We assumed that the small sample size of the T2D group is a result of the prevalent exclusion criteria of moderate to severe renal dysfunction, history of coronary artery disease and β-blocker already in use in this population.
This second analysis will be less powerful because the phenotype is transformed to a dichotomous variable and because the sample size is reduced by exclusion of the moderate responders.
He also complained about "a consistent exclusion of voices" representing moderate Islam by Muslim organizations.
The relatively low mean premorbid serum creatinine (1.1 mg/dl in both groups) reflects this exclusion of patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease.
Data on the risk of adverse renal events from randomised trials of early invasive versus conservative treatment for acute coronary syndrome are limited, in part due to the exclusion of patients with moderate to severe renal insufficiency from trials.
Furthermore, the exclusion of patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease, who are at particular risk for progression to ESRD after AKI, most probably mitigated this result, at least to a certain extent.
There was one exclusion criterion: the presumption of moderate to severe cognitive impairment [ 21].
Exclusion criteria were: presence of Moderate to Profound Mental Retardation F71-F733) or Diseases of the Nervous System (G00-G99) as a primary clinical condition.
General exclusion criteria are a history of moderate or severe head injury, serious somatic illness, neurological disorder, and mental retardation (see also Birkenaes et al. 2007 for a broader description).
The exclusion criteria was the absence of moderate or severe clinical mandibular disorders, no TMJ sounds, no tenderness to palpation of the TMJ or masticatory muscles, and no painful limitations of mandibular movements [ 10].
Based on exclusion of patients diagnosed with moderate to severe depression according to BDI scores (n = 15), there was no significant correlation of FSFI total and sub-domain scores to MIDAS scores, migraine duration, migraine attack frequency, and migraine severity (Table 3).
