The end products of LDL peroxidation, TBARS, were measured as per the modified method of Buege and Aust [ 48].
There were also no differences between the groups regarding compliance or satisfaction with the treatment as well as quality of life as measured by the modified Diabetes Quality of Life Clinical Trial Questionnaire.
In all groups, most of the females were housewives, the commonest occupation among males was farmer, and about 80percentt were classified as having low socioeconomic status as measured on the modified Kuppuswami scale using education, occupation and income of the family head.
The arthritis score was more severe in patients with more widespread disease involvement, reflected by the number of affected organ systems (correlation coefficient = 0.43, P < 0.01), but there was no association with the degree of skin involvement as measured by the modified Rodnan skin score, systemic inflammation as assessed by erythrocyte sedimentation rate, disease duration, or age.
Outcome measures include emergency attendance and medical readmission in the past 90 days as identified from medical records, and patient-reported QOL as measured by the modified Quality-of-Life Concerns in the End of Life Questionnaire (Chinese version).
Plasma treatments decrease dynamic water contact angles and increase the surface energy of the carbon fibers as measured by the modified Wilhelmy method.
It was previously reported that the adhesion strength of thermal sprayed yttria-stabilized zirconia coatings, as measured by the modified tensile test, decreased with increased coating thickness.
After HDIT/HCT, these patients all experienced significant clinical improvement[19] including decrease in the dermal fibrosis[19], [20] and the modified Rodnan skin score (MRSS) and an increase in overall function as measured by the modified Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (MHAQ).
Nicotine dependence, as measured by the modified FTND, averaged 5.1 (SD = 2.3).
Severity of illness, as measured by the modified PRISM score, was also associated with IVIG exposure (p = 0.004).
This interpretation attributes the mean scatter spacing, as measured by the modified cepstrum slope and 0.3-μs intercept, to the distances between neighboring ducts.
