Table 3.
Multivariate analyses of the association of participants' characteristics with nerve cross sectional area using the generalized estimated equation.
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CSA (C5, IE) | CSA (C6, IE) | CSA (SNBP, IE) | CSA (SNMC, IE) | CSA (C5, OE) | CSA (C6, OE) | CSA (SNBP, OE) | CSA (SNMC, OE) | CSA (SNSS, OE) | CSA (SNIS, OE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 0.012 (p = 0.236) | 0.004 (p = 0.677) | <0.001 (p = 0.974) | −0.001 (p = 0.820) | 0.013 (p = 0.539) | 0.015 (p = 0.343) | −0.004 (p = 0.586) | −0.005 (p = 0.424) | 0.006 (p = 0.247) | −0.011 (p = 0.502) |
| Female gender (male as reference) | −0.885* (p = 0.005) | −1.074* (p = 0.011) | −0.532* (p < 0.001) | −0.294 (p = 0.105) | −1.764* (p = 0.034) | −2.221* (p = 0.001) | −0.948* (p = 0.030) | −0.518 (p = 0.263) | −1.020 (p = 0.063) | 0.046 (p = 0.937) |
| Laterality (left as reference) | 0.203 (p = 0.303) | −0.125 (p = 0.609) | −0.047 (p = 0.420) | −0.039 (p = 0.586) | 0.213 (p = 0.581) | 0.700 (p = 0.090) | −0.312 (p = 0.103) | −0.331 (p = 0.081) | −0.353 (p = 0.282) | −0.178 (p = 0.575) |
| Height (cm) | 0.013 (p = 0.064) | −0.011 (p = 0.767) | 0.007 (p = 0.379) | 0.010 (p = 0.433) | 0.072 (p = 0.265) | −0.029 (p = 0.640) | <0.001 (p = 0.986) | 0.029 (p = 0.398) | 0.013 (p = 0.762) | −0.045 (p = 0.168) |
| Weight (kg) | 0.002 (p = 0.930) | 0.015 (p = 0.467) | −0.001 (p = 0.911) | 0.005 (p = 0.452) | 0.005 (p = 0.923) | −0.019 (p = 0.637) | 0.008 (p = 0.677) | 0.017 (p = 0216) | 0.001 (p = 0.968) | 0.044 (p = 0.081) |
Annotation:
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indicates p < 0.05. CSA, cross-sectional area; IE, inside-epineurium method; OE, outside-epineurium method; SNBP, suprascapular nerve departing from the brachial plexus; SNMC, suprascapular nerve at the mid-clavicular level; SNSS, suprascapular nerve at the floor of the supraspinatus fossa; SNIS, suprascapular nerve at the spinoglenoid notch of the infraspinatus fossa.