positive polarity are in a bold green font. T-statistic results with strong correlation and an negative polarity are signified with a bold red font. T-statistic results with moderate correlation and a positive polarity are in a bold blue font. And finally, t-statistic results with moderate correlation and a negative polarity are signified with a bold orange font. One final note, I used the data on the “BFS” tab to model all results except for Remedies (RE). When Remedy parameters were the y variable I used the excel file tab “BFS No Zero” data to model the results. After all, it does not make much sense to find correlation to remedies that people have not tried (a “0” response means people did not try the remedy). Hence, the data within the “BFS No Zero” tab is the same as the data on the “BFS” tab except “0” responses to Remedy questions were omitted from the data. But, it is important to keep in mind, the model results of RE parameters using the “BFS No Zero” tab will result in fewer data points (smaller sample size, n) in the model. For this reason, the results from these models may prove to be less conclusive because the data size is in some cases significantly smaller. Hence, when evaluating the data models for RE correlation pay close attention to the sample size. When Remedies (RE) are grouped together as the x variables, I use the data on the “BFS” tab to
Stress / Anxiety 1 (SA1) -0.03896 -0.20454 to 0.12662 0.083602 -0.47 116 0.6421 Figure 6: Linear Regression Model: Twitching V. Stressers (ST) There is no moderate or strong correlation between twitching and stressers. Symptoms Group (S) Twitching – na; (MRI), chemicals, lower leg, arms, time, day Pins and Needles (PN) – na; time, feet, sickness1, Cramps – na; age, exercise, muscle relaxants, remedies, time Muscle Fatigue and Weakness (MFW) – na; back, (yoga), time Headaches – na; (exercise), head, (yoga) Itching – na; lower leg, head Numbness – na; anti-depressants Muscle Stiffness (MS) – na; sickness, head Vibration / Buzzing Sensation (VBS) – na; prescription drugs, sickness1, abdomen Muscle Pain / Soreness (MPS) – na; EMG, arms, time Sensitivity to Temperatures (STT) – na; exercise1, (day) Body Part (B)
Abdomen 0.0423 -0.3158 to 0.4004 0.18056 0.23 102 0.8153 Chest -0.0869 -0.4501 to 0.2763 0.18311 -0.47 102 0.6361 Neck / Head (NH) -0.06607 to 0.14323 0.105522 -0.63 102 0.5326 Hands -0.1052 -0.2954 to 0.0850 0.09590 -1.10 102 0.2753 Arms / Shoulder (AS) 0.2446 0.0160 to 0.4731 0.11524 2.12 102 0.0362 Figure 7: Linear Regression Model: Twitching V. Body Part (B) There is super strong positive correlation between twitching and the lower leg as well as the arms and shoulders. This should not come as much of surprise since the lower leg and the arms are two of the most affected body parts from BFS symptoms. The bottom line is that BFS sufferers will tend to have strong twitching symptoms in their lower legs and arms. Remedies (RE) Anti-Convulsants (AC); 0; EMG, sickness1, muscle pain, (chest) Anti-Depressants (AD); -1.11, numbness Potassium Channel (PCD); -0.95; (age), (head), (upper leg), (stress1), (exercise1), exercise Sleeping Pills (SP); 0.18; region, hip, (remedies) Muscle Relaxants (MR); -0.81; (chemicals), sickness, (muscle fatigue) Homeopathic Treatments (HT); 0.99; numbness Supplements; -0.83; exercise Diet; 1.2; sickness, vibration
link “BFS Data Summary”. Each tab on this excel file has a unique name and represents the statistical data summary of one variable or one model simulation. The tab naming convention used on the “BFS Data Summary” link is the parameter name and the extension DA (short for Data). Hence, the tab name Age-DA will contain a statistical data summary of the Age parameter. In some cases, the name is abbreviated such as YD-DA is short for Years Diagnosed or YBFS-DA is short for years with BFS Symptoms. For Remedy (RE) parameters I used the “BFS No Zero” tab to compute the data summary results (to eliminate “0” responses where people never tried the remedy). The naming convention on the excel file tabs is, for example, Diet-NZDA (NZDA stands for No Zero Data). If the –DA and –NZDA results do not equal the results on the “Data Summary” tab of the “Survey Data” excel file, it is because the information on the “Survey Data” is updated immediately when the data is downloaded. The –DA and data pages are not updated as often. The excel file “BFS Correlation Summary” (model data similar to figures 4 through 9) can be obtained via an email request (the file is too big for my website). The tab naming convention for the “BFS Correlation Summary” link is: y parameter–x parameter group. For this study, the x variables are grouped into seven classifications – General (G), Causes / Triggers (CA), Stressers (ST – those variables that can make BFS symptoms