TABLE 3:
Correlations between clinical measures
| Correlation coefficient | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within ICF dimension correlations | ||||
| Measures of loss of body function/structure (function/structure) | ||||
| Fugl-Meyer | Grip strength | 0.26 | 0.11 | |
| Fugl-Meyer | Pinch strength | 0.34 | 0.03 | |
| Grip strength | Pinch strength | 0.50 | 0.001* | |
| Measures of activity limitations (activity) | ||||
| ARAT | Box and Blocks | 0.50 | 0.0009* | |
| ARAT | SIS-hand | 0.21 | 0.20 | |
| Box and Blocks | SIS-hand | 0.41 | 0.008* | |
| Across ICF dimension correlations | ||||
| Function/structure | Activity | |||
| Fugl-Meyer | ARAT | 0.69 | < 0.0001* | |
| Fugl-Meyer | Box and Blocks | 0.55 | 0.0002* | |
| Fugl-Meyer | SIS-hand | 0.16 | 0.32 | |
| Grip strength | ARAT | 0.17 | 0.29 | |
| Grip strength | Box and Blocks | 0.52 | 0.0005* | |
| Grip strength | SIS-hand | 0.24 | 0.13 | |
| Pinch strength | ARAT | 0.37 | 0.02 | |
| Pinch strength | Box and Blocks | 0.31 | 0.05 | |
| Pinch strength | SIS-hand | 0.35 | 0.03 | |
| Function/structure | Participation | |||
| Fugl-Meyer | SS-QOL | 0.34 | 0.07 | |
| Grip strength | SS-QOL | 0.11 | 0.56 | |
| Pinch strength | SS-QOL | 0.12 | 0.51 | |
| Activity | Participation | |||
| ARAT | SS-QOL | 0.24 | 0.20 | |
| Box and Blocks | SS-QOL | 0.32 | 0.08 | |
| SIS-hand | SS-QOL | 0.22 | 0.25 | |
*
denotes correlations reaching statistical significance, with p<0.05, corrected for multiple comparisons