Should, contrary to expectations, there be any inhomogeneity between the groups with respect to important variables (baseline characteristics), adjustments will be made as far as possible in the scope of the longitudinal analysis.
While we attempted to generate the total effect of the depression-diabetes relationship by selecting estimates adjusted primarily for demographic characteristics, adjustment for confounders varied, and thus our pooled analyses only approximate the total effect.
Success factors for SAW were categorized into five theme groups: personal characteristics, adjustment latitude, coping with pain, use of healthcare services, and pain beliefs.
Success factors were categorized into five themes: personal characteristics, adjustment latitude, coping with pain, use of healthcare services, and pain beliefs.
The second research question, "How do workers with CMP stay at work", resulted in five themes of success factors: personal characteristics, adjustment latitude, coping with pain, use of healthcare services, and pain beliefs.
Data were recorded on study design and quality and, for each data block identified, on details of the results, including population characteristics, adjustment factors, lung function measure, and analysis type.
Differences in study design, sample size, population characteristics, adjustment for confounders, air pollution measurements, and exposure assessment techniques as well as the lack of knowledge on the exact biological mechanism are all likely to contribute to the observed heterogeneity of findings (Ritz and Wilhelm 2008; Slama et al. 2008; Woodruff et al. 2009).
A total of four themes of motivators (work as value, work as therapy, work as income generator and work as responsibility) and five themes of success factors (personal characteristics, adjustment latitude, coping with pain, use of healthcare services, and pain beliefs) were recorded in the interviews.
Based upon these characteristics, no adjustments were made to the analysis.
The decline in cerebrovascular disease mortality (n = 2317 deaths) did not vary significantly by any characteristic, after adjustment for multiple testing (all P ≥ 0.04).
