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. 2004 Jan 15;4:2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-4-2

Table 3.

Correlation coefficients between peak peripheral inflammatory markers and outcome measures

CT brain infarct volume (cm3) NIHSS score at 5 to 7 days mRS 3 months BI 3 months mRS 12 months BI 12 months
Peak plasma CRP (mg/l) 0.66
(p < 0.001)		 0.54
(p = 0.001)		 0.63
(p < 0.001)		 -0.58
(p < 0.001)		 0.65
(p < 0.001)		 -0.63
(p < 0.001)
Peak WBC count (×109/l) 0.41
(p = 0.04)		 0.51
(p = 0.003)		 0.65
(p < 0.001)		 -0.67
(p < 0.001)		 0.73
(p < 0.001)		 -0.67
(p < 0.001)
Peak ESR (mm/hr) 0.57
(p = 0.007)		 0.28
(p = 0.16)		 0.29
(p = 0.15)		 -0.34
(p = 0.09)		 0.48
(p = 0.02)		 -0.41
(p = 0.05)
Peak plasma cortisol (nmol/l) 0.26
(p = 0.19)		 0.37
(p = 0.03)		 0.
(p = 0.005)		 -0.48
(p = 0.005)		 0.49
(p = 0.006)		 -0.46
(p = 0.01)
Peak aural temperature (°C) 0.37
(p = 0.05)		 -0.05
(p = 0.76)		 -0.04
(p = 0.82)		 0.08
(p = 0.67)		 0.01
(p = 0.98)		 -0.02
(p = 0.92)