The symptoms were considered present if they were reported with an at least barely intensity.
In this study, nodules were considered present if they were found in the most recent visit prior to death.
ECs were considered present if they appeared as a group of 6 or more cells.
As per the original Liu index, diagnoses were considered present if they were found on either the CMS 2728 or in Medicare claims.
All food items (other than polar bear) were considered present if they were identified in a scat pile, regardless of volume.
Co-morbid diagnoses were considered present if they were found during one year before and 6 months after the diagnosis with primary breast cancer.
All symptoms were considered present if they occurred at least nearly every week according to self-report.
Radiologic findings of a dilated PD and the presence of mass lesion were considered present if they had been noted in the clinical CT report.
In practice, genes with CDS coverage over 0.95 and gene-body coverage over 0.85 were considered present.
Cartilage lesions and osteophytes were considered present for a WORMS score ≥ 2, and all other features were considered present for a WORMS score ≥ 1.
