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. 2008 Nov 26;9:157. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-157

Table 5.

Age, weight and prevalence of vertebral deformities by AHD and WOD test results.

Age (year) Weight (kg) Number of subjects with vertebral deformities (%)
mean ± SD mean ± SD
AHD1 Positive (n = 63) 72.4 ± 7.6 52.4 ± 8.8 17 (27%)
Negative (n = 53) 66.8 ± 10.3 52.0 ± 8.0 3 (6%)
P3 0.001 0.755 0.003

WOD2 Positive (n = 46) 76.8 ± 4.7 52.1 ± 7.2 14 (30%)
Negative (n = 70) 65.3 ± 8.7 52.3 ± 9.2 6 (9%)

P3 < 0.001 0.906 0.002

AHD: Arm span-height difference, WOD: Wall-occiput distance

1AHD positive: ≥ 4.0 cm, AHD negative: < 4.0 cm.

2WOD positive: ≥ 5 mm, WOD negative: < 5 mm.

3P-value by t-test or chi-squared test.