Table 3. Mean correlation coefficients between diffusion parameters and neurobehavioral test results (Spearman's correlation).
FA | ADC | Axial D | Radial D | FA (FA>0.2) | ADC (FA>0.2) | Axial D (FA>0.2) | Radial D (FA>0.2) | |
Posture | 0.283 | −0.024 | −0.047 | −0,047 | 0,283 | −0.071 | −0.071 | −0.094 |
Righting reflex | 0.016 | −0.140 | −0.144 | −0.132 | 0.082 | −0.151 | −0.154 | −0.157 |
Tone | −0.045 | 0.219 | 0.208 | 0.191 | −0.341 | 0.201 | 0.201 | 0.243 |
Locomotion | 0.168 | −0.451 | −0.434 | −0.409 | 0.283 | −0.459 * | −0.452 | −0.493 * |
Circular motion | 0.402 | −0.148 | −0.046 | −0.178 | 0.247 | −0.121 | −0.135 | −0.150 |
Intensity | 0.253 | −0.230 | −0.190 | −0.206 | 0.356 | −0.190 | −0.174 | −0.230 |
Duration | −0.130 | −0.274 | −0.336 | −0.238 | 0.156 | −0.310 | −0.285 | −0.326 |
Lineal movement | −0.009 | 0.169 | 0.104 | 0.163 | 0.177 | 0.132 | 0.111 | 0.125 |
Fore–hindpaw distance | −0.361 | 0.309 | 0.295 | 0.302 | −0.508 | 0.331 | 0.312 | 0.394 |
Sucking and swallowing | 0.122 | −0.005 | −0.036 | −0.020 | 0.434 | −0.046 | −0.036 | −0.077 |
Head turn | 0.489 * | −0.118 | 0.030 | −0.163 | 0.652 ** | −0.030 | 0.015 | −0.089 |
Smelling test | 0.238 | −0.479 | −0.423 | −0.483 | 0.335 | −0.423 | −0.400 | −0.460 |
Smelling test time | −0.166 | 0.281 | 0.226 | 0.277 | −0.368 | 0.190 | 0.151 | 0.228 |
FA: Fractional anisotropy, ADC: Apparent Diffusion Coefficient, Axial D: Axial Diffusivity, Radial D: Radial Diffusivity.
*p<0.05,
**p<0.001.