Sentence examples for be a weaker predictor from inspiring English sources

If so, then HbA1c should be a weaker predictor of diabetic complications in blacks as compared with whites, especially relative to the prognostic value of fasting glucose.

We hypothesized that the obesity paradox would be present in this population overall but that adiposity level would be a weaker predictor than CRF for CVD mortality and all-cause mortality.

In general, 2-h postload glucose seems to be a weaker predictor of birth weight than fasting glucose, similarly to our findings with or without further adjustments (7, 14, 15).

While functional status at the point of hospitalization [ 4, 7, 11] is a widely used static measure, it has been found to be a weaker predictor of 1-year mortality in acutely ill patients than functional status before the onset of acute illness [ 12].

This finding partially departed from the expectation that receipt of HMPS would be a weak predictor of HHC receipt.

The most direct approach, the measurement of clinical variables at the beginning of treatment, has been found to be a weak predictor of the type of response [7].

Past disease resistance may be a weak predictor of current and future resistance, especially if pathogenic complexity is high, and pathogen fluctuation is fast (relative to host lifespan and generation length) [21], [22].

Recently, Soubrier and coworkers [ 21] found ΔPP to be a weak predictor of fluid responsiveness in spontaneously breathing patients.

The data indicate that the baseline CD8+ T-cell counts might be a weak predictor of the disease progression.

Percentage of teaching hospitals greater than 5% was found to be a weak predictor of uncompensated care, but was not significant (P =.601).

However, associations are contextual; autonomy might be a weak predictor of care uptake in general [ 14], but more strongly associated with choosing private over public sector care [ 15].