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Discover LudwigThe phrase "attenuated the difference" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to express that something has reduced or lessened a difference between two or more things.
Example: "The new policy attenuated the difference in pay between the two departments, leading to a more equitable work environment."
Alternatives: "reduced the difference" or "diminished the difference."
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Adjustment for different daily insulin doses only slightly attenuated the difference in triglyceride levels between the two diabetes subgroups (62.7 vs. 71.5 mg/dl in type 1 diabetes with optimal and suboptimal A1C, respectively).
This concentration attenuated the difference of HRQOL with the baseline group in females, which resulted in the different association between the sexes.
Adjustment for sample size slightly attenuated the difference (−0.08, −0.17 to 0.01).
Further adjustment for AT volume attenuated the difference to 4.3 mg/dL (P = 0.20).
This requirement for hyperinflation could have attenuated the difference in exercise performance between BMI categories.
Adjusting for waist circumference and BMI attenuated the difference further (model 4), as did the addition of hypertension (model 5).
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This may have attenuated the differences between the groups.
Further adjustment for multimorbidity attenuated the differences in median survival.
However, pretreatment with L-NAME attenuated the differences.
Controlling for education slightly attenuated the differences, but the pattern remained the same.
Thus, a response bias would have attenuated the differences between the indirectly and directly affected groups.
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