Table 4.
Sagittal endplate morphology in different sexes.
| Segment | Uniformly concave type | Asymmetric concave type | Flat-bottomed concave type | Flat type | X2 | p(Fisher's exact) | Cramer's V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L4 sup | |||||||
| male (n = 19) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | _ | 0.14 | 0.41 |
| female (n = 14) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
| L4 inf | |||||||
| male (n = 19) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | _ | 0.61 | 0.28 |
| female (n = 14) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| L5 sup | |||||||
| male (n = 19) | 1 | 11 | 1 | 6 | _ | 0.83 | 0.19 |
| female (n = 14) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||
| L5 inf | |||||||
| male (n = 19) | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | _ | 0.94 | 0.10 |
| female (n = 14) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||
| S1 sup | |||||||
| male (n = 19) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | _ | 1.00 | 0.17 |
| female (n = 14) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |||