The phrase "a rather higher risk" is not correct in standard English usage.
It is typically used to describe a level of risk that is greater than what is considered normal or acceptable, but the word "rather" is redundant when paired with "higher."
Example: "Investing in startups often involves a rather higher risk than investing in established companies."
Alternatives: "a significantly higher risk" or "a considerably higher risk."
"Frankly, at the time, we took a rather high risk," recalled Sepp van Hullen, chief executive of NAV.
Transport of toxic substances is connected with a rather high risk because traffic accidents are quite common and because easily flammable substances can be released (e.g., fuel).
DCIS is by definition a non-invasive disease exerting a rather high risk of local recurrence but an especially low risk of lethal outcome from the disease [ 27].
The ten vignettes with the least divergent assessments were rated as having a rather high risk of heart failure (median heart failure probability assessments between 70 and 91 percentage units), and eight of them represented patients with heart failure.
In view of the relatively low a-priori probability of serious disorders in the general practice setting, there is a rather high risk of false-positive test results, which could lead to unnecessary patient anxiety and superfluous further examinations [ 3, 4].
With respect to endometrial cancer, however, the EPIC study (Allen et al, 2010) found rather higher risks for current users of hormone therapy after 9 years of follow-up than the Million Women Study (2.52 for oestrogen-only HT, 2.96 for tibolone and 1.41 for combined oestrogen progestogen (although risks differed according to regimen and type of progestogen constituent).
For cancer screening, a PDAC Signature Panel would unlikely apply to the general population but rather high-risk populations such as those with a family history and CP.
This contradicts the findings of a meta-analysis that encompassed 28 countries both within and outside of Africa, which demonstrated a rather high prevalence of higher-risk sexual behavior among the wealthier and more educated women.
Rather, "high-risk" individuals will simply factor in the additional £3,000 and see the bond as an open invitation from Theresa May, the home secretary.
Since 23 of our 30 subjects were enrolled based on their BRCAPRO risk rather than their risk based on the Gail model, this group represents a rather unique "high-risk" population, with perhaps more in common with studies in BRCA1/2 carriers such as that of Warner et al. [ 30] than previous populations enrolled through the exclusive use of the Claus model.
