Table 3 Textural analysis in biceps braquii and brachialis during the pre and post intervention (n = 13).

From: Responsiveness of the new index muscular echotexture in women with metastatic breast cancer: an exercise intervention study

 

Variables

Pre (mean)

SD

Post (mean)

SD

Mean difference

Muscle

Non-contraction

Contrast

9298.8469

4659.72209

13,107.5241

7018.34537

3808.67722

Textural Correlation

− .0024

.00891

− .0004

.00705

.00203

Energy

.0001

.00005

.0001

.00006

− .00000

Homogeneity

.0424

.01016

.0393

.01463

− .00308

Entropy

6.1899

.28386

6.3095

.40122

.11968

Contraction

Contrast

14,262.9518

9608.99989

13,226.0699

6162.11902

− 1036.88193

Textural Correlation

.0026

.01629

− .0004

.00580

− .00302

Energy

.0001

.00004

− .0011

.00225

− .00113

Homogeneity

.0366

.00844

.0367

.00849

.00004

Entropy

6.2902

.33165

6.3488

.41499

.05853

Difference

Contrast

4964.1049

8668.16840

118.5458

6068.91523

− 4845.55914

Textural Correlation

.0050

.01760

− .0001

.00774

− .00505

Energy

.0000

.00001

− .0011

.00226

− .00113

Homogeneity

− .0057

.01187

− .0026

.00948

.00312

Entropy

.1004

.32487

.0392

.50906

− .06115

Subcutaneus fat

Non-contraction

Contrast

2221.0160

2923.72719

1380.9936

728.34674

− 840.02237

Textural Correlation

.0025

.00855

− .0034

.01475

− .00587

Energy

.0004

.00034

.0003

.00023

− .00003

Homogeneity

.0822

.02333

.0844

.01628

.00214

Entropy

6.3377

.39196

6.1016

.54329

− .23614

Contraction

Contrast

1380.3382

693.48684

1838.2430

1679.82847

457.90478

Textural Correlation

.0028

.00520

− .0063

.01581

− .00914

Energy

.0005

.00031

.0006

.00099

.00011

Homogeneity

.0856

.01689

.0786

.01543

− .00703

Entropy

6.3283

.47152

6.0615

.71016

− .26677

Difference

Contrast

− 840.6778

2439.63708

457.2494

1490.03081

1297.92715

Textural Correlation

.0003

.00810

− .0029

.01528

− .00327

Energy

.0001

.00023

.0002

.00085

.00014

Homogeneity

.0034

.00904

− .0058

.01201

− .00917*

Entropy

− .0094

.35164

− .0400

.52371

− .03064

  1. *P < 0.05.