Table 5 Metabolite ratios between ESRD with severe depression and ESRD with mild to moderate depression (mean ± standard deviation)
From: Application of 1H-MRS in end-stage renal disease with depression
Metabolite ratios | ESRD with severe depression | ESRD with mild to moderate depression | P values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NAA/Cr | right | 1.59 ± 0.20 | 1.66 ± 0.19 | 0.012 |
left | 1.54 ± 0.22 | 1.66 ± 0.23 | 0.008 | |
Cho/Cr | right | 1.28 ± 0.16 | 1.19 ± 0.15 | 0.019 |
left | 1.30 ± 0.18 | 1.22 ± 0.16 | 0.010 | |
MI/Cr | right | 0.76 ± 0.13 | 0.73 ± 0.15 | 0.028 |
left | 0.70 ± 0.14 | 0.71 ± 0.13 | 0.021 | |