“an increasing trend”

The present decreasing trend from 2006 to 2020 differed from our previous study, which showed an increasing trend of no-shows among children and adolescents in specialized care from 2009 to 2023 [ 19 ].

Abstract Introduction: Thyroid nodules have shown an increasing trend over the past years, with a recent surge.

Moreover, the analysis reveals an increasing trend in the evolution of the interaction strength over the course of CO 2 cluster growth on TFB, owing to the CO 2 self‐aggregation interactions.

A positive APC or AAPC with a lower CI bound above zero indicates an increasing trend, while a negative APC or AAPC with an upper CI bound below zero shows a decreasing trend.

The EI value for VAS showed an increasing trend.

This is line with findings from Lyckner et al., who observed an increasing trend of the Swedish version of the QoR-15 beyond day one after elective non-cardiac surgery [ 28 ].

Over the past 5 years, epidemiological data have reported significant disparities in incidence and mortality rates between countries, with an increasing trend observed in at least nine nations (Schafer et al. 2025 ).

16 Although cigarette smoking is the most common form of tobacco use in Romania, recent evidence indicates an increasing trend in e-cigarette use among individuals of reproductive age. 16 Targeted public health interventions are needed to address all forms of tobacco use, including e-cigarettes among individuals who are pregnant, or planning to be pregnant.

The RCS curves for sex and age subgroups showed an increasing trend in the relationship between the HSI and gallstone risk; however, the trends varied across sex and age groups ( Figure 3 ).

1 Although cancer predominantly affects older adults, the recent few decades have seen an increasing trend of cancer incidence in younger populations of reproductive age.

In Italy, about 600 men are estimated to be diagnosed with BC annually, and the standardized incidence rate of MBC is 1.7 × 100,000, with an increasing trend of incidence being observed [ 11 ].

Finally, in a large chohort study, the distribution of R&R positive patients was reported as an increasing trend between 2017 and2021.

The Restricted Cubic Spline curve (RCS) indicated an increasing trend in the therapeutic effect of vitamin D with increasing SOFA score.

2021 ), and an increasing trend in PFHpS human blood concentration was observed between 2007/2008 and 2013/2014 ( Poothong et al. 2017 ).

1 illustrates an increasing trend in the 5-year RS rates postoperatively (5-year RS) over time: 71.3% in 1996–2000, 79.4% in 2001–2005, 86.9% in 2006–2010, and 91.2% in 2011–2018.

The synergistic anticancer activities of DOX-loaded NPs and HCQ exhibited an increasing trend in both treatment groups as HCQ concentration and exposure time increased.

An increasing trend was observed for the ratio of daytime to nighttime rumination time ( Figure 2 A).

Once these periodicities and noise were removed, contrasting regional trends emerged: a decreasing trend in tornado activity in the Great Plains and an increasing trend in the Southeast.

There is an increasing trend in the significance of speed and relay zone performance at both positions.

The results showed an increasing trend in the length of the AL in both the MH and ERM groups.

Exceptions included lip and oral cavity cancer in the low-middle SDI region [EAPC: 0.17 (0.12-0.22)], and other pharyngeal cancers in both the low-middle SDI [EAPC: 0.58 (0.54-0.63)] and low SDI [EAPC: 0.34 (0.26-0.42)] regions, where DALYs showed an increasing trend.

1 a), with the yield showing an increasing trend up to this point and decreasing thereafter in the tested time (20–60 min).

There was an increasing trend in patients treated in an urban teaching hospital (2006–2010 vs . 2016–2019: 88% vs . 95%; p trend <0.001), and more patients were transferred from another hospital (12% vs. 18%; p trend = 0.027).

There was an increasing trend in air temperatures recorded at the local meteorological station during the study period, a phenomenon already observed in a large part of NW Italy in the last 60 years ( Costa et al. 2024 ).

COA showed an increasing trend in female committee representation from 2% in 2014 up to 17% in 2018.