Example sentences for: covariate

How can you use “covariate” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • An interaction exists when the relationship between an independent variable x and an outcome variable y varies according to the value of another covariate z . The presence of a statistically significant interaction would suggest the presence of an underlying biologic effect modification and provide epidemiologic clues to the etiology and pathogenesis [ 23 ] .

  • Suppose that instead of (1), the probability of missingness depends on treatment assignment, baseline strata, and an unobserved binary covariate x . For our example from the Polyp Prevention Trial, x could be an unreported indicator of a family history of colon cancer.

  • Both the USRDS and UNOS track the numbers of days of prednisone administered prior to initial hospital discharge, however values were missing for >90% of patients in both databases and could not be used as a covariate in the above analyses.

  • Log-log plots were inspected to assess for proportionality of hazards over time at the mean of each significant covariate.

  • Maintenance immunosuppressive medication use at the time of discharge after transplantation was also analyzed as a preexisting covariate.


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