The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Table 1 Comparative analysis between case and control regarding basic data, vascular risk factors and clinical scales

From: Micro-RNA in a sample of Egyptian patients with incidental cerebral small vessel disease

		Group				Mann–Whitney U test/ Chi test^
		Control		Case		Mann–Whitney U test/ Chi test^
		Frequency/ median	%/IQR	Frequency/ median	%/IQR	z/ x^	P
Age		61	7	61.50	4	− 0.423	0.672
Gender (male)		18	60.0%	19	63.3%	0.071^	0.791
Education years		14	6	11	7	− 1.499	0.134
Education level	Read and write	6	20.0%	5	16.7%	5.550^	0.235
	Primary	0	0.0%	4	13.3%
	Preparatory	7	23.3%	9	30.0%
	Secondary	9	30.0%	5	16.7%
	University	8	26.7%	7	23.3%
Smoker		9	30.0%	6	20.0%	0.800^	0.371
DM		6	20.0%	10	33.3%	1.364^	0.243
Hypertension		15	50.0%	19	63.3%	1.086^	0.297
Dyslipidemia		7	23.3%	10	33.3%	0.739^	0.390
ISHD		3	10%	4	13.3%	0.162^	0.688
No. of vascular risk factor	0	9	30.0%	5	16.7%	4.218^	0.377
	1	7	23.3%	9	30.0%
	2	8	26.7%	5	16.7%
	3	5	16.7%	7	23.3%
	4	1	3.3%	4	13.3%
MoCA		28	1.25	18	6.50	− 6.694	< 0.001*
BDI (total score)		1.50	5	6	16	− 2.924	0.003*
BDI grades	No	30	100.0%	18	60.0%	15^	0.002*
	Mild	0	0.0%	4	13.3%
	Moderate	0	0.0%	7	23.3%
	Severe	0	0.0%	1	3.3%
Berg Balance Score		56	0	35	19	− 6.881	< 0.001*
10MWT self-selected velocity		0.75	0.17	0.44	0.20	− 6.430	< 0.001*
10MWT fast velocity		0.85	0.20	0.55	0.28	− 6.198	< 0.001*
ICIQ-SF		0	0	2.50	7	− 4.377	< 0.001*

Bold values indicate significant values
DM diabetes mellitus, ISHD ischemic heart disease, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, 10MWT 10-meter walk test, ICIQ-SF The Arabic International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form Scale, IQR inter-quartile range
^ Chi test was used
*p value is significant if < 0.05

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