Table 3.
Correlations between initial and follow-up inter-limb ratios of circumference, impedance, and extracellular fluid status.
| Initial | Follow up | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILR (S) | ILR (I) | ECW/TBW | ILR (S) | ILR (I) | ECW/TBW | |
| INITIAL | ||||||
| ILR (S) | 1 | −0.820** | −0.622** | 0.826** | −0.833** | −0.529** |
| ILR (I) | −0.820** | 1 | 0.649** | −0.778** | 0.896** | 0.591** |
| ECW/TBW | −0.622** | 0.649** | 1 | −0.508** | 0.512** | 0.798** |
| FOLLOW-UP | ||||||
| IRL (S) | 0.826** | −0.778** | −0.508** | 1 | −0.816** | −0.461* |
| IRL (I) | −0.833** | 0.896** | 0.512** | −0.816** | 1 | 0.499** |
| ECW/TBW | −0.529** | 0.591** | 0.798** | −0.461* | 0.499** | 1 |
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01 by Spearman's correlation. ILR, inter-limb ratio (unaffected side/affected side); S, Sum of circumference; I, Impedance; ECW, extracellular water; TBW, total body water.