The phrase "a factor that increased" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing elements that contributed to a rise or growth in a particular context, such as economics, science, or social issues.
Example: "The study identified a factor that increased the overall productivity of the workforce."
Alternatives: "an element that contributed to" or "a variable that enhanced".
This led the authors to postulate that inclement weather (especially extremes in temperature) could be considered a factor that increased social avoidance – the opposite of social contact – and kept people in their 'primary territories' (homes).
Selection was also a factor that increased the overall level of LD, and even more strongly the extent of LD over larger inter-marker distances.
17 It was suspected that the high risk of Gram-negative infection in the current study cohort was a factor that increased the in-hospital mortality associated with treatment with linezolid.
To our surprise, only 62% of the patients could identify the fact that a previous event of stroke/TIA was a factor that increased the risk of having a new stroke/TIA.
Similarly, the Genetics of Osteoarthritis and Lifestyle (GOAL) case control study identified BMI as a factor that increased the risk of developing knee OA (OR 2.68), with the risk for knee OA being greater in women (OR 3.23) than in men (OR 2.20) [ 36].
14 One of the conclusions was that most of the nursing assistants in Israel are well-educated and overqualified women immigrants from the former Soviet Union, who worked as physicians in their former homeland; their inability to find work suitable to their professional training and personal skills was a factor that increased their feelings of frustration.
But around half of all Chinese tourists still travel in organised groups – a factor that increases their collective visibility and amplifies stereotypes and cultural unfamiliarity on both sides.
Zegart discussed the exceptional vulnerability of powerful countries to cyber threats, consumer driven connectivity as a factor that increases cyber risks, and the obstacles to protecting privately held cyber infrastructure at a time of acute mistrust of government.
Designers of AI health care applications, Aerts and other speakers said, should also guard against AI becoming a benefit solely for the rich, a factor that increases inequality instead of helping close the gap between haves and have-nots.
During organizational change, increased job uncertainty [ 59] can be a factor that increases attendance pressure.
Caregiver burden (CB) is a factor that increases in caregivers looking after relatives with PD.
