There appeared to be a stepwise increased risk associated with increasing dose through the dose categories, notably at 10 and 20 mg PEQ.
The tiers presented are a stepwise increase in representing processes in a more realistic manner and each tier is designed to be protective.
There was a stepwise increase in PELOD score with each increasing tertile of sTM (p <0.01).
For IL-18, there was a stepwise increase in event rate by quartiles of fasting glucose.
The increase in hospitalization rates followed a particular pattern and there was a stepwise increase between the age groups.
There was a stepwise increase in 12-month composite MACE in patients of Group I through IV.
With each increased level of the comorbidity index, there was a stepwise increase in the cumulative mortality attributable to comorbid disease (Charlson et al, 1987).
Similarly, multivariate analysis showed that there was a stepwise increase in the likelihood of having five or more partners with each increase in AUDIT category (Table 3).
There is a stepwise increase in the prevalence of wheeze and asthma in relation to smoking status; prevalence is highest among current smokers.
Although we had hypothesized that there might have been a stepwise increase in uptake of new methods with successive epidemics, evidence for this was equivocal.
