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Table 5 Regression analysis

From: Differences in upper body posture between patients with lumbar spine syndrome and healthy individuals under the consideration of sex, age and BMI

Dependent variable

Independent variable

Regression coefficient

Standard error

p-value

Spine parameters

Sagittal trunk decline *

sex

1.341

0.248

< 0.001

height

-8.346

3.999

0.037

BMI

-0.384

0.129

0.003

Frontal trunk decline *

group

-0.504

0.121

< 0.001

Thoracic bending angle **

age

0.001

0.000

0.039

sex

0.050

0.011

< 0.001

Lumbar bending angle **

sex

-0.115

0.012

< 0.001

BMI

0.016

0.006

0.008

Standard deviation of rotation **

sex

-0.071

0.020

< 0.001

Kyphosis angle *

age

0.119

0.034

< 0.001

sex

-8.524

1.159

0.001

height

61.141

18.686

< 0.001

weight

-0.742

0.201

< 0.001

BMI

3.3226

0.602

< 0.001

Lordosis angle *

sex

-16.109

1.174

< 0.001

BMI

1.714

0.610

0.005

Shoulder parameters

Scapular rotation *

group

-1.213

0.305

< 0.001

Pelvis parameters

Pelvis torsion *

height

-18.061

8.483

0.034

weight

0.185

0.091

0.044

BMI

-0.867

0.273

0.038

Pelvis rotation *

group

-1.489

0.338

< 0.001

age

-0.022

0.010

0.032

sex

-1.253

0.342

< 0.001

  1. Asterisks indicate the type of regression performed: * linear regression; ** linear regression after transformation of the dependent variables