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1 , 1.15-1.48, comparing the highest to lowest quartile).

2 IL6 levels (HR[95%CI]: 2.03 [1.26, 3.26] per quartile).

3 quartile of fT4; P for trend </=0.001 across quartiles).

4 of T2D than their counterparts in the lowest quartile.

5 8% lower control limit of the national upper quartile.

6 vely] for the fourth compared with the first quartile.

7 ount, respectively, compared with the lowest quartile.

8 There was no difference by dose quartile.

9 tiles, respectively, compared with the first quartile.

10 mitted to hospitals in different performance quartiles.

11 as continuous variables and categorised into quartiles.

12 rns; both were categorized into quintiles or quartiles.

13 ations were modeled both continuously and in quartiles.

14 ailure was only 1% in the lowest 2 NT-proBNP quartiles.

15 on fraction showed no differences between FD quartiles.

16 .35; Ptrend = .51) when we comparing extreme quartiles.

17 g, aOR, 2.6 [lowest quartile]; P < .001 [all quartiles]).

18 owest quartile]; Pall quartiles </= .03 [all quartiles]).

19 as of wavefront collision (n=21; median 0.5; quartiles 0-2 per map) or as artifact because of annotat

20 areas of incomplete mapping (n=22; median 1, quartiles 0-2 per map).

21 areas with stronger competition (highest SCI quartile [0.87-0.92]; p=0.0081) than in areas with weake

22 alculated comparing quartiles 2 through 4 to quartile 1 for each exposure (quartile cut points: 689.7

23 se was 627 and varied from 234 admissions in quartile 1 to 1,529 admissions in quartile 4.

24 ], 6.6% [quartile 3], and 7.4% [quartile 4]; quartile 1 vs. quartiles 2 to 4; p = 0.06).

25 the lowest quartile of total protein intake (quartile 1) had significantly lower ALM, ALM/ht(2), and

26 hospital mortality (odds ratio quartile 4 vs quartile 1, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.69-1.12).

27 entilation failure (odds ratio quartile 4 vs quartile 1, 1.05; 95% CI, 0.65-1.68) or in-hospital mort

28 sopressor (adjusted odds ratio quartile 4 vs quartile 1, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.6-2.7).

29 measured (adjusted odds ratio quartile 4 vs quartile 1, 2.8; 95% CI, 2.1-3.7) and receive norepineph

30 all survival of 78.7% [95% CI 76.9-80.4] for quartile 1, 74.5% [72.6-76.2] for quartile 2, 71.8% [70.

31 trend = 0.03) and AHEI-2010 (quartile 4 vs. quartile 1, OR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.31, 0.78; P for trend =

32 reater adherence to HEI-2010 (quartile 4 vs. quartile 1, OR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.36, 0.92; P for trend =

33 1 patients randomized (median age, 11 years [quartile 1, quartile 3: 8, 16]; 37.6% female), 93.7% com

34 severe acute respiratory infection (median [quartile 1, quartile 3] 58 yr [44, 69] vs 70 [52, 78]; p

35 nd a categorical variable based on quartile (quartile 1, quartiles 2-3, and quartile 4).We observed n

36 ong male offspring (quartile 4 compared with quartile 1: 0.33 SD; 95% CI: -0.01, 0.66 SD; P = 0.06),

37 at mass percentage (quartile 4 compared with quartile 1: 0.40 SD; 95% CI: -0.03, 0.83 SD; P = 0.07) i

38 ) and vitamin B-12 (quartile 5 compared with quartile 1: 2.08; 95% CI: 0.52, 3.65; P-trend = 0.02) re

39 kes of vitamin B-6 (quartile 5 compared with quartile 1: 2.62; 95% CI: 0.97, 4.28; P-trend = 0.02) an

40 first to last quartile of enrollment (11.3% [quartile 1]) to 7.8% [quartile 2], 6.6% [quartile 3], an

41 l of 50 carousels were identified (median 2; quartiles 1-3 per map), although this represented LR in

42 tality (hazard ratio for fourth versus first quartile, 1.64; 95% confidence interval, 1.24 to 2.16; P

43 ed model (odds ratio for fourth versus first quartile, 1.81; 95% confidence interval, 1.11 to 2.96; P

44 ard ratio for highest quartile versus lowest quartile,1.40 [95% CI, 1.15 to 1.71; Ptrend<0.001]).

45 (aRR) comparing the highest with the lowest quartile: 1.80; 95% CI: 1.09, 2.98; P-trend = 0.032].

46 ent gain after 1 (median: -3 mm, lower/upper quartile: -1.5/-4 mm; P <0.001) and 5 (median: -3 mm, lo

47 P <0.001) and 5 (median: -3 mm, lower/upper quartile: -1.9/4.5 mm; P <0.001) years.

48 ars after surgery (median: 0 mm; lower/upper quartile: -1/1.5 mm; P = 0.84).

49 communities in the highest vs lowest income quartiles (12.9% [1025 of 7959] vs 16.5% [1317 of 7959];

50 %), medium-burden hospitals had the middle 2 quartiles (15%-41%), and high-burden hospitals had the h

51 -80.4] for quartile 1, 74.5% [72.6-76.2] for quartile 2, 71.8% [70.1-73.5] for quartile 3, and 61.5%

52 of enrollment (11.3% [quartile 1]) to 7.8% [quartile 2], 6.6% [quartile 3], and 7.4% [quartile 4]; q

53 azard ratios (HRs) were calculated comparing quartiles 2 through 4 to quartile 1 for each exposure (q

54 le 3], and 7.4% [quartile 4]; quartile 1 vs. quartiles 2 to 4; p = 0.06).

55 ical variable based on quartile (quartile 1, quartiles 2-3, and quartile 4).We observed no interactio

56 tween placebo assignment and higher BMD-GRS: quartiles 2-3, PRERI = 0.03; quartile 4, PRERI = 0.03.

57 did those in the higher quartiles of intake (quartiles 2-4; (P ranges = 0.0001-0.003, 0.0007-0.003, a

58 edian follow-up of 3.2 years (first to third quartiles, 2.0-4.5), 622 people with syncope had an occu

59 -76.2] for quartile 2, 71.8% [70.1-73.5] for quartile 3, and 61.5% [59.6-63.3] for quartile 4; p<0.00

60 andomized (median age, 11 years [quartile 1, quartile 3: 8, 16]; 37.6% female), 93.7% completed the t

61 e respiratory infection (median [quartile 1, quartile 3] 58 yr [44, 69] vs 70 [52, 78]; p < 0.001), c

62 3% [quartile 1]) to 7.8% [quartile 2], 6.6% [quartile 3], and 7.4% [quartile 4]; quartile 1 vs. quart

63 Median duration of CPR was 8 minutes (quartiles, 3 and 27 minutes).

64 with a median age 48.4 years (first to third quartiles, 33.0-59.5), and 10 757 (49.5%) employed at ti

65 al fat mass percentage among male offspring (quartile 4 compared with quartile 1: 0.33 SD; 95% CI: -0

66 for a higher abdominal fat mass percentage (quartile 4 compared with quartile 1: 0.40 SD; 95% CI: -0

67 s for unhealthy obesity, with individuals in quartile 4 having an OR of 2.57 (95% CI: 1.75, 3.76) and

68 5-1.68) or in-hospital mortality (odds ratio quartile 4 vs quartile 1, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.69-1.12).

69 noninvasive ventilation failure (odds ratio quartile 4 vs quartile 1, 1.05; 95% CI, 0.65-1.68) or in

70 as initial vasopressor (adjusted odds ratio quartile 4 vs quartile 1, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.6-2.7).

71 o have lactate measured (adjusted odds ratio quartile 4 vs quartile 1, 2.8; 95% CI, 2.1-3.7) and rece

72 ers were found for ASD relative to GP (e.g., quartile 4 vs. 1, BDE-153: AOR=0.56, 95% CI: 0.38, 0.84)

73 between hCG and breast cancer risk, overall [Quartile 4 vs. 1, OR, 1.14; 95% confidence interval (CI)

74 36, 0.92; P for trend = 0.03) and AHEI-2010 (quartile 4 vs. quartile 1, OR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.31, 0.78

75 pausal women, greater adherence to HEI-2010 (quartile 4 vs. quartile 1, OR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.36, 0.92

76 d the most to the 2015 DGAI recommendations (quartile 4) had a 53% lower OR of unhealthy obesity (P-t

77 on quartile (quartile 1, quartiles 2-3, and quartile 4).We observed no interaction between the Fx-GR

78 higher BMD-GRS: quartiles 2-3, PRERI = 0.03; quartile 4, PRERI = 0.03.

79 issions in quartile 1 to 1,529 admissions in quartile 4.

80 5] for quartile 3, and 61.5% [59.6-63.3] for quartile 4; p<0.0001).

81 % [quartile 2], 6.6% [quartile 3], and 7.4% [quartile 4]; quartile 1 vs. quartiles 2 to 4; p = 0.06).

82 The median follow-up time was 7.4 years (quartiles, 4.6-10.3 years).

83 cirrhosis than in controls (median [1st-3rd quartile], 4.0 [3.1-5.1] versus 2.9 [2.4-3.6] mm Hg and

84 6 women; median age, 52 years; 25th and 75th quartiles, 42 and 62 years) were prospectively recruited

85 dict a median of 49 million [first and third quartiles 44M, 58M] incident cases globally from 2015 to

86 emales; age, median: 62.0 years, lower/upper quartile: 49.8/68.3 years; six smokers, and 9 IL-1 posit

87 isk of ovarian cancer (comparing the highest quartile (4th) vs. lowest (1st), odds ratio (OR) = 0.66,

88 .97, 4.28; P-trend = 0.02) and vitamin B-12 (quartile 5 compared with quartile 1: 2.08; 95% CI: 0.52,

89 so found that higher intakes of vitamin B-6 (quartile 5 compared with quartile 1: 2.62; 95% CI: 0.97,

90 ated in 23 patients [14 female; age (median, quartiles): 57 years (47, 63)] after repair of ruptured

91 le and the other was in the worst-performing quartile (absolute difference in readmission rate, 2.0 p

92 e longest delays in dysphagia screening (4th quartile adjusted OR 1.14, 1.03 to 1.24) and SALT dyspha

93 to 1.24) and SALT dysphagia assessment (4th quartile adjusted OR 2.01, 1.76 to 2.30) had a higher ri

94 (1029 of 7959) of those in the lowest income quartile (adjusted odds ratio, 2.77; 95%, 2.35-3.26).

95 (637 of 7959) of those in the lowest income quartile (adjusted odds ratio, 3.04; 95% CI, 2.53-3.66).

96 breast cancer hazard (highest versus lowest quartile: adjusted ; CI: 0.63, 0.98).

97 In quartile analysis, patients with the greatest emphysema

98 points [0.27 to 5.47] in the highest wealth quartile and 3.74 points [2.17 to 5.31] in the highest q

99 t of anti-ADAMTS13 IgG antibody in the upper quartile and ADAMTS13 antigen in the lowest quartile had

100 as the shrunken adjusted rates from the best quartile and decile in 2005 and the time it took to achi

101 C risk for the third compared with the first quartile and for PLP sufficiency compared with deficienc

102 tals in which one was in the best-performing quartile and the other was in the worst-performing quart

103 status (assessed by median household income quartiles) and resource availability using logistic regr

104 tratified hospitals by average fluid balance quartile, and compared patterns across disciplines and a

105 s using the journals' impact factor, journal quartile, and the number of citations as suitable metric

106 nt assays and used to stratify patients into quartiles, and LDL-C level was measured at baseline and

107 f alignment and morphology were divided into quartiles, and SHFP was determined to be present or abse

108 ty of 18% compared with 3.8% for the highest quartile (antigen >11%) (P = .005).

109 Those with an antigen level in the lowest quartile (antigen <1.5%) had a mortality of 18% compared

110 iagnoses to hospitals in the best-performing quartile as compared with the worst-performing quartile

111 height (dichotomized by median value and in quartiles) as the predictor variable within the 4 racial

112 ability-adjusted rates of reoperation (lower quartile average, 13.3%; upper quartile average, 39.1%).

113 ration (lower quartile average, 13.3%; upper quartile average, 39.1%).

114 for the highest vs the lowest prudent score quartile) but not with F nucleatum-negative cancers (P =

115 admitted to hospitals in a better-performing quartile, but the only significant difference was observ

116 d with the lowest quartile, the three higher quartiles combined had a hazard ratio for ESRD of 1.24 (

117 were in the higher cholesterol efflux/apoA-I quartile compared to subjects in the lowest quartile (p

118 in children with suPAR levels in the lowest quartile compared with 35.9% (95% CI, 28.7-43.0) in thos

119 for 12 variables, LL-37 levels in the lowest quartile, compared with the highest, were associated bot

120 s, infants with LL-37 levels in the lowest 3 quartiles, compared with the highest, were more likely t

121 2 through 4 to quartile 1 for each exposure (quartile cut points: 689.7, 746.5, and 799.4 min/d for t

122 ase 1 cohort, individuals in the highest PHS quartile developed AD at a considerably lower age and ha

123 However, with increasing FD quartile, Ecc was greater (indicating worse average regi

124 at Q4 facilities, patients treated at lower-quartile facilities had a higher risk of death (Q3 hazar

125 ] profiles, whereas patients with the lowest quartiles fared better with protocol-based care (odds ra

126 o 14 +/- 1 micromol/L) and the grand median [quartiles] FGF21 concentration increased (from 178 [116,

127 uding the subgroup of patients in the lowest quartile for baseline LDL cholesterol levels (median, 74

128 ration showed that participants in the upper quartile for both sedentary characteristics (ie, high to

129 Patients scoring in the highest quartile for cognitive risk score had an increased hazar

130 he 2005 shrunken adjusted rate from the best quartile for death prior to discharge, 5 years to achiev

131 e, 5 years to achieve the rate from the best quartile for late-onset infection, 6 years to achieve th

132 Being in the lowest quartile for lung function at age 7 may have long-term c

133 nd 8 years to achieve the rate from the best quartile for necrotizing enterocolitis.

134 n, 6 years to achieve the rate from the best quartile for severe retinopathy of prematurity and sever

135 tile, knees with measurements in the highest quartile for trochlear angle, bisect offset, and Insall-

136 he Gini index for zip codes was divided into quartiles for low, low-middle, high-middle, and high inc

137 le scans with operator experience in the top quartile (>/=59 procedures) was significantly lower than

138 ), and high-burden hospitals had the highest quartile (>42%).

139 Subjects in the highest versus lowest TMAO quartile had a crude 1.86-fold higher mortality risk (Pt

140 t quartile of optimism, women in the highest quartile had a hazard ratio of 0.71 (95% confidence inte

141 unities (2014 of 7959) in the highest income quartile had a mental health specialist physician practi

142 unities (2792 of 7959) in the highest income quartile had a nonphysician mental health professional p

143 ed participants who performed in the highest quartile had nearly two additional teeth, over 5.5% fewe

144 quartile and ADAMTS13 antigen in the lowest quartile had the highest mortality of 27.3%.

145 with baseline endothelin-1 levels in higher quartiles had a greater incidence of CKD in the fully ad

146 63), participants in the highest 2 potassium quartiles had significantly lower odds of incident diabe

147 1A and 1B candidates: status 1A (lowest-risk quartile hazard ratio [HR]: 0.37; 95% confidence interva

148 The highest quartile hazard ratio for DDKF was 2.47 (95% confidence

149 impairment compared with those in the lowest quartile (hazard ratio 18.4 [95% CI 9.4-36.1]).

150 ely to be screened than those in the highest quartile (hazard ratio, 1.53; 95% confidence interval, 1

151 and specificity of 79-81% for detecting top quartile hospitals for each other conditions.

152 0.61) and status 1B candidates (lowest-risk quartile HR: 0.41; 95% CI: 0.36 to 0.47; highest-risk qu

153 ce interval [CI]: 0.31 to 0.43; highest-risk quartile HR: 0.52; 95% CI: 0.44 to 0.61) and status 1B c

154 HR: 0.41; 95% CI: 0.36 to 0.47; highest-risk quartile HR: 0.66; 95% CI: 0.58 to 0.74).

155 was observed in women in the lowest BMD-GRS quartile (HR: 0.60, 95% CI: 0.44, 0.81) but not in women

156 ad a higher risk of diabetes than the lowest quartile (HR: 2.19; 95% CI: 1.28, 3.73; and P-trend = 0.

157 2.18-fold higher risk of CVD across extreme quartiles (HR, 2.18; 95% CI, 1.36-3.49; Ptrend<0.001).

158 ve DSST impairment (DSST score </=28, lowest quartile in study cohort), and the NHATS measured probab

159 etal concentrations categorized according to quartiles in controls.

160 d with knees with measurements in the lowest quartile, knees with measurements in the highest quartil

161 ave RV (eg, aOR, 0.5 [lowest quartile]; Pall quartiles </= .03 [all quartiles]).

162 Values above the third quartile may have been a predictive factor.

163 munities (1841 of 7959) in the lowest income quartile (mean income, $30534) (adjusted odds ratio, 1.7

164 42.5%]) of communities in the highest income quartile (mean income, $81207) had any community-based m

165 spectively, compared with women in the first quartile, no overall effect was observed across quartile

166 ormer smokers (for fourth quartile vs. first quartile, odds ratio (OR) = 2.70, 95% confidence interva

167 le, individuals in the highest versus lowest quartile of a 127-variant score had a 2.49-fold increase

168 erometer-measured MVPA, those in the highest quartile of accelerometer-measured sedentary time had si

169 representing patients in the upper and lower quartile of BP response to TD from the Pharmacogenomic E

170 1.10-2.89) comparing the highest with lowest quartile of BPA, 1.02 (0.70-1.47) for BPF, and 1.22 (0.8

171 th nonconsumers, participants in the highest quartile of coffee consumption had statistically signifi

172 ), but not for adults who were in the lowest quartile of cognitive function (HR: 1.13 95%CI [0.74-1.7

173 patients treated at hospitals in the highest quartile of delayed fixation suffered 2-fold higher rate

174 Compared to hospitals in the lowest quartile of delayed fixation, patients treated at hospit

175 (95% CI; 5.24-6.13) for lowest versus upper quartile of DKK-1 levels.

176 horter procedures were defined as the lowest quartile of duration (<45 minutes).

177 ed toward improvement from the first to last quartile of enrollment (11.3% [quartile 1]) to 7.8% [qua

178 ium excretion; in comparison with the lowest quartile of excretion, the adjusted odds of hypertension

179 n the lowest quartile to 4.2% in the highest quartile of exposed patients (P = .026).

180 the 95th percentile with those in the lowest quartile of exposure (based on the distribution in contr

181 The highest quartile of female urinary methyl paraben (MP) concentra

182 The lowest quartile of FEV1 at 7 years was associated with ACOS (od

183 The lowest quartile of FEV1/FVC ratio at 7 years was associated wit

184 , for the highest quartile versus the lowest quartile of fT4; P for trend </=0.001 across quartiles).

185 or incident AF for the highest versus lowest quartile of genetic risk scores ranged from 1.28 (719 va

186 artile as compared with the worst-performing quartile of hospital readmission performance, there was

187 The top hospital quartile of ICU use for congestive heart failure had a s

188 edical risk (defined as practices in the top quartile of mean Hierarchical Condition Category risk sc

189 Patients in the lowest quartile of mortality risk were more likely to be screen

190 spitals with 500 or more beds in the highest quartile of occupancy (adjusted odds ratio, 18.9; 95% CI

191 and large teaching hospitals in the highest quartile of occupancy (adjusted odds ratio, 7.3; 95% CI,

192 total growth), and hospitals in the highest quartile of occupancy (net, +10,157 beds; 54.0% of total

193 nfounders, compared with women in the lowest quartile of optimism, women in the highest quartile had

194 nd 3.74 points [2.17 to 5.31] in the highest quartile of parental socioeconomic status).

195 burden; low-burden hospitals had the lowest quartile of patients who either had Medicaid or were uni

196 ers, particularly for the highest vs. lowest quartile of PCB138/158 (AOR = 1.79; 95% CI: 1.10, 2.71)

197 The highest quartile of peripubertal serum TCDD concentrations was a

198 fter adjustment, participants in the highest quartile of poultry consumption had urine total arsenic

199 Those exposed to the highest quartile of prenatal stress were more likely to belong t

200 social risk (defined as practices in the top quartile of proportion of patients dually eligible for M

201 al, 2.07-2.92) than individual in the lowest quartile of risk based on PRS.

202 Individuals in the highest quartile of risk, based on genetic factors (PRS), had a

203 in adjusted means from the lowest to highest quartile of SigmaPFR were observed for the proportion of

204 Patients in the highest quartile of TF experienced the greatest VTE recurrence (

205 achieved rates of performance from the best quartile of the 2005 benchmark for all outcomes except c

206 Participants who scored in the highest quartile of the Comprehensive Measure of Oral Health Kno

207 mortality increased slightly in the highest quartile of total or plain water intake but did not appr

208 Individuals in the lowest quartile of total protein intake (quartile 1) had signif

209 e facilities (Local) and patients in the top quartile of travel distance who underwent treatment at h

210 score-matched groups: patients in the bottom quartile of travel distance who underwent treatment at l

211 the fall/winter, participants in the highest quartile of turkey intake had urine total arsenic and DM

212 tcomes, adjusted odds ratios for the highest quartile of UNGD activity compared with the lowest were

213 control groups, participants in the highest quartile of updated animal fat intake had an approximate

214 able adjustment, participants in the highest quartile of updated intake of saturated and animal fat h

215 ents in the highest compared with the lowest quartile of urinary FGF23 had a 3.9 greater odds (95% co

216 glioma, when comparing those in the highest quartile of use (>558 lifetime hours) to those who were

217 sk of active TB was observed for the highest quartile of vitamin A intake (hazard ratio = 0.71, 95% c

218 berculosis disease risk with each decreasing quartile of vitamin A level.

219 whereas comparing the fourth with the first quartile of waist circumference gave an RR of 1.95 (95%

220 ts in adjusted models (P < .01); the highest quartile of WBC counts (>/=6500 cells/microL) was associ

221 We found an inverse correlation between quartiles of (68)Ga-DOTATATE TV and PFS (P = .001) and d

222 increase in the hazard of death with higher quartiles of 3-day cumulative fluid balance in the whole

223 rately for ID, compared with GP controls, by quartiles of analyte concentrations in primary analyses.

224 e repeated according to lower or upper three quartiles of baseline cognitive function.

225 Across all quartiles of baseline PCSK9 levels, both evolocumab 140

226 very 2 weeks and 420 mg once monthly, across quartiles of baseline PCSK9 levels.

227 In adults, the highest (vs. lowest) quartiles of blood lead and cadmium were associated with

228 each adverse outcome were higher with higher quartiles of BNP after adjustment and remained statistic

229 Quartiles of BNP and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I

230 s for several IVF outcomes across increasing quartiles of both summed and individual PFR metabolites

231 lative incidence of diabetes was analysed by quartiles of cholesterol efflux/apoA-I, incidence of T2D

232 Patients were stratified according to quartiles of cumulative fluid balance 24 hours and 3 day

233 ivariable models in which highest and lowest quartiles of dietary pattern scores were compared, 1) DA

234 s were used to estimate associations between quartiles of dietary pattern-adherence scores that were

235 ratios and 95% confidence intervals between quartiles of dietary quality indices and ovarian cancer

236 cardiac MR measurements were compared across quartiles of FD.

237 as significant for adults in the upper three quartiles of global cognitive function (HR: 3.48 95%CI [

238 M/ht(2), and QS than did those in the higher quartiles of intake (quartiles 2-4; (P ranges = 0.0001-0

239 els were used to examine the associations of quartiles of lipid-standardized concentrations of dioxin

240 idence intervals (CIs) comparing the extreme quartiles of plasma concentrations of C16:0, C22:0, C24:

241 tric mean hs-CRP concentration for ascending quartiles of plasma magnesium were 1.29 (1.06-1.57), 1.1

242 Comparing the highest and lowest quartiles of PM2.5, the adjusted relative risks (RRs) [9

243 Higher quartiles of preconception urinary concentrations of MP

244 ity opioid prescribers according to relative quartiles of prescribing rates within the same hospital.

245 adjusted least-squares mean outcomes across quartiles of protein (grams per day) and protein food cl

246 BMD was not different across quartiles of protein intake (P-trend range = 0.32-0.82);

247 nt-response but opposite association between quartiles of race/ethnicity-specific height and ASCVD/AF

248 lorectal cancer screening tests according to quartiles of risk of mortality and kidney transplant on

249 hospital length of stay were compared across quartiles of risk-adjusted delayed fixation.

250 Higher quartiles of TCDD and PCDD TEQs were associated with low

251 t (healthiest) to the fourth (least healthy) quartiles of the ED, HF, and LFD pattern and the simplif

252 ncentrations of PM10 in the third and fourth quartiles of the exposure were evaluated.

253 Outcome analyses by dose quartiles of these patients receiving sunitinib or soraf

254 Overlaying the upper and lower quartiles of travel distance with institutional volume e

255 sponse rates, to assess associations between quartiles of UNGD activity and outcomes, both alone and

256 The third and fourth quartiles of urinary endotrophin:creatinine ratio (ECR)

257 he adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for increasing quartiles of urinary vanadium were 1.76 (95% CI 1.05-2.9

258 men scoring in the second, third, and fourth quartiles on DII measures were 1.15 (1.03, 1.27), 1.28 (

259 Hospitals use rates from the best quartile or decile as benchmarks for quality improvement

260 betes than did those in the lowest potassium quartile [OR (95% CI): 0.61 (0.39, 0.97) and 0.54 (0.33,

261 ls and the incidence of RHOA was observed by quartile: OR of 0.36 [95%CI 0.17-0.75], 0.52 [95%CI 0.26

262 (95% CI, 28.7-43.0) in those in the highest quartile (P < .001).

263 quartile compared to subjects in the lowest quartile (p = 0.018 and p = 0.042 for model-1 and 2).

264 rtile, no overall effect was observed across quartiles (P-trend = 0.35).

265 6%, 25%, and 13% in the fourth through first quartiles; P < .001) and had significantly lower baselin

266 L, and 137 mg/dL in the fourth through first quartiles; P < .001).

267 ore likely to have RSV (eg, aOR, 2.6 [lowest quartile]; P < .001 [all quartiles]).

268 less likely to have RV (eg, aOR, 0.5 [lowest quartile]; Pall quartiles </= .03 [all quartiles]).

269 We classified the facilities by quartiles (Q; mean patients with MM treated per year): Q

270 variable and a categorical variable based on quartile (quartile 1, quartiles 2-3, and quartile 4).We

271 ived a median 1 pediatric liver offer (inter-quartile range, 0-2) and waited a median 33 days before

272 ad a median level of 298.1 pg IFNG/mL (inter-quartile range, 100.4-920.2 pg IFNG/mL) (P = .0002).

273 had a median level of 86.0 pg IFNG/mL (inter-quartile range, 43.3-151.0 pg IFNG/mL), whereas subjects

274 Compared with the lowest quartile, reduced risk of active TB was observed for the

275 45 to 0.73) in the second, third, and fourth quartiles, respectively, compared with the first quartil

276 ect bilirubin and T2D risk comparing extreme quartiles, similar results were observed in the nested c

277 admitted to hospitals in a worse-performing quartile than among those admitted to hospitals in a bet

278 tal protein intake, compared with the lowest quartile, the three higher quartiles combined had a haza

279 rcent predicted, 50.5% [21.2]; median [first quartile, third quartile] time expending >/=3 METs, 46 [

280 50.5% [21.2]; median [first quartile, third quartile] time expending >/=3 METs, 46 [21, 92] min) wer

281 difficile infection, from 2.2% in the lowest quartile to 4.2% in the highest quartile of exposed pati

282 Addition of ECR quartiles to the model for disease progression increased

283 e-dependent manner (hazard ratio for highest quartile versus lowest quartile,1.40 [95% CI, 1.15 to 1.

284 fidence interval, 1.26-1.66, for the highest quartile versus the lowest quartile of fT4; P for trend

285 For the second, third, and fourth ox-LDL quartiles versus the first, the odds ratios (95% CI) for

286 s [95% CI 3.22 to 8.92] in the lowest wealth quartile vs 2.27 points [1.38 to 3.15] in the highest we

287 a stronger association among women (for top quartile vs. bottom, hazard ratio (HR) = 3.36, 95% confi

288 be stronger among former smokers (for fourth quartile vs. first quartile, odds ratio (OR) = 2.70, 95%

289 In adolescents, the highest quartile (vs. lowest) of blood cadmium had an odds ratio

290 djusted odds of hypertension for the highest quartile was 4.22 (95% CI, 1.36-13.15) for sodium, and 0

291 ut the dose-dependent association across the quartiles was not statistically significant (Ptrend=0.16

292 ICUs to achieve the 2005 rates from the best quartile were estimated.

293 ngle-metal models, and ORs comparing extreme quartiles were 1.32 (95% CI: 1.03, 1.69; p-trend=0.04),

294 By contrast, infants with the lowest 3 LL-37 quartiles were less likely to have RV (eg, aOR, 0.5 [low

295 points [1.38 to 3.15] in the highest wealth quartile), whereas in Timor-Leste, girls only outperform

296 observed for exposure to PM10 in the second quartile, whereas the associations were attenuated when

297 When comparing persons in the highest intake quartiles with those in the lowest, the multivariate-adj

298 FASs (log10-transformed and categorized into quartiles) with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and ges

299 icantly shorter LTL than those in the lowest quartile, with an average difference of 170 base pairs (

300 and we classified hospitals into performance quartiles, with a lower readmission rate indicating bett