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Table 5.

Comparison of MSE features among BNP level groups

MSE features	Group 1 (n = 249)	Group 2 (n = 85)	Group 3 (n = 85)	χ²	P value
MSE₁	0.035 (0.029, 0.039)	0.033 (0.025, 0.037)^*	0.035 (0.028, 0.040)^∆	8.455	0.015
MSE₂	0.071 (0.059, 0.080)	0.067 (0.050, 0.074)^*	0.070 (0.057, 0.083)^∆	8.458	0.015
MSE₃	0.108 (0.090, 0.122)	0.102 (0.076, 0.114)^*	0.107 (0.087, 0.127)^∆	8.458	0.015
MSE₄	0.147 (0.122, 0.166)	0.138 (0.103, 0.155)^*	0.146 (0.118, 0.173)^∆	8.473	0.014
MSE₅	0.187 (0.154, 0.212)	0.176 (0.130, 0.196)^*	0.185 (0.149, 0.219)^∆	8.903	0.012

Data shown are M (Q1, Q3)

^*compared with Group 1, P < 0.05; ^∆compared with Group 2, P < 0.05