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Table 4 Results of multiple linear regression between individual muscle T1-value and clinical motor function tests

From: Utilization of T1-Mapping for the pelvic and thigh muscles in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: a quantitative biomarker for disease involvement and correlation with clinical assessments

T1-value of muscle

NSAA (n = 92)

10-m run/walk (n = 77)

Gowers (n = 68)

4-stair climb (n = 68)

4-stair descend (n = 68)

β

P

β

P

β

P

β

P

β

P

Gluteus maximus

−.107

.348

−.032

.841

−.086

.616

−.343

.048*

−.051

.682

Gluteus medius

.033

.815

.248

.152

.069

.685

−.222

.243

−.109

.497

Gluteus minimus

.157

.248

Iliopsoas

.090

.465

Tensor fascia

.331

.029*

−.276

.096

−.167

.220

−.174

.201

−.175

.166

Obturator internus

−.126

.370

Pectineus

−.257

.181

−.032

.880

−.228

.158

Rectus femoris

−.183

.277

.185

.384

  

.232

.229

  

Vastus lateralis

.131

.497

−.142

.567

−.337

.167

−.618

.018*

−.228

.212

Vastus intermedius

.202

.379

−.323

.245

.044

.867

.156

.574

−.476

.001**

Vastus medialis

.169

.482

−.142

.033*

−.395

.111

−.137

.591

−.237

.317

Gracilis

−.015

.857

Sartorius

−.064

.599

Adductor longus

.188

.283

Adductor brevis

.195

.298

−.209

.196

Adductor magnus

.324

.013*

−.051

.778

−.182

.349

−.382

.061

−.099

.447

Semitendinosus

−.088

.587

Semimembranosus

.109

.539

.144

.408

Biceps femoris long head

−.094

.593

−.119

.582

.115

.591

.245

.270

−.112

.473

  1. Motor function tests were the dependent variables and individual muscle T1-values were the independent variables in this mode. Statistically significant, * P-value < 0.05, ** P-value < 0.01. “—”, indicating that there were no statistically significant independent variables in Spearman’s correlation analysis of muscle T1-values and motor function, which were not included in the multiple linear regression analysis. NSAA, northstar ambulatory assessment