Relationship between Anthropometric Factors, Gender, and Balance under Unstable Conditions in Young Adults

Table 2

Correlation (r value) between the general, anteroposterior, and mediolateral stability indexes and height (cm), body mass (kg), and BMI (kg/m²).

Stability index	Height; R (P value)	Body mass; R (P value)	BMI; R (P value)
General (𝑁=40)
Overall balance	0.624 (0.000)*	0.808 (0.000)*	0.647 (0.000)*
Anteroposterior	0.598 (0.000)*	0.779 (0.000)*	0.627 (0.000)*
Mediolateral	0.631 (0.000)*	0.813 (0.000)*	0.650 (0.000)*
Male (𝑁=25)
Overall balance	0.423 (0.117)	0.864 (0.000)*	0.804 (0.000)*
Anteroposterior	0.408 (0.132)	0.829 (0.000)*	0.767 (0.000)*
Mediolateral	0.449 (0.094)	0.885 (0.000)*	0.822 (0.000)*
Female (𝑁=15)
Overall balance	0.530 (0.000)*	0.680 (0.000)*	0.411 (0.041)*
Anteroposterior	0.488 (0.013)*	0.636 (0.001)*	0.391 (0.053)*
Mediolateral	0.534 (0.006)*	0.688 (0.000)*	0.415 (0.039)*

* P ≤ 0.05—Pearson’s coefficient.
General group: all the anthropometric variables presented moderate to strong positive correlations with the postural balance variables.
Male group: the variables of body mass and BMI presented strong positive correlations with the postural balance variables.
Female group: all the anthropometric variables presented weak to moderate positive correlations with the postural balance variables.