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Table 6 Significant correlations between anthropometric and adiposity variables with self-reported pain

From: Relative abdominal adiposity is associated with chronic low back pain: a preliminary explorative study

Analysis model

Variable

r

p

Total sample (n = 70)

A-L

0.323

0.007

A-L/WHR

0.315

0.008

A-L/BMI

0.303

0.011

VAS subgroup (n = 42)

A-L

0.566

<0.001

A-L/WHR

0.568

<0.001

A-L/BMI

0.546

<0.001

ODI subgroup (n = 52)

A-L

0.493

<0.001

A-L/WHR

0.438

0.001

A-L/BMI

0.5111

<0.001

WHR

0.287

0.039

  1. VAS visual analogue scale, ODI oswestry disability index, A-L abdominal to lumbar adiposity ratio, A-L/WHR abdominal to lumbar adiposity ratio to WHR, A-L/BMI abdominal to lumbar adiposity ratio to BMI WHR, waist-to-hip ratio
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BMC Public Health

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