Table 2

The correlation between ß5i./RIG-I mRNA level and skeletal muscle disease

mRNAStatistical valueMuscle VAS*Serum CK†MMT8 score†Muscle pathological score
Total score*Muscle fibre*Inflammatory*Vascular*Connective tissue*
ß5i.rs value0.6010.327−0.5610.3320.5330.2300.2460.136
P value0.0140.2170.0240.2090.0330.3920.3580.617
RIG-Irs value0.5240.373−0.4640.5680.7310.385−0.0410.461
P value0.0370.1540.0700.0220.0010.1410.8800.072
  • *Spearman correlation.

  • †Pearson correlation.

  • CK, creatine kinase; MMT8, manual muscle test; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.