Table 2.
Means and standard deviations of counts and correlation of pathological changes in the retina and brain in CM patients (all cases).
| Variable studied | Retina (mean) | Retina (sd) | Brain (mean) | Brain (sd) | Spearman correlation coefficient | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical hemorrhages R eye* | 0.83 | 1.15 | NA | NA | 0.46 | 0.02 |
| Clinical hemorrhages L eye* | 0.61 | 0.98 | NA | NA | 0.48 | 0.01 |
| Gross retinal hemorrhages* | 1.66 | 1.4 | NA | NA | 0.67 | <0.001 |
| Microscopic hemorrhages | 1.74 | 1.63 | 0.58 | 0.82 | 0.55 | <0.001 |
| HA β-APP foci | 0.6 | 1.52 | 0.65 | 1 | 0.48 | 0.001 |
| NHA β-APP foci | 0.94 | 1.21 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.3 | 0.04 |
| Area of β-APP foci | 1.31 | 1.65 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.38 | 0.01 |
| HA fibrinogen foci | 2.53 | 3.27 | 0.63 | 1.04 | 0.58 | <0.001 |
| NHA fibrinogen foci | 1.2 | 2.61 | 39.63 | 14.58 | 0.12 | 0.43 |
NA, not applicable; HA, hemorrhage associated; NHA, non-hemorrhage associated.
*
These values are being compared with microscopic brain hemorrhages.