单词 | age-adjusted |
释义 | > as lemmasage-adjusted age-adjusted adj. (of a measurement, standard of comparison, etc.) adjusted to compensate for differences in the ages of the populations or groups under consideration, esp. in a statistical study. ΚΠ 1919 A. R. Perry Preventable Death in Cotton Manuf. Industry (U.S. Bureau Labor Statistics Bull. No. 251) i. 34 In order to make any valid comparison between the death rates of the two groups for any long period, it is necessary to use age-adjusted death rates. 1968 Times 3 Dec. 10/7 The age-adjusted death rate from diabetes among white male holders. 2006 J. C. Buckley Space Physiol. vii. 149 Endurance training increases both chamber size and wall thickness. After training is stopped, cardiac size reduces back toward age-adjusted norms. < as lemmas |
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