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Table 3 The correlation coefficient between knee kinematics and age gender, and BMI

From: The knee kinematic patterns and associated factors in healthy Thai adults

Knee kinematics

(degree)

Age (years)

Female sex

BMI (kg/m2)

coefficient

95% CI

P-value

coefficient

95%CI

P-value

coefficient

95%CI

P-value

Varus-valgus

Heel strike

-0.08

-0.19, 0.03

0.140

-1.09

-2.29, 0.09

0.072

-0.33

-0.62, -0.05

0.023*

Mid-stance

-0.10

-0.21, 0.01

0.063

-0.59

-1.79, 0.61

0.332

-0.46

-0.74, -0.19

0.001*

Terminal stance

-0.12

-0.23, -0.01

0.027*

-1.37

-2.54, -0.20

0.022*

-0.32

-0.61, -0.39

0.026*

Mid-swing

-0.13

-0.32, 0.07

0.204

-1.27

-3.42, 0.87

0.241

-0.29

-0.80, 0.23

0.276

Flexion-extension

 

Heel strike

0.03

-0.12, 0.18

0.698

0.78

-0.88, 2.45

0.353

-0.08

-0.48, 0.32

0.693

Mid-stance

0.02

-0.16, 0.19

0.847

-1.02

-2.96, 0.92

0.299

0.05

-0.43, 0.52

0.850

Terminal stance

0.01

-0.13, 0.15

0.898

1.19

-0.32, 2.71

0.120

-0.19

-0.57, 0.17

0.288

Mid-swing

0.04

-0.12, 0.19

0.645

2.80

1.20, 4.39

0.001*

-0.19

-0.61, 0.21

0.333

Internal-external rotation

Heel strike

-0.22

-0.56, 0.13

0.209

-4.93

-8.60, -1.25

0.009*

0.95

0.05, 1.85

0.040*

Mid-stance

-0.16

-0.49, 0.17

0.345

-4.32

-7.88, -0.76

0.018*

1.13

0.28, 1.99

0.010*

Terminal stance

-0.12

-0.44, 0.19

0.444

-3.38

-6.82, 0.06

0.054

0.95

0.12, 1.77

0.025*

Mid-swing

-0.36

-0.69, -0.02

0.037*

-7.37

-10.82, -3.92

< 0.001*

0.89

0.01, 1.78

0.049*

  1. + = knee varus, flexion, and internal rotation; - = knee valgus, extension, and external rotation;
  2. *significant (P < 0.05), CI = confidence interval