The measures used for data collection were categorized into sociodemographic characteristics, history of testing, and barriers to testing.
Albumin excretion rate (AER), assessed on two 24-h urine collections by immunoturbidimetric method, was categorized as normoalbuminuria (<20 μg/min), microalbuminuria (20 200 μg/min), and macroalbuminuria (≥200 μg/min).
Significance was categorized as P < 0.05.
Each variable was categorized.
On the basis of the source of specimen collection, infections were categorized as invasive (isolated from cerebrospinal fluid, blood, or another normally sterile site) or noninvasive (isolated from urine, stool, or other site).
Data collection periods were categorized into first, second, or third trimester of pregnancy, at birth, 0 to 6 months, 7 18 months, 19 60 months, or 5 or more years after birth.
At the end of the collection period, counts were categorized to the following groups: 1) <1,952 counts = <2.99 METS (walking >24 min/mile) = light activity; 2) 1,953–5,724 counts = 3.0 5.99 METS (walking 15 24 min/mile) = moderate activity; 3) 5,725–9,498 counts = 6.0 8.99 METS (jogging 8 15 min/mile) = hard activity; and 4) >9,499 counts = >9.0 METS (running <8 min/mile) = very hard activity (17).
Prior to data collection, chief complaints (CCs) were categorized based on our faculty's clerkship logbook which includes a list of common chief complaints [ 18].
For example, LMIC researchers may be given reduced ranking on the author byline because their contributions to subject recruitment, data collection, administration and analysis are categorized as "technical tasks" and may be considered of lesser value than drafting the manuscript.
He was categorizing me and stereotyping me.
