A more recent definition has also been published (Macrae and Davies 1999), in which the borderline for persistent pain is defined to be at least 2 months instead of the 3 months used in the older definition.
Adjusted analysis showed a borderline association between persistent thick soled shoe users and knee OA in females (Table 4A) but not males (Table 4B).
Specificity can be improved by restricting HR HPV testing to women with persistent borderline cytological changes or to women over 30 years.
In the Netherlands, women with primary smear test results showing moderate or severe dyskaryosis, as well as women with smear test results showing persistent borderline or mild dyskaryosis are referred for colposcopy.
The HPV DNA Hybrid Capture II (Digene/Abbott, Maidenhead) was evaluated on 110 consenting women with mild dyskaryosis and 23 women with persistent borderline changes, who were referred for colposcopy between May and November 2001.
The approach to cervical cancer prevention up until now has involved primary screening for cytological abnormalities followed by direct referral to colposcopy for women with persistent borderline changes, mild, moderate and severe dyskaryosis.
Persistent and borderline-messianic repetition of the message, "Gaga loves you," has forged a cult-tight, completely irrational bond with her most devoted fans.
Hsp27 expression was slightly higher in paroxysmal AF than in SR and in persistent AF, and a borderline significant difference (P = 0.064) was seen between the paroxysmal and persistent AF subgroups.
But there is also a deep end of the pool -- people with bipolar illness, schizophrenia, suicidal states, eating disorders, borderline personality and other serious and persistent mental disorders.
[Here, Liao noted that he was planning a conference with ethicists and scientists about "borderline consciousness" — using fMRI to determine if patients in a "persistent vegetative state," or PVS, actually are conscious.
In 2011, Marshall was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), a mental illness "characterized by a persistent instability of emotions, behaviors, and relationships," the video notes.
