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. 2022 Feb 18;14:789602. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.789602

Table 3.

Comparison of various biomarkers of different cognitive levels in the sWMH group.

Variable NC (n = 26) mVCI (n = 52) sVCI (n = 64) F/H P Tukey/Bonferron adjusted
NC vs. mVCI NC vs. sVCI mVCI vs. sVCI
Erythrocyte (× 1012/L)a 4.56 ± 0.51 4.21 ± 0.50 4.12 ± 0.60 6.094 0.003** 0.026* 0.002** 0.606
Hb (g/L)a 137.00 ± 16.70 128.19 ± 16.30 128.20 ± 18.34 4.401 0.014* 0.105 0.010* 0.539
Platelets (× 109/L)b 208.00 (67.50) 220.00 (79.50) 223.00 (86.25) 2.742 0.254 / / /
Lymphocytes(×109/L)b 1.97 (0.72) 1.54 (0.72) 1.55 (0.63) 5.718 0.057 / / /
hs-CRP (mg/L)b 1.22 (2.41) 2.20 (4.01) 4.68 (10.52) 12.803 0.002** 0.895 0.004** 0.024*
Hcy (μmol/L)b 15.68 (6.43) 14.49 (5.35) 15.64 (7.27) 1.840 0.398 / / /
RBP (mg/L)b 40.00 (9.58) 38.40 (16.30) 33.35 (14.20) 6.201 0.045* 1.000 0.117 0.123
Cr (μmol/L)b 76.10 (24.75) 67.00 (31.50) 68.00 (23.00) 2.853 0.240 / / /
UN (mmol/L) b 5.17 (1.32) 5.12 (1.87) 5.37 (2.39) 1.195 0.550 / / /
β2-M (mg/L)b 2.12 (0.94) 2.50 (0.95) 2.40 (0.91) 3.401 0.183 / / /
ALP (U/L)b 65.00 (25.50) 70.00 (23.75) 73.00 (23.00) 2.002 0.368 / / /
TG (mmol/L)b 1.45 (1.13) 1.29 (0.75) 1.25 (0.82) 0.034 0.983 / / /
HDL-C (mmol/L)b 1.08 (0.36) 0.95 (0.39) 0.99 (0.43) 1.383 0.501 / / /
LDL-C (mmol/L)b 2.40 (1.40) 2.07 (1.09) 2.40 (1.15) 3.296 0.192 / / /
VLDL-C (mmol/L)b 0.37 (0.28) 0.33 (0.20) 0.36 (0.26) 0.902 0.637 / / /
IMA (U/mL)a 77.36 ± 4.01 77.18 ± 4.23 78.43 ± 4.06 1.479 0.232 / / /
PA (mg/L)a 259.44 ± 50.11 258.62 ± 67.28 227.05 ± 68.15 4.229 0.016* 0.998 0.085 0.027*

*P < 0.05,**P < 0.01. aShown as mean ± standard deviation. bShown as median (IQR). Abbreviations: ALP, alkaline phosphatase; β2-M, β2 microglobulin; Cr, creatinine; Hb, hemoglobin; Hcy, homocysteine; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IMA, ischemia modified albumin; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; mVCI, mild vascular cognitive impairment; NC, normal cognition; PA, prealbumin; RBP, retinol binding protein; sWMH, severe white matter hyperintensities; sVCI, severe vascular cognitive impairment; TG, triglycerides; UN, urea nitrogen; VLDL-C, very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.