Research Article
Can the Weight of an External Breast Prosthesis Influence Trunk Biomechanics during Functional Movement in Postmastectomy Women?
Table 3
Correlation between different position tests and BMI, time after mastectomy, and age.
| Position test | | BMI | | Time after mastectomy | | Age | | Type prosthesis | | value | | value | | value |
| Flex. post. mean | A | 0.071 | 0.643 | 0.251 | 0.096 | 0.143 | 0.35 | B | −0.074 | 0.635 | 0.399 | 0.007 | 0.059 | 0.703 | C | 0.076 | 0.63 | 0.221 | 0.155 | 0.174 | 0.266 | D | 0.116 | 0.454 | 0.252 | 0.1 | 0.062 | 0.687 |
| Ext. post. mean | A | −0.292 | 0.052 | 0.163 | 0.286 | 0.005 | 0.973 | B | −0.131 | 0.396 | 0.1 | 0.518 | 0.079 | 0.61 | C | −0.005 | 0.973 | 0.116 | 0.459 | 0.17 | 0.276 | D | −0.001 | 0.994 | 0.139 | 0.37 | −0.054 | 0.727 |
| Trunk flex./ret. mean | A | −0.128 | 0.402 | 0.196 | 0.197 | 0.066 | 0.665 | B | −0.038 | 0.806 | 0.237 | 0.122 | 0.066 | 0.668 | C | −0.069 | 0.658 | 0.151 | 0.333 | −0.055 | 0.727 | D | −0.068 | 0.662 | 0.276 | 0.07 | 0.039 | 0.8 |
| Left ext.-flex. ratio | A | −0.251 | 0.096 | −0.095 | 0.535 | −0.199 | 0.191 | B | −0.228 | 0.137 | −0.097 | 0.532 | −0.193 | 0.208 | C | −0.246 | 0.112 | −0.097 | 0.536 | −0.221 | 0.154 | D | −0.232 | 0.129 | −0.098 | 0.527 | −0.199 | 0.194 |
| Trunk flex./ret. mean | A | −0.114 | 0.455 | 0.177 | 0.246 | 0.033 | 0.83 | B | −0.126 | 0.416 | 0.227 | 0.139 | 0.089 | 0.565 | C | −0.084 | 0.591 | 0.257 | 0.096 | 0.112 | 0.474 | D | −0.232 | 0.13 | 0.246 | 0.107 | 0.038 | 0.808 |
| Rotation right mean | A | −0.242 | 0.109 | 0.146 | 0.337 | 0.137 | 0.369 | B | −0.168 | 0.277 | 0.103 | 0.506 | 0.153 | 0.322 | C | −0.203 | 0.192 | 0.275 | 0.075 | 0.205 | 0.187 | D | −0.141 | 0.362 | 0.233 | 0.127 | 0.201 | 0.191 |
| Rotation sym. | A | −0.188 | 0.216 | 0.161 | 0.291 | 0.134 | 0.379 | B | −0.015 | 0.924 | 0.176 | 0.254 | 0.223 | 0.147 | C | −0.144 | 0.358 | 0.187 | 0.231 | 0.224 | 0.148 | D | −0.142 | 0.363 | 0.188 | 0.226 | 0.227 | 0.143 |
| Rotation L mean | A | −0.194 | 0.202 | 0.152 | 0.319 | 0.12 | 0.432 | B | −0.161 | 0.297 | 0.078 | 0.616 | 0.21 | 0.171 | C | −0.187 | 0.229 | 0.171 | 0.272 | 0.236 | 0.127 | D | −0.212 | 0.171 | 0.213 | 0.171 | 0.201 | 0.195 |
| Lat. flex. right mean | A | −0.203 | 0.181 | 0.261 | 0.083 | 0.193 | 0.204 | B | −0.044 | 0.776 | 0.261 | 0.087 | 0.362 | 0.016 | C | 0.039 | 0.806 | 0.128 | 0.412 | 0.362 | 0.017 | D | −0.098 | 0.531 | 0.175 | 0.261 | 0.29 | 0.059 |
| Lat. flex. sym. | A | −0.089 | 0.563 | −0.033 | 0.831 | −0.026 | 0.866 | B | −0.169 | 0.274 | 0.134 | 0.387 | 0.177 | 0.249 | C | −0.052 | 0.743 | 0.126 | 0.421 | 0.238 | 0.124 | D | −0.234 | 0.131 | 0.169 | 0.279 | 0.19 | 0.222 |
| Lat. flex. left mean | A | −0.126 | 0.409 | −0.031 | 0.841 | −0.014 | 0.928 | B | −0.008 | 0.959 | 0.186 | 0.227 | 0.279 | 0.067 | C | −0.045 | 0.772 | 0.197 | 0.204 | 0.255 | 0.099 | D | −0.105 | 0.501 | 0.213 | 0.17 | 0.166 | 0.288 |
|
|