The significance of trends in risk with level of exposure was calculated by assigning scores to the categorised levels of exposure and treating the scores as a continuous variable in the regression models.
Overall FINDRISC was found to be an effective tool to screen and recruit participants at moderate to high risk of diabetes, accurately categorising levels of overweight and obesity using self-report data.
Sixty-eight per cent of the literature reviewed was categorised as Level 1 or Level 2 evidence.
Based on the inflammatory response, the biocompatibility of the material is categorised from level 1 to level 4 [ 7].
19 None of the 74 studies, which were critically appraised, were systematic reviews (level 1 evidence), and approximately half of the studies were categorised as level 3 evidence (non-randomised studies).
The figure includes seven offenders among the 1,072 categorised as level 3 or the "critical few" who are under the highest level of probation and police supervision.
Sixty-three (33.5%) of 188 patients with AIP were categorised as level 1 and none of the 130 patients with PC were categorised as level 1 or 2 (table 1).
There were 31 (16.4%) patients with AIP who were categorised as level 1 or 2 and none of the 130 patients with PC were categorised as level 1 or 2 (table 1).
For the multivariate logistic regression model, wealth index was taken as a continuous variable; 3) educational level, categorised into four levels (none, primary, secondary and above, and adult/informal education); and, 4) parity, categorised as a dichotomous variable (1 2, more than two) for univariate analysis and a continuous variable for the multivariate logistic regression model.
Prescribed medications were categorised per level one ATC group, an indicator of the nature of prescribing.
