Table 1.
Pearson Correlation Coefficients Between Initial Elastic Modulus (MPa), sGAG Content (% Wet Weight), Collagen Content (% Wet Weight), and 1/T2, 1/T1ρ, T1ρ/T2.
| Relaxation (ms−1) |
T1ρ/T2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group (n) | 1/T2 | 1/T1ρ 500 Hz | 1/T1ρ 1000 Hz | T1ρ(500 Hz)/T2 | T1ρ(1000 Hz)/T2 | |
| E0 (MPa) | Noyes = 0 (58) | −0.09 (0.553) | 0.16 (0.320) | 0.15 (0.349) | –0.37 (0.016) | –0.32 (0.034) |
| All (79) | −0.09 (0.490) | 0.12 (0.340) | 0.17 (0.194) | –0.27 (0.034) | –0.29 (0.021) | |
| sGAG content (% wet weight) | Noyes = 0 (58) | 0.31 (0.044) | 0.34 (0.024) | 0.28 (0.072) | −0.01 (0.945) | 0.08 (0.630) |
| All (79) | 0.14 (0.273) | 0.26 (0.041) | 0.22 (0.082) | −0.14 (0.272) | −0.09 (0.490) | |
| Collagen content (% wet weight) | Noyes = 0 (58) | 0.07 (0.678) | 0.0 (0.992) | −0.01 (0.946) | −0.12 (0.466) | −0.10 (0.525) |
| All (79) | −0.05 (0.678) | −0.18 (0.166) | −0.20 (0.119) | −0.16 (0.204) | −0.15 (0.253) | |
Note: The correlation coefficient (R) is given with the P value in parentheses. A P value less than 0.05 was considered significant, and those results are given in boldface. sGAG = sulfated glycosaminoglycan.