Insulin injection used by patients is positively associated with their illness courses and glycemia levels significantly.是什么意思？

Insulin injection used by patients is positively associated with their illness courses and glycemia levels significantly.

使用胰岛素与病程、血糖水平显著正相关.

insulin

n. 胰岛素；

例句
PM 2.5 exaggerates diet - induced insulin resistance, adipose inflammation, and visceral adiposity.
细微大气颗粒物PM2.5)能增加饮食引起的胰岛素抵抗 、 脂肪炎症反应 、 内脏肥胖.

injection

n. 注射，注射剂，[医]充血，（卫星等的）入轨；

例句
The second injection should only have been given once the first drug had taken effect...
只有第一剂药见效后才可进行第二次注射。

used

adj. 用过的，习惯于，二手的，旧的；v. 使用（ use的过去式和过去分词），常常，经常；

例句
The gym can be used by both able-bodied and disabled people.
这家健身房健全和残障人士都可使用。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

patients

n. 患者( patient的名词复数 )，接受治疗者，受动着，承受者；

例句
...a Code of Practice that would give patients right of access to their medical records.
允许病人查看自己病历的职业准则

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

positively

adv. 明确地，断然地，肯定地；

例句
The bathroom, with its ancient facilities, is positively arctic.
该浴室设备陈旧，肯定非常寒冷。

associated

vt. 合伙，合营，联合，结合，联想；vi. 联系(associate的过去式和过去分词)，联盟，陪伴；n. 合伙人，伴侣，同志，联想物，附随物，会员集体；adj. （用于联合企业的名称）联合的，有关联的，联合的；

例句
Genetic abnormalities are more often associated with faults in paternal DNA than in maternal DNA.
相对于母本DNA,基因畸变往往更多地与父本DNA上的缺陷相关。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

their

pron. 他（她，它）们的，在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

illness

n. 疾病，某种具体疾病，不健康；

例句
Although his mental illness had coincided with his war service it had not been caused by it...
虽然他的精神病刚好在他参战期间发作，但并不是由此引起的。

courses

n. 课程，路线，前进( course的名词复数 )，进程，课程，方针；

例句
It is probably easier to make an analogy between the courses of the planets, and two trains travelling in the same direction.
将行星的运行比作两列火车朝同一方向行驶可能更容易些。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

glycemia

n. 血糖过多；

例句
Insulin injection used by patients is positively associated with their illness courses and glycemia levels significantly.
使用胰岛素与病程、血糖水平显著正相关.

levels

n. 水平( level的名词复数 )，水平线，水平仪，水平测量；

例句
Victoria Falls has had above average levels of rainfall this year...
维多利亚瀑布今年的降雨量超过了平均水平。

significantly

adv. 意味深长地，值得注目地；

例句
A glass or two of wine will not significantly add to the calorie count...
喝一两杯葡萄酒不会增加多少热量。