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- noun Plural form of
tertile .
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Examples
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The three groups of child mortality were determined by tertiles of the child mortality distribution for the country-periods in the sibling history dataset.
PLoS Medicine: New Articles Ziad Obermeyer et al. 2010
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Death from colon cancer specifically was associated with the highest tertiles compared with the lowest tertiles for waist-to-hip ratio (HR 1.37, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.85) and waist circumference (1.34, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.80), but not for BMI or weight.
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In similarly adjusted models, the lowest tertiles of 25D and 1,25D were independently associated with 2.8 - and 2. 0-fold increased prevalence of anemia compared with their respective highest tertiles.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Neha M Patel 2010
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African-Americans were disproportionately represented in the lowest tertiles for vitamin B intakes.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
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No differences in mean mins/day of moderate-vigorous physical activity were found between children in the highest and lowest tertiles for frequency of playing in particular outdoor locations.
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The mean hemoglobin concentrations significantly decreased with decreasing tertiles of 25D and 1,25D.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Neha M Patel 2010
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No differences in mean mins/day of moderate-vigorous physical activity were found between children in the highest and lowest tertiles for frequency of playing in particular outdoor locations.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Jenny Veitch 2010
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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 2009
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"We report that plasma n-3 fatty acids concentration is inversely correlated with hs-CRP in healthy individuals, when stratified into tertiles representing CVD risk cut points," wrote the researchers.
BeverageDaily RSS 2009
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"We report that plasma n-3 fatty acids concentration is inversely correlated with hs-CRP in healthy individuals, when stratified into tertiles representing CVD risk cut points," wrote the researchers.
BeverageDaily RSS 2009
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