Sentence examples for disproportionately characterized from inspiring English sources

The childhoods of homeless adults are disproportionately characterized by persistent poverty, residential mobility, school problems, and other stressful and/or traumatic events [ 1, 2], particularly among homeless individuals with mental illness [ 3].

Exposures to these pollutants were disproportionately high for subgroups characterized as black, Hispanic and low income (annual household income less than $20,000).

Prior research indicates that tobacco and alcohol retailers, as well as medical marijuana dispensaries, are disproportionately located in neighborhoods characterized by socioeconomic disadvantage and by higher proportions of racial/ethnic minorities and young adults.

Cholestatic injury results from either direct injury to the biliary epithelium or injury to the molecular processes involved in bilirubin metabolism and secretion and is characterized by disproportionately elevated Alk Phos and T Bili levels.

It was characterized by disproportionately more motor deficit of the arms and especially the hands than the legs, bladder dysfunction and varying degrees of sensory loss below the lesion.

The increasing numbers of colonias along the U.S.-Mexico border are characterized by disproportionately poor families of Mexican-origin, limited access to resources and health services, and heightened risk for obesity and diabetes.

The Arab world is characterized by a disproportionately large and young population.

Enteric fever disproportionately affects children and is characterized by persistent fever, malaise and may cause a protracted illness lasting several weeks.

It has been suggested that catch-up growth following IUGR is characterized by a disproportionately higher rate of fat gain and that this is in part driven by suppressed thermogenesis [ 3].

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disease, characterized genetically by a disproportionately large contribution of rare genetic variation.

Racial/ethnic and poor communities are disproportionately exposed to health-damaging physical environments characterized by overcrowding, noise, substandard housing, insufficient public services, and toxic chemicals (including air pollution).