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Table 4 Metabolite ratios differing significantly between the outcome groups (p < 0.0014)

From: Prognostic value of early, conventional proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in cooled asphyxiated infants

Assessed metabolite ratio

value of metabolite ratio (median [IQR])

p value

good outcome (n = 35)

poor outcome (n = 16)

mIns/NAA height (TE = 35 ms)

0.534 [0.440; 0.601]

0.780 [0.694; 0.894]

< 0.0001

NAA/Cr height (TE = 144 ms)

0.990 [0.897; 1.096]

0.808 [0.690; 0.863]

< 0.0001

mIns/Cr height (TE = 35 ms)

0.471 [0.387; 0.530]

0.640 [0.528; 0.724]

0.0005

  1. For all other metabolite ratios, see Additional file 1