Thirty-nine (33.9%) patients were classified as a severe group, based on their admissions to intensive care units or deaths due to the disease (mean±SD age = 39.45±12.8, 20 male and 19 female).
Finally, in comparing across and within the persistently severe and persistently non-severe groups based on the frequency of ED use, our results indicated that the differences were more definitive among those with fewer ED episodes.
Their inclusion or exclusion did not alter the parameters shown in the table The third and fourth columns of the table contain results comparing the severe and non-severe groups based on the frequency of ED episodes.
Recently, patients with both cancer [ 5, 6] and non-cancer pain [ 5, 7- 9] have been categorised into mild, moderate, and severe pain groups based on pain intensity ratings.
Each patient was categorized either into mild to moderate or severe hepatitis groups based on ALT levels and these patients were followed for their outcome till the end of inpatient stay.
The 43 asthma patients enrolled in the study were stratified into moderate or severe airflow obstruction groups based on baseline FEV1.
Patients were divided into mild- (n = 37), moderate- (n = 30), and severe-burn (n = 28) groups based on total body surface area (TBSA), burn depth, and complications.
In brief, multiparous Holstein-Friesian cows were blocked according to parity, body condition score, and previous milk yield, two weeks prior to expected calving and within block were randomly allocated to two treatments; mild NEB (MNEB, n = 12) or severe NEB (SNEB, n = 12) groups based on different feeding and milking regimes.
Patients were categorized into four groups based on pain severity (milder or more severe; based on number of pain-relief medications and use of opioids) and time to diagnosis of depression (≤1 year or>1 year from PPS index date).
