Table 4 Bivariate correlations between lumbopelvic MMPs and age, BMI and IPSS of men group (n = 35).

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

  

Side

Age

BMI

IPSS

PF

Frequency

Right

−0.417 ; 0.013

−0.224 ; 0.195

−0.359 ; 0.045

Left

−0.239 ; 0.167

−0.091 ; 0.603

0.090 ; 0.623

Stiffness

Right

0.027 ; 0.876

0.483 ; 0.003

0.073 ; 0.689

Left

0.015 ; 0.932

0.446 ; 0.007

−0.357 ; 0.046

Decrement

Right

0.334 ; 0.047

0.509 ; 0.002

0.045 ; 0.809

Left

0.337 ; 0.048

0.502 ; 0.002

0.365 ; 0.040

Relaxation

Right

0.446 ; 0.007

0.588 ; < 0.001

0.438 ; 0.012

Left

0.382 ; 0.024

0.396 ; 0.018

0.194 ; 0.287

Creep

Right

0.392 ; 0.020

0.680 ; < 0.001

0.431 ; 0.014

Left

0.434 ; 0.009

0.591 ; < 0.001

0.350 ; 0.049

Lumbar

Frequency

Right

0.057 ; 0.746

−0.590 ; < 0.001

0.006 ; 0.973

Left

−0.015 ; 0.933

−0.466 ; 0.005

−0.142 ; 0.439

Stiffness

Right

0.224 ; 0.197

−0.408 ; 0.015

0.106 ; 0.564

Left

0.245 ; 0.156

−0.385 ; 0.037

−0.039 ; 0.834

Decrement

Right

0.470 ; 0.004

0.564 ; < 0.001

0.224 ; 0.218

Left

0.395 ; 0.019

0.719 ; < 0.001

0.215 ; 0.236

Relaxation

Right

0.060 ; 0.732

0.648 ; < 0.001

0.143 ; 0.436

Left

0.047 ; 0.787

0.634 ; < 0.001

0.189 ; 0.301

Creep

Right

0.128 ; 0.463

0.666 ; < 0.001

0.173 ; 0.343

Left

0.145 ; 0.407

0.657 ; < 0.001

0.209 ; 0.252

  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.