Table 3.
Age distribution of kyphosis and lordosis in female subjects, measured using the pantograph
| Females | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | n | Kyphosis (degrees) | Lordosis (degrees) | ||||||
| Mean | SD | Min. | Max. | Mean | SD | Min. | Max. | ||
| 5 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 40 |
| 6 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 40 |
| 7 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 38 |
| 8 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 45 |
| 9 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 46 |
| 10 | 30 | 33 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 32 | 7 | 17 | 43 |
| 11 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 31 | 7 | 16 | 46 |
| 12 | 41 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 33 | 7 | 12 | 45 |
| 13 | 32 | 34 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 47 |
| 14 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 51 |
| 15 | 22 | 32* | 10 | 12 | 46 | 33* | 11 | 15 | 56 |
| 16 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 28* | 12 | 11 | 45 |
| 17 | 18 | 30* | 10 | 11 | 45 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 46 |
| 18 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 35 | 8 | 14 | 44 |
| 19 | 14 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 45 |
| 20 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 50 |
*Statistical significance