TABLE 3.
NfL TP 1 vs. Clinical TP 1 |
N | NfL TP 1 vs. Clinical TP 2 |
N | NfL TP 2 vs. Clinical TP 2 |
N | |
Age | r = 0.21, p = 0.21 | 38 | r = 0.23, p = 0.25 | 27 | r = 0.30, p = 0.13 | 27 |
WURS Physical Activity subscore total | ρ = –0.14, p = 0.40 | 34 | ρ = –0.07, p = 0.72 | 26 | ρ = 0.10, p = 0.63 | 26 |
UPSIT (number correct) | r = –0.26, p = 0.12 | 37 | r = –0.38, p = 0.05* | 27 | r = –0.46, p = 0.02* | 27 |
Visual acuity (logMAR) | r = 0.34, p = 0.05* | 34 | r = 0.40, p = 0.04* | 27 | r = –0.46, p = 0.02* | 27 |
Color vision (number correct) | r = –0.40, p = 0.03* | 30 | r = –0.42, p = 0.07 | 20 | r = –0.59, p = 0.01** | 20 |
Ventral pons volume | r = –0.24, p = 0.23 | 27 | r = –0.34, p = 0.14 | 21 | r = –0.35, p = 0.12 | 21 |
Brainstem volume | r = –0.48, p = 0.04* | 18 | r = –0.50, p = 0.04* | 18 | r = –0.43, p = 0.08 | 18 |
Cerebellar cortex volume | r = 0.12, p = 0.55 | 26 | r = 0.21, p = 0.37 | 20 | r = 0.25, p = 0.29 | 20 |
Thalamic volume | r = –0.36, p = 0.07 | 26 | r = –0.60, p = 0.01** | 20 | r = –0.57, p = 0.01** | 20 |
Average annual rate of change in thalamic volume | NA | r = –0.52, p = 0.01** | 24 | NA |
NfL, neurofilament light chain; TP, time point; WURS, Wolfram Unified Rating Scale; UPSIT, University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test; NA, not applicable. *, **p ≤ 0.05, 0.01. Bold p-values indicate statistical significance at α = 0.05. N = number of participants with data points included in the analysis in the preceding column.