SES could confound the association between diabetes and mortality because it is associated with both diabetes prevalence and mortality.
Like hunting, fur inspires hatred because it is associated with the wealthy.
Hypertension is a particularly troubling side effect, doctors said, because it is associated with heart attacks and congestive heart failure.
Often, these people are ashamed of their behavior because it is associated with laziness, Dr. Dinges said.
Inflammation has been proposed as an explanation for the connection because it is associated with both diabetes and depression.
In the 20th century beauty has been discredited because it is associated with an authoritarian, oppressive outlook on life.
Classical music remains prestigious in Asia in part because it is associated with the West — and not without reason.
"Everyone who comes to Bordeaux comes because it is associated, rightly or wrongly, with a luxury product," said Mr. Duhau of Cordier.
The number of pips is an important sign of pollination success because it is associated with higher quality fruit, which are more valuable to farmers.
The term "generic drug" should be abandoned because it is associated with cheapness, he says.
Because it is associated with fewer complications and more rapid recovery, the vaginal approach is preferred for benign hysterectomy.
