Table 1 Results of the linear regression analysis.

From: Skin burns after high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation: a retrospective control study

 

Groups

Linear regression analysis results (n = 229)

A (n = 223)

B (n = 6)

t

P

Collinearity diagnosis

VIF

Tolerance

Age (years)

40.25 ± 6.30

41.50 ± 5.17

−0.065

0.948

1.096

0.912

Sonication time (s)

610.18 ± 363.37

1128.17 ± 872.94

3.56

0.000**

7.28

0.137

Treatment time (min)

66.79 ± 34.33

95.33 ± 54.36

−2.544

0.012*

4.298

0.233

Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.79 ± 3.43

23.85 ± 3.65

0.025

0.98

1.058

0.945

Thickness of fat tissue on the abdominal wall (mm)

16.89 ± 8.01

21.41 ± 8.98

1.313

0.191

1.182

0.846

Focal depth (mm)

91.04 ± 20.68

86.84 ± 26.90

−2.556

0.011*

1.373

0.728

Total energy(J)

255271.75 ± 174606.91

448266.67 ± 342760.06

−0.036

0.971

2.947

2.947

Ablation ratio

(1 = 1:3, 2 = 1:2, 3 = 2:3)

1

53 (23.77)

1 (16.67)

−1.593

0.113

1.57

0.637

2

134 (60.09)

3 (50.00)

3

36 (16.14)

2 (33.33)

Abdominal scars

(0 = no, 1 = yes)

0

137(61.43)

3 (50.00)

1.204

0.23

1.102

0.908

1

86 (38.57)

3 (50.00)

Water sacs

(0 = no, 1 = yes)

0

0 (0.00)

1 (16.67)

−6.939

0.000**

1.031

0.97

1

223 (100.00)

5 (83.33)

Uterine flexion

(1 = anterior, 2 = horizontal, 3 = posterior)

1

131 (58.74)

3 (50.00)

0.982

0.327

1.193

0.838

2

29 (13.00)

1 (16.67)

3

63 (28.25)

2 (33.33)

F

  

F (11,216) = 6.750, P = 0.000

D-W

  

0.51

  1. * P < 0.05 ** P < 0.01.
  2. A: control group; B: skin injury group.