Cognitive function and quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients: A cross-sectional study Nearly half of all patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) will develop cognitive dysfunction. Studies highlighted from no/weak impact to a strong ... K Baumstarck-Barrau,MC Simeoni,Franoise Reute...
5.Used in mild curses:Confound you! 6. a.To frustrate or thwart:trivial demands that confounded the peace talks. b.ArchaicTo defeat or overthrow (an enemy). [Middle Englishconfounden, from Anglo-Normanconfundre, from Latincōnfundere,to mix together, confuse:com-,com-+fundere,to pour; ...
A case-control study to evaluate efficacy of screening for faecal occult blood. However, the presence of a reduced risk associated with a screening faecal occult blood test received in the past, well before a tumour or polyp might bleed enough to allow detection, is compatible with uncontrolled...
Particularly when making two-sample comparisons, one frequently discovers that the two samples differ in more ways than one expects. In this case study, we consider how such confounding factors influence the outcome of statistical tests and show how, with a little luck and the right questions, ...
Understanding confounding in research. 来自 掌桥科研 喜欢 0 阅读量: 18 作者:KW Murray,A Duggan 摘要: OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the growth of patients with isolated cleft lip (CL), with or without cleft palate (CP), or CP during the first few years of life. ...
Residual confounding can exist in an observational study due to known confounders, which were not measured, or unknown confounders, which are not apparent to even the most astute of reviewers. In search of the perfect model The researcher intended to combine the data sets from the two semesters...
This analysis examined how unmeasured confounding affects estimates of the effectiveness of condoms in preventing sexually transmitted infections. Data were analyzed from a prospective cohort study of 1,122 female sexually transmitted disease clinic patients in Alabama (1992–1995), wherein participants we...
A good way to identify a confounding variable is to clearly indicate and prove cause and effect in a study. By removing as many extraneous variables as possible, the validity of the research is increased, and these other variables can be identified as being confounding, and not relevant to th...
Sense of humor and survival among a county cohort of patients with end-stage renal failure: A two-year prospective study Confounding effects of variables in blocks one and two were controlled for using Cox survival analysis. RESULTS: Nineteen patients (46.3 %) died over the... S Svebak,B ...
Synonyms for Confounding variable in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for Confounding variable. 75 synonyms for confound: bewilder, baffle, amaze, confuse, astonish, startle, mix up, astound, perplex, surprise, mystify, flummox, boggle the mind... What are syno