Table 2 Pearson correlation analysis of lumbar morphology, pelvic incidence and paraspinal muscles.

From: Lumbar lordosis morphology correlates to pelvic incidence and erector spinae muscularity

Parameters

PLL

DLL

LL Apex

Inflexion point

ES muscularity

MF muscularity

PI

− 0.673‡

− 0.237†

− 0.675‡

− 0.573‡

0.307‡

0.013

PLL

–

0.300†

0.603‡

0.536‡

− 0.179

− 0.031

DLL

 

–

0.204

0.210

− 0.092

− 0.067

LL Apex

  

–

0.704‡

− 0.279‡

0.017

Inflexion point

   

–

− 0.227†

0.072

ES muscularity

    

–

0.580‡

  1. PI pelvic incidence, PLL proximal lumbar lordosis, DLL distal lumbar lordosis, LL Apex lumbar lordosis apex, ES erector spinae, MF multifidus.
  2. †p < 0.05.
  3. ‡p < 0.01.
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