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Table 1 Correlation between EDSS and TCCD, autonomic functions, blood pressure, and MSSS in both case groups

From: Assessment of cerebral hemodynamics in multiple sclerosis patients

	EDSS
	RRMS			SPMS
	Tests used	p value	Significance	Tests used	p value	Significance
MSSS	0.759^(r)	<0.001	S	0.582^(r)	<0.001	S
Duration of illness (years)	0.376^(S)	0.017	S	0.006^(S)	0.780	NS
TCCD, % change	0.298^(S)	0.062	NS	0.105^(S)	0.465	NS
TCCD, BHI	− 0.197^(S)	0.223	NS	− 0.087^(S)	0.928	NS
Autonomic total score	0.339^(r)	0.032	S	0.154^(r)	0.342	NS
Bl.pr, systolic, % change	0.475^(S)	0.002	S	− 0.107^(S)	0.846	NS
Bl.pr, diastolic, % change	0.054^(S)	0.739	NS	− 0.197^(S)	0.385	NS

MSSS Multiple Sclerosis Severity Scale, TCCD transcranial color-coded Doppler, BHI breath holding index, BL.pr blood pressure, RRMS relapsing remitting MS, SPMS secondary progressive MS, S significant, NS non-significant
^(S)Spearman’s rho test of significance
^(r)Correlation coefficient

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