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Table 2 Absolute volumes under normocapnia and hypercapnia

From: Arterial CO2 pressure changes during hypercapnia are associated with changes in brain parenchymal volume

 

Volumes at NC (mL)

Volumes at HC (mL)

ΔVolume (mL)

p value

Intracranial volume

1508 (1493, 1587)

1507 (1495, 1581)

-3.0 (-1.5, -6.5)

0.271

BPV

1234 (1162, 1305)

1243 (1167, 1311)

6.0 (4.5, 8.5)

0.016

Grey matter

707 (653, 745)

714 (654, 740)

2.0 (-0.5, 5.0)

0.498

White matter

528 (524, 548)

535 (527, 554)

4.0 (2.5, 7.0)

0.022

Total CSF

295 (279, 318)

285 (267, 312)

-10.0 (-13.5, -6.5)

0.034

Ventricular CSF

17.6 (15.1, 22.3)

17.3 (14.8, 22.0)

-0.4 (-0.3, -0.5)

0.016

  1. Volumes are given as median and interquartile range (in parentheses). Values are rounded to the nearest integer. Volume changes are calculated from unrounded data
  2. NC Normocapnia, HC Hypercapnia, BPV Brain parenchymal volume, CSF Cerebrospinal fluid