Body Mass Index in Multiple Sclerosis: Associations with CSF Neurotransmitter Metabolite Levels.

ISRN Neurol · 2013 · PMC3800568 · PMID 24205443

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0.0050

closest p · 0.1× alpha

0.0540

boldest claim

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highly significantP < .005actually significant

This highly significant difference ( P < .005) in BMI is the result of higher than expected—compared to controls—numbers of patients with lower weight and also with greater height.

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near significanceP = .054so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

It is worth to mention, though, the near significance differences in height between CIS and controls ( P = .054).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

In their study, the difference in BMI was significant for the whole sample of 61 male and 136 female MS patients compared to 64 male and 138 female controls, but it did not reach statistical significance for males.

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