confounding factor

基本解释

We used Cox regression models to estimate the risk of cancer and adjust for potential confounding factors.
我们使用Cox回归模型来估计罹患癌症的风险并根据潜在的混淆因素进行校正。
Adjusting for potential confounding factors, individuals on rosiglitazone had 15% higher rate of death and 13% higher risk of heart failure.
调整潜在的混杂因素后，服用罗格列酮的病人比服用匹格列酮的病人的死亡率高15％，心衰风险高13％。
In fact, researchers found that post-pregnancy misshaped breasts are a result a several other confounding factors such as high body mass index, older age, and history of smoking.
事实上，研究者发现怀孕后胸部变形是由一些其它混杂的原因造成的，例如，高体重指数，年龄，吸烟历史。

This result held true even when confounding factors like income levels were accounted for.
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These results remained consistent after adjusting for confounding factors and controlling for other potential sources of bias.
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There are too many confounding factors, and too few school shootings, thank heavens.
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