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Confidence Intervals
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Definition of 'Confidence Intervals'A range of values for a variable of interest, e.g., a rate, constructed so that this range has a specified probability of including the true value of the variable. Common names: Confidence Intervals; Confidence Interval; Interval, Confidence; Intervals, Confidence |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
24 Oct 2009 
BACKGROUND: Although African American adults bear a disproportionate burden from diabetes mellitus (DM), few randomized controlled trials have tested culturally appropriate interventions to improve DM care. METHODS: We randomly assigned 542 African ... Read more...
20 Oct 2009 This study examined whether, after a breast cancer diagnosis, high intake of animal fat was associated with increased breast cancer mortality and high intake of fiber was associated with decreased breast cancer mortality. Participants were 3,846 US ... Read more...
Correlates of multiple chronic disease behavioral risk factors in Canadian children and adolescents.
19 Oct 2009 The authors assessed individual, social, and school correlates of multiple chronic disease behavioral risk factors (physical inactivity, sedentary behavior, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking, and high body mass index) in a representative sample of ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Confidence Intervals'
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- The effects of a nurse case manager and a community health worker team on diabetic control, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations among urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. 24 Oct 2009
- Physical activity's impact on the association of fat and fiber intake with survival after breast cancer. 20 Oct 2009
- Correlates of multiple chronic disease behavioral risk factors in Canadian children and adolescents. 19 Oct 2009
- Meta- and pooled analyses of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism and colorectal cancer: a HuGE-GSEC review. 19 Oct 2009
- Genetic variation in the progesterone receptor and metabolism pathways and hormone therapy in relation to breast cancer risk. 19 Oct 2009
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- Postmenopausal breast cancer risk and dietary patterns in the E3N-EPIC prospective cohort study. 12 Oct 2009
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- Body size, recreational physical activity, and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk among women in the California teachers study. 10 Oct 2009
- Analyses of injury count data: some do's and don'ts. 5 Oct 2009
- Accuracy of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide to diagnose significant cardiovascular disease in children: the Better Not Pout Children! Study. 4 Oct 2009
- Role of clopidogrel loading dose in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty: results from the HORIZONS-AMI (harmonizing outcomes with revascularization and stents in acute myocardial infarction) trial. 4 Oct 2009
- Early statin therapy in acute coronary syndromes: the successful cycle of evidence, guidelines, and implementation. 4 Oct 2009
- The tyranny of power: is there a better way to calculate sample size?
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Technical information about 'Confidence Intervals'
Definition: A range of values for a variable of interest, e.g., a rate, constructed so that this range has a specified probability of including the true value of the variable.
Descriptor UI: D016001
Alternative terms: Confidence Intervals; Confidence Interval; Interval, Confidence; Intervals, Confidence;
Tree Number: E05.318.740.275; N05.715.360.750.220; N06.850.520.830.275;
History Note: 91(90); was see under STATISTICS 1990
Technical Notes: IM GEN only; coord NIM with specific disease or other concept (IM); no qualif