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. 2023 Oct 27;53(13):2672–2682. doi: 10.1007/s00247-023-05791-7

Table 3.

Correlation between baseline magnetic resonance biomarkers and 12-month follow-up functional abilities in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Variable	T1 (ms)				Fat fraction (%)
Variable	Flexors	Extensors	Adductor	Abductors	Flexors	Extensors	Adductor	Abductors
Age	−0.206^a	−0.304^b	−0.314^b	−0.262^b	0.360^b	0.418^b	0.422^b	0.341^b
Height	−0.167	−0.219^a	−0.218^a	−0.190^a	0.297^b	0.275^b	0.317^b	0.229^a
Weight	−0.181	−0.350^b	−0.307^b	−0.313^b	0.437^b	0.446^b	0.397^b	0.417^b
BMI	−0.178	−0.367^b	−0.287^b	−0.306^b	0.396^b	0.433^b	0.317^b	0.401^b
Wheelchair use	−0.163	−0.137	−0.151	−0.158	0.163	0.157	0.163	0.160
NSAA	0.480^c	0.510^c	0.620^c	0.554^c	−0.741^c	−0.701^c	−0.783^c	−0.762^c
10m run/walk	−0.461^c	−0.481^c	−0.670^c	−0.510^c	0.736^c	0.691^c	0.787^c	0.729^c
Gowers	−0.455^c	−0.463^c	−0.625^c	−0.422^c	0.650^c	0.623^c	0.745^c	0.650^c
4-stair climb	−0.458^c	−0.443^c	−0.622^c	−0.470^c	0.686^c	0.602^c	0.737^c	0.702^c
4-stair descend	−0.444^c	−0.413^c	−0.557^c	−0.483^c	0.659^c	0.596^c	0.668^c	0.655^c

Significant differences are marked as ^aP<0.05, ^bP<0.01, ^cP<0.0001

BMI body mass index, NSAA North Star Ambulatory Assessment