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Table 2 Correlation between body constitution and alignment

From: Contribution of sex and body constitution to three-dimensional lower extremity alignment for healthy, elderly, non-obese humans in a Japanese population

 

HKA in coronal plane

HKA in sagittal plane

Rotation

Total (males and females)

CC

p value

CC

p value

CC

p value

Body weight

0.37

<  0.01*

0.46

<  0.01*

0.34

<  0.01*

Body height

0.41

<  0.01*

0.31

<  0.01*

0.34

<  0.01*

Body mass index (BMI)

0.28

0.02*

0.45

<  0.01*

0.27

0.02*

Men

 Body weight

0.02

0.46

0.45

<  0.01*

0.20

0.15

 Body height

0.12

0.28

0.18

0.18

0.14

0.23

 Body mass index (BMI)

−0.04

0.43

0.46

<  0.01*

0.17

0.18

Women

 Body weight

0.12

0.27

−0.23

0.13

−0.07

0.38

 Body height

0.15

0.24

−0.20

0.17

0.07

0.37

 Body mass index (BMI)

0.05

0.40

−0.13

0.26

−0.14

0.26

  1. *Significant difference = p <  0.05