N°7 : Writing the Results section Part. 1

Use the prompts in brackets in the right form to complete the sentences. Add as, so or than when necessary.

1. Over the last 12 months, there has been a _______ (x3) increase in the number of patients presenting with TB.
2. In patients with type-2 diabetes, levels of capillary glycaemia were significantly _______ (high) those in the control group.
3. Women with severe oedema of the forearm were _______ (likely) _______ women without oedema to feel handicapped.
4. The risk of death due to arrhythmia in the first six months post MI is almost _______ (4x great) _______ that in the following six months.
5. Mortality in the control rats  was _______ (low) _______ in the obese rats.
6. Scientists are optimistic. They believe that the next flu epidemic will not be _______ (severe) _______ the previous one.
7. Major adverse events were _______ (frequent) in the Por-Pan-Por group _______ in the elastic stocking group (two cases and seven cases, respectively).

Correction

1. Over the last 12 months, there has been a threefold increase in the number of patients presenting with TB.
2. In patients with type-2 diabetes, levels of capillary glycaemia were significantly higher than those in the control group.
3. Women with severe oedema of the forearm were more likely than women without oedema to feel handicapped.
4. The risk of death due to arrhythmia in the first six months post MI is almost four times greater than / as great as that in the following six months.
5. Mortality in the control rats was lower than in the obese rats.
6. Scientists are optimistic. They believe that the next flu epidemic will not be as severe as the previous one.
7. Major adverse events were less frequent in the Por-Pan-Por group than in the elastic stocking group (two cases and seven cases, respectively).