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. 2021 Jul 27;47(2):E46–E57. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004175

TABLE 3.

Correlation Between Limb or Trunk Skeletal Mass Index (SMI) and the Sagittal X-ray Parameters

Men SVA (mm) LL (°) PT (°) PI-LL (°) TK (°)
Limb SMI (kg/m2) r = –0.25 P = 0.01 r = 0.13P = 0.21 r = 0.13P = 0.21 r = –0.19P = 0.07 r = –0.09P = 0.40
Trunk SMI (kg/m2) r = –0.11P = 0.29 r = 0.10P = 0.32 r = 0.10P = 0.32 r = –0.15vP = 0.15 r = –0.07P = 0.49
Women
 Limb SMI (kg/m2) r = –0.12P = 0.28 r = 0.12P = 0.28 r = –0.21 P = 0.04 r = –0.26 P = 0.02 r = –0.01P = 0.89
 Trunk SMI (kg/m2) r = –0.08P = 0.44 r = 0.10P = 0.34 r = –0.35 P = 0.001 r = –0.32 P = 0.002 r = –0.01P = 0.93

The factors of |Pearson correlation coefficients (r)|>0.20 are illustrated in bold, along with those P values. n = 96 in men, 88 in women.