The phrase "adequacy was based" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the foundation or criteria upon which something is deemed adequate or sufficient.
Example: "The adequacy was based on the thoroughness of the research conducted."
Alternatives: "sufficiency was determined" or "adequacy was established".
Income adequacy was based on the total household income and the number of people living in the household.
The assessment of model adequacy was based on the following goodness-of-fit criteria: normed chi-square (χ/df) <3, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) < 0.08, population gamma index (PGI), adjusted population gamma index (APGI), goodness-of-fit (GFI), adjusted goodness-of-fit (AGFI), and Bollen's Rho >0.8 [ 26].
The assessment of model adequacy was based on the following goodness-of-fit criteria: Normed chi-square (χ/df) < 3, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) < 0.08, population gamma index (PGI), adjusted population gamma index (APGI), goodness-of-fit (GFI), adjusted goodness-of-fit (AGFI), and Bollen's Rho > 0.8 [ 25].
The Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines on dialysis adequacy are based on results of observational studies and expert opinion.
The definition of adequacy is based purely on microbiologic criteria and a priori assumptions and does not take yeasts into account.
Current guidelines for dialysis adequacy are based on the removal of urea, a substance that is elevated in ESRD but has not been shown to be toxic when it accumulates in animals.
This likely reflects the fact that the classification of adequacy is based largely on the presence of deep lung alveolar macrophages in the sputum sample, but not the presence of epithelial cells that are shed from both the airways and alveolar regions.
Adequacy of the dose was based on the dosages recommended by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the individual antifungal package insert.
Importantly, the definition of adequacy in this study was based purely on microbiological criteria and did not take yeasts into account.
The diagnostics of the MCM was based on the adequacy of the constituent component models, using two residual error analysis methods.
Risk of bias was based on the adequacy of reported allocation concealment, and was categorised as: low risk of bias (e.g. telephone or central randomisation; consecutively numbered sealed opaque envelopes); or high risk of bias (open random allocation; unsealed or non-opaque envelopes, alternation; date of birth, or method not stated).
