Variables
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SVD burden score
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r
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P value
|
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CRPa
|
0.19
|
1.00 × 10−3
|
Fibrinogen (g/l)
|
0.21
|
3.00 × 10−4
|
Homocysteine (μmol/l) b
|
0.08
|
0.22
|
Lp-PlA2 (ug/l) b
|
0.11
|
0.30
|
- a CRP refers to C-reactive protein
- b Forty four patients with dysphagia and 215 controls took part in homocysteine tests, while 17 patients with dysphagia and 68 controls attended Lp-PlA2 tests
- The CRP and fibrinogen levels were positively correlated with the total SVD burden score (r = 0.19, p = 1.00 × 10−3; r = 0.20, p = 3.00 × 10− 4, respectively). No associations between homocysteine or Lp-PlA2 level and total SVD burden score were observed (r = 0.08, p = 0.22; r = 0.11, p = 0.30, respectively)