Motor Dysfunction Correlates with Frontal White Matter Ischemic Changes in Patients with Leukoaraiosis
Table 2
Correlations between imaging data and motor performance tests.
VS: frontal
VS: PO
DWI: LWM
DWI: frontal NAWM
DWI: PO NAWM
Factor 1
−0.468
−0.364
.052
−0.364
.052
−0.379
.043*
−0.048
.804
Factor 2
−0.176
−0.017
.931
−0.017
.931
0.212
.270
−0.007
.972
SPPB standing balance
−0.251
−0.333
.078
−0.333
.078
−0.450
−0.335
.076
SPPB 4 meter walk
−0.189
−0.108
.576
−0.108
.576
−0.379
.
−0.230
.230
SPPB chair stands
−0.379
−0.156
.420
−0.156
.420
0.269
.158
−0.116
.548
Single leg stand time best trial (seconds)
−0.057
−0.152
.430
−0.152
.430
−0.234
.221
−0.072
.711
Finger Tap
0.358
0.258
0.258
.176
0.279
.142
0.092
.636
Grooved Pegboard
0.393
0.291
.126
0.291
.126
0.274
.151
0.131
.500
Values are as follows: r: spearman coefficient; : level of significance; SPPB: short physical performance battery; VS: visual scale score; DWI: diffusion-weighted imaging; LWM: lesioned white matter; NAWM: normal appearing white matter; PO: parieto-occipital.
