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Table 5 Pairwise Pearson correlations among ranges of motion and muscle strengths

From: Association of lower extremity range of motion and muscle strength with physical performance of community-dwelling older women

Variables

Hip flexion ROM

Hip extension ROM

Knee flexion ROM

Hip internal rotation ROM

Hip external rotation ROM

Ankle dorsiflexion ROM

Ankle plantar flexion ROM

Knee extension strength

Knee flexion strength

r

p value

r

p value

r

p value

r

p value

r

p value

r

p value

r

p value

r

p value

r

p value

Hip flexion ROM

  

0.36b

<0.001

0.45b

<0.001

0.34b

<0.001

0.20

0.054

0.34b

<0.001

0.36b

<0.001

0.30b

0.003

0.28b

0.007

Hip extension ROM

    

0.42b

<0.001

0.37b

<0.001

0.35b

<0.001

0.31b

0.002

0.30b

0.003

0.30b

0.003

0.42b

<0.001

Knee flexion ROM

      

0.34b

<0.001

0.20a

0.049

0.39b

<0.001

0.22a

0.033

0.20

0.050

0.16

0.113

Hip internal rotation ROM

        

0.15

0.153

0.28b

0.007

0.44b

<0.001

0.29b

0.005

0.24a

0.021

Hip external rotation ROM

          

0.16

0.113

0.15

0.162

0.24a

0.018

0.28b

0.006

Ankle dorsiflexion ROM

            

0.21a

0.040

0.22a

0.033

0.11

0.273

Ankle plantar flexion ROM

              

0.16

0.130

0.12

0.253

Knee extension strength

                

0.70b

<0.001

Knee flexion strength

                  
  1. ROM range of motion
  2. a p < 0.05
  3. b p < 0.01