Table 1

Table # 1�Correlation coefficients relating amplitude, nerve conduction velocity and distal latency to age, height, and both combined.

Nerve			# of studies	Correlation Coefficient	r²	Combined Correlation Coefficient
Sural
	Amplitude
		Age	2059	-0.398�	0.159	-0.470�
		Height	1964	-0.244*	0.060	-0.470�
	Conduction Velocity
		Age	1970	-0.179	0.032	-0.347�
		Height	1883	-0.289*	0.084	-0.347�
	Distal Latency
		Age	2021	0.215	0.046	0.318�
		Height	1928	0.229*	0.052	0.318�
Peroneal Motor
	Amplitude
		Age	1949	-0.268*	0.072	-0.271*
		Height	1867	-0.046	0.002	-0.271*
	Conduction Velocity
		Age	1937	-0.306*	0.094	-0.524�
		Height	1858	-0.420�	0.176	-0.524�
	Distal Latency
		Age	1940	0.111	0.012	0.246*
		Height	1860	0.217	0.047	0.246*
Ulnar Motor
	Amplitude
		Age	1933	-0.315*	0.099	-0.318�
		Height	1789	-0.124	0.015	-0.318�
	Conduction Velocity
		Age	1929	-0.265*	0.070	-0.374�
		Height	1786	-0.278*	0.078	-0.374�
	Distal Latency
		Age	1929	0.162	0.026	0.333�
		Height	1787	0.299*	0.089	0.333�
Ulnar Sensory (palm)
	Amplitude
		Age	2024	-0.348�	0.121	-0.444�
		Height	1868	-0.305*	0.093	-0.444�
	Distal Latency
		Age	2004	0.283*	0.080	0.383�
		Height	1851	0.266*	0.070	0.383�

*�Independent value explains 5% or more of the variation of the dependent value

��Independent value explains 10% or more of the variation of the dependent value

��Independent value explains 15% or more of the variation of the dependent value

Revised 09/03/2001