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Table 3 Multiple linear regression analysis with dependent variable of alignment

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

Dependent variable

Selective variable by stepwise procedure

Beta

t value

p value

HKA in coronal plane

Sex

−0.38

− 4.29

<  0.01*

HKA in sagittal plane

Body weight

0.48

5.70

< 0.01*

Rotation

Sex

−0.33

−3.65

< 0.01*

  1. Definition of sex variable, men = 0, women = 1; *Significant difference = p < 0.05