The phrase "a trend to a decrease" is not correct in standard English; it should be "a trend toward a decrease." You can use it when discussing patterns or changes in data that indicate a decline over time.
Example: "The latest report shows a trend toward a decrease in sales over the past quarter."
Alternatives: "a tendency toward a decrease" or "a shift toward a decrease."
After 60 min circulation a trend to a decrease of the uptake was noticed.
On the contrary, there is a trend to a decrease.
In rats fed a low protein diet, maximal load and stiffness showed a trend to a decrease but it was not statistically significant after cyclic loading (Table 2).
The present data are also in agreement with the data from other studies in the global development program, 8, 9, 14, 16 which also show a trend to a decrease in reactogenicity with successive doses of CYD-TDV.
Figure 1 visualizes a trend to a decrease in the absolute numbers of LTX for PBC, including 5 patients who died on the waiting list (p = 0.17), the proportional decrease is significant (p < 0.001) (figure 2).
IL-6 showed a trend to a decrease and PGE2 even tended to an increase, possibly due to the high serum levels in plasma that were also present in whole blood.
Although the total vascular density was not significantly altered, there was a trend to a decreased capillary density (ANOVA P = 0.09, linear trend P = 0.03; Table 4).
Subgroup analysis showed a trend to a decreased PCS for SAPS > 37 (P = 0.07), and MCS was significantly decreased for LOS > 33 days (P = 0.002).
Although animals treated with IL-1Ra (both acute and delayed) showed a trend to a decreased time spent interacting at D7 this was not significant (Fig. 6B).
Aged mice were impaired in the acquisition of this spatial memory task (repeated-measures ANOVA, P = 0.004) (Fig. 1a) and showed a trend to a decreased recall of the task (Fig. 1b).
In particular, bi-lobectomy/pneumonectomy was associated with a strong trend to a decreased survival compared to lobectomy.
