The phrase "a lower decline" is not correct and may be confusing in written English.
It can be used when discussing a decrease that is less severe than another decline, but the redundancy of "lower" and "decline" makes it awkward.
Example: "The company experienced a lower decline in sales this quarter compared to the previous one."
Alternatives: "a smaller decrease" or "a milder drop".
According to an observational study, elderly women with hypertension continuously using Ang converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors showed a lower decline in muscle strength than intermittent or never users of ACE inhibitors24.
The thickness of the rectus femoris muscle, assessed by echography at inclusion and discharge in survivors, showed a lower decline in the intervention group: −1.8 mm (−4.4; −0.2) vs −0.7 mm (−1.5; −0.25); P = 0.009.
Additionally, joinpoint analysis showed a lower decline of CFR in women than in men.
A lower decline in control was associated with higher levels of exposure in women in the intervention group.
By comparison, we anticipated H2O2 to elicit a lower decline of the PS apparatus, in downregulating a smaller number of PS genes (see above).
Female sex, high level of education, and high performance in hand grip muscle strength were associated with a lower decline in MMSE scores.
Another trial found no significant difference between donepezil and rivastigmine groups in IADL score changes over time but a significantly lower decline in ADL with donepezil at 9 months (P=0.02) (Mossello et al. 2004).
They found that at 3 years' follow-up, participants taking an ACE inhibitor continuously had a lower mean decline in both knee extensor muscle strength and walking speed than those using other antihypertensives and those not on any antihypertensive medications.
The battle over a state law curbing the union rights of public workers is headed for the State Supreme Court after a lower court declined to weigh in on the issue.
In a select cohort of patients, a statistically significant greater proportion of patients remained stable or improved and a lower proportion declined, as depicted by FVC changes of > 5% after nintedanib commencement (P < 0.05 using Chi squared test).
Dr. Lower declined an opportunity to perform an early heart transplant because of incompatibility of the blood types of the potential donor and recipient.
