Table 3.
Measures of postural alignment obtained for eutrophic children (EG), overweight/obese children (OG) and children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DG) and differences between groups (Kruskal-Wallis test and Dunn's post hoc test, p<0.05).
| Variables | Eutrophic (EG) n=10 | Overweight /Obese (OG) n=9 | Duchenne (DG) n=10 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median | Minimum Maximum | Mean (SD) | Median | Minimum Maximum | Mean (SD) | Median | Minimum Maximum | |
| Acromion and anterior iliac spine alignment (degree) | 0.38 (2.3) | 0.35 | –4.40 4.20 | –0.39 (3.3) | 0.90 | –5.30 4.50 | 1.42 (3.4) | 1.55 | –3.30 6.00 |
| Vertical alignment (right) | 2.19 (1.6) | 1.80 | –0.30 5.00 | 2.49 (1.7) | 2.60 | –0.30 4.90 | 3.43 (2.2) | 3.80 | 0.10 7.10 |
| Vertical alignment (left) | 2.20 (1.3) | 2.40 | –0.10 3.70 | 2.31 (1.9) | 1.60 | –0.40 5.60 | 3.66 (2.0) | 4.00 | 0.00 6.30 |
| Anterior iliac spine horizontal alignment (degree) | –0.02 (1.3) | 0.00 | –1.90 2.00 | –1.46 (2.6) | –1.50 | –5.30 1.90 | 0.82 (3.1) | 1.45 | –4.90 4.50 |
| Horizontal alignment of pelvis right (degree) | –12.84 (7.9) | –13.00* | –23.10 3.10 | –18.53 (10.1) | –22.20 | –29.40 –1.30 | –25.26 (6.0) | –24.25* | –34.30 –15.60 |
| Horizontal alignment of pelvis left (degree) | –10.46 (9.1) | –12.90* | –21.00 9.20 | –20.36 (3.8) | –22.00* | –26.20 –13.70 | –21.17 (5.0) | –23.00* | –28.40 –13.80 |
| Assymetries frontal plane (%) | –5.28 (6.7) | –5.40 | –15.70 3.30 | –8.83 (4.8) | –8.30 | –17.60 –0.10 | –6.81 (13.9) | –6.15 | –31.80 16.10 |
| Assymetries sagittal plane (%) | 32.58 (12.7) | 32.75* | 11.50 54.60 | 35.89 (13.3) | 33.90 | 22.30 60.20 | 55.86 (22.8) | 53.70* | 14.10 93.10 |
*
p value <0.05 - Kruskal-Wallis test, Dunn's post hoc test.