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Table 3 Relationship between the MFI and the GCS

From: A novel MRI index for paraspinal muscle fatty infiltration: reliability and relation to pain and disability in lumbar spinal stenosis: results from a multicentre study

GCS grade	Mean MFI	95% CI
0	0.61	0.54, 0.68
1	0.42	0.39, 0.44
2	0.35	0.32, 0.37
3	0.30	0.26, 0.34
4	0.29	0.23, 0.35

CI Confidence interval, GCS Goutallier classification system, MFI Muscle fat index

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