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. 2022 Feb 5;22(3):1206. doi: 10.3390/s22031206

Table 2.

Correlation coefficients for the association between elastography and the other study variables including tensiomyography variables and superficial layers’ thicknesses.

Vastus Lateralis Biceps Femoris
Coefficient p-Value 95% CI Coefficient p-Value 95% CI
Time of contraction (Tc) (ms) 0.213 0.341 0.213, 0.341 −0.228 0.307 −0.228, 0.307
Sustain time (Ts) (ms) * 0.043 0.848 0.043, 0.848 0.001 0.996 0.001, 0.996
Relaxation time (Tr) (ms) * −0.033 0.883 −0.033, 0.883 −0.187 0.405 −0.187, 0.405
Delay time (Td) (ms) 0.145 0.521 0.145, 0.521 −0.129 0.566 −0.129, 0.566
Maximal displacement (Dm) (mm) −0.032 0.887 −0.032, 0.887 −0.165 0.463 −0.165, 0.463
Muscle thickness (mm) 0.092 0.661 0.092, 0.661 −0.055 0.792 −0.055, 0.792
Skin thickness (mm) 0.035 0.867 0.035, 0.867 −0.036 0.863 −0.036, 0.863
Subcutaneous fat thickness (mm) −0.023 0.911 −0.023, 0.911 0.327 0.11 0.327, 0.11
Fascia thickness (mm) 0.193 0.355 0.193, 0.355 0.049 0.817 0.049, 0.817
Total superficial layer thickness (mm) 0.026 0.903 0.026, 0.903 0.298 0.148 0.298, 0.148

* Spearman’s coefficients were used to test the correlations.