Sentence examples for the previous prevalence from inspiring English sources

Most of the study subjects were women, which is consistent with the previous prevalence reports which indicate that asthma is more prevalent in women in general.

This proportion is similar to the previous prevalence estimates of other studies [ 6, 9, 27].

Our sample showed the similar result as the previous prevalence study in Korea.

Informed consent was obtained from all subjects participating in the previous prevalence study.

Looking into the previous prevalence reports and comparing them with the results of our study, toxoplasmosis in women is still on the rise in Ethiopia perhaps due to the lack of awareness about the disease, as indicated by all respondents in this study (unpublished observations).

A sample size of 422 was determined using the formula for single population proportion based on the assumption s: in the absence of the previous prevalence data on the population under study, and to obtain the maximum sample size, p was assumed to be 0.5.

Nevertheless, the prevalences of HBV in the four prefectures studied (Lobaye 29%, Nana-Mambéré 28%, Ouaka 29% and Ouham 23%) are similar and lower than the only previous prevalence data published more than two decades ago in the prefecture of Ouham-Pendé (61% in 1984 and 48% in 1988) [ 13].

Therefore, the difference of the present and previous prevalence could be attributed to the increasing prevalence of obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance and T2DM.

The sample size was calculated using the sample size formula and was based on the data from a previous prevalence study.

In tune with the findings in PEACE, our previous prevalence study using International Study of Asthma and Related Allergies (ISAAC) methodology did not show a rise in prevalence of asthma in Hong Kong despite deteriorating air quality in past decades [ 5].

Previous prevalence data from the Kolda region were not available.