who have faced high levels of adversity and may be at risk for poorer school performance.