The phrase "a mild trend" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a subtle or slight tendency in data, behavior, or opinions.
Example: "The survey results indicate a mild trend towards increased interest in sustainable practices among consumers."
Alternatives: "a slight trend" or "a gentle trend."
Yesterday, the Supreme Court told federal trial judges that they had enormous discretion in sentencing criminal defendants, which will probably accelerate a mild trend toward more lenient sentencing.
Since the 1960 to 1970s look is a mild trend in New York fashion, the inspiration of Jane Birkin and Talitha Getty in their haute Boho period looked on target, especially the white pantsuits that opened the show and streamlined jumpsuits that looked like easy West Coast sportswear.
This graph shows a mild trend that should make the American Civil Liberties Union happy, but changes from July are within the margin of error (54.2% (+4.3 / -4.4)).
A recent meta-analysis [70], including 7 RCTs and 10 observational studies, reported that there was a mild trend toward improved survival in favor of SLED-treated patients with AKI (RR 0.86; 95% CI 0.74 1.00), although the evidence was weak because of a lack of significant differences when RCTs were considered separately.
As shown in Fig. 5C and 5D, mMCP-6 and mMC-CPA protein levels showed only a mild trend to increase after the DFMO treatment.
PAX1 m also increases with age although with a mild trend.
The mild trend toward a higher incidence of C. glabrata which is known to be dose dependent fluconazole susceptible as well as a decreased incidence of invasive C. albicans in the most recent years is consistent with other studies, even when their regimens were once-daily use of fluconazole as a prophylaxis [ 17, 30].
Although this mild trend may be with biological significance, it does not compromise the application of these DNA methylations as biomarkers since we generated the cutoff values from the clinical endpoints.
Mild trends indicating a reduction of risk for colorectal cancer in patients treated with TZDs were observed (adjusted HR 0.88 [95% CI 0.74 1.05]); however, this result did not attain statistical significance.
Among the children from the older cohort (fifth graders in 1983) living in this community, a similar although milder trend could be observed, especially in regard to an increased prevalence of asthma in 1986 compared with 1983 (13.9% versus 8.1%).
Finally, a study of niacin ER given to diabetic patients showed only mild trends towards increased glycosylated haemoglobin concentrations and a need for additional antidiabetic medication.
