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. 2017 Jan 10;18:12. doi: 10.1186/s12891-016-1376-1

Table 2.

Descriptive data of main outcomes. Increased fat content of multifidus muscle correlates with decreased lumbar flexion (p = 0.032)

Fat Grade Grade 0 Grade 1 Grade 2
Lumbar flexion (degrees) 24 (9.72) 22.56 (11.62) 11.55 (12.49)
Posture control (degrees) –2.33 (1.37) –1.08 (1.63) –0.73 (0.90)
Movement control score (0–4) 2.17 (0.75) 1.68 (1.07) 1.18 (0.87)

Data represent mean and standard deviation. Negative values represent evasive movement in lumbar extension