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Table 6 Correlation with the Abdominal trunk muscle strength measured by the device in the all 38 participants

From: Abdominal trunk muscle weakness and its association with chronic low back pain and risk of falling in older women

 

Mean ± SD

Correlations with abdominal trunk muscle strength

Rp value

P value

Abdominal trunk muscle strength measured by the device (kPa)

6.0 ± 4.0

Age (years)

77.7 ± 4.2

−0.23

0.16

Height (cm)

148.1 ± 4.8

− 0.11

0.51

Weight (kg)

50.0 ± 7.5

−0.12

0.48

Body-mass index (kg/cm2)

23.0 ± 3.3

−0.05

0.77

Girth (cm)

84.4 ± 6.3

−0.23

0.17

Grip power (kg)

79.7 ± 11.2

0.25

0.13

One-leg standing time with eyes open (sec)

14.2 ± 9.1

0.44

<  0.01

GLFS-25 Scores

18.1 ± 12.0

−0.01

0.95

  1. SD standard deviation, GLFS-25 the 25-Question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale