Table 3.

Multivariate Analysis of Variance of Mean MTR and Mean GFA as Dependent Factors and Age, Stroke Size, and Clinical Scores (NIHSS Motor, RANKIN, and FIM) as Independent Factors

Clinical score		Intrahemispheric (residuals 22, df 6)				Interhemispheric (residuals 22, df 4)
		MTR		GFA		MTR		GFA
	Matrices	F	p-Value	F	p-Value	F	p-Value	F	p-Value
Mean	AGE	5.326	0.003**	16.359	0.000***	0.865	0.503	2.494	0.077
	NIHSS motor	1.453	0.253	1.426	0.262	3.334	0.031*	7.423	0.001**
	STROKE SIZE	1.035	0.437	1.039	0.435	4.424	0.011*	9.632	0.000***
	RANKIN	0.432	0.847	0.665	0.679	2.806	0.055	2.629	0.067
	FIM	0.158	0.985	0.607	0.722	0.958	0.453	0.498	0.738

^*p<0.05, ^**p<0.01, ^***p<0.001.

GFA, generalized fractional anisotropy; MTR, magnetization transfer ratio.