The phrase "a minimum severity of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing thresholds or levels of severity in various contexts, such as medical, legal, or technical discussions.
Example: "The study requires a minimum severity of symptoms for participants to be included in the trial."
Alternatives: "a baseline level of severity" or "a threshold severity of".
All patients met the following inclusion criteria: (1) class II division 1 malocclusion with bilateral class II molar relationship (with a minimum severity of one-half class II molar relationship), (2) no craniofacial syndromes or systemic diseases, (3) no tooth agenesis or missing permanent teeth, and (4) mandibular arch showing minimal or no crowding.
Ninety two cross bred sheep with a minimum severity of lameness of score 2, i.e. visible nodding of the head and irregular stride but weight bearing on all four feet [ 12] and with active footrot (a characteristic smell, inflammation of the interdigital space and possibly under-running of hoof horn) were recruited into the trial.
Seven hundred and eleven patients aged between 18 and 65 years, who were suffering from major depressive disorder (n =698) or bipolar II depression (n =13) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), 34 with a minimum severity score of 22 in the 17 item HAM-D (HAM-D17) 35 were treated with agomelatine, paroxetine, or placebo.
We did analyze the effects of the exclusion criteria 'current or past abuse or dependence on alcohol and/or drugs', 'not meeting a minimum severity threshold' and 'previous use of medication or ECT' on outcome.
A minimum stenosis severity of 30% is adopted for FFR measurement in our study because visual assessment of the angiogram may underestimate stenosis severity.
Two research interviews are then used to verify eligibility criteria and to confirm that these referrals in fact meet DSM-IV criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview [SCID-I]) and show a minimum symptom severity score of 14 on the HRSD or 21 on the BDI-II.
These prevalence estimates were to be made from: 1. diagnoses based on DSM-IV definitions [ 7], 2. diagnoses with clinical significance guaranteed by the opinion of a senior psychiatrist and by a minimum threshold of severity, 3. diagnoses with a high degree of reliability To achieve these objectives, the following methodology was used.
The authors of this study reported a better response in the patients who had a score higher than 4 in the TQSS, suggesting that a minimum of symptom severity may be required for the antidepressive action of antidepressants.
In particular, there was an inclusion requirement for a minimum pain severity score, and a criterion of exclusion for subjects with major depressive disorder.
There is no nonarbitrary way to locate either the end points of maximum and minimum severity defining the penalty schedule or the intervals between adjacent punishments (Pincoffs 1977).
In the group of all 598 depressed patients, patients with a baseline severity ≥ 14 on the HAM-D-17 had 7.23 points (95% CI 5.31-9.14 p<0.001) more improvement on the MADRS than patients meeting the exclusion criterion of 'not meeting minimum severity threshold'.
