TABLE 3.

Analysis of partial correlation between abnormal CBF values and clinical information.

		TBP	ESR	CRP
CBF values of the R precentral gyrus	r	0.161	–0.022	–0.016
	p	0.285	0.887	0.918
CBF values of the L inferior frontal gyrus	r	–0.034	0.201	0.281
	p	0.822	0.180	0.059
CBF values of the L inferior frontal gyrus	r	0.004	0.262	0.088
	p	0.981	0.079	0.559
CBF values of the L temporal pole	r	0.055	0.127	0.222
	p	0.717	0.399	0.138
CBF values of the L precuneus	r	–0.033	–0.223	–0.038
	p	0.825	0.137	0.800
CBF values of the R superior occipital gyrus	r	–0.259	0.121	–0.093
	p	0.082	0.422	0.537

CBF, cerebral blood flow; TBP, total back pain; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein; L (R), left (right) hemisphere.