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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2005; 11(18): 2777-2780
Published online May 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i18.2777
Table 1 Correlation between kinematic parameters and symptoms of low-grade hepatic encephalopathy and analysis of the association between the degree of hepatic encephalopathy and kinematic parameters within the group of patients with liver cirrhosis (ANOVA).
Kinematic parametersOne-way ANOVA
Spearman correlation analysis: P-value and (P)
grade 0 HE, MHE and grade I HEVisuo-motor indexCumulative clinical score
FREQ-HW0.003b0.594 (0.000)b-0.611 (0.000)b
FREQ-DM0.5920.136 (0.245)-0.203 (0.150)
CYCD-HW0.010a-0.504 (0.003)b0.537 (0.002)b
CYCD-DM0.699-0.128 (0.258)0.220 (0.131)
NIV-HW0.002b-0.618 (0.000)b0.672 (0.000)b
NIV-DM0.934-0.370 (0.053)0.310 (0.108)