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. 2012 Oct 12;13:195. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-195

Table 5.

Coefficient of determination R2, standard error of estimate (MPa for E and HA0, e-15m4/Ns for kr, k0 and ka) and power of the performed test with α=0.05 of the multilinear regressions between the mechanical properties and the MRI parameters for the nucleus pulposus and the annulus fibrosus

Coefficient of determination R2 Standard error of estimate Power with α=0.05 E kr HA0 k0 ka
Nucleus Pulposus
In-situ
0.48
0.53
0.48
0.49
0.70
0.04
55.6
0.08
73.4
1.2
0.73
0.79
0.72
0.74
0.95
Digested-6h
0.48
0.62
0.34
0.45
0.67
0.007
34.6
0.06
15.6
2.2
0.67
0.85
0.47
0.63
0.90
Digested-18h
0.68
0.62
0.45
0.34
0.55
0.01
151.9
0.05
21.9
2.1
0.91
0.85
0.63
0.48
0.76
Digested-24h
0.65
0.63
0.27
0.38
0.41
0.006
173.7
0.03
24.5
3.2
0.91
0.90
0.41
0.58
0.63
Annulus Fibrosus
In-situ
0.52
0.17
0.65
0.65
0.48
0.03
9.8
0.14
40.4
3.6
0.78
0.26
0.91
0.88
0.73
Digested-6h
0.15
0.52
0.49
0.39
0.45
0.02
41.7
0.06
62.5
2.1
0.21
0.73
0.72
0.49
0.63
Digested-18h
0.70
0.66
0.63
0.32
0.48
0.01
13.1
0.03
266.2
2.2
0.92
0.89
0.86
0.44
0.68
Digested-24h 0.01
0.80
0.21
0.32
0.71
0.93
35.1
0.07
34.1
1.6
0.67 0.99 0.32 0.48 0.95