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. 2014 Jan 31;9(1):e87515. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087515

Table 3. Correlations with clinical parameters (Spearman r and p-value) for n = 24 patients.

r (p) Distance metric Fractal dimension No. vessel segments
mPAP 0.60 (0.002) −0.30 (0.15) 0.01 (0.97)
PVR 0.59 (0.002) −0.34 (0.10) −0.11 (0.61)
AVDO2 0.54 (0.007) −0.37 (0.07) 0.08 (0.68)
art SO2 −0.54 (0.006) 0.47 (0.02) 0.15 (0.48)
ven SO2 −0.68 (0.0002) 0.38 (0.07) −0.06 (0.77)
Age −0.12 (0.57) −0.24 (0.24) −0.37 (0.07)
BSA −0.04 (0.83) 0.03 (0.89) 0.08 (0.68)

mPAP: mean pulmonary arterial pressure, PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance, AVDO2: arterial-venous difference in oxygen content, art SO2: arterial oxygen saturation, ven SO2: venous oxygen saturation, BSA: body surface area after Dubois and Dubois.