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Table 4 Correlation between the proportion of ossification and/or calcification and putative predictive factors (Pearson correlation coefficient)

From: Investigation of ossification in the posterior longitudinal ligament using micro-focus X-ray CT scanning and histological examination

  

Proportion of O/C

Age

BMI

HbA1c

Proportion of HDA

r

-

0.265

0.062

0.294

p

-

0.007

0.548

0.004

Age

r

0.265

-

0.105

0.053

p

0.007

-

0.311

0.607

BMI

r

0.062

0.105

-

0.058

p

0.548

0.311

-

0.590

HbA1c

r

0.294

0.053

0.058

-

p

0.004

0.607

0.590

-

  1. O/C ossification and/of calcification