Table 1.
Median nerve shape descriptors [mean (standard deviation)]
| Force (N) |
Area (mm2) |
Perimeter (mm) |
Flattening Ratio |
Circularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6.93 (1.31) | 12.57 (1.60) | 3.71 (0.72) | 0.56 (0.09) |
| 10 | 7.54 (1.58) | 12.15 (1.25) | 3.06 (0.61)*** | 0.64 (0.08)*** |
| 20 | 7.27 (1.36) | 11.59 (1.28)** | 2.75 (0.61)***† | 0.68 (0.09)***† |
Note: ** and *** denote a significant difference in comparison to the 0 N force level of P < 0.01 and P < 0.001, respectively;
†
denotes a significant difference between the 10 N and 20 N force levels with P < 0.05