“a worrying trend”

The analysis of mortality outcomes presented a worrying trend, with vancomycin treatment having more than alternative therapies and a relationship with mortality rates (OR 1.25; 95% CI (1.00, 1.56)).

In China, significant weight and height changes were observed among pre-primary children during school closures, indicating a worrying trend towards obesity [ 45 ].

The rates of knowing that babies should be exclusively breastfed and the disconnect between exclusively for 6 months and the use of powdered milk and breastmilk substitutes among up to 30% of respondents is a worrying trend especially given the lack of clean water in the areas surveyed.

However, data reveal a worrying trend in younger populations between 1999 and 2020.

This is a worrying trend since all the patients have pain at presentation.

A senior consultant described: “What I can see is a worrying trend with more admissions under compulsory psychiatric care, increased pressure, and a minor system collapse that risks undermining the protective factors that have previously been important for preventing the need for coercive measures.

For instance, in Emergency Medicine, only 30% (304 contracts) of the 1020 positions offered were filled in 2024, 2 highlighting a worrying trend that threatens the future of essential healthcare services.

Discussion Our study highlights a worrying trend in iron deficiency anemia-related mortality among older adults.

A worrying trend shows that today’s older people have higher levels of frailty than previous generations [ 11 ].

This is a worrying trend, as ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanate, and tetracyclines are commonly used agents for a wide range of infections [ 82 ].

These studies underscore a worrying trend in Italy’s WNV epidemiological landscape.

There is also a worrying trend towards identifying some patients as ‘untreatable’ including an emergent controversial discussion regarding whether palliative care is an appropriate treatment response in some ED cases [ 20 – 22 ].

The increase in multimorbidity is a worrying trend among Brazilian women.

Antibiotic resistance patterns in our study reveal a worrying trend, with higher resistance rates compared to other international studies.

Several countries in Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, have reported a worrying trend of an increase in AMR, while the Philippines was not mentioned in that report [ 18 ].

Studies published in the Lancet highlight a worrying trend in the burden of AMR among people over 70 years of age, which is critical given the rapidly ageing ‘Western’ global community.

There was an increase of 44% among dental students, which is a worrying trend [ 6 ].

Numerous studies and surveys indicate a worrying trend: an escalating number of students reporting symptoms associated with this psychological health.

Increased consumption of antimicrobials at the health centre level compared with hospitals is a worrying trend that may be due to a lack of antibacterial stewardship, lower educational level of staff, poor prescribing practices or hesitancy to refer sicker patients to hospitals.

Predictive modeling employing ensemble ML algorithms indicates a worrying trend; it foresees a significant increase in susceptibility to LS over the next few decades, particularly under high-emission scenarios.

To summarize, there is a worrying trend about sleeping habits, lack of exercise, and increasing screen time.

This is a worrying trend as it means that interventions should be conducted at an early stage before the child’s feeding preferences and habits become entrenched [ 41 ].

The rising prevalence of AmpC β-lactamase, MBL, and ESBL-producing isolates reflects a worrying trend of escalating resistance mechanisms in bacteria, which poses a serious challenge to the effectiveness of current antimicrobial therapies [ 27 ].

Regarding toilet use, a worrying trend was observed among public school students, with well over fifty-percent reporting open defecation near school premises due to inadequate toilet facilities.

In a worrying trend the use of modes of death appear to be increasing.