BioMed Research International

Research Article

The Relationship between Independent Transfer Skills and Upper Limb Kinetics in Wheelchair Users

Table 4

Point-biserial correlation coefficients between TAI items and kinetic variables and Spearman’s correlation coefficients between the part 1 summary scores and kinetic variables. The table shows the relationships that were statistically significant and had a medium effect size or larger: ≥ .3 or ≤−.3.
Correlations Trailing (right) sideLeading (left) side
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Shoulder              
 AveRF   −.43*  −.35−.30−.31     
 MaxRF        −.36     
 MaxRFRate  −.31−.32−.54*    −.37    
 AveRM.30 −.52$ −.44*      −.34  
 MaxRM.31 −.47* −.49*         
 MaxRMRate.37 −.51* −.52*  .37 −.55* −.39−.46*−.39
 MaxSupF              
 MaxPosF              
 MaxIRM  .37     −.56*  .42*  
 MaxAbdM     .33  −.32     
 MaxExtenM     .31  .35.30.43*  .49*
Elbow              
 AveRF.30  −.44*−.33 −.42       
 MaxRF.31       −.33     
 MaxRFRate   −.33−.57$    −.33   −.32
 AveRM   −.61$−.49* −.39   −.34   
 MaxRM   −.59$−.54$ −.38   −.32  −.32
 MaxRMRate   −.64$−.62$ −.40  −.35−.43*−.30−.36−.52*
Wrist              
 AveRF   −.44*−.34 −.41       
 MaxRF    −.30   −.32     
 MaxRFRate  −.30−.32−.55$         
 AveRM   −.50$  −.49*−.31−.35  .62$  
 MaxRM   −.38  −.33−.33−.36  .64$  
 MaxRMRate  −.35−.31−.46*      .36  
; ; Ave: average; Max: maximum; RF: resultant force; RFRate: rate of rise of resultant force; RM: resultant moment; RMRate: rate of rise of resultant moment; SupF: superior force; PosF: posterior fore; IRM: internal rotation moment; AbdM: abduction moment; ExtenM: extension moment.