The phrase "a modest risk of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the likelihood of a negative outcome that is considered to be low or manageable.
Example: "There is a modest risk of side effects associated with this medication, but they are generally mild."
Alternatives: "a slight chance of" or "a small possibility of".
On the contrary, risperidone, quetiapine, amisulpride, and zotepine show low-to-moderate levels of mean weight gain and a modest risk of clinically significant increases in body weight.
For those receiving placebo, there will be a modest risk of hyperglycaemia, but patients can titrate insulin doses as needed, using frequent blood glucose measurements.
Therefore, even a modest risk of atrial fibrillation associated with acute exposure to elevated ambient air pollution in the general population would have a substantial attributable risk.
17 On the contrary, risperidone, quetiapine, amisulpride, and zotepine show low-to-moderate levels of mean weight gain and a modest risk of clinically significant increases in weight.
Following the trend of findings observed in previous studies, in a review 63 of two large prospective cohorts of US women published in 2012, OCP use was associated with a modest risk of CD more so than UC.
In relation to safety, one analysis suggested that ARBs may be associated with a modest risk of lung cancer [ 53]; however, more complete analyses of current data have refuted this statement [ 54, 55].
Spinal anaesthesia does carry a modest risk (mainly of postspinal headache), but similar risks have been considered acceptable for other medical investigators, such as spinal tap for neurological diseases or when used to carry out muscle biopsies for neurological or orthopaedic study designs or bronchoscopy.
A short-term Treasury fund with an average maturity of two or three years will add maybe half a point to your aftertax return, at a very modest risk of principal loss should interest rates climb.
Furthermore, high caffeine consumption has been found to be a modest risk factor for onset of chronic daily headache [8].
Compared with PPI use, regular use of H2 blockers was associated with a more modest risk of fracture (fully adjusted hazard ratio 1.23 (1.02 to 1.50) v non-use).
Other studies, however, have indicated that, with exception of a well established but modest risk of ovarian cancer (probably explicable in terms of the association of both cancers with BRCA1/2 mutations) and an association with childhood sarcoma (perhaps entirely due to TP53 mutations), there is little or no excess risk of breast cancer associated with a family history of other cancers [ 4].
