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Table 4 Correlations of qMRI parameters with clinical parameters

From: Quantitative muscle MRI displays clinically relevant myostructural abnormalities in long-term ICU-survivors: a case–control study

qMRI

Grip strength right

Grip strength left

MRC

TNCMAP

SNSNAP

EQ5DVAS

Pain

Paresthesia

FF

Pearson

− .276

− .130

.148

− .719*

− .553

.100

− .043

.120

p-value

.472

.739

.703

.029*

.123

.799

.913

.759

n

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

MD

Pearson

− .008

− .337

.204

− .450

− .284

− .309

− .131

.078

p-value

.983

.375

.599

.224

.458

.419

.738

.841

n

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

FA

Pearson

− .510

− .132

− .750*

− .501

− .515

− .610

− .491

− .165

p-value

.161

.734

.020*

.169

.156

.081

.180

.672

n

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

RD

Pearson

.133

− .283

.288

− .329

− .178

− .314

− .123

.031

p-value

.733

.460

.453

.387

.647

.410

.752

.938

n

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

T2

Pearson

− .862

− .987**

− .986**

.088

.064

− .648

.142

.486

p-value

.060

.002*

.002*

.888

.918

.237

.820

.406

n

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

  1. Pearson correlation level; p-value and number of subjects (n) are presented. Significance level was set at p < 0.05. Significant values are presented in bold and highlighted with *. MRC = Muscle Research Council strength grade (0–60)
  2. TNCMAP, tibial nerve compound action potential; SNSSNAP, Sensory neve compound action potential; FF, fat fraction; MD, mean diffusivity; FA, fractional anisotropy; RD, radial diffusivity; T2, water T2-time