Efficacy of Radiofrequency Diathermy versus Focused Ultrasound Therapy, Both Combined with Intermittent Pneumatic Compression, for Edematous Fibrosclerotic Panniculopathy Treatment: A Randomized Intrasubject Assessor-Blind Trial

Table 3

Correlation between physical activity level and pre- and postintervention thigh circumference measurements.

		Age	Height	Weight	BMI	Difference 15 cm RFD	Difference 20 cm RFD	Difference midpoint RFD	Difference 30 cm RFD	Difference 40 cm RFD	Difference 15 cm FUS	Difference 20 cm FUS	Difference midpoint cm FUS	Difference 30 cm FUS	Difference 40 cm FUS
Age	Rho	—
	P	—
Height	Rho	−0.139	—
	P	0.558	—
Weight	Rho	−0.187	0.484	—
	P	0.430	0.030	—
BMI	Rho	−0.099	0.091	0.867	—
	P	0.679	0.704	<0.001	—
Difference 15 cm RFD	Rho	0.063	0.041	−0.202	−0.276	—
	P	0.793	0.864	0.394	0.239	—
Difference 20 cm RFD	Rho	−0.157	0.427	−0.049	−0.310	0.605	—
	P	0.508	0.060	0.838	0.183	0.005	—
Difference midpoint RFD	Rho	−0.273	0.387	−0.077	−0.368	0.694	0.820	—
	P	0.245	0.092	0.748	0.111	<0.001	<0.001	—
Difference 30 cm RFD	Rho	−0.050	0.395	−0.184	−0.448	0.561	0.785	0.780	—
	P	0.834	0.085	0.439	0.049	0.010	<0.001	<0.001	—
Difference 40 cm RFD	Rho	0.090	0.457	−0.035	−0.307	0.490	0.756	0.682	0.892	—
	P	0.705	0.043	0.885	0.188	0.028	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	—
Difference 15 cm FUS	Rho	−0.275	0.069	−0.096	−0.186	0.546	0.504	0.402	0.364	0.414	—
	P	0.241	0.771	0.689	0.429	0.013	0.025	0.079	0.115	0.071	—
Difference 20 cm FUS	Rho	−0.246	0.402	−0.214	−0.550	0.630	0.740	0.762	0.738	0.674	0.645	—
	P	0.296	0.079	0.366	0.013	0.003	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.002	0.003	—
Difference midpoint cm FUS	Rho	0.025	0.118	−0.366	−0.469	0.571	0.605	0.513	0.562	0.496	0.650	0.668	—
	P	0.916	0.621	0.113	0.038	0.009	0.006	0.021	0.011	0.028	0.002	0.002	—
Difference 30 cm FUS	Rho	−0.128	0.235	−0.343	−0.574	0.593	0.764	0.736	0.844	0.693	0.450	0.690	0.493	—
	P	0.590	0.319	0.139	0.009	0.006	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.048	0.001	0.029	—
Difference 40 cm FUS	Rho	0.090	0.349	−0.332	−0.608	0.653	0.657	0.708	0.753	0.647	0.337	0.743	0.602	0.842	—
	P	0.705	0.131	0.152	0.005	0.002	0.002	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.003	0.147	< 0.001	0.006	< 0.001	—

BMI: body mass index; RFD: radiofrequency diathermy; FUS: focused ultrasound therapy. Note. Significant results () were shown in bold.