Table # 2

Table # 2�Equations combining the effects of age and height. Corr is the correlation coefficient, r2 is the square of the correlation coefficient and SE is the standard error for the relationship.

 

Nerve

Equation

Corr

r2

SE

Conduction Velocity

 

Sural

79.724-0.158Ht-0.089Age

-0.347

0.12

5.12

Peroneal

84.130-0.184Ht-0.116Age

-0.524

0.274

3.77

Ulnar Motor

82.930-0.131Ht-0.105Age

-0.374

0.14

4.68

         

Distal Latency

 

Sural

2.088+0.006962Age+0.008591Ht

0.318

0.101

0.36

Peroneal

1.300+0.01667Ht+0.007676Age

0.246

0.061

0.76

Ulnar Motor

0.906+0.01018Ht+0.004303Age

0.333

0.111

0.33

Ulnar Sensory

0.881+0.004698Ht+0.004459Age

0.383

0.146

0.18

         

Amplitude

 

Sural

61.202-0.272Age-0.197Ht

-0.470

0.22

7.28

Peroneal

10.019-0.0539Age-0.0121Ht

-0.271

0.073

2.34

Ulnar Motor

16.599-0.0585Age-0.0246Ht

-0.318

0.101

2.28

Ulnar Sensory

114.41-0.400Age-0.413Ht

-0.444

0.197

13.32

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