Table 2 One-way ANCOVA comparison of total cerebral blood flow, cerebral oxygen delivery and cerebral vascular resistance between young adults with ESRD undergoing hemodialysis and healthy controls.

From: Anemia rather than hypertension contributes to cerebral hyperperfusion in young adults undergoing hemodialysis: A phase contrast MRI study

Variables

tCBF

COD

CVR

ESRD patients

75.7 ± 18.1

10.0 ± 1.4

1.53 ± 0.37

Healthy controls

59.1 ± 9.7

11.5 ± 1.7

1.51 ± 0.26

ANCOVA F values

19.2

14.6

0.07

ANCOVA P values

<0.001

<0.001

0.79

  1. Note: ANCOVA P values were Bonferroni corrected.
  2. ESRD = end-stage renal disese; tCBF = total cerebral blood flow; COD = cerebral oxygen delivery; CVR = cerebral vascular resistance.
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