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Table 3 Pearson correlation analysis of spinopelvic parameters and concave or convex LMA at the upper or lower intervertebral level of the apical vertebra

From: Correlation between multifidus muscle atrophy, spinopelvic parameters, and severity of deformity in patients with adult degenerative scoliosis: the parallelogram effect of LMA on the diagonal through the apical vertebra

Variables

TK

LL

SS

PI

PT

Upper intervertebral level LMA

Lower intervertebral level LMA

Concave side

Convex side

Concave side

Convex side

TK

Correlation

1.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

− 0.023

− 0.010

0.022

0.016

P value

 

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

0.796

0.912

0.800

0.852

LL

Correlation

 

1.000

0.900

0.621

− 0.561

0.212

0.006

− 0.141

0.047

P value

 

–

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.015

0.947

0.108

0.593

SS

Correlation

  

1.000

0.758

− 0.575

− 0.025

− 0.124

− 0.080

− 0.074

P value

  

–

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.779

0.156

0.363

0.396

PI

Correlation

   

1.000

0.047

− 0.012

− 0.070

0.218

0.168

P value

   

–

0.589

0.888

0.424

0.012

0.054

PT

Correlation

    

1.000

− 0.042

0.118

0.442

0.406

P value

    

–

0.633

0.178

< 0.001

< 0.001

Upper intervertebral level LMA

 Concave side

Correlation

     

1.000

0.718

0.385

0.505

P value

     

–

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Convex side

Correlation

      

1.000

0.628

0.502

P value

      

–

< 0.001

< 0.001

Lower intervertebral level LMA

 Concave side

Correlation

       

1.000

0.668

P value

       

–

< 0.001

 Convex side

Correlation

        

1.000

P value

        

–

  1. LMA lumbar multifidus muscle atrophy, TK thoracic kyphosis, LL lumbar lordosis, SS sacral slope, PI pelvic incidence, PT pelvic tilt