Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) in neurological early rehabilitation: clinical and neurophysiological features

Table 3 Correlations between neurography and lab results among patients with confirmed CIP

Lab result	Peroneal nerve sural nerve			Tibial nerve	Median nerve
Lab result	CMAP amplitude	CV	SNAP amplitude	CMAP amplitude	CMAP amplitude	Motor CV	SNAP amplitude
CRP	p = 0.018 r = −0.328^a	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
HDL	ns	ns	ns	p = 0.047 r = 0.372^b	ns	ns	ns
TC	ns	ns	ns	ns	p = 0.011 r = −0.352^b	ns	ns
Lipase	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	p = 0.044 r = −0.285	ns
Glucose	p = 0.028 r = −0.306^a	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
Red blood cells	ns	ns	ns	ns	p = 0.025 r = 0.310^b	ns	ns
Calcium	p = 0.016 r = 0.331^a	p = 0.032 r = 0.301^a	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
Potassium	ns	ns	ns	ns	p = 0.022 r = −0.318^b	ns	ns
Sodium	ns	ns	p = 0.011 r = 0.360^b	ns	ns	ns	ns
Chlorid	ns	ns	p = 0.01 r = 0.374^b	ns	ns	ns	ns
Creatinin	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	p = 0.034 r = −0.295^a

^aCorrelation analysis by Spearman (not normal distributed data), ^bCorrelation analysis by Pearson (normal distribution)

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