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Table 5 Associations between Balance_2 (Sometimes and no balance problems versus often balance problems)) as the dependent variable and the 4 subsystems in the Mini-BESTest. Crude and adjusted logistic regression analyses

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

 

Balance_2

 

Crude

Adjusteda

Variables

OR (95%CI)

p-value

OR (95%CI)

p-value

Mini-BESTest

1.3 (1.1,1.6)

.002

1.6 (1.2, 2.0)

.001

I. Anticipatory adjustment

2.2 (1.3,3.7)

.005

2.3 (1.2,4.1)

.008

II. Reactive response

1.3 (0.9,1.8)

.128

1.4 (1.0,2.1)

.074

III. Sensori-orientation

3.7 (1.6, 8.4)

.002

4.4 (1.8,11.0)

.001

IV. Walking stability

1.8 (1.1, 3.1)

.031

2.3 (1.2,4.4)

.010b

  1. aadjusted by age, gender and BMI. bBMI significant covariate OR(95%CI) = 0.9(0.8,1.0) P = .044
  2. Balance_2 = Sometimes and no balance problems (coded 1) versus often balance problems (coded 0)
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