Sentence examples for comparison with norm from inspiring English sources
Serum NT-proBNP levels were increased in all 26 patients (156 samples analyzed) in comparison with norm values (P < 0.001).
Based on our ten year results, further significant changes regarding HRQOL in comparison with norm populations are very unlikely.
Figure 3 shows the capacity of the AMS scale to detect therapeutic efficiency from another angle: the comparison with norm values of the population.
Moreover, we showed the capacity of the MRS scale to determine therapeutic efficiency with another approach: a face-value-comparison with norm values of the population [ 2, 3].
This is re-assuring and indicates that comparisons with norm values could be helpful for interpreting results of intervention studies.
For comparisons with norm values and between the groups we used the one-sample t-test or the t-test for independent samples, respectively.
Although this indicates at least that comparisons with norm values could be helpful for interpreting results of intervention studies, we are not recommending formal statistical testing of differences between patient groups and the reference values of the population: Patients are usually too different from the general population, a difference hard to adjust for.
Comparison with the norm values was performed with a t-test for difference in means.
Comparison were performed with respect to sex and age, and s-scores were calculated for comparison with the norm.
Loge et al (2000) reported increased levels of psychological distress in nearly 50% of fatigued HL survivors; however, no comparison with a norm population was made.
