It is important to determine relative and absolute reliability values in outcome measures that are used in clinical practice so as to discriminate between true changes following exercise interventions for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).The study aimed to assess test-retest reliability of ...
The study used data from over 400,000 patients in the UK Biobank and looked at three different kidney function tests for eGFR—estimatedglomerular filtration rate—to determine which was the most clinically informative for predicting cardiovascular disease and mortality. Using statistical models to compa...
Measuring kidney function by assessing two different factors—glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and urinary albumin levels—helps determine which patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) will develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to a study appearing in the May 2009 issue of theJournal ...
High creatinine levels that reach 2.0 or more in babies and 5.0 or more in adults may indicate severe kidney impairment. Any creatinine blood test level that is over 1.3 should be investigated to determine the cause. Who has low or high blood creatinine levels? The following factors may result...
In order to reflect changes in ankle control during the rehabilitation process, a reliable, valid and comprehensive measurement tools for assessing ankle control are definitely needed. Toe tap test (TTT) was initially introduced as a simple toetapping test to determine speed of ankle control in ...
When it comes to your health, it’s not so much body weight that matters but more body fat percentage. So while measuring your waist circumference is one way to determine whether you areoverweightorobese, it doesn’t necessarily indicate how much fat you have and how it’s distributed throu...
If you will be having heart surgery, your doctor may measure your troponin level before and after to determine if the surgery caused any damage to your heart. How Does a Troponin Test Work? A troponin test is performed like other blood tests. You don't need to do anything to prepare for...
The purpose of hepatitis C testing is to determine if you have been infected by HCV and to guide your treatment. HCV is found in your blood and other body fluids if you have this infection. Hepatitis C is the most common form of viral hepatitis in the U.S. HCV infections are classified...
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"We used microarrays to broadly survey all transcribed genes within the tissue sample," explains Tan. "We employed statistical methods to filter likely candidates, before using a separate method (quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction) to determine which candidates had the best performance."...