Table 3 Bivariate correlations between lumbopelvic MMPs and age, BMI, PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 of women group (n = 35).

From: Between-sexes differences in lumbopelvic muscle mechanical properties of non-climacteric adults: a cross-sectional design

  

Side

Age

BMI

PFDI-20

PFIQ-7

PF

Frequency

Right

0.294 ; 0.086

−0.319 ; 0.056

−0.025 ; 0.888

0.186 ; 0.300

Left

0.147 ; 0.399

−0.284 ; 0.098

−0.086 ; 0.622

0.154 ; 0.392

Stiffness

Right

0.232 ; 0.179

−0.329 ; 0.053

−0.120 ; 0.493

0.152 ; 0.398

Left

0.165 ; 0.343

−0.224 ; 0.196

−0.059 ; 0.736

0.108 ; 0.551

Decrement

Right

0.237 ; 0.170

−0.161 ; 0.354

0.138 ; 0.430

0.216 ; 0.227

Left

0.295 ; 0.086

−0.013 ; 0.941

0.134 ; 0.442

0.306 ; 0.084

Relaxation

Right

−0.241 ; 0.163

0.452 ; 0.006

0.168 ; 0.336

−0.253 ; 0.155

Left

−0.188 ; 0.279

0.368 ; 0.030

0.089 ; 0.611

−0.147 ; 0.415

Creep

Right

−0.148 ; 0.395

0.391 ; 0.020

0.232 ; 0.180

−0.236 ; 0.186

Left

−0.139 ; 0.425

0.364 ; 0.032

0.135 ; 0.441

−0.022 ; 0.903

Lumbar

Frequency

Right

0.082 ; 0.638

−0.480 ; 0.004

−0.019 ; 0.915

−0.098 ; 0.587

Left

0.055 ; 0.755

−0.449 ; 0.007

0.004 ; 0.982

−0.112 ; 0.535

Stiffness

Right

0.272 ; 0.115

−0.480 ; 0.004

−0.079 ; 0.652

0.071 ; 0.696

Left

0.258 ; 0.135

−0.412 ; 0.014

−0.047 ; 0.789

−0.040 ; 0.825

Decrement

Right

0.244; 0.166

0.187 ; 0.283

−0.020 ; 0.909

0.235 ; 0.188

Left

0.273 ; 0.118

0.240 ; 0.171

−0.127 ; 0.474

0.037 ; 0.840

Relaxation

Right

−0.060 ; 0.731

0.522 ; 0.001

0.050 ; 0.774

0.072 ; 0.689

Left

0.015 ; 0.931

0.510 ; 0.002

0.070 ; 0.688

0.122 ; 0.498

Creep

Right

0.044 ; 0.801

0.473 ; 0.004

0.042 ; 0.812

0.059 ; 0.746

Left

0.116 ; 0.507

0.465 ; 0.005

0.051 ; 0.770

0.076 ; 0.676

  1. Values expressed as Pearson r or Spearman ρ (rs) coefficients; p−value. Bold numbers mean significant correlation (p < 0.05). Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; IPSS: International Prostate Symptoms Score; PF: pelvic floor.