Reliability of the Lateral Step-Up Test and Its Correlation with Motor Function and Activity in Chronic Stroke Survivors

Table 3

Outcome measures and correlations between LSUT counts and other outcome measures.

Parameters	Outcomes ()	Correlation coefficient with paretic LSUT counts		Correlation coefficient with nonparetic LSUT counts
FMA-LE		0.511	0.002	0.535	0.001
Muscle strength
Hip abductors
Paretic		0.333	0.058	0.318	0.071
Nonparetic		0.289	0.103	0.263	0.139
Knee flexors
Paretic		0.371	0.033	0.405	0.019
Nonparetic		0.004	0.981	0.020	0.913
Knee extensors
Paretic		0.437	0.011	0.436	0.011
Nonparetic		0.07	0.700	0.108	0.550
Ankle dorsiflexors
Paretic		0.376	0.031	0.364	0.037
Nonparetic		0.398	0.022	0.399	0.021
Ankle plantarflexors
Paretic		0.507	0.003	0.507	0.003
Nonparetic		0.48	0.789	0.095	0.600
FTSTS		-0.477	0.005	-0.544	0.001
TUG		-0.397	0.022	-0.438	-0.011
BBS		0.561	0.001	0.585	<0.001
ABC		0.444	0.010	0.441	0.010

, . ABC: Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale; BBS: Berg Balance Scale; FMA-LE: Fugl-Meyer assessment of lower extremity; FTSTS: Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test; LSUT: Lateral Step-Up Test; TUG: Timed Up and Go Test.