Investigating Depression and MRI Associations in Middle Eastern Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.

J Biomed Phys Eng · 2026 · PMC13122374 · PMID 42057981

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closest p · 1.8× alpha

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approaching significanceP -value=0.09so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Depressed patients exhibited reduced brain volume compared to non-depressed patients, approaching significance ( P -value=0.09).

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a trend towards significanceno p-value reported

A significance level of P -value<0.05 was considered for statistical significance, while a P -value less than 0.10 was deemed indicative of a trend towards significance.

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