... coordinates) was considered, thus making the method independent of the systems used to collect the data. A maximum of five features (input variables) was used, four of them related to the eigenvalues obtained ...
... was carried out (n = 153). Type II diabetic patients included, of legal age who signed the informed consent. Sociodemographic variables were studied (age, sex, body mass index (BMI), smoking habit, alcohol ...
Prevalences of overweight and obesity in young children have risen dramatically in the last several decades in most developed countries. Childhood overweight and obesity are known to have immediate and ...
... Coruña. Patients >15 years with closed thoracic trauma were included. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were studied in order to determine the lesion cause, location, and degree. Results: We analyzed ...
Objectives: Estimate the frequency of erectile dysfunction in patients with essential hypertension and associated variables, degree of control, cardiovascular risk and the impact on quality of life. Material ...
... used for initiation were recorded. A statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 19 software. Categorical and continuous variables were compared by the specific statistical tests, and a logistic ...
... the prevalence of symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee in a random population sample, its associated variables and its impact on pain and functionality. Methods: Descriptive and multivariate logistic ...
... than 18 years of age were included. Measurements: sociodemographic, anthropometric variables of the disease, comorbidity, cardiovascular risk, and therapeutic management. Results. 151 subjects (75 RA and ...
A recurring theme in modern statistics is dealing with high-dimensional data whose main feature is a large number, p, of variables but a small sample size. In this context our aim is to address the problem ...
... 0.05 for all models). The addition of miRNA combinations to a model based on clinical variables improved the discrimination (area under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve (AUC) from 0.721 to 0.787). ...
... CODEX index in a large external population of COPD patients with variable durations of follow-up. Additionally, we aimed to recalculate the thresholds of the CODEX index using the cutoffs of variables ...
In this research, an algorithm is presented for predicting the remaining useful life (RUL) of aircraft engines from a set of predictor variables measured by several sensors located in the engine. RUL prediction ...
Travel patterns are becoming more differentiated, influenced by new variables resulting from changes in lifestyle. The relevance of the senior segment for this industry, with the continuous aging population ...
... We aimed to estimate the instantaneous rate of transition among various states of body mass index (BMI) categories, in children and to evaluate the effect of a vector of explanatory variables–maternal ...
... and methods
In total, 73 athletes were recruited, of whom 51 were gymnasts and 22 were athletes from other sports. The independent variables were anthropometric characteristics of both lower extremities. ...
The aim of this study was to identify the differences between seasons in men´s water polo regular competition by analysing the changes of game-related statistics. The sample comprised 88 games from the ...
OBJECTIVES: Estimate the frequency of erectile dysfunction in patients with essential hypertension and associated variables, degree of control, cardiovascular risk and the impact on quality of life.
MATERIAL ...
... The satisfaction domain with the lowest score was with the breast (59). The variables associated with the worst quality of life in the physical well-being chest domain were the skin-sparing mastectomy ...
The purpose of this paper is two fold. First, we investigate estimation for varying coefficient partially linear models in which covariates in the nonparametric part are measured with errors. As there ...
... = psi(0) = 0, lim(t ->infinity) phi(t) = infinity, and psi(center dot)/phi(center dot) is a nondecreasing function on [0,infinity). Let be a sequence of independent and symmetric B-valued random variables. ...
... for developing appropriate estimators is the estimation of the joint distribution of the variables time-to-event and marker. As usual, different approximations lead to different estimators. In this article, ...
... setting. Let be a sequence of independent and identically distributed Banach space valued random variables and set. S-n = Sigma(n)(i=1) X-i, n >= 1. Let and is a nondecreasing sequence. We show tha ...
... conclude that GWPC1 corresponds to a geogenetic component with changing winning variables adapted to the geological characteristics of the territory (lithology and mining), while GWPC2 corresponds to a ...
... were evaluated in the same blood samples used for plasma mtDNA quantification. Epidemiological and clinical variables were included for the analysis.
Results: A total of 235 HIV-infected patients were ...
... to identify variables associated with baseline quality of life and anxiety as well as pre- and post-treatment differences. Authorization was obtained from the Ethics Committee, and informed consent was ...
When developing prediction models for application in clinical practice, health practitioners usually categorise clinical variables that are continuous in nature. Although categorisation is not regarded ...
... comorbidities and diabetes). The CART-based algorithm indicated that the variables relevant for patient grouping differed markedly between patients with isolated respiratory disease (FEV1, dyspnoea grade) ...
... same time, we construct Jackknife estimator as well as Jackknife empirical likelihood statistic of the error variance. Under both the response variables and their associated covariates form a stationary ...
In this note, general symmetrization procedures for both the weak and strong laws of large numbers concerning the row sums from arrays of rowwise independent Banach space valued random variables are established. ...
... Eighty-eight matches from the 2011–2014 domestic league seasons were notated post-event using a computerised notational analysis system. The dependent variables were team offensive performance indicators, ...
... by the study of the footprint obtained with a pedograph. Anthropometric variables were studied, Charlson’s Comorbidity Index, function and state of foot (Foot Function Index (FFI), Foot Health Status Questionnaire ...
... multivariate models, the variables with an independent effect for predicting cardiovascular events are: male sex, age of recipient, previous cardiovascular disorders, pre-transplant smoking and post-transplant ...
... matches from the 2011-2014 seasons have been analysed. The offensive performance variables were divided into four groups, namely, playing situations, attacks outcome, origin of shots, and technical execution ...
... Shots in relation to the different playing situations; Attacks outcome; Origin of shots; Technical execution of shots. The variables of each group had a constant sum which equalled 100%. The data were ...
Objective: To determine total pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) in peripheral blood as a potential marker of the activation of the parasympathetic arm of the trigemino-vascular ...
In multiple regression models, when there are a large number (p) of explanatory variables which may or may not be relevant for predicting the response, it is useful to be able to reduce the model. To this ...
Background: Debate regarding the prognosis of asymptomatic patients with Brugada syndrome (BrS) is possibly affected by the selection bias of survivors of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). We aimed to determine ...
... cohorts consisting of 180 cases/300 controls and 419 cases/656 controls. Relationships of SNPs and clinical variables with the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity and Functional Indices BASDAI ...
... α-mixing random variables, when f( · ) is unknown, the Berry–Esseen type bounds for estimators of β, g( · ), and f( · ) are discussed under independent errors. ...
... the estimators is established under the lifetime observations are assumed to be a sequence of stationary α α -mixing random variables. Finite sample behavior of the estimators is investigated via simulations ...
... random variables is established. The situation in which covariates are present is considered; therefore, the present paper extends previous results in Dikta et al. (2005) to the setting with covariates. ...
... of study design, characteristics of participants, possible variables incorporated into the multivariable analyses and the risk ratio (RR) for Merkel cell carcinoma associated with Merkel cell polyomaviru ...
... the period 2004–2007. Once
we had defined the dependent variable, the number of errors committed in the report,
the independent variables, the type of auditor and type of opinion, we tested the
hypotheses ...
... converges to a finite combination of independent chi-squared random variables with one degree of freedom. The coefficients in this linear combination can be consistently estimated. The proposed test is ...