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. 2007 Jul 28;1(3):187–193. doi: 10.1007/s11832-007-0033-5

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