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. 2021 Dec 27;13(12):e20742. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20742

Table 2. Correlation between legacy/PROMIS measures and EAT-10 scores.

Abbreviations: PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; NDI, Neck Disability Index; VAS, Visual Analog Scale; p, p-value.

^§ Pearson’s correlation coefficients were assessed at each observed time point, and the results were pooled from 100 imputed datasets.

Legacy/PROMIS measure^§	Preoperative	Postoperative time (month)
Legacy/PROMIS measure^§	Preoperative	1	3	6	12
NDI	0.04 (p = 0.615)	0.31 (p < 0.001)	0.42 (p < 0.001)	0.34 (p < 0.001)	0.25 (p = 0.012)
VAS-Neck Pain	0.09 (p = 0.292)	0.27 (p = 0.001)	0.30 (p < 0.001)	0.28 (p = 0.004)	0.11 (p = 0.295)
PROMIS-Physical	-0.05 (p = 0.627)	-0.12 (p = 0.149)	-0.29 (p = 0.001)	-0.25 (p = 0.010)	-0.17 (p = 0.111)
PROMIS-Mental	-0.11 (p = 0.220)	-0.10 (p = 0.240)	-0.25 (p = 0.006)	-0.28 (p = 0.003)	-0.15 (p = 0.131)