The phrase "a measurement proxy for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a variable or metric that serves as a substitute for another measurement in research or analysis.
Example: "In this study, we used body mass index as a measurement proxy for overall health."
Alternatives: "a substitute measure for" or "an indicator of".
Even though studies using urinary creatinine measurements (a proxy for muscle mass) reported higher risk for death in diabetic nephropathy patients with lower muscle mass, we did not find such associations with lean body mass in the CKD population [ 35].
We use a ground based array of magnetometers to establish the high latitude edge of the auroral oval and use this measurement as a proxy for the equatorward edge of the polar cap.
Our database did not have information regarding phosphate regulators, i.e. vitamin D, FGF23 and parathyroid hormone (PTH) [ 2, 29], but we used season at time of baseline measurement as a proxy for vitamin D [ 30].
Furthermore, the bulk of the published research thus far has been limited by small sample sizes, limited geographical scope, limited number of PAHs assessed and a reliance upon the use of HAP measurements as a proxy for personal exposure.
Taking data from baseline measurements as a proxy for follow-up would be inappropriate, as a positive STI test result could influence sexual risk behavior 17, 18.
We used two-factor experiments with repeated measures on one factor (order of activity or baseline measurements as a proxy for time), and α = 0.05 level of significance, to conduct these analyses.
The app does not produce the L* a*b* more commonly used in yellowing measurements, and a proxy for yellowing had to be defined.
Therefore, we used body size measurements as a proxy for the population size of asexuals.
However, previous research supports the use of nitrate nitrogen (nitrate-N) measurements as a proxy for wastewater impacts [ 24, 25].
However, previous evidence suggests that IGF levels are relatively stable over time in adults, such that a single measurement is a reasonable proxy for levels of long-term exposure (Goodman-Gruen and Barrett-Connor, 1997; Chan et al, 1998; Platz et al, 1999).
