Table 4.
Correlations between level of expression of studied neurotrophins and questionnaire scores.
| IBD | Exacerbation | Remission | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | r | p | |
| mRNA BDNF | ||||||
| AIS | 0.06 | 0.619 | −0.02 | 0.875 | 0.20 | 0.263 |
| BDI | 0.09 | 0.415 | −0.11 | 0.463 | 0.36 | 0.038 |
| ESS | 0.04 | 0.715 | 0.04 | 0.780 | 0.04 | 0.821 |
| PSQI | −0.01 | 0.936 | −0.09 | 0.533 | 0.09 | 0.611 |
| BDNF protein | ||||||
| AIS | −0.04 | 0.760 | −0.05 | 0.738 | 0.02 | 0.917 |
| BDI | −0.20 | 0.078 | −0.05 | 0.719 | −0.35 | 0.046 |
| ESS | 0.09 | 0.425 | 0.13 | 0.396 | 0.08 | 0.674 |
| PSQI | −0.12 | 0.310 | −0.11 | 0.456 | −0.04 | 0.836 |
| proBDNF protein | ||||||
| AIS | 0.01 | 0.906 | −0.01 | 0.956 | 0.09 | 0.640 |
| BDI | −0.12 | 0.307 | −0.03 | 0.822 | −0.16 | 0.381 |
| ESS | −0.08 | 0.504 | 0.20 | 0.263 | −0.10 | 0.576 |
| PSQI | 0.04 | 0.759 | 0.17 | 0.267 | −0.08 | 0.672 |
Abbreviations: AIS—Athens Insomnia Scale, BDI—Beck Depression Inventory, BDNF—Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, ESS—Epworth Sleepiness Scale, IBD—Inflammatory Bowel Disease, proBDNF—BDNF precursor, PSQI—Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index. Bolded text indicates statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).