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Table 2 Comparison between patient and control groups as regards the auditory brain stem evoked potential (ABR)

From: Electrophysiological biomarkers of central nervous system affection in cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

 

COPD

Control

P

  

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

I-Latency (ms)

Right

1.54

0.29

1.24

0.08

< 0.001*

Left

1.61

0.31

1.28

0,09

< 0.001*

II-Latency (ms)

Right

2.63

0.31

2.57

0.15

0.28(NS)

Left

2.74

0.26

2.68

0.11

0.22(NS)

III-Latency

(ms)

Right

3.64

0.3

3.26

0.12

< 0.001*

Left

3.64

0.27

3.3

0.09

< 0.001*

IV-Latency

(ms)

Right

4.56

0.05

4.54

0.06

0.31(NS)

Left

4.58

0.07

4.56

0.05

0.12(NS)

V-Latency

(ms)

Right

5.88

0.27

5.45

0.11

< 0.001*

Left

5.97

0.29

5.49

0.1

< 0.001*

IPLs

I–III (ms)

Right

2.1

0.13

2.01

0.13

0.01*

Left

2.02

0.25

2.02

0.12

0.8(NS)

IPLs

I–V (ms)

Right

4.33

0.35

4.21

0.17

0.08(NS)

Left

4.35

0.42

4.2

0.17

0.07(NS)

IPLs

III–V (ms)

Right

2.23

0.38

2.19

0.16

0.6(NS)

Left

2.32

0.36

2.2

0.15

0.06(NS)

BAEP-I amplitude (μv)

Right

0.33

0.02

0.67

0.04

< 0.001*

Left

0.34

0.03

0.68

0.04

< 0.001*

BAEP-V amplitude (μv)

Right

0.44

0.04

0.46

0.03

0.05*

Left

0.45

0.04

0.47

0.04

0.035*

  1. IPL interpeak latency difference, NS non-significant, *significant