Sentence examples for exclusion of controls from inspiring English sources
dAfter exclusion of controls with present depressive symptoms indicated by CES-D ≥16 (n = 149).
The most common reason for the exclusion of controls was the wrong address (37%).
Also, the study design did not allow the exclusion of controls who did not know they were immune.
Unlisted telephone numbers were randomly generated to prevent selection bias by exclusion of controls in higher socioeconomic categories.
After exclusion of controls with data irregularities and those that could not be matched 144,522 controls were identified.
The exclusion of controls with depressive symptoms (CES-D ≥16) did not change the actual results (controls: 14.4; depression: 14.5; p = 0.64 in the final model).
However the selection of control groups varied considerably between studies with some excluding control subjects with established hypertension, while others argued that as not all patients with haemorrhagic stroke have high blood pressure such exclusion of control population is unnecessary.
For all biological parameters, the exclusion of control patients with diverticulitis had only a marginal impact on AUC values.
Secondary analyses extended the models to include the number of copulations observed which required the exclusion of control males that did not copulate.
