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Table 7 Correlation between INHSS score, infarction size, and levels of laboratory markers on admission

From: Evaluation of inflammatory markers and mean platelet volume as short-term outcome indicators in young adults with ischemic stroke

Laboratory marker

NIHSS

Infarction size

Correlation coefficient (r)

P value

Correlation coefficient (r)

P value

E-selectin (ng/ml)

0.42

0.047*

0.54

0.03*

VCAM-1 (ng/ml)

0.44

0.009**

0.45

0.02*

hs-CRP (mg/l)

0.52

0.002**

0.46

0.04*

Prolactin (ng/ml)

0.45

0.008**

0.53

0.03*

MPV (fl)

0.50

0.003**

0.49

0.02*

  1. NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, VCAM-1 vascular cell adhesion molecule 1, hs-CRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein, MPV mean platelet volume
  2. *P value < 0.05 is significant
  3. **P value < 0.01 is highly significant
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