21 March 2023 : Clinical Research
Is There a Relationship Between Bell’s Palsy and White Matter Lesions?
Nurcan Yurtsever Kum

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939723
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939723
Table 1 The demographic characteristics and the variables studied in Bell’s palsy patients and the control group patients.
BP (n=51) | Control (n=40) | P | |
---|---|---|---|
Mean±SDMin-Max (median) | Mean±SDMin-Max (median) | ||
Age (years) | 46.60±7.73 | 43.83±8.13 | 0.102a |
PVWM Score | 0.62±0.56 | 0.32±0.47 | b |
0–2 (1) | 0–1 (0) | ||
DWM Score | 0.66±0.62 | 0.30±0.46 | b |
0–2 (1) | 0–1 (0) | ||
CWMLs (absence/presence) | 15/36 (29.4/70.6%) | 24/16 (60.0/40.0%) | c |
Gender | |||
Male | 29 (56.9%) | 19 (47.5%) | 0.377c |
Female | 22 (43.1%) | 21 (52.5%) | |
a t-test; b Mann Whitney U test; c Pearson Chi-Square test; * P BP – Bell’s palsy; SD – standard deviation; PVWM – periventricular white matter; DWM – deep white matter; CWML – cerebral white matter lesions. |