Table 4.
Post hoc Tukey comparison after ANOVA testing of lumbar stiffness and pressure pain threshold between each segment
| Segment | Global stiffness | Pressure pain threshold | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difference (95% CI) | Adj. p value | Difference (95% CI) | Adj. p value | |
| L2–L1 | − 0.04 (− 0.33 to 0.25) | ~ 1 | − 39.5 (− 117.2 to 38.3) | 0.63 |
| L3–L1 | 0.02 (− 0.27 to 0.31) | ~ 1 | − 49.6 (− 127.3 to 28.2) | 0.41 |
| L4–L1 | 0.19 (− 0.10 to 0.48) | 0.40 | − 66.7 (− 144.5 to 11.0) | 0.13 |
| L5–L1 | 0.47 (0.18 to 0.76) | < 0.01 | − 77.0 (− 154.8 to 0.7) | 0.05 |
| L3–L2 | 0.06 (− 0.23 to 0.35) | 0.98 | − 10.10 (− 87.9 to 67.7) | ~ 1 |
| L4–L2 | 0.23 (− 0.06 to 0.52) | 0.21 | − 27.24 (− 105.0 to 50.5) | 0.87 |
| L5–L2 | 0.51 (0.22 to 0.80) | < 0.01 | − 37.6 (− 115.3 to 40.2) | 0.68 |
| L4–L3 | 0.17 (− 0.12 to 0.46) | 0.50 | − 17.14 (− 94.9 to 60.6) | 0.97 |
| L5–L3 | 0.45 (0.16 to 0.74) | < 0.01 | − 27.46 (− 105.2 to 50.3) | 0.87 |
| L5–L4 | 0.28 (− 0.01 to 0.57) | 0.07 | − 10.32 (− 88.1 to 67.4) | ~ 1 |
Bold indicates a significant adjusted statistical difference between segments