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Table 4 Ventricular width/ratio measures in MS and non-MS control patients

From: Decision-making under explicit risk is impaired in multiple sclerosis: relationships with ventricular width and disease disability

 

Non-MS patients (n = 20)

MS patients (n = 31)

Test

Female, n (%)

12 (60.00%)

23 (74.19%)

χ2 = 1.14

p = 0.29

Age, years

47.8 (12.08)

50.5 (9.43)

t = 0.88

p = 0.38

FHW, cm

3.18 (0.38)

3.26 (0.28)

t = 0.85

p = 0.40

ICD, cm

1.04 (0.24)

1.22 (0.27)

t = 2.48

p = 0.02

TVW, cm

0.17 (0.11 - 0.7) a

0.23 (0.1 - 1.0) a

U = 190

p = 0.02

FHR, cm

0.28 (0.02)

0.29 (0.03)

t = 1.23

p = 0.22

ICR, cm

0.09 (0.02)

0.11 (0.02)

t = 2.83

p = 0.007

TVR, cm

0.02 (0.01 - 0.08) a

0.01 (0.01 - 0.06) a

U = 188

p = 0.02

  1. Abbreviations:FHW Frontal horn width; ICD Intercaudate distance; TVW Third ventricle width; FHR Frontal horn ratio; ICR Intercaudate ratio; TVR Third ventricle ratio.
  2. a Medians (ranges).
  3. Data are means (standard deviations) or medians (ranges).
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BMC Neurology

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