After Lewis and secretor genotypes, which are definitive factors of serum CA19-9, were taken into account, geometric mean of serum CA19-9 wassociatedted with any of BMI (p<0.001), height (p<0.001) and weight (p<0.001) among children excluding those with le/ le genotype.
It designates the pancreas location in early embryos, and acts as a definitive factor for proper differentiation and maturation of pancreatic β-cells by stimulating insulin gene transcription.
In general, financial aid is not a definitive factor in the recruiting of athletes at Division III colleges, especially among those committed to awarding scholarships on the basis of demonstrated financial need.
But he did say he has never seen philanthropy as a "definitive factor" in 23 years of mock trials that his firm has conducted.
The definitive factor which influences the structure of Co/Pt multilayers is the stress induced by the mismatch between Co and Pt.
This finding however is limited by lack of power for a definitive factor analysis.
Complete surgical resection of tumor has also been regarded as a definitive prognostic factor of osteosarcoma.
Each of the directional selection scenarios assumes that definitive factors, whether biological or environmental, can be associated with this distribution.
The question remains whether hyperglycemia itself is a definitive risk factor, or is a marker of significant illness.
Therefore, we do not claim to have developed a definitive list of factors to assess the necessity and feasibility of randomisation, a control group and blinding.
