Table 2.

Comparative data (anthropometric, anatomic, and hemodynamic) between controls and scoliotics

	Scoliotics	Controls	P, t test
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
First observation
Age (years)	13.32 ± 2.47	13.6 ± 1.17	0.74
R IMA-D (cm)	0.25 ± 0.06	0.25 ± 0.042	0.76
R IMA-AR (cm2)	0.042 ± 0.015	0.038 ± 0.009	0.41
R IMA-TAM (cm s−1)	17.9 ± 8.23	19.29 ± 9.64	0.68
R IMA-FV (ml min−1)	49.1 ± 35.13	44.11 ± 28.4	0.7
L IMA-D (cm)	0.25 ± 0.058	0.23 ± 0.039	0.34
L IMA-AR (cm2)	0.041 ± 0.016	0.034 ± 0.01	0.16
L IMA-TAM (cm s−1)	16.89 ± 8.05	16.64 ± 5.62	0.93
L IMA-FV (ml min−1)	45.35 ± 38.73	34.33 ± 14.35	0.4
Second observation
Age (years)	15.159 ± 2.54	15.6 ± 0.84	0.6
R IMA-D (cm)	0.2 ± 0.034	0.18 ± 0.023	0.13
R IMA-AR (cm2)	0.03 ± 0.01	0.026 ± 0.005	0.09
R IMA-TAM (cm s−1)	15.86 ± 5.84	15.31 ± 3.36	0.79
R IMA-FV (ml min−1)	31.4 ± 14.7	24.28 ± 8.04	0.17
L IMA-D (cm)	0.2 ± 0.033	0.19 ± 0.02	0.14
L IMA-AR (cm2)	0.03 ± 0.011	0.027 ± 0.005	0.076
L IMA-TAM (cm s−1)	16.04 ± 5.69	13.65 ± 3.9	0.25
L IMA-FV (ml min−1)	34.65 ± 17.51	22.47 ± 7.06	0.045*

All values are shown as mean ± SD (standard deviation of mean value)

*Significant P values (t test) P < 0.05

R, L IMA = right, left internal mammary artery, D = diameter, AR = area, TAM = Time average mean blood velocity, FV = Blood flow volume per minute