Age-standardised characteristics by category of dietary cadmium exposure are shown in Table 1.
Baseline age-standardised characteristics were presented by quartiles of total PA in MET-h day−1.
Age-standardised characteristics of the study population by duration of breast-feeding are shown in Table 1.
Absolute rates were standardised for difference in characteristics between women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome.
Individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis (MA) offers advantages over aggregate MA of using standardised criteria for patient characteristics across trials, and allowing reliable investigation of subgroup effects of interventions.
After each consultation, the nurse will record on a standardised form some patient characteristics like age, sex, blood pressure, cholesterol level, glucose level, height, weight and the occurrence of CVD in the family (yes or no).
Families received an information sheet and Expression of Interest form (EoI); those who responded were telephoned by ASD-UK staff to explain the project; a pack was then sent that included a consent form, parent questionnaire and the Social Communication Questionnaire lifetime version (SCQ); 16 the SCQ was chosen to give some standardised information about ASD characteristics of the children.
All eligible publications were reviewed by two reviewers (Li Jinhui & Wang Wenjia), and they then extracted the study data based on a predefined standardised form including the characteristics of eligible studies, the baseline information of patients and the survival analysis data (Additional file 1: Table S1).
For future components the test sequence and analysis methods should account for such non-linear behaviour, in order to estimate thermal and solar performance characteristics for appropriate standardised boundary conditions.
Discrepancies were resolved in consultation with a third reviewer (M.E .. Data were extracted in duplicate by the same two reviewers using a standardised questionnaire that covered the characteristics of the ART programme, including location and country; the number of patients enrolled and on ART; the setting (urban, semi-urban or rural); and whether the programme was public or private.
