Models were adjusted for potentially confounding variables, chosen a priori based on known associations with outcomes of interest: age, sex, race, weight status, glomerular diagnosis, UPC, log eGFR, and steroid use
If not, the problem is deeper than feared, because it indicates that reviewers may be making it up as they go along
By 1999, the three-month individual behavioral counselling program (with a nine-month follow-up), including pharmacotherapy, was available in 130 OPCs, pulmonary and cardiology departments, and other outpatient clinics, where physicians and nurses offered counselling 32
A good-quality 12-volt charger can easily output 2.4 amps per port at 5 volts, and many newer models support Quick Charge (QC) 3.0 or USB Power Delivery (PD), which boost the voltage up to 9 volts or even 12 volts