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Only the relationship between cortisol and folate levels was statistically significant, while the other two showed a clear trend [ 47 ].

These results did not correspond with the results of our study, in which a higher supply of folic acid, vitamins B6, B12, C, D, E, calcium, potassium, iron, and magnesium showed a negative trend in relation to serum cortisol concentration in male subjects.

Considered as a whole, there was a clear trend toward survival with increasing serum Mg concentrations and higher Mg/Ca molar ratios.

No demographic characteristics were clearly associated with dietary behaviours, although there was a possible trend towards maternal older age being associated with a more favourable dietary habit, with the mean age amongst those with a favourable diet being 34 years (range 31–38) and those with an unfavourable diet being 32 years (range 29–36); p = 0.02.

There was a decreasing trend in the consumption of eggs with fat with a higher maternal education level: for example, mothers with a high school or lower education consumed 2.07 eggs/week, while those who were college graduates consumed only 1.20 eggs/week.

Marginally significant results indicated that immigrant patients also scored higher on interoceptive awareness and impulse regulation.

A nearly significant trend in odor discrimination emerged, with significant differences by nutritional condition among girls.

In the control group, an unfavorable trend was observed, characterized by an increase in the daily intake of sweets and red meat.

This is supported in meta-analyses and systematic reviews that demonstrate an overall trend, suggesting that higher coffee consumption correlates with decreased depression severity [ 33 , 34 ].

However, EPA that showed a trend toward higher levels (1.5-fold), while the ω 6/ ω 3 ratio displayed a decreasing trend (0.78fold) in FH patients with history of CVE.

Although a numerical trend showing reduced IL-6 expression was observed across all three active treatment arms (CLX 20 mg/kg, SPG 50 mg/kg, SPG 100 mg/kg), these differences did not achieve statistical significance relative to the Control group.

First, we compared alpha diversity using the Shannon Index ( Figure 8 A) and observed that, although group C showed a trend of higher species richness compared to the other two groups, there were no significant differences among the three groups.

Muribaculum also showed an increasing trend in the H and HB groups, and the abundance of Corynebacterium was slightly lower in the H and HB groups than in the C group.

As mentioned above, higher psychosocial burden and poorer HRQoL were observed in boys and young men; however, in another studygirls showed clinically worse HRQoL than boys (mean difference 0.71), although this difference was only marginally statistically significant.

Similar findings were observed by per-protocol ( Table S1 and Figures S1–S13 ) and LMM ( Table S2 ) analyses; neither dosages of ACNs significantly affected vascular and CVD risk variables, although a relatively low level of RC was observed in the 320 mg group at 3 m change% while an elevated level was observed in the 640 mg group with marginal significance ( P overall = 0.018~0.051).

The primary findings revealed that positive associations were observed only among APOE4 carriers: individuals with higher TC1 scores exhibited a slower rate of cognitive decline, whereas those with higher TC2 scores showed a trend toward accelerated decline.

Furthermore, a positive trend was observed for interleukin (IL)-6, an inflammatory marker.

Among these factors, malnutrition is a modifiable element, and clarifying the effects of nutritional improvement on muscle quality is clinically highly significant.

Among the yearly nutritional intake results of this study, sodium intake in this study showed a decreasing trend over the past 10 years from 2012 to 2021.

The carbohydrate contribution rate decreased, while the contribution rates of protein and fat showed an increasing trend over the past decade.

Human milk from mothers after CS also showed a trend toward higher bacterial richness than milk from mothers after vaginal delivery.

Mild stress does not show significant direct or indirect effects on diastolic blood pressure, although its indirect effect through weight is marginally significant.

The very small p -values for birth weight and birth length indicate large effect sizes and highly significant differences between moderate and severe FGR birth anthropometrics. 3.2.

Protein intake showed an increasing trend between 12 and 24 months, possibly reflecting improved dietary adaptation or increased awareness of preserving muscle mass during weight loss.

Results are shown as mean + SD; p < 0.05 was regarded as significant and p < 0.01 as highly significant. 3.