Table 2.

Fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values measured at different levels within the common sciatic nerve

	FA patients (n = 15)	95% CI	FA controls (n = 10)	95% CI	p-value	ADC patients (n = 15)	95% CI	ADC controls (n = 10)	95% CI	p-value
Proximal	0.47 ± 0.08	0.36–0.62	0.54 ± 0.03	0.51–0.57	0.3	0.93 ± 0.18	0.66–1.42	0.83 ± 0.03	0.8–0.86	0.16
Medial	0.43 ± 0.07	0.34–0.59	0.53 ± 0.03	0.51–0.56	0.005	1.1 ± 0.26	0.6–1.53	0.78 ± 0.06	0.73–0.84	0.011
Distal	0.43 ± 0.01	0.32–0.72	0.55 ± 0.03	0.52–0.57	0.006	1.04 ± 0.28	0.4–1.43	0.77 ± 0.09	0.69–0.85	0.02
Global	0.44 ± 0.08	0.36–0.62	0.54 ± 0.02	0.51–0.56	0.008	1.02 ± 0.2	0.6–1.28	0.79 ± 0.04	0.75–0.83	0.03

CI, confidence interval.

Values are given as mean ± standard deviation. p-values and CIs are shown.