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Table 2 Correlations of spine and pelvis angles with FES-I and performance tests

From: Relationship of the sacral slope with early gait derangements in robust older women

N = 54

Thoracic Cobb

Lumbar Cobb

Pelvic Incidence

Sacral Slope

Gait speed

−0.341*

−0.130

− 0.139

0.178

FES-I

+ 0.242

+ 0.199

+ 0,149

−0.339*

TUG (sec)

+ 0.341*

−0.030

−0.039

+ 0.178

Berg Balance Scale

+ 0.197

+ 0.187

+ 0.269

+ 0.367**

  1. Comfortable gait speed in 10-m gait test
  2. FES –I Fall Efficacy Scale – International, TUG Timed Up and Go
  3. Spearman correlations: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01