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The most significant GIF connections and network interactions in females involved VNs (dorsal and ventral stream, MT+ complex), medial temporal (trending toward significance; Table 2 ), lateral temporal, superior parietal, anterior cingulate, posterior cingulate ( high number of connections, although not significant in terms of relative density in Table 2 ) (Figures 2 and 3 , right panel; Table 2 ).
Moreover, it would be important to highlight that although the common comorbidities leading to severe disease in high-income countries (diabetes, hypertension, and other cardiovascular diseases) were also common amongst patients admitted to the ICU in the present setting (despite being less prevalent in the general public), they were not significantly predictive of mortality when considered in the model (although asthma and increased BMI may be worth noting as trending toward significance).
A common but relatively minor misinterpretation is describing non-significant results as “trending toward significance.” This kind of conclusion, which implies that the test would have been more significant if more data were collected, can be misleading as the collection of additional data may also lead to p -values “trending away” from significance 161 .
Improving statistical reporting in psychology.
Commun Psychol · 2025 · PMC12618885
Average amount of sodium excretion To assess whether poorer cognitive function was associated with greater sodium excretion, simple linear regression was first conducted; then, all significant predictors and one variable that was trending toward significance (race) were entered into an adjusted model.
Furthermore, comparisons between Q1 (lowest childhood weight SDS change) and Q4 (highest childhood weight SDS change) of Δchild wt revealed differences in SBP, BMI SDS, abdominal circumference (AC), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), brachial augmentation index (AI), and fat mass percentage (%fat, all lower in Q1; P < 0.05), with differences in HDL (higher in Q1; P = 0.06) and insulin (lower in Q1; P = 0.09) trending toward significance ( Table 3 ).