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The phrase "a predictor of death" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing factors or indicators that may lead to mortality or are associated with a higher risk of death.
Example: "High blood pressure is often considered a predictor of death in older adults."
Alternatives: "an indicator of mortality" or "a sign of impending death".
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But those were very special circumstances, and urinary retention is not used as a predictor of death.
References. 1) Dossett L, Swenson B, Evans H. Serum estradiol concentration as a predictor of death in critically ill and injured adults.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether instability of the pelvic ring as assessed by Tile's classification is a predictor of death in patients with pelvic fractures.
Even so, CD4/mm3 count was not a predictor of death in these patients.
The sum of the index score is an indicator of disease burden and a predictor of death [ 9].
By contrast, cyclin-dependent kinase 2 activity was a predictor of death, independent of sex and stage.
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Periodontitis was a predictor of deaths from ischaemic heart disease (p = 0.04) and diabetic nephropathy (p < 0.01).
After prospective analyses, the DECODE and DECODA group found that 2hPG was superior to FPG as a predictor of deaths from all causes and cardiovascular disease [ 22, 23].
As a predictor of early death, loneliness eclipses obesity.
Cancer was a predictor of early death, presumably related in part to leuconeutropenia imposed by chemotherapy or bone marrow infiltration.
frequent drunkenness as drinking style lost its significance slightly as a predictor of injury death.
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