The phrase "a lower proportion with" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing statistical data or comparisons between groups, indicating that one group has a smaller percentage of a certain characteristic compared to another.
Example: "In the recent survey, a lower proportion with access to the internet reported feeling satisfied with their work-life balance."
Alternatives: "a smaller percentage of" or "a reduced share of".
Delirious patients had an almost twofold increased mortality, a lower proportion with return to functional baseline, and a higher proportion with unfavorable outcome in survivors, as compared to non-delirious patients (Table 3).
Delirious patients had a higher mortality (40 vs. 23%; p = 0.005), a lower proportion with return to functional baseline (30 vs. 46%; p = 0.012), and a higher proportion with unfavorable outcome in survivors (74 vs. 54%; p = 0.010).
The test cohort also had a lower proportion with no reported race and a lower proportion with gram-positive bacteria, compared to the derivation cohort.
We observed a higher proportion of samples with H. influenzae and a lower proportion with S. pneumoniae than what has been previously reported.
The landline sample was slightly less educated, with a significantly higher proportion of respondents who had not completed high school and a lower proportion with university qualifications.
In women, there was a lower proportion with job strain among participants compared with nonparticipants, and high SOC was more prevalent among participants than among nonparticipants.
Adjusting for use of other diabetic drugs was necessary because there was a higher proportion of metformin users who were treated with sulfonylureas compared with the comparators but a lower proportion treated with insulin.
Because we over-sampled those not co-resident with a child, the study population has a lower proportion living with a child compared to the province estimate and is slightly more likely to live alone.
Because we oversampled those not co-resident with a child, the study population has a lower proportion living with a child (48%) than did the estimated province population (63%) and is slightly more likely to have outmigrant children (data not shown).
Prostate cancer, although the second leading cause of cancers in Kumasi among males, accounted for a lower proportion compared with 28% in Abuja and 23% in Ibadan [ 30].
The appearance of these fibrils was similar to that showed by Narang and Perry [ 23] and Merz et al. [ 24], but they were present in a lower proportion and with a shorter length.
