The phrase "a primary determinant of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the main factors that influence or determine a particular outcome or situation.
Example: "Education is often considered a primary determinant of socioeconomic status."
Alternatives: "a key factor in" or "a major influence on".
Jessica Wolpaw Reyes, an American researcher, has argued that the cognitive effects of exposure to lead were a primary determinant of violent crime, and unleaded petrol is to thank for the improvement.
Spore core dehydration is a primary determinant of heat resistance.
That's a primary determinant of how much energy you're going to get.
Excessive endogenous glucose production by gluconeogenesis is a primary determinant of hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.
These results suggest an interplay between mitochondrial dysfunction and epigenetic alterations, which may be a primary determinant of DOX-induced cardiotoxicity.
Therefore, viral gene expression is a primary determinant of intermediate and chronic toxicities at day 3 and week 4 post-injection.
Because microparticle size is a primary determinant of drug release, we developed a methodology for controlling release kinetics employing monodisperse poly d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLG) microspheres.
Our results suggest that the dietary FA content and composition may be a primary determinant of diastolic, but not systolic, dysfunction in animal models of diet-induced obesity.
The key finding that emerged from the post-migration schooling literature is that age at immigration coupled with duration of residence in the host country is a primary determinant of investment in schooling1.
Given the ephemeral nature of these disturbed patches, however, it is not yet clear that deposit feeding is a primary determinant of microbial community structure in this sedimentary landscape.
As oxidation state is often a primary determinant of the mobility of uranium in subsurface environments, a comprehensive understanding of the redox cycling of uranium is essential to predict the fate of this contaminant.
