Relationship between Interferon Beta-1A Administration and Intracranial Vascular Tone Regulation in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study

Table 2

Inter-group differences between healthy volunteers (HV) and multiple sclerosis (MS) group at baseline.

	HV group	MS group at Baseline	value
	Median; (first-third quartile)	Median; (first-third quartile)	( Mann–Whitney)
HR	79; (75.5–85.0)	80; (77.5–82.0)	0.97
SBP	120; (110.0–125.0)	117.5; (110.0–121.25)	0.42
DBP	77.5; (73.75–80.0)	80; (73.75–80.0)	0.79
MFV-ICA	50; (47.5–52.25)	50; (48.0–51.0)	0.76
MFV- MCA	60; (58.0–62.0)	59.5; (58.0–62.0)	0.98
MFV-A1 ACA	45; (43.0–45.25)	45; (42.0–45.0)	0.71
MFV-PCA	40.5; (38.75–42.0)	40; (38.0–40.25)	0.48

HR: heart ratio, SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MFV-ICA: mean blood flow velocity internal carotid artery; MFV-MCA: mean blood flow velocity middle cerebral artery; MFV-A1 ACA: mean blood flow velocity section A1 of the anterior cerebral artery; MFV-PCA: mean blood flow velocity posterior cerebral artery.