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Table 3 Correlations of spine and the pelvis angles with accelerometer-derived data in the anteroposterior plane

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

N = 54

Thoracic Cobb

Lumbar Cobb

Pelvic Incidence

Sacral Slope

RMS

+ 0.017

+ 0.392**

+ 0.318*

+ 0.439**

Step Length

+ 0.124

+ 0.405**

+ 0.430**

+ 0.615**

Stride Regularity

+ 0.091

+ 0.345*

+ 0.260

+ 0.475**

Gait symmetry

+ 0.107

−0.102

− 0.248

−0.150

  1. RMS Root Mean Square of acceleration during walking (center of mass displacement)
  2. Spearman correlations: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01