Sentence examples for preexisting characteristic from inspiring English sources

It is unclear whether this finding represents a preexisting characteristic of LPD or a posttraumatic condition.

Using GIS, preexisting characteristics of the landscape can be cross-linked, and thereby, suitable as well as unsuitable courses of a corridor can be identified.

By matching based on preexisting characteristics, provides a way of statistically controlling the variation in these characteristics to minimize selection effects.

Third, and most importantly, this cross-sectional study could not address the question whether the observed processing differences were part of the preexisting characteristics of individuals who were selected and then trained to become elite warfighters, or whether these neural processing differences were a consequence of training.

The maternal preexisting characteristics were as follows: country of residence (Mali or Senegal); location of the woman's residence relative to the hospital in three categories: residence in the city of the hospital, outside the city of the hospital but in the same region, outside the region of the hospital; maternal age at delivery in three categories: <20, 20 35 and > 35 years.

Moreover, a handful of prospective studies suggest that preexisting psychosocial characteristics represent risk factors for new onset TMD.

However, only a handful of prospective studies have explored whether preexisting psychological characteristics represent risk factors for first-onset TMD.

Regulatory bodies and insurers evaluate hospital quality using obstetrical outcomes, however meaningful comparisons should take preexisting patient characteristics into account.

Patient characteristics, including demographic characteristics, preexisting comorbidity level, and information from the current hospitalization, were tabulated by RIFLE group.

Medical records were reviewed for baseline characteristics, preexisting chronic comorbidities, preexisting regularly-taken medications, treatment modalities, tumor control and patients' survival outcomes.

The questionnaire collected information about demographic characteristics; preexisting health status; smoking behavior; potential animal, human, and environmental exposures to influenza A H5; and personal and household hygienic practices.