Sentence examples for study rather long from inspiring English sources

Because the sample size in the first study was quite small, and the time to follow-up PCR testing in the second study rather long, we assumed a similar rate of persistence of HPV infection following eradication of anogenital warts as estimated for CIN (34%) in the model.

Compared with other studies [ 16] the procedure time in our study is rather long.

The complication rates were low, but the operation time and hospital stay rather long in our study.

An association between high BMI and obesity and CKD has been reported in several previous population-based studies with rather long follow-up [ 2, 12, 15, 17, 18].

The tear film break-up time registered in this study was generally rather long compared with some previous studies [ 16, 19], but it was in line with others [ 10, 14, 20].

While some studies indicate that the improvement vanishes after two weeks [ 3, 4], other studies observed rather long-lasting effects up to 4 years [ 5– 7].

The rather long study period makes the results less vulnerable for yearly variations in magnitude of the annual epidemic and in virulence of the microbe.

Despite the large study sample and a rather long follow-up period (median follow-up time: 13.6 years), the number of AF cases was relatively low, limiting the power of the study.

Finally, due to the observational nature of the study, and due to a rather long list of risk factors and confounders, residual confounding with an impact on the results cannot be ruled out.

Compared with previous studies of statin initiators, our study had the advantage of a rather long follow-up time and allowed for shorter gaps of treatment.

In our study both Zoraptera and Embioptera exhibit rather long branches due to accelerated substitution rates (Additional file 7).