“a borderline significant trend”

While NT-proBNP and troponin remained independent predictors of MACCE in multivariable logistic regression, depression showed a borderline significant trend toward increased risk.

In the PGT-A cohort, AMH showed significant differences in univariate analysis, a borderline significant trend was observed in the multivariate model, which was further clarified by maternal age stratified analysis.

For psychosocial health, a borderline significant trend suggesting a greater improvement in health literacy (Communicative and Critical Health Literacy [CCHL]) was noted in the intervention group (β = 0.13, 95% CI: 0.00, 0.26; p = 0.056).

There was a borderline significant trend between screen time and triglycerides and physical activity counts and time spent in MVPA.

We observed a borderline significant trend towards an increase in the rates of combined proliferation markers (atypical pituitary adenomas) with an increase in pituitary tumour volume ( P trend =0.071).

The sum of marine-derived fatty acids, EPA + DHA, showed a borderline significant trend for the reduced risk of gastric cancer as the intake increased ( p -value for trend = 0.045).

An analogical trend was observed for tea, as tea consumption was also inversely associated with diabetes risk but with a borderline significant trend ≥4 cups/day vs. none [ 52 ].

On the other hand, ESPB was associated with a borderline significant trend toward reduction of block-related complications.

Additionally, peritumoral PD-L1 positivity significantly correlated with vascular invasion, a lower albumin level (≤35 g/L), and liver cirrhosis (with a borderline significant trend).

Results and Discussion High EGFR expression was an independent risk factor for shorter overall survival (OS), whereas high HER3 expression was associated with a borderline significant trend towards a longer OS.

There was a borderline significant trend of higher methylation percentages for the BRCA1.2, BRCA1.3, and BRCA2.1 probes in BRCA1/2 -N samples than for the non- BRCA -related-N cases (Table 10 , Fig. 2 ).

Lymphohematopoietic malignancies were significantly increased in both groups with a borderline significant trend.

A borderline significant trend of increasing premenstrual symptoms across the PRS tertiles was also observed ( P for trend = 0.05).

[ 35 ], data for the diabetic population were reported in 10 RCTs (N = 30,448), and the authors only found a borderline significant trend towards less cardiovascular mortality, nonfatal MI, and nonfatal stroke with aspirin (HR 0.90, 95% CI 0.82–1.00, I 2 = 0%).

The only factor showing a borderline significant trend with HRMO clearance at T=3 in both univariable and multivariable analyses was not traveling to a foreign country in the past three months (OR=3.5 [95%CI: 1.0–12.4], Table I ).

The prediction of recurrence was significantly more accurate using the combination of clinical + PET + radiomic factors than the combination of clinical + PET parameters, and it showed a borderline significant trend compared with clinical + radiomics factors.

There was a borderline significant trend for the OBE group to report more additional ABE relative to control groups.

While TFF and TFD yielded statistically significant pooled effects, LOS showed a borderline significant trend in the same direction.

There was a borderline significant trend toward greater efficacy in younger patients than in older patients, but this unanticipated finding could be a chance occurrence given the number of subgroup investigations.

However, there was a borderline significant trend for increased risk of POAG in young patients (age ≤ 34 years) (aHR = 1.67, 95% CIs = 0.96–2.90) [ 23 ].

There was also a borderline significant trend when the Western pattern was analyzed as a continuous variable ( Table 3 ).

The multiple regression analysis showed a borderline significant trend, indicating that blood PCDD/Fs concentrations increased with longer residence periods in the exposure area.

We found a borderline significant trend for potential confounding effects, such as assortative mating or residual population structure effects, with a PGS rhythm correlation of exactly 0.50 between dizygotic twin members being the lower limit of the confidence interval (r = 0.54, CI 0.50–0.58).

Group differences were found in the paths from perceived barriers and self-efficacy to the likelihood of an FOBT uptake; however, a borderline significant trend was found across groups.

There was a borderline significant trend towards a higher proportion of patients receiving oral corticosteroid therapy in the COVID-19 group compared to the negative group—35 vs. 30 patients (χ 2 = 3.2, p = 0.051).