Health care information is widely sought on the Internet, particularly by patients with chronic diseases[ 10- 12], but most surveys have identified a female preponderance, as also seen in attendances for medical consultation[ 13, 14].
We considered whether the similar survivorship observed in patients with simultaneous hip and wrist fractures, in spite of the presence of two fractures, was due to the female preponderance acting as a confounder.
The urban location of our study may also partly explain the relatively high prevalence, as an urban preponderance of childhood obesity has been well described in the developing world [ 3, 7, 24].
SP also demonstrated a strong female preponderance, as some workers have reported in RP but has not observed in CII-induced polychondritis.
The result is an open, spacious, simple venue with large windows – it was a shop in its previous incarnation – which nevertheless radiates warmth due to a preponderance of wood, as well as the red children's corner with its huge blackboard which turns into a comfortable lounge area at night.
"The policy lesson is that any of those careers will have to be treated and valued on an equal footing, without maintaining the preponderance of an academic research career as the only benchmark for attracting young people into such a career track," says the Communication.
This increase in HLA-B27 prevalence and the preponderance of the AS-associated suballele in HLAB*2705 in Māori patients indicates that AS susceptibility in New Zealand Māori is largely due to admixture with Caucasians.
Instead of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, as criminal trials demand, the measure is a "preponderance" of evidence, as in civil trials.
However, in Africa, Asia and South/Central America, this preponderance is not as marked as in Europe, North America and Australia.
7– 10 All studies showed a female preponderance with twice as many females as males.
