Sentence examples for be a proxy indicator from inspiring English sources

A MONTH ago I counted the posts per day on the Tumblr blog We Are The 99 Percent and suggested that they might be a proxy indicator for the support that the Occupy Wall Street protests enjoy.

Body mass index (BMI) may be a proxy indicator for the relative amount of body fat, which is a major source of estrogen production in men [35].

Employment status may be a proxy indicator of respondent income and their ability to afford opium.

The ratio of digit lengths is fixed in utero, and may be a proxy indicator for prenatal testosterone levels.

H. pylori status might also be a proxy indicator of other infections or socio-economic conditions [ 6, 36].

Living very close to an alcohol outlet, or many nearby outlets could be a proxy indicator for residing near such a cluster.

Subjective QoL was measured with a simple question: 'How is your overall quality of life?' and was a proxy indicator of the current health status of respondents indicated on a vertical visual analogue scale from zero to 100, marked in tens.

Durable index is a measure of asset endowment and was a proxy indicator for household welfare.

This is a proxy indicator that represents the dietary diversity, energy and macro and micro (content) value of the food that people eat.

Number of persons per room which is a proxy indicator of crowding does not predict active TB which is similar to a study conducted in southwest Ethiopia (unpublished data).

Wiener et al. [30] found that more children who knew their HIV status came from families with a higher socio-economic status and as education is a proxy indicator of higher social economic status.