Table 3.
Correlations between the evaluated variables and disease activity or severity in MS.
| Numbers of T2 hyperintense brain lesions | The EDSS score after 1 year from the hemogram | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | rho = + 0.301 (p = 0.0166) | rho = + 0.397 (p = 0.0012) |
| Onset phenotype with optic neuritis | rho = 0.052 (p = 0.6832) | rho = − 0.298 (p = 0.0169) |
| Onset phenotype with acute myelitis | rho = − 0.115 (p = 0.3704) | rho = + 0.441 (p = 0.0003) |
| Total WBC count | rho = − 0.018 (p = 0.8886) | rho = − 0.006 (p = 0.9622) |
| RBC count | rho = − 0.225 (p = 0.0762) | rho = − 0.094 (p = 0.4622) |
| Platelet count | rho = + 0.147 (p = 0.2496) | rho = + 0.141 (p = 0.2670) |
| Monocyte count | rho = − 0.090 (p = 0.4850) | rho = − 0.098 (p = 0.4412) |
| Lymphocyte count | rho = − 0.096 (p = 0.4550) | rho = − 0.053 (p = 0.6751) |
| Eosinophil count | rho = − 0.447 (p = 0.0002) | rho = − 0.120 (p = 0.3470) |
| Basophil count | rho = + 0.074 (p = 0.5635) | rho = + 0.039 (p = 0.7570) |
| Neutrophil count | rho = + 0.077 (p = 0.5475) | rho = + 0.027 (p = 0.8339) |
| PLR | rho = + 0.143 (p = 0.2648) | rho = + 0.160 (p = 0.2081) |
| MLR | rho = − 0.027 (p = 0.8335) | rho = − 0.005 (p = 0.9689) |
| NLR | rho = + 0.095 (p = 0.4598) | rho = + 0.042 (p = 0.7393) |
| CSF cell count | rho = − 0.043 (p = 0.7523) | rho = − 0.094 (p = 0.4924) |
| OCB positivity | rho = + 0.132 (p = 0.3335) | rho = + 0.120 (p = 0.3760) |
| IgG-index | rho = + 0.197 (p = 0.1585) | rho = + 0.249 (p = 0.0721) |
| QAlb | rho = − 0.009 (p = 0.9509) | rho = + 0.219 (p = 0.1234) |
| QIgG | rho = + 0.087 (p = 0.5425) | rho = + 0.318 (p = 0.0228) |
Spearman’s correlation coefficients (rho) and the p values of the test of no correlation between the clinical manifestations and laboratory test data in MS are shown.
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; EDSS, Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale; IgG, immunoglobulin G; MLR, monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; OCB, oligoclonal bands; PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; QAlb, quotient of albumin; QIgG, quotient of immunoglobulin G; RBC, red blood cell; WBC, white blood cell.