Table 4a: Regression summary for dependent variable: Number of tract on ALS patients in relation with (a) disease duration.

Left corticospinal tract

R = 0.15505220 R2 = 0.02404119 Adjusted R2 = ----- F (1,17) = 0.41877 p < 0.52619 Std Error of estimate: 430.80

 

b

Std Error

t

P

Disease duration

-1322.98

142.76

9.26

0.00*

Right corticospinal tract

R = 0.30777864 R2 = 0.04426524 Adjusted R2 = ----- F (1,17) = 0.78736 p < 0.38728 Std Error of estimate: 459.87

 

B

Std Error

T

P

Disease duration

-1311.22

152.40

8.60

0.00*

Left arcuate fascicle

R = 0.14774127 R2 = 0.02182748 Adjusted R2 = ----- F (1,17) = 0.37935 p < 0.546111 Std Error of estimate: 376.19

 

B

Std Error

T

p

Disease duration

-1328.48

124.67

10.65

0.00*

Right arcuate fascicle

R = 0.37274846 R2 = 0.13894141 Adjusted R2 = 0.8829091 F (1,17) = 2.7431 p < 0.11601 Std Error of estimate: 309.99

 

b

Std Error

T

p

Disease duration

-959.78

102.73

9.34

0.00*

Left optic radiation

R = 0.02291464 R2 = 0.00052508 Adjusted R2 = ----- F (1,17) = 0.00893 p < 0.92581 Std Error of estimate: 307.28

 

b

Std Error

t

p

Disease duration

-453.41

101.83

4.45

0.00*

Right optic radiation

R = 0.02291464 R2 = 0.00052508 Adjusted R2 = ----- F (1,17) = 0.00893 p < 0.92581 Std Error of estimate: 307.28

 

b

Std Error

t

p

Disease duration

-398.53

75.46

5.28

0.00*

Notice it diminishes as disease duration increase