Claims database analysis allows for estimation of real-world treatment patterns, and the strength of our analysis derives from the large, geographically diverse population studied.
As the obstetric units in Bremen cater for an ethnic diverse population, study materials (i.e. study information, study flyer) are available in Russian and Turkish, the languages spoken by the two main migrant groups in the region.
Among the ethnically diverse population studied in the Diabetes Prevention Program, increased WC was the most significant predictor of diabetes in men and women in the lifestyle and placebo groups [ 5].
Unique characteristics of the diverse populations studied might account for real differences in the findings.
Evidence for inbreeding by non-random mating has not been found [ 10], while inbreeding by drift is unlikely in the typically large, genetically diverse populations studied here [ 20].
As the relative risks involved are modest, it could be argued that the observed relationship between alcohol and breast cancer might be due to confounding by unknown risk factors, but it is hard to envisage an as yet unknown risk factor, which is consistently associated with alcohol intake in the relatively diverse populations studied.
Since early stage ovarian cancer represents a prognostically diverse population, future studies should be focused on identifying the optimal treatment for the various subgroups of patients.
"It is vital that mental health services meet the needs of Scotland's culturally diverse population". The study, which was published in the journal Ethnicity and Health, was supported by the Scottish government's Chief Scientist Office, NHS Health Scotland and the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland.
In order to recruit a large, diverse population, our study had few eligibility criteria.
Although the MarketScan data represent a large diverse population, the study only included information from mainly large, self-insured employers, whose employees were more likely to be located in certain geographic areas than the general employee population, and the analysis included a convenience sample of patients whose employer supplied productivity data.
