Table 3.
Vascular disease-related blood analytes that significantly correlated with whole-brain [11C]PBR28 uptake values extracted from the significant cluster in the PASC group.
| Peripheral blood vascular related analyte | Whole brain PET signal correlation |
|---|---|
| Fibrinogen | r(9)=.80, p=.0032 |
| α2-macroglobulin | r(9)=.73, p=.011 |
| Orosomucoid (alpha-1-acid glycoprotein or AGP) | r(9)=.69, p=.019 |
| Fetuin A | r(9)=.68, p=.022 |
| sL-selectin (soluble leukocyte selectin) | r(8)=.70, p=.025 |
| Pentraxin-2 | r(9)=.66, p=.026 |
| Haptoglobin | r(8)=.74, p=.015 |