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. 2019 Dec 11;2:123. doi: 10.1038/s41746-019-0197-7

Table 1.

Spearman correlations of 23 in-clinic biosensor and structured testing measures with EDSS, MSFC-4, and MSFC-4 composite z-scores as observed at the second clinic visit (the first and third visits are summarized in the supplementary information).

Category Feature N EDSS MSFC-4 z-score 25 foot walk z-score 9-hole peg test z-score Symbol-digit modality test z-score LCVA test z-score
Mobility (gait) Stance time 23 0.677** −0.546** −0.618** −0.440* −0.316 −0.447
Swing time 23 0.469* −0.425* −0.484* −0.380 −0.282 −0.451
Mobility activity time 23 0.814** −0.859** −0.893** −0.702** −0.740** −0.575
Mobility (turn) Turn angle—chest 23 −0.444* 0.437* 0.442* 0.528* 0.400 0.230
Turn duration—chest 23 0.021 0.125 0.150 0.286 0.148 0.026
Turn velocity (max)—chest 23 −0.583* 0.653** 0.552* 0.597** 0.642** 0.456
Turn velocity (mean)—chest 23 −0.563* 0.473* 0.382 0.436* 0.393 0.292
Turn velocity (std)—chest 23 −0.588* 0.579** 0.476* 0.546** 0.618** 0.433
Turn angle—ankle 23 −0.352 0.256 0.276 0.295 0.444* −0.083
Turn duration—ankle 23 0.004 −0.189 −0.140 −0.059 −0.028 −0.535
Turn velocity (max)—ankle 23 −0.481* 0.594** 0.527* 0.628** 0.579** 0.463
Turn velocity (mean)—ankle 23 −0.226 0.325 0.274 0.415* 0.371 0.236
Turn velocity (std)—ankle 23 −0.520* 0.490* 0.533* 0.498* 0.501* 0.377
Mobility (balance) Sway distance left–right 23 0.568* −0.532** −0.478* −0.610** −0.599** −0.271
Sway distance anterior–posterior 23 0.503* −0.489* −0.457* −0.587** −0.550** −0.237
Sway displacement left–right 23 0.513* −0.518* −0.378 −0.514* −0.440* −0.376
Sway displacement anterior–posterior 23 0.184 −0.120 −0.021 −0.257 −0.110 −0.021
Overall activity Heart rate variability 16 −0.519* 0.488* 0.434 0.391 0.677** 0.241
Fatigue Mean PVT delay—Total 23 0.242 −0.486* −0.510* −0.422* −0.542** −0.429
Mean PVT delay—1 challenge 23 0.360 −0.362 −0.347 −0.335 −0.291 −0.310
Mean PVT delay—3 challenges 23 0.291 −0.456* −0.489* −0.432* −0.360 −0.418
Mean PVT delay—5 challenges 23 0.348 −0.508* −0.542* −0.489* −0.431* −0.469
Mean PVT delay—7 challenges 23 0.304 −0.498* −0.525* −0.410 −0.508* −0.412

EDSS expanded disability status scale, MSFC-4 multiple sclerosis functional composite-4, LCVA low contrast visual acuity test

*p- and q-values 0.05, **p- and q-values 0.01