Exploring the Pathological Role of Collagen in Paravertebral Muscle in the Progression of Idiopathic Scoliosis

Table 2

Linear regression analysis of muscle stiffness, collagen with Cobb angle.

	Group		Coefficient	R^2 linear	value
Muscle stiffness
△D200	Groups 1, 2, 3, 4	32	-0.841	0.708	<0.001
△PBA	Groups 1, 2, 3, 4	32	-0.915	0.839	<0.001
Collagen content
COL1	Groups 1, 2	16	-0.900	0.810	<0.001
	Groups 3, 4	16	0.923	0.852	<0.001
COL3	Groups 1, 2	16	-0.539	0.291	0.031
	Groups 3, 4	16	0.448	0.201	0.082

Pearson correlation coefficient.