Table 3.
Spearman Correlations Between Variables in People With MSa
| Variable | EDSS | Surveys | VOR | SVV | Balance and Gait | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFIS Composite | FSS Composite | ABC Composite | DHI Composite | Reflexive VOR Gain | VOR Cancellation Gain | SVV Absolute Deviation | SVV Variance | SOT Composite | FGA Composite | 6 MW Distance | ||
| EDSS | ||||||||||||
| MFIS composite | 0.33 | |||||||||||
| FSS composite | 0.43 | 0.80 | ||||||||||
| ABC composite | −0.72 | −0.54 | −0.59 | |||||||||
| DHI composite | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.39 | −0.61 | ||||||||
| Reflexive VOR gain | −0.01 | 0.00 | −0.04 | −0.01 | 0.05 | |||||||
| VOR cancellation gain | −0.47 | −0.15 | −0.20 | 0.46 | −0.38 | 0.20 | ||||||
| SVV absolute deviation | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.14 | −0.28 | 0.25 | −0.05 | −0.28 | |||||
| SVV variance | 0.45 | 0.33 | 0.35 | −0.56 | 0.15 | −0.05 | −0.35 | 0.16 | ||||
| SOT composite | −0.61 | −0.31 | −0.37 | 0.47 | 0.20 | −0.09 | 0.34 | −0.02 | −0.52 | |||
| FGA composite | −0.75 | −0.24 | −0.38 | 0.72 | −0.06 | −0.10 | 0.42 | −0.19 | −0.60 | 0.52 | ||
| 6MWT distance | −0.73 | −0.31 | −0.36 | 0.72 | −0.19 | −0.08 | 0.53 | 0.01 | −0.58 | 0.64 | 0.80 | |
a Correlations with significant P values after Benjamini-Hochberg correction are shown in bold type. 6MWT = 6-Minute Walk Test; ABC = Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale; DHI = Dizziness Handicap Inventory; EDSS = Expanded Disability Status Scale; FGA = Functional Gait Assessment; FSS = Fatigue Severity Scale; MFIS = Modified Fatigue Impact Scale; MS = multiple sclerosis; SOT = Sensory Organization Test; SVV = subjective visual vertical; VOR = vestibular ocular reflex.