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Table 3 Table shows the estimated contrasts for lumbar flexion between the fat grades with the corresponding standard error (SE), degrees of freedom (df), t-statistic (t), the p-value (p) and the lower and upper bound of the 95% confidence interval (uCL and lCL)

From: Correlation between lumbar dysfunction and fat infiltration in lumbar multifidus muscles in patients with low back pain

Contrasts

Estimate

SE

df

ICL

uCL

t

p

Grade 0 - Grade 1

1.83

5.83

35

-18.35

22.0

0.315

0.947

Grade 0 - Grade 2

14.26

7.57

35

-11.93

40.4

1.885

0.158

Grade 1 - Grade 2

12.42

4.87

35

-4.42

29.3

2.553

0.039

  1. The results are averaged over the levels of gender and status and taken at the mean of age and BMI. The p-values are adjusted for multiple testing. Results are averaged over the levels of: Gender, Status. Confidence level and P-value adjustments: tukey method for a family of 3 means.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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