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In the subpopulation with CDT measurement, the goal was to assess whether CDT was a better predictive factor than self-reported alcohol consumption for the prediction of advanced fibrosis and for attributing the cause of liver disease.
Although relative PSA, taking into account PSA nadir, was a better predictive factor of PET/CT positivity in univariate analysis, this was most noticeable for high PSAs.
Previous studies have shown that AMH compared with other hormone markers is better predictive factor and is less affected by manipulating the endogenous gonadotropin.
Moreover, many of their subjects who reported never being incarcerated had a criminal history and they did not distinguish between recent incarceration and incarceration in the distant past; our findings suggest that criminal charges may be a better predictive factor, particularly when the charges have occurred recently.
In particular, the BWL percentage on day 3 was a better predictive factor for significant hyperbilirubinemia 72 hours after birth compared to day 1 and day 2.
The BODE index, which comprises Body Mass Index, airflow Obstruction, Dyspnoea and Exercise (distance walked in 6 min) is a predictive factor of mortality in COPD and a better predictive factor for acute exacerbation than FEV1 [ 19].
Some factors such as estrogen receptor (ER) status were shown to be better predictive factors than prognostic factors.
Physical factors in the right wrist tended to have higher predictive power than in the left wrist, and combined physical factors yielded better predictive power compared with single physical factors in both wrists.
Therefore, mucosal healing was a predictive factor for better prognosis [ 28- 30].
If we extend the duration of follow-up in future study, it will better characterize the predictive factors of MPCs.
A better understanding of predictive factors may eventually lead to the development of such risk-adapted treatment strategies as more aggressive preoperative regimens in patients less likely to respond to standard therapy.
