increasing age

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandage

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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age
noun
uk
/eɪdʒ/
us
/eɪdʒ/
the period of time someone has been alive or something ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Increasingageand the absence of breast-feeding, together, were associated with higher mortality.
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Increasingageand size is found with greater depth and distance from short.
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This gradual ' dropout ' overincreasingagewould thus bias towards a higher rate of case ascertainment for younger subjects.
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Increasingage, diabetes mellitus and recovery from stroke.
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Increasingageof patients was independently associated with the risk of rehospitalization.
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As a consequence ofincreasingage, however, they can become more difficult to negotiate.
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These local uterine factors could be affected by general maternal factors such asincreasingage, poor health and physique and malnutrition.
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By contrast, if the co-resident child had never left home, one would expect no increase in co-residence of the elderly withincreasingage.
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This outcome simply shows that withincreasingage, the age gap between a respondent and his or her youngest network member increased.
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Risk factors identified in our study includedincreasingage, rural residence, and farming.
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This stated that, withincreasingage, the maintenance of comfort and affection is more probable than that of status, behavioural confirmation and stimulation.
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In addition, even though the seronegativity decreased withincreasingage, it remained >10 % until 15-19 years.
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The exposure rate was highest for ages 1-2 years and decreased withincreasingagegroup.
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There was a trend of decreasing frequency of vomiting withincreasingage.
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This implies that withincreasingage(from mean age) health state score is decreasing at an increasing rate.
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In general, these findings indicate that household environment differentials in urban mortality increase in size withincreasingageof child.
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No amount of cosmetic improvement will compensate for an inadequate foundation, and problems will be apparent withincreasingage.
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