Sentence examples for heterogeneous prevalence from inspiring English sources

Of these, the drug with the most heterogeneous prevalence rate was amoxicillin, with a rate ranging from 9.1% to 52.1% of treated children among all LHUs (CV = 0.47).

31 Heterogeneous prevalence of acquired immunity among settings with different transmission patterns may likewise contribute to variation in observed nutrition and food security associations with risk for parasitemia or clinical illness.

Mutational analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer families have also been reported in several Spanish regions, showing a heterogeneous prevalence of recurrent mutations according to the geographical area [ 10].

Etiologically, because vulvar carcinomas are heterogeneous, the prevalence of HPV infection in invasive vulvar cancer cases varies 47.

29 Furthermore, the authors consider the reporting of heterogeneous pooled prevalence estimates, with the clear cautionary notes provided by the authors on interpretation, provide considerable additional value and transparency to the existing literature available in this field.

Time trends in health indicators were heterogeneous: The prevalence of frequent cough and eczema at the day of examination decreased, whereas sneeze attacks, ever diagnosed eczema, overweight, height, birth weight as well as total lung capacity increased.

The distribution of HIV, however, is highly heterogeneous, and HIV prevalence may be increasing in some areas, while stable or decreasing in others[6].

2 Worldwide, gout frequencies and time trends are heterogeneous with high prevalence in specific populations like Malayo-Polynesians (1.7%) 4 and New Zealand Maoris (8.8%).

In Europe, an estimated 8 million people (1.3%) are infected by HCV [ 4], but a heterogeneous pattern of prevalence has been reported.

A meta-analysis published in 2007 including 17 studies found a sensitivity of 76% and specificity of 70% for the detection of sepsis; however, these studies were heterogeneous in the prevalence of sepsis and PCT cutoffs used for diagnosis [ 69].

The frequency of women with high blood pressure in the four regions was heterogeneous, with the prevalence in the North (3.6%) being significantly lower than in the other regions.