Based on these responses, subjects' PF was classified as 'good' (7 10), 'moderate' (4 6) and 'poor' (0 3).
[ 21] Based on these responses, subjects were defined as current smokers, ex-smokers, and never smokers.
Based on these parameters, subjects were classified according to the presence or absence of any affective/anxiety disorder, any disruptive disorder (not including ADHD), and any psychiatric disorder.
Based on these results, subjects were classified into low-risk (< 5%), moderate-risk (5% to < 10%), and high-risk groups (≥10%) [ 10].
Based on these criteria, subjects were divided into three groups: A. non-depressed FM patients, B. FM patients with a current ADE and C. FM patients with a current MDE.
Initially, populations are quantitatively ranked based on molecular and morphological distinctiveness and selected for conservation priority based on these ranks subject to the limitation that there must be at least one population from each ecotype (six in the case of rainbow trout) or major drainage system (eight in the case of BC – see Taylor 2004).
Based on these data, subject specific Activation Ratios can be calculated for each muscle (ARmuscle), Eq 1: A R m u s c l e = A m u s c l e I P - A m u s c l e O P A m u s c l e I P + A m u s c l e O P - 1 ≤ A R m u s c l e ≤ 1 Consequently, AR's of muscles in healthy subjects are positive and close to 1.
Interpretation of these groups is based on the subjects' microbial abundance profiles that are most similar and hence grouped closer to each other.
23 Based on these criteria, 761 subjects were excluded, and an additional 55 subjects were excluded due to not having performed the walking test at a self-selected walking speed or the step test.
Based on these criteria 58 subjects were excluded from the study.
