Table 4.
Pearson correlation between core strength, core endurance and core motor/neuromuscular control tests with athletic performance tests
| Dependent variable | Statistic | Sprint | T-test | VJ | MBCT |
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| HOCKEY (n=24) | |||||
| IBE (strength) | Correlation | 0.05 | −0.38 | 0.33 | 0.54 |
| p-value | 0.83 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.01* | |
| 95% CI | −0.36 to 0.44 | −0.68 to 0.03 | −0.09 to 0.64 | 0.16 to 0.77 | |
| IBE (endurance) | Correlation | −0.26 | −0.19 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| p-value | 0.22 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.83 | |
| 95% CI | −0.60 to 0.16 | −0.55 to 0.23 | −0.27 to 0.52 | −0.36 to 0.44 | |
| LF (strength) | Correlation | −0.12 | −0.50 | 0.37 | 0.61 |
| p-value | 0.58 | 0.01* | 0.07 | 0.01* | |
| 95% CI | −0.50 to 0.30 | −0.74 to −0.10 | −0.04 to 0.67 | 0.26 to 0.81 | |
| LF (endurance) | Correlation | −0.29 | −0.34 | −0.00 | −0.00 |
| p-value | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.99 | 0.99 | |
| 95% CI | −0.62 to 0.13 | −0.65 to 0.08 | −0.41 to 0.40 | −0.41 to 0.40 | |
| AF (strength) | Correlation | 0.12 | −0.41 | 0.31 | 0.61 |
| p-value | 0.55 | 0.05* | 0.14 | 0.00* | |
| 95% CI | −0.29 to 0.50 | −0.69 to 0.01 | −0.12 to 0.63 | 0.26 to 0.81 | |
| AF (endurance) | Correlation | −0.25 | −0.21 | 0.15 | 0.18 |
| p-value | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 0.40 | |
| 95% CI | −0.59 to 0.18 | −0.56 to 0.21 | −0.27 to 0.52 | −0.25 to 0.54 | |
| NMC | Correlation | −0.24 | −0.11 | 0.04 | −0.14 |
| p-value | 0.27 | 0.61 | 0.85 | 0.50 | |
| 95% CI | −0.58 to 0.19 | −0.49 to 0.31 | −0.37 to 0.44 | −0.52 to 0.28 | |
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| NETBALL (n=16) | |||||
| IBE (strength) | Correlation | 0.16 | −0.13 | −0.48 | −0.42 |
| p-value | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.06 | 0.10 | |
| 95% CI | −0.37 to 0.60 | −0.58 to 0.40 | −0.78 to 0.04 | −0.75 to 0.11 | |
| IBE (endurance) | Correlation | 0.30 | 0.17 | −0.18 | −0.01 |
| p-value | 0.26 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.97 | |
| 95% CI | −0.24 to 0.69 | −0.36 to 0.61 | −0.61 to 0.36 | −0.50 to 0.49 | |
| LF (strength) | Correlation | 0.62 | 0.56 | −0.51 | −0.30 |
| p-value | 0.01* | 0.02* | 0.05* | 0.26 | |
| 95% CI | 0.16 to 0.85 | 0.07 to 0.82 | −0.79 to 0.00 | −0.69 to 0.24 | |
| LF (endurance) | Correlation | −0.11 | −0.11 | −0.08 | −0.06 |
| p-value | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.81 | |
| 95% CI | −0.57 to 0.41 | −0.57 to 0.41 | −0.55 to 0.43 | −0.54 to 0.45 | |
| AF (strength) | Correlation | 0.27 | 0.24 | −0.06 | −0.09 |
| p-value | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.82 | 0.75 | |
| 95% CI | −0.27 to 0.67 | −0.30 to 0.65 | −0.54 to 0.45 | −0.56 to 0.43 | |
| AF (endurance) | Correlation | −0.20 | −0.38 | 0.19 | 0.44 |
| p-value | 0.45 | 0.15 | 0.48 | 0.09 | |
| 95% CI | −0.63 to 0.33 | −0.73 to 0.16 | −0.34 to 0.62 | −0.09 to 0.76 | |
| NMC | Correlation | −0.06 | −0.04 | −0.25 | −0.30 |
| p-value | 0.81 | 0.88 | 0.36 | 0.25 | |
| 95% CI | −0.54 to 0.45 | −0.52 to 0.47 | −0.66 to 0.29 | −0.69 to 0.24 | |
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| RUNNING (n=15) | |||||
| IBE (strength) | Correlation | −0.36 | −0.33 | 0.40 | 0.13 |
| p-value | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.64 | |
| 95% CI | −0.73 to 0.20 | −0.71 to 0.23 | −0.15 to 0.75 | −0.41 to 0.60 | |
| IBE (endurance) | Correlation | 0.33 | 0.15 | −0.23 | −0.31 |
| p-value | 0.23 | 0.60 | 0.42 | 0.25 | |
| 95% CI | −0.23 to 0.72 | −0.40 to 0.61 | −0.66 to 0.33 | −0.71 to 0.24 | |
| LF (strength) | Correlation | −0.41 | −0.44 | 0.56 | 0.63 |
| p-value | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.03* | 0.01* | |
| 95% CI | −0.76 to 0.14 | −0.77 to 0.11 | 0.04 to 0.83 | 0.15 to 0.86 | |
| LF (endurance) | Correlation | 0.21 | 0.49 | 0.11 | 0.00 |
| p-value | 0.46 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.99 | |
| 95% CI | −0.35 to 0.65 | −0.05 to 0.79 | −0.43 to 0.59 | −0.51 to 0.51 | |
| AF (strength) | Correlation | −0.37 | −0.55 | 0.61 | 0.52 |
| p-value | 0.17 | 0.03* | 0.02* | 0.05* | |
| 95% CI | −0.74 to 0.19 | −0.82 to −0.04 | 0.12 to 0.85 | −0.01 to 0.81 | |
| AF (endurance) | Correlation | −0.03 | −0.02 | 0.71 | 0.34 |
| p-value | 0.27 | 0.95 | 0.00* | 0.22 | |
| 95% CI | −0.70 to 0.26 | −0.52 to 0.50 | 0.29 to 0.89 | −0.22 to 0.72 | |
| NMC | Correlation | 0.37 | −0.14 | −0.27 | −0.04 |
| p-value | 0.17 | 0.63 | 0.33 | 0.88 | |
| 95% CI | −0.18 to 0.74 | −0.60 to 0.41 | −0.68 to 0.29 | −0.54 to 0.48 | |
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| SOCCER (n=17) | |||||
| IBE (strength) | Correlation | −0.30 | −0.52 | 0.63 | 0.55 |
| p-value | 0.25 | 0.03* | 0.01* | 0.02* | |
| 95% CI | −0.68 to 0.22 | −0.79 to −0.03 | 0.20 to 0.85 | 0.07 to 0.81 | |
| IBE (endurance) | Correlation | 0.12 | 0.04 | −0.15 | 0.16 |
| p-value | 0.65 | 0.89 | 0.57 | 0.53 | |
| 95% CI | −0.39 to 0.56 | −0.45 to 0.51 | −0.58 to 0.36 | −0.35 to 0.59 | |
| LF (strength) | Correlation | −0.30 | −0.05 | 0.53 | 0.63 |
| p-value | 0.24 | 0.04* | 0.03* | 0.00* | |
| 95% CI | −0.68 to 0.22 | −0.78 to −0.01 | 0.04 to 0.80 | 0.19 to 0.85 | |
| LF (endurance) | Correlation | −0.07 | −0.06 | −0.08 | 0.27 |
| p-value | 0.78 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.29 | |
| 95% CI | −0.53 to 0.42 | −0.52 to 0.44 | −0.54 to 0.42 | −0.25 to 0.66 | |
| AF (strength) | Correlation | −0.34 | −0.56 | 0.58 | 0.46 |
| p-value | 0.17 | 0.02* | 0.01* | 0.06 | |
| 95% CI | −0.70 to 0.17 | −0.81 to −0.09 | 0.12 to 0.83 | −0.04 to 0.76 | |
| AF (endurance) | Correlation | −0.09 | −0.26 | 0.41 | 0.15 |
| p-value | 0.74 | 0.31 | 0.10 | 0.56 | |
| 95% CI | −0.54 to 0.41 | −0.66 to 0.26 | −0.10 to 0.74 | −0.36 to 0.58 | |
| NMC | Correlation | −0.55 | −0.56 | 0.44 | 0.36 |
| p-value | 0.02* | 0.02* | 0.08 | 0.15 | |
| 95% CI | −0.81 to −0.08 | −0.81 to −0.09 | −0.07 to 0.75 | −0.16 to 0.71 | |
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| TENNIS (n=11) | |||||
| IBE (strength) | Correlation | −0.74 | −0.59 | 0.25 | 0.58 |
| p-value | 0.01* | 0.05 | 0.45 | 0.06 | |
| 95% CI | −0.92 to −0.21 | −0.87 to 0.04 | −0.42 to 0.73 | −0.05 to 0.87 | |
| IBE (endurance) | Correlation | −0.67 | −0.31 | 0.28 | 0.48 |
| p-value | 0.03* | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.13 | |
| 95% CI | −0.90 to −0.08 | −0.76 to 0.37 | −0.40 to 0.75 | −0.19 to 0.83 | |
| LF (strength) | Correlation | −0.56 | −0.15 | 0.20 | 0.52 |
| p-value | 0.07 | 0.66 | 0.55 | 0.10 | |
| 95% CI | −0.86 to 0.08 | −0.78 to 0.50 | −0.46 to 0.71 | −0.14 to 0.85 | |
| LF (endurance) | Correlation | −0.43 | −0.35 | 0.22 | 0.58 |
| p-value | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.52 | 0.06 | |
| 95% CI | −0.81 to 0.25 | −0.78 to 0.33 | −0.45 to 0.72 | −0.05 to 0.87 | |
| AF (strength) | Correlation | −0.55 | −0.43 | −0.19 | 0.40 |
| p-value | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.58 | 0.22 | |
| 95% CI | −0.86 to 0.10 | −0.81 to 0.25 | −0.70 to 0.47 | −0.28 to 0.80 | |
| AF (endurance) | Correlation | −0.32 | 0.02 | 0.25 | 0.24 |
| p-value | 0.34 | 0.95 | 0.46 | 0.48 | |
| 95% CI | −0.76 to 0.36 | −0.59 to 0.61 | −0.42 to 0.73 | −0.43 to 0.73 | |
| NMC | Correlation | −0.35 | −0.09 | 0.49 | 0.23 |
| p-value | 0.29 | 0.80 | 0.13 | 0.49 | |
| 95% CI | −0.78 to 0.33 | −0.65 to 0.54 | −0.18 to 0.83 | −0.44 to 0.73 | |
*
Indicates statistically significant (p<0.05).
Bold values indicates moderate, moderately strong and strong correlations. VJ, vertical jump; MBCT, medicine ball chest throw; IBE, isometric back extension; LF, lateral flexion; AF, abdominal flexion; NMC, neuromuscular control; CI, confidence interval