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. 2017 Apr 6;12(4):e0175126. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175126

Table 2. Correlation coefficient (rho-Spearman) calculated for pressure pain thresholds (PPT, kPa) and low back pain (LBP, 0–10 scale) intensity for trunk flexion and trunk rotation cut-off angles.

PPT (kPa) LBP intensity (0–10)
Angles r p-value r p-value
Trunk forward bending <30° 0.1464 0.6024 -0.2717 0.3273
>30° -0.1464 0.6024 0.2717 0.3273
>60° -0.1571 0.5756 0.2824 0.3078
>90° 0.1784 0.5247 -0.0821 0.7713
Trunk rotation <10° -0.1286 0.6482 -0.1376 0.6248
>10° 0.1286 0.6482 0.1376 0.6248
>30° 0.1321 0.6389 0.1180 0.6754