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Additionally, the number of total newborns and live newborns showed an increasing trend in the daidzein group.

There was a decreasing trend in both SIRT1 and PPAR-α expression levels in the IDH2 FRU mice compared to the other groups, which is also in agreement with phenotypes (i.e., Figure 1 E).

Following two weeks intervention, the change from baseline of the global score in the 8 g/day dose polydextrose group compared to the placebo showed a numerical trend towards improvement, which after 4-weeks intervention was significantly different ( Table 3 ).

We did not find a positive trend of WMA after 6 months of age calling into question the validity of the skim milk studies.

Models for Māori and non-Māori showed a trend towards increasing serum vitamin B 12 concentration with an increase in vitamin B 12 intake increased but was not statistically significant. 3.7.

They showed that the PNPLA3 I148M genetic variant was strongly associated with increased liver fat content, and that the association remained highly significant after adjusting for BMI, diabetes, ethanol intake, and global and local ancestry.

SDNN did not change after supplementation with marine n -3 PUFA, but a significant effect on SDNNi and a borderline significant increase in rMSSD and HF was observed, indicating an improvement in vagal modulation.

A highly significant ( p -level of 0.01) relationship with an R 2 of 0.59 was observed between the enzymatically measured fructan hydrolysis in wheat flour and the remaining fructan levels in the model system after fermentation for 72 h.

Also, the intake of certain types of fiber that may be significant predictors in the pathogenesis of cholelithiasis has been described [ 13 , 14 ].

When infants were excluded, there was a significant trend toward lower DS use with increasing age.

GZMA, GZMH, GZMM, GNLY and PTPRC showed no association between expression levels and time post-partum ( Table S4, Figure S2 ) whereas PRF1 had a borderline significant decrease ( p -value 0.068) ( Table S4 ).

Our data, showing a highly significant negative association between s-leptin levels at 5 mo and weight gain from 5 to 9 mo, could be a result of decreased leptin resistance when other foods were introduced, with s-leptin then having an anorexigenic effect.

[ 30 ], the mean difference, limit of agreement (LoA), as well as Bland-Altman index were calculated, after a log transformation applied due to non-parametric distribution, as commonly applied [ 34 ], while a Bland-Altman index of 5% was interpreted as a positive validation [ 35 ] and a Bland-Altman index of 10% was interpreted as a borderline significant [ 36 ], which was assumed a priori [ 37 ], (2) analysis of cross-classification in quartiles: the share of correctly classified and grossly misclassified (classified to the opposite quartiles) individuals were indicated, while at least 50% of correctly classified and, at the same time, less than 10% of grossly misclassified individuals was interpreted as a positive validation [ 38 ]; (3) analysis of the weighted κ statistic: as a method recommended by Cade et al.

Although MPE, at concentrations of 12.5, 25, and 50 μg/mL, showed a trend to ameliorate the H 2 O 2 -induced cytotoxicity in BV-2 cells, only MPE at a concentration of 25 μg/mL significantly increased the cell viability of H 2 O 2 -treated BV-2 cells, by 18.6%.

Flesh extract showed an increasing trend as the dosing concentration increased from 4.46 μg/mL to 142.86 μg/mL, particularly when the cells were stimulated with MDP, but no significant difference was observed relative to the control.

Highly significant reductions of cholesterolemia were observed in subjects receiving the bars with lupin protein + cellulose, or casein + apple pectin, or pea protein + oat fiber or apple pectin [ 54 ]. 2.3.

p -trend was considered significant when <0.05 and considered marginally significant when <0.10. 3.

It should be treated as a positive trend because of the association of poultry consumption with the risk reduction of developing overweight and obesity, cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes [ 25 ].

However, HOMA-IR did not show significant differences, although an increasing trend was observed in both HFF and HFG groups.

This observation is supported by the highly significant difference in the variance of the two groups ( Table 3 ).

Our longitudinal analyses showed that a higher frequency of SAMF consumption at baseline predicted a higher increase of all anthropometric indexes over the two-years follow up in all children groups with the exception of older girls, in which only a positive trend for waist circumference was observed.

In one of our own cross-sectional studies [ 64 ], we reported a nominally significant gene–diet interaction between EPA in erythrocytes, CE and TG, and dietary intake of EPA in 962 men who were participating in the METSIM study ( Table 2 B).

Another meta-analysis suggested that only regimens containing over 60% EPA had a highly significant effect in the treatment of depression [ 55 ].

Marginally significant differences were observed for marital status and history of diabetes. 3.2.

Moreover, the HR showed a decreasing trend with level of intake of both EPA ( p for trend = 0.009) and DHA ( p for trend = 0.032).