Table 2. Muscle fat infiltration in seven cervical muscle groups.

	MFSS	LC	SPCap	SSCap	SCM	TR	LS
Controls	17.04 (5.24)	13.66 (4.91)	8.05 (4.74)	14.22 (4.92)	6.81 (3.88)	5.45 (4.14)	4.68 (3.48)
Patients	20.63 (5.43)	18.74 (6.70)	8.91 (4.78)	15.58 (5.15)	8.70 (4.90)	6.66 (4.09)	5.35 (3.50)
p-value	0.043	0.021	0.562	0.385	0.164	0.344	0.5S41

MFSS = multifidus and semispinalis cervicis, LC = longus colli and longus capitis, SSCap = semispinalis capitis, SPCap = splenius capitis, LS = levator scapula, SCM = sternocleidomastoid, TR = trapezius.

Mean (SD) and p-values are reported.