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Due to concern for acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleed and a decreasing trend in the patients Hgb, the patient was started on intravenous pantoprazole and underwent a colonoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to rule out a brisk upper GI bleed.

Results CSF total tau was elevated, on average, in pre- and post-ELD samples from patients who failed to improve clinically during the ELD trial, but the findings were marginally significant after correction for multiple comparisons.

There is some overlap between CSF total tau between these two groups and only marginal significance when assessed in the context of multiple comparisons, and so because of the small sample size of this study, it is not currently possible to assess the generalizability of these findings.

Stroke subtypes Regarding the subtypes of stroke, it was noticed that large artery atherosclerosis stroke had been more common among group II patients compared to group I patients with a highly significant statistical difference (P ˂0.001), unlike the lacunar stroke which was more common in group I compared to group II (P ˂0.001).

This clinical endpoint is incredibly significant for patients with terminal disease, and improvements in quality of life should be emphasized in these patients.

Longitudinal observational studies showed a marginally significant dose dependent relationship between cumulative marijuana smoking, and a decline in forced expiratory volume during the first second (FEV1) [ 9 ].

Sugar control showed a slightly significant association in the development of FS.

Gradually in the following days, a decreasing trend in neutrophils and a reciprocal increasing trend in lymphocytes were observed.

While studying the usefulness of MCA parameters, we observed an increasing trend of sensitivity for MCA RI with increasing gestational age.

The observation of the effectiveness of different positions may indicate that at least for peripheral field stimulation there may be significant current spread in the fascia.

No statistically significant correlative variables were identified; however, nearly significant trends for differences in the change in proliferation rate with patient gender and radiation treatment existed.

This study found no significant improvement in the social impairment in children with autism who were treated with the NAC compared to the placebo, although a marginally significant improvement was seen at week eight with a P value of 0.07 [ 4 ].

Adherence showed a decreasing trend with an increasing number of pills, duration of treatment, and an increasing average expense of medications.

One of the worse prognostic factors trending towards significance within our cohort was pulmonary oligometastases from esophageal primaries when compared to breast primaries.

The earlier age groups showed a trend of ear disease being asymptomatic compared to older children.

However, there was a significant difference in liver size within the wheatgrass group and a highly significant difference in spleen size within the wheatgrass and control groups.

A borderline significant association was seen when the mean post-surgery and current BMI (on last follow up) were compared.

The initial mean of 3.5 points increased to 6.38 points after the maximum of five treatments, which represents a positive trend toward an improvement due to repetitive needling.

A p-value of <0.1 was considered marginally significant.

A value of p < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant, while p < 0.01 was considered as extremely significant.

In this area, the internal abdominal oblique is subcutaneous; however, variations in the attachments and the extent of development of the fleshy part of the muscle may be significant.

In the current study, we observed that the values of all cephalometric measurements in the DS group showed a clear trend to be lower than the values of the normal counterparts (Figures 2 - 3 ).

rTMS improved quality of life among patients with fibromyalgia with a moderate effect size (Pooled standardized mean difference (SMD) = −0.472 95%CI = −0.80 to −0.14); it also showed a trend toward reducing pain intensity (SMD = −0.64 95% confidence interval (CI) = −0.31 to 0.017) but did not change depressive symptoms [ 47 ].

First, we provided support for a previously debated finding and identified a significant trend of reduction in concussion incidence with increasing temperature.

Fifth and last, while the mean cost of care for Medicaid recipients did not exhibit a clear trend, a plateau in median costs from 2013 to 2015 potentially hints at the impact of Medicaid expansion on curbing the rising costs of healthcare services rendered to Medicaid patients.