Using consensual MetS cutoffs for defining decreased HDL-C and elevated TG [ 11, 16], we observed a high prevalence of AD in T2DM males, at more than one-third.
PTT arousal index (PTT Ar/I) is defined as the frequency (number/hour) of a defined decrease in PTT which may serve as a marker for respiratory events, and associated arousals which occur in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
iSP duration was measured from the onset of the previously defined decrease of tonic EMG activity to recurrence of mean prestimulus EMG activity [ 9].
Increasing BMI was significantly and negatively associated with CG-defined decreased GFR and CKD, and positively with MDRD and CKD-EPI defined decreased GFR, but not CKD.
Increasing SD values defined decreasing precision.
We defined decreases and increases in each outcome measure by significant annual percent changes.
We defined "decreased or low BMD" in this review as T score ≤ −1.0 SD, including both osteopenia and osteoporosis.
We define decreases in symptom scores at least one year from baseline as symptom improvements and increases in scores at least one year from baseline as symptom worsening.
For salmonella isolates, we defined decreased ciprofloxacin susceptibility as an isolate with an MIC >0.064 mg/L (5 ) and multidrug resistance (MDR) as co-resistance of the isolate to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (6 ).
Pain relief, defined as decreased frequency and decreased intensity of painful paroxysms, was regarded as the primary outcome.
