Sentence examples for consequence of confounding from inspiring English sources

An alternative explanation is that higher serum highly sensitive CRP is a biomarker for lower lung function and that the apparent associations between coagulation pathway activity and lung function that we have observed are in part a consequence of confounding.

We put together non-smokers and ex-smoker in the reference groups for the effect of current smoking with the potential consequence of confounding.

There is no obvious mechanistic explanation for the lack of effect in severe anemia, although the fact that this interaction did not persist in a fully adjusted multivariate model suggests that it could be a consequence of confounding.

The increased risk may be a consequence of confounding and not caused by treatment.

Therefore, the increased risk in women attending colposcopy may be a consequence of confounding and not caused by treatment.

However, the value of FDG as a prognostic biomarker is not undisputed [ 18], probably as a consequence of confounding and heterogeneity in both the clinical spectrum and PET technology.

The consequence of dependencies, confounding, and other "noise" is an unacceptably high false-positive rate.

The most important consequence of the confounding diversity of the methods employed for PRP processing was the difference in resulting final products, which precluded a comparison of the treatment's results [ 143, 149, 156].

Some will argue that our range of costs fails to incorporate the role of confounding factors in quantifying the economic consequences of methyl mercury exposure.

As a consequence of the analysis on the consultation level, multiple consultations with the same person could be a source of confounding.

And the thought of confounding my enemies.