This finding is supported by the results of two studies in inception cohorts, showing stable composite CV event rates in successive enrolment periods but a lower proportion fatal CV events between 1995 2006 compared to 1955 1995 (11.1% vs. 23.8% fatal CV events, Table 3).
Kusunoki et al. (1999) found significant association between a lower proportion of CD4+ T cells and myocardial infarction in atomic bombing survivors and assumed a causal relationship between immune dysfunction and cardiovascular diseases.
At baseline, 11%% reported that they moved twice or more in the past 12 months and a lower proportion (7 %) moved twice or more between baseline and 1-year follow-up.
However, accessions with larger cotyledons tended to have a lower proportion of stomata (SI), suggesting a distinct genetic link between cotyledon size and stomatal lineage development.
Between 2002 and 2004, there was a slightly higher proportion of low-grade tumours, but between 2005 and 2007, there was a lower proportion of them.
Finally, we had a lower proportion of women, but nevertheless we could identify significant differences between the sexes.
NRS revealed higher discriminatory capability than VRS in distinguishing between background and peak pain intensity with a lower proportion of patients giving inconsistent evaluations (14% vs. 25%).
Viscoelastic properties: were similar between the controls and diabetics however, there was a lower proportion of inelastic component in the fibrin clots of the diabetic subjects.
There were no significant differences in age, gender, ethnicity or BCG vaccination status between the groups, except that the latently infected group contained a lower proportion of Asians.
A significantly lower proportion of men in the Stepping Stones arm reported problem drinking at 12 months, and there was some evidence that a lower proportion were depressed at 24 months and that a lower proportion initiated drug misuse between 12 and 24 months.
