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. 2019 Aug 5;14:1399–1405. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S201974

Table 3.

Locomotive syndrome risk test

LSS+ (n=23) LSS− (n=90) P-value
Stand-up test 0.003##
Bilateral legs 40 cm 0 0
 30 cm (%) 4 (17) 0
 20 cm (%) 2 (9) 10 (12)
 10 cm (%) 10 (43) 26 (29)
One leg 40 cm (%) 7 (31) 39 (43)
 30 cm (%) 0 12 (13)
 20 cm (%) 0 1 (1)
 10 cm (%) 0 2 (2)
Two-step test 1.21 [1.06, 1.38] 1.36 [1.25, 1.49] 0.002*
GLFS-25
 Total score 21.7 [13.5, 28.5] 5.0 [2.0, 7.0] <0.0001*
 Pain-related score 5.9 [3.5, 8.5] 1.9 [0.0, 3.0] <0.0001*
 ADL-related score 10.5 [3.5, 15.5] 1.8 [0.0, 3.0] <0.0001*
 Social-functions-related score 3.1 [1.0, 4.0] 0.7 [0.0, 1.0] <0.0001*
 Mental-health-related score 2.2 [1.0, 4.0] 0.6 [0.0, 1.0] <0.0001*

Notes: Median [lower, upper quartiles]. ##Fisher’s exact test; *Mann–Whitney U-test; Cut-off score for LSS diagnosis: LSS+, ≥13; LSS−, <13.

Abbreviations: ADL, activities of daily living; LSS, lumbar spinal stenosis; GLFS-25, 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale.