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Table 4 Spearman’s Correlation between BMD and gait variables

From: Three-dimensional analysis of gait in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density

Variable

L2–4BMD

Femoral neck BMD

 

r

p

r

p

Trunk rotation ROM

0.38

0.02*

0.36

(0.03)*

Hip adduction moment (N.m/Kg)

0.47

0.005**

0.43

(0.011)*

Hip extension moment (N.m/Kg)

0.44

0.009 **

0.46

(0.006)**

H1S (W/Kg)

0.55

0.001***

0.64

(0.0003)***

H2S (W/Kg)

0.41

0.017 *

0.52

(0.004)**

H3S (W/Kg)

0.50

0.003 **

0.40

(0.018)*

K4S (W/Kg)

0.51

0.003 **

0.47

(0.004)**

A2S (W/Kg)

0.66

0.0001 ***

0.65

(0.003)**

  1. BMD: bone mineral density, ROM: range of motion, H: hip, K: knee, A: ankle, S: sagittal, Number: indicates number of power burst, r: Spearman’s correlation coefficient, P: probability, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.