tertile

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Children with a total score in the lowest tertile (high risk family environment and behaviors) had an odds ratio (OR) of 1.7 (95\% CI = 1.07 - 2.80) compared to children with a total score in the highest tertile (more favorable family environment and behaviors) but this effect was reduced when parent BMI was included as a covariate.

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  • The participants were categorized into four groups by the presence / absence of MetS (the International Diabetes Federation definition) and ACR in the upper tertile (> / = 0. 75mg / mmol). —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • "The risk decreased more than 30\% among women who were in the top tertile [third] of soy food intake compared with women in the bottom tertile of soy food intake," said the authors, from the Vanderbilt University school of medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, led by Gong Yang. —  The Guardian World News
  • Children with a total score in the lowest tertile (high risk family environment and behaviors) had an odds ratio (OR) of 1.7 (95\% CI = 1.07 - 2.80) compared to children with a total score in the highest tertile (more favorable family environment and behaviors) but this effect was reduced when parent BMI was included as a covariate. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • When participants were divided into tertiles, based on NNAL levels, the hazard ratio of those in the second tertile was 1.43 compared to those in the lowest tertile. —  MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians
  • Children in the upper tertile for weight had greater energy intake (P = 0.02), skinfold thickness —  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition current issue
 

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