Questionnaire was designed based on previous identified factors and other biological plausible factors leading to low BMD.
In addition, based on previous literature two factor interactions with onsite revascularisation options, teaching status, age and gender were tested.
Based on previous reports, many factors, particularly nitrogen sources, such as amino acids, can influence the production of secondary metabolites in Monascus.
The inclusion of covariates was based on previous examinations of factors influencing hematology and blood chemistry parameters [45].
Based on previous research of factors associated with DLE [2], in Model 1, we adjusted for sex and age-at-testing.
Based on previous research of factors associated with DLE, in Model 1, we adjusted for sex and age of assessment [ 30, 31].
Inclusion of the samples was not based on previous knowledge of demographic factors of the study populations.
Interventions must be based on previous identification of the factors influencing this inappropriateness, analysis of the causes and a joint proposal of measures to be adopted by hospital management and doctors [ 22].
This protocol was selected in an attempt to induce basal cholinergic neurons, based on previous literature specifying growth factors that, among others, specify cholinergic neuron development (Rohrer, 1992; Deguchi et al., 1994; Pons and Marti, 2000).
Specific risk factor variables were selected based on previous literature, exploratory correlations, and exploratory factor analysis.
