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Table 4 Bivariate correlations (Spearman’s Rho) between the Mini-BESTest, disability measures and age, gender and BMI

From: Dynamic balance in patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis; a cross-sectional study

Variables

Balance_2

FUNC

ODI

Age

Gender

BMI

FUNC

−.13

1

 

.02

−.18

.29a

ODI

−.20

.74b

1

.03

−.24

.28a

Mini-BESTest

.39b

.33b

.37b

.43b

.27a

−.12

I. Anticipatory adjustment

.33b

−.19

−.17

−.34a

.05

−.25a

II. Reactive response

.23

−.24

−.15

.38

.30a

−.02

III. Sensori-orientation

.45b

−.23

−.23

−.28a

.02

−.16

IV. Walking stability

.23

−.24

.43b

−.23

−.26a

.06

  1. aCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
  2. bCorrelation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed) Balance_2 Sometimes and no balance problems (coded 1) versus often balance problems (coded 0) FUNC Spinal Stenosis Questionnaire, physical functioning, ODI Oswestry Disability Index, BMI Body Mass Index (kg/m2)