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. 2007 Apr 17;16(10):1641–1649. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0348-4

Table 4.

Simple and multivariate linear correlations between the main spinal and pelvic parameters, the degree of slip and the lumbosacral kyphosis (Lumbosacral angle)

Linear regression models r R2 β SE
LSA = 95.174 − 0.391L5S + 0.667 SS + 0.392 LL − 0.713 T9SO 0.812 0.660 Cst : 13.124
L5S : 0.114
SS : 0.172
LL : 0.123
T9SO : 0.288
L5S = 121.351 − 0.713 LSA 0.692 0.479 Cst : 8.35
LSA : 0.116

These linear regression models describe the reciprocal relationship between these angular parameters through mathematical equations

β SE Beta coefficient standard error, Cst Constant, L5S L5 anterior slipping, SS Sacral slope, LL L1L5 lumbar lordosis, T9SO T9 sagittal offset, LSA Lumbosacral angle