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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2017 Mar 7;44:45–51. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2017.03.004

TABLE 3.

Means (SD) for lumbar curvature angle in standing, and maximal trunk flexion and movement time for each condition of the functional activity test for the back-healthy group, low back pain group with < 20% modified Oswestry Disability Index score (LBP-Low), and the low back pain group with ≥20% modified Oswestry Disability Index score (LBP-High).

Characteristic Back-healthy (n = 16) LBP-Low (n =16) LBP-High (n = 16) p-value
Lumbar curvature, deg 159.2 (7.9) 158.2 (6.6) 162.1 (5.4) .53
Maximal trunk flexion, deg
 High 47.6 (9.1) 47.8 (11.4) 51.2 (12.7) .58
 Standard 89.5 (8.4) 90.0 (9.8) 88.6 (10.9) .91
 Far 97.9 (8.6) 96.0 (10.2) 94.7 (13.5) .69
 Low 119.7 (12.5) 122.3 (12.9) 119.5 (14.9) .81
 Low-Far 124.0 (14.7) 126.5 (12.2) 123.8 (15.2) .84
Movement time, sec
 High 1.02 (.16) 1.12 (.23) 1.07 (.20) .41
 Standard 1.15 (.22) 1.25 (.35) 1.24 (.27) .60
 Far 1.18 (.25) 1.25 (.38) 1.21 (24) .78
 Low 1.33 (.29) 1.40 (.42) 1.39 (.31) .84
 Low-Far 1.29 (.23) 1.34 (.39) 1.33 (.20) .90