The health impact of remarriage behavior on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: findings from the US longitudinal survey Nov 15, 2009
51, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 0. 28-0. (BioMed Central)
Revascularization versus Medical Therapy for Renal-Artery Stenosis Nov 12, 2009
06x10 3 liters per micromole per year (95% confidence interval [CI], 0. 002 to 0. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Vaccination against HPV-16 Oncoproteins for Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia Nov 5, 2009
At 3 months after the last vaccination, 12 of 20 patients (60%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 36 to 81) had clinical responses and reported relief of symptoms. Five women had complete regression of the lesions, and HPV-16 was no longer detectable in four of them. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Good adherence to tuberculosis prophylaxis Nov 3, 2009
7% (95% confidence interval [CI] 93. 5-95. (BioMed Central)
Speak out on gay issues Oct 30, 2009
userid wrote on Oct 29, 2009 4:57 PM:" If the best the medical profession has been able to come up with is a confidence interval of 4 to 50 percent for the percentage of the human population having "alcoholic attractions" (Res Ipsa, Oct 29, 2009, 12:49 PM:), sounds to me like the profession needs to refine its research methods. That's about as helpful as saying between 4 and 50 percent of adults in the USA have eaten Corn Flakes in the last year. ". Res Ipsa wrote on Oct 29, 2009 5:12 PM:" Will... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
New poll finds Coakley with solid lead Oct 28, 2009
The sampling error for a sample of 522 adults is +/- 4 percent, at a 95 percent confidence interval. Thus if 50 percent of adults said they had a favorable view of a candidate, one would be 95 percent sure that the true figure would be between 46 percent and 54 percent (50 percent +/- 4 percent) had all Massachusetts adults been interviewed, rather than just a sample. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Algorithm estimates life-threat risk Oct 22, 2009
2% (95% confidence interval: 78. 6% - 81. (BioMed Central)
Sun Life Financial study finds Canadians have tightened purse strings in 2009 Oct 22, 2009
However, Unretirement(TM) Index finds economy hasn't put a damper on Canadians' retirement spirits. " Thinking about their retirement prospects, Canadians are feeling more confident, with more respondents anticipating that they will not be working longer than they originally intended and more Canadians believing their retirement will be as comfortable as they had hoped, compared to December 2008 - the last time the Index was conducted. According to the study, 55 per cent of Canadians now believe... (Canada Newswire)
Functional Status of Elderly Adults before and after Initiation of Dialysis Oct 15, 2009
8 points in the MDS ADL score (95% confidence interval [CI], 2. 5 to 3. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Doxycycline for Mansonella perstans Infection Oct 8, 2009
18; 95% confidence interval, 3. 63 to 11. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Stress associated with stroke Oct 1, 2009
49, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2. 06 to 5. (BioMed Central)
Chronic growth faltering amongst a birth cohort of Indian children begins prior to weaning and is highly prevalent at three years of age Sep 30, 2009
At age three years, of 186 boys and 187 girls still under follow-up, 109 (66%, 95% Confidence interval 58-73%) boys and 93 (56%, 95% CI 49-64%) girls were stunted, 14 (8%, 95% CI 4-13%) boys and 12 (7%, 95% CI 3-11%) girls were wasted (low weight-for-height) and 72 (43%, 95% CI 36-51) boys and 66 (39%, 95% CI 31-47%) girls were underweight (low weight-for-age). In total 224/331 (68%) children at three years had at least one growth deficiency (were stunted and/or underweight and/or wasted); even... (Nutrition Journal)
Comparative Efficacy of Inactivated and Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccines Sep 24, 2009
Absolute efficacy against both types of influenza, as measured by isolating the virus in culture, identifying it on real-time polymerase-chain-reaction assay, or both, was 68% (95% confidence interval [CI], 46 to 81) for the inactivated vaccine and 36% (95% CI, 0 to 59) for the live attenuated vaccine. In terms of relative efficacy, there was a 50% (95% CI, 20 to 69) reduction in laboratory-confirmed influenza among subjects who received inactivated vaccine as compared with those given live... (New England Journal of Medicine)
ISTA Pharmaceuticals Announces Preliminary Results of T-Pred Studies Sep 9, 2009
In order to demonstrate the bioequivalence of the two products, the ratio of calculated prednisolone values in aqueous humor needed to fall between 80% and 125%, with a 90% confidence interval for the ratios during all time points measured. Although T-Pred's prednisolone concentrations in this study were similar to those of the reference product, bioequivalence was not demonstrated. (PR Newswire)
PSSA test results good news for Pa. Sep 4, 2009
Schools and school districts could meet performance without meeting the targets outright through a growth model, safe harbor and confidence interval ... AYP also can be met through a confidence interval that gives leeway for statistical error. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pittsburgh schools meet federal AYP standard Aug 11, 2009
A district may make AYP by meeting achievement goals outright or through statistical allowances such as "safe harbor" and the "confidence interval." The former credits a district for academic progress -- even if the overall achievement goal wasn't met -- and the latter is a statistical hedge against unfair variations in groups of test-takers over years. District officials said the state Department of Education sent an e-mail with the AYP news but has not yet provided the explanatory data. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Editorial: Council could learn more Aug 5, 2009
The resulting conclusions have a confidence interval of plus or minus 7. 2 percent. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Diagnostic tools and innovative therapies improve patient prognosis Aug 3, 2009
Public release date: 2-Aug-2009. Contact: Liz Wulderk. (EurekAlert!)
Educational intervention and monitoring programme to improve physician reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in a primary care setting in complementary and alternative medicine Jul 31, 2009
Interrater reliability between the physicians and the study centre was calculated using Cohen's kappa with a 95% confidence interval (CI). A two-tailed t-test was used for continuous data and chi-square test was used for categorical data. (BioMed Central)
Mayo researchers find race has role in incidence, survival of rare brain tumor Jul 31, 2009
In the study, researchers found the PCNSL incidence rates for adults ages 20 to 49 (all reported with a 95 percent confidence interval) were. Black Americans: 1. (EurekAlert!)
PAPER: Tough love for fat people: Tax their food to pay for healthcare... Jul 29, 2009
" Accordingly, we physicians record direct exposure to cigarette smoke by smokers in the medical record as "pack-years smoked" (packs smoked per day times the number of years smoked). A smoking history of around 10 pack-years alerts the physician to search for cigarette-caused illness. But even those nonsmokers with the greatest exposure to SHS probably inhale the equivalent of only a small fraction (around 0.03) of one cigarette per day, which is equivalent to smoking around 10 cigarettes per... (The Drudge Report)
Capsule Endoscopy vs. Colonoscopy for Detecting Polyps and Cancer Jul 16, 2009
The sensitivity and specificity of capsule endoscopy for detecting polyps that were 6 mm in size or bigger were 64% (95% confidence interval [CI], 59 to 72) and 84% (95% CI, 81 to 87), respectively, and for detecting advanced adenoma, the sensitivity and specificity were 73% (95% CI, 61 to 83) and 79% (95% CI, 77 to 81), respectively. Of 19 cancers detected by colonoscopy, 14 were detected by capsule endoscopy (sensitivity, 74%; 95% CI, 52 to 88). (New England Journal of Medicine)
Delivering diabetes care in Cambodia Jul 15, 2009
There was a significant drop of 109 mg/dl (95% confidence interval (CI) 103. 1 to 114. (BioMed Central)
Rates of Serious Infection after Changes in Regimens for Medical Abortion Jul 9, 2009
67 per 1000; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0. 44 to 0. (New England Journal of Medicine)
The Effect of Medicare Part D on Drug and Medical Spending Jul 2, 2009
Results Between December 2005 and December 2007, as compared with the increase in the no-cap group, the increase in total monthly drug spending was $41 higher (95% confidence interval [CI], $33 to $50) (74%) among enrollees with no previous drug coverage, $27 higher (95% CI, $20 to $34) (27%) among those with a previous $150 quarterly cap, and $13 higher (95% CI, $8 to $18) (11%) among those with a previous $350 cap. The use of both lipid-lowering and antidiabetic medications rose in the groups... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Epidemiologic Study of In-Hospital CPR in the Elderly Jul 2, 2009
3% of these patients (95% confidence interval [CI], 18. 2 to 18. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Treating Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia without Cranial Irradiation Jun 25, 2009
6% (95% confidence interval [CI], 79. 9 to 91. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Characteristics and determinants of sexual behavior among adolescents of migrant workers in Shangai (China) Jun 19, 2009
23, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1. 01-1. (BioMed Central)
Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D status in African American men Jun 18, 2009
3, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1. 5, 12. (BioMed Central)
National Psoriasis Survey reveals its devastating impact on quality of life Jun 16, 2009
What many people don't realize is that its effects are devastating and can have an enormous physical and emotional impact on patients' lives," says Dr. Wayne Gulliver, a leader in dermatology in Newfoundland and Labrador. "Additionally, psoriasis can be associated with many common chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, heart disease and diabetes, which may significantly shorten the patient's life. The results of the SKIN survey help validate the need for more effective... (Canada Newswire)
QLT announces positive results from the evaluation of Visudyne(R) combination therapy Jun 2, 2009
04) While the mean visual acuity (VA) may appear to have improved similarly across all treatment groups, the confidence intervals were wide ... 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- P values are from comparison with Lucentis monotherapy CI: confidence interval "The ability of Visudyne-Lucentis triple therapy to decrease the number of retreatment visits for patients while showing vision improvement and an acceptable safety profile is very encouraging," said... (Canada Newswire)
Age, Neuropathology, and Dementia May 28, 2009
63; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3. 81 to 19. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Video: Data on More Than 15 Novartis Oncology Compounds at ASCO Highlight Progress Toward Targeted Therapies for Diverse Tumor Types May 28, 2009
33 with 95% confidence interval 0 ... 04, 95% confidence interval: 0. (PR Newswire)
Dipyridamole plus Aspirin for Hemodialysis Graft Patency May 21, 2009
The incidence of primary unassisted patency at 1 year was 23% (95% confidence interval [CI], 18 to 28) in the placebo group and 28% (95% CI, 23 to 34) in the dipyridamole aspirin group, an absolute difference of 5 percentage points. Treatment with dipyridamole plus aspirin significantly prolonged the duration of primary unassisted patency (hazard ratio, 0. (New England Journal of Medicine)
UCB's CIMZIA(R) (certolizumab pegol) Approved by the U.S. FDA for Adult Patients Suffering From Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis May 14, 2009
During controlled and open-labeled portions of CIMZIA studies of Crohn's disease and other diseases, malignancies (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) were observed at a rate (95% confidence interval) of 0. 5 (0. (PR Newswire)
Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer May 14, 2009
09 (95% confidence interval, 1. 38 to 3. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Epinephrine and Dexamethasone in Children with Bronchiolitis May 14, 2009
65; 95% confidence interval, 0. 45 to 0. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Reducing renal risk in radiography May 14, 2009
52; 95% confidence interval 0 ... Number needed to treat to prevent one case of contrast-induced nephropathy was 16 (95% confidence interval 10-34). (BioMed Central)
Cardium Announces Completion of Patient Recruitment in Phase 2b Clinical Trial of Excellarate(TM) for the Potential Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers May 7, 2009
Consistent with other Phase 2 clinical study designs, the MATRIX clinical trial is powered to demonstrate a statistically significant difference between patients treated with the Excellarate drug candidate (one or two doses as a single group) compared to placebo treated patients based on an 80% statistical powering and a 95% confidence interval. The ability to achieve closure of chronically non-healing wounds following application of a simple topical gel is considered to be particularly... (PR Newswire)
Realtors(R) Want to Shop for Real Estate Closing Services Online May 6, 2009
At a 95 percent level of confidence, the confidence interval for results overall was +/-2. 2 percent. (PR Newswire)
Coronary Bypass Surgery with or without Surgical Ventricular Reconstruction Apr 28, 2009
99; 95% confidence interval, 0. 84 to 1. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Valsartan for Prevention of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation Apr 16, 2009
97; 96% confidence interval [CI], 0. 83 to 1. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Cognitive Function at 3 Years of Age after Fetal Exposure to Antiepileptic Drugs Apr 16, 2009
On average, children exposed to valproate had an IQ score 9 points lower than the score of those exposed to lamotrigine (95% confidence interval [CI], 3. 1 to 14. (New England Journal of Medicine)
U.S. workforce endures economy, awaits change Apr 14, 2009
8 percent at a 95 percent confidence interval. Fifty-three percent of the participants were male and 83 percent were employed while 17 percent were unemployed but looking. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
Vaccine Prevention of Maternal CMV Infection Mar 19, 2009
Vaccine efficacy was 50% (95% confidence interval, 7 to 73) on the basis of infection rates per 100 person-years. One congenital infection among infants of the subjects occurred in the vaccine group, and three infections occurred in the placebo group. (New England Journal of Medicine)
One Step Closer to a CMV Vaccine Mar 19, 2009
Their report of 50% vaccine efficacy (95% confidence interval, 7 to 73) is a promising development in the long search for an effective vaccine to protect against congenital CMV infection. CMV was first recognized as a cause of birth defects when the evaluation. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Long-Term Ozone Exposure and Mortality Mar 12, 2009
040 (95% confidence interval, 1. 010 to 1. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Syndromic STI screening insufficient Mar 12, 2009
9% (95% confidence interval, 21 ... 8% (95% confidence interval, 13. (BioMed Central)
Parents Building Foundation for Success by Reading Daily to Their Children Mar 7, 2009
7 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence interval while the sampling errors for the sample of parents of children eight years and younger is 6. 2 percentage points and among parents with children five years of age and older is +/-4. (PR Newswire)
More distinct food intake patterns among women than men in northern Sweden: a population-based survey Feb 20, 2009
More than half of both women and men were classified as Low Energy Reporters (defined as individuals reporting a food intake level below the lower 95% confidence interval limit of the physical activity level). Larger variation in frequency of daily intake was seen among women than among men for most food groups. (Nutrition Journal)
B-Cell Clones as Early Markers for CLL Feb 12, 2009
Results On the basis of either flow-cytometric or molecular analysis, 44 of 45 patients with CLL (98%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 88 to 100) had a prediagnostic B-cell clone; in 41 patients (91%; 95% CI, 79 to 98), the presence of the B-cell clone was confirmed by both methods. The presence of immunoglobulin heavy-chain variable (IGHV) genes was determined in 35 of 45 prediagnostic clones (78%). (New England Journal of Medicine)
