Motor Dysfunction Correlates with Frontal White Matter Ischemic Changes in Patients with Leukoaraiosis
Table 3
Correlations between imaging data and motor performance tests, controlling for age.
Frontal
PO
LWM
Frontal NAWM
PO NAWM
r
P
r
P
r
P
r
P
r
P
Factor 1
−0.107
.582
0.259
.174
−0.433
.021*
−0.382
.045*
−0.155
.430
Factor 2
−0.107
.582
0.259
.174
−0.011
.957
0.197
.316
−0.027
.893
SPPB standing balance
−0.083
.669
−0.006
.975
−0.458
.014*
−0.465
.013*
−0.217
.267
SPPB 4 meter walk
0.062
.749
0.406
.029*
−0.113
.566
−0.199
.310
−0.136
.491
SPPB chair stands
−0.341
.070
−0.199
.300
−0.099
.616
0.400
.035*
−0.114
.564
Single leg stand time best trial (seconds)
0.036
.853
0.327
.083
−0.148
.453
−0.107
.588
−0.066
.740
Finger Tap
0.271
.155
0.034
.861
0.245
.209
0.129
.513
−0.012
.952
Grooved Pegboard
0.086
.656
0.255
.181
−0.325
.092
−0.283
.144
0.001
.997
Values are as follows: r: partial correlation coefficient, controlling for age; : level o0f significance, ; SPPB: short physical performance battery; DWI: diffusion-weighted imaging; LWM: lesioned white matter; NAWM: normal appearing white matter; PO: parieto-occipital.
