A distinctive contribution of the study is to consider heterogeneous inequality aversion parameters, estimated on the basis of country-specific tax structures.
Ethnicity was determined on the basis of country of origin of the parents according to the definition of Statistics Netherlands (CBS) [ 19].
Genotypes are named on the basis of country of origin of the earliest isolates and not necessarily on current distribution of viruses.
For our present analysis, we divided the cohort into 2 strata on the basis of country of infection (Sweden or abroad), but no statistical significant interaction was evident.
Testing patients for viral infection on the basis of country of origin is more sensitive and has much higher positive predictive value.
Ethnic background of the woman was assessed on the basis of country of birth of her and her parents [ 30] and reclassified into five categories: (1) Dutch and Caucasian, (2) Turkish, (3) Moroccan, (4) Surinamese, and (5) other.
To investigate the exact relationships between the HMGB1 serum level and the development and progression of pancreatitis, we also carefully carried out stratified analysis on the basis of country and the severity of pancreatitis.
We also performed stratified analysis on the basis of country and detection method so as to obtain a better understanding of serum endostatin levels in the development of GC.
Subgroup analyses were conducted for ovarian cancer on the basis of country, type of alcohol consumption, duration of follow-up, adjusted for oral contraceptive use or not, adjusted for hormone replacement therapy or not, adjusted for menopausal status or not, adjusted for smoking status or not, adjusted for body mass index or not, and the NOS score.
A challenge still to come this weekend will be the entry into force of the "single passport" system allowing EU banks to open branches in other member countries on the basis of home-country licences alone.
