Sentence examples for below the population reference from inspiring English sources

BMI was approximately 1 SD below the population reference mean.

SGA is defined as a birth weight and/or birth length greater than 2 standard deviations (SD) below the population reference mean for gestational age.

At study onset, no difference was found regardless of the healthy population reference since scores observed in the population on study did not range below SD compared to the healthy population scores.

Although the sample had a significant improvement in physical functioning from baseline to discharge, physical functioning was still 15%% below the reference population, which is expected considering the nature of the disability in subjects referred to rehabilitation at BHC.

Children whose weight for age is more than 2 standard deviations below the reference population mean are termed underweight.

In our study, we defined "severely impaired" as a total score falling at least one standard deviation below the reference population mean [ 12].

1 Linear growth, measured as height or length, is an indicator of long term nutritional status; children whose height for age is more than 2 standard deviations below the reference population mean are termed stunted.

This is also the case for the percentage of sub-adults below the 90%% reference population in weight-for-height.

The patient-reported outcomes 12 months after frame removal showed results below the established reference populations [19, 21] in both generic (EQ5D-5L) and symptom-specific questionnaires (KOOS).

If the survival curve of the group remains below that of the reference population there is excess mortality in the group.

Although we did not restrict study selection to populations with a particular nutritional status, children were generally below the age standardised reference population mean for height or weight, reflecting the spectrum of stunting and wasting malnutrition seen in low and middle income countries.