Table 3.
Pearson Correlations
| Reported Falls | Gait Speed | BBS | ALSFRS-R | LE Strength Composite | Assistive Device Needs | |
| Reported Falls | ||||||
| Gait Speed | -0.106 | |||||
| BBS | 0.305 | -0.686* | ||||
| ALSFRS-R | 0.215 | -0.236 | -0.481* | |||
| LE Strength Composite | -0.385* | -0.530* | -0.818* | -0.309 | ||
| Assistive Device Needs | -0.238 | -0.485* | -0.682* | -0.219 | -0.735* | |
| MAS R Quadriceps | 0.111 | -0.351 | -0.173 | -0.013 | 0.011 | -0.376* |
| MAS R Hamstrings | 0.192 | -0.316 | -0.147 | -0.033 | -0.005 | -0.401* |
| MAS R Gastrocnemius | 0.174 | -0.151 | 0.115 | -0.033 | -0.271 | 0.114 |
| MAS R Soleus | 0.207 | -0.184 | 0.069 | -0.036 | -0.247 | 0.171 |
| MAS L Quadriceps | 0.092 | -0.403* | -0.227 | -0.035 | -0.044 | -0.419* |
| MAS L Hamstrings | 0.110 | -0.373* | -0.242 | -0.085 | -0.062 | -0.483* |
| MAS L Gastrocnemius | 0.182 | -0.171 | -0.094 | -0.066 | -0.274 | 0.100 |
| MAS L Soleus | 0.160 | -0.352 | 0.112 | -0.044 | -0.282 | 0.091 |
Abbreviations: BBS = Berg balance scale, ALSFRS-R = Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale – Revised, LE = lower extremity, MAS = Modified Ashworth Scale. n = 31, *p < 0.05.