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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 15.
Published in final edited form as: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Nov 15;38(24):10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182a8c2da. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182a8c2da

Table 1.

Number of positive Sedimentation Sign ratings for each of the four groups.

Diagnosis Number of cases the Sign was
positive for raters 1–3, using images
above maximal stenosis		 Number of cases the Sign was
positive for raters 1–3, using
images below maximal stenosis
LSS Rater 1: 34/67 (51%)
Rater 2: 30/67 (45%)
Rater 3: 28/67 (42%)		 Rater 1: 32/67 (48%)
Rater 2: 47/67 (70%)
Rater 3: 40/67 (60%)
Low Back Pain Rater 1: 15/31 (48%)
Rater 2: 12/31 (39%)
Rater 3: 11/31 (35%)		 Rater 1: 12/31 (39%)
Rater 2: 12:31 (39%)
Rater 3: 14/31 (45%)
Vascular Claudication Rater 1: 1/4 (25%)
Rater 2: 0/4 (0%)
Rater 3: 0/4 (0%)		 Rater 1: 1/4 (25%)
Rater 2: 2/4 (50%)
Rater 3: 3/4 (75%)
Asymptomatic Rater 1: 9/46 (20%)
Rater 2: 10/46 (22%)
Rater 3: 7/46 (15%)		 Rater 1: 8/46 (17%)
Rater 2: 14/46 (30%)
Rater 3: 22/46 (48%)