The phrase "a decrease in women" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing statistical changes or trends related to the number of women in a specific context, such as employment, education, or demographics.
Example: "The report highlighted a decrease in women participating in STEM fields over the past decade."
Alternatives: "a reduction in women" or "a decline in women".
One Australian RCT demonstrated a decrease in women having caesarean birth from 18% to 13% [ 7].
A recently published analysis of hip fracture trends in Germany indicates a decrease in women under the age of 74, but a significant increase in higher age [ 4].
One study reported an increase in total physical activity in men and a decrease in women, but this study was limited by outdated measurement techniques and other methodologic weaknesses, as discussed above.
A higher proportion of men were habitually active at baseline, but the proportion of men and women classified as active across the age-categories remained unchanged after 10-years, except for a decrease in women aged in the 60 to 70 year category.
These symptoms are associated with a decrease in women's functional status and quality of life (QoL) [ 2, 14], and have a negative impact in a woman's ability to care for her family and/or return to work [ 15, 16].
The development in the future expansion of part-time work will mainly depend on the following factors: Investment in childcare facilities and progress towards more flexible forms of employment (flexitime, working time accounts) will lead to a decrease in employed women working part-time but will increase the overall rate of employed women at the same time.
As we can see, while we do find some evidence that having a maternal grandmother passing away before giving birth is associated with a decrease in young women's labor force participation, the estimate is not significantly different from 019.
(HEW 11) Midwives reported a decrease in pregnant women seeking ANC at HCs, probably mirroring an increase in visits to health posts that are very close to their residences.
Similarly, Wei et al. used data from the women's health study and found a decrease in CRC in women using oral contraceptives (23% decrease in the risk of CRC).
At the same time, the national biennial mammographic screening for all women aged 50 75 in the Netherlands has resulted in a decrease in mortality in women with breast cancer [ 4].
Not all studies have shown RE to yield increases in arterial stiffness in men and no change or a decrease in stiffness in women [ 21, 23, 24].
