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Furthermore, as objective methods do not differentiate between periods of inactivity and periods when the device is not being worn, subjective methods are preferred for measuring sedentary behavior [ 3].

ELISAs as well as haemoglobin binding assays have been used for measuring Hp in serum samples however it is apparent that milk lactoperoxidase interferes with the Hb-Hp complex peroxidase activity, therefore immunoassays have been preferred for measuring Hp in milk [ 9, 17, 38].

Data collection from patients is preferred for studies measuring patient intervals.

This high incidence of reversibility, combined with chaotropes being cheap and compatible with many buffers, makes chemical denaturation the academic's preferred method for measuring protein stability [22].

We would have preferred, for example, to measure post-graduate success based on the median earnings of recent and mid-career alumni, something possible for some institutions because of the payscale.com web site computations, but not for all schools.

Weight-for-Height is the most sensitive indicator of acute malnutrition and is preferred for nutrition surveys and for measuring individual progress in feeding programmes (as opposed to Weight-for-Age).

To assess the accuracy of self- and parent-report of weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) in children between 8 and 12 years of age and to determine whether self- or parent-report should be preferred for preadolescents' subjective measures.

As these models were developed for use in primary care, smaller models with fewer variables to measure were preferred for practical reasons.

The QALY is a generic outcome measure preferred for use in economic evaluations combining survival time adjusted for quality of life.

However, many studies continue to report the total score of pain and disability measures, perhaps because having a single primary outcome measure is preferred for study design and interpretation.

Total body (excluding skull) measures are preferred for paediatric evaluations of bone health as the variation during skeletal development is lower than the commonly used femoral neck or lumbar spine measurements in adults, therefore increasing reproducibility (39).