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Table 2 Bivariate correlations between the lumbar IMAT infiltration and gender, age, physical activity, NPRS mean, disc degeneration and fear-avoidance beliefs

From: Fear-avoidance beliefs are associated with a high fat content in the erector spinae: a 1.5 tesla magnetic resonance imaging study

 

LMM IMAT

ES IMAT

Gender

r pb

−0.103

0.088

p

0.630

0.683

Age

r

0.678

0.472

p

< 0.001

0.020

Physical activity

r

−0.205

−0.350

p

0.337

0.094

NPRS mean

r

0.075

−0.188

p

0.728

0.379

Disc degeneration L4-L5

r

0.515

0.480

p

0.010

0.018

Disc degeneration L5-S1

r

0.477

0.336

p

0.018

0.109

FABQ-PA

r

0.228

0.484

p

0.284

0.017

  1. Abbreviations: NPRS Numeric Pain Rating Scale, FABQ-PA Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire subdomain Physical Activity, IMAT intramuscular adipose tissue, LMM Lumbar Multifidus, ES Erector Spinae
  2. rpb = Point biserial coefficient