Table I .
Between-group comparisons for distribution of sex and net CSF flow direction.
| Sex | Net CSF flow dırectıon | ||||||
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| Male | Female | p-value | Caudocranıal | Cranıocaudal | p-value | ||
| GROUP (n:80) | MS (n:40) | 16 | 24 | 1.000 | 18 | 22 | 0.251 |
| CONTROL (n:40) | 16 | 24 | 13 | 27 | |||
| MS TYPE (n:40) | RRMS (n:32) | 11 | 21 | 0.229 | 12 | 20 | 0.110 |
| SPMS (n:8) | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||
| RRMS & CONTROL-rr (n:64) | RRMS (n:32) | 11 | 21 | 1.000 | 12 | 20 | 0.424 |
| CONTROL-rr (n:32) | 11 | 21 | 9 | 23 | |||
| SPMS & CONTROL-sp (n:16) | SPMS (n:8) | 5 | 3 | 1.000 | 6 | 2 | 0.608 |
| CONTROL-sp (n:8) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||
Abbreviations: MS=multiple sclerosis; RRMS=relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis; SPMS=secondary progressive multiple sclerosis; CSF=cerebrospinal fluid.