Table 2.
The comparison of magnitude of sagittal spinal curvatures in children with generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) and control group (control) in a spontaneous posture (SP) and actively self-corrected (ASC) standing (St) and sitting (Si) positions.
| GJH | Control | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | ASC | P value | SP | ASC | P value | |
| Median (QR) | Median (QR) | Median (QR) | Median (QR) | |||
| SS St (°) | −18.5 (9.5) | −19.0 (9.0) | 0.006∗ | −20.0 (7.0) | −21.0 (9.0) | <0.001∗ |
| LL St (°) | −31.0 (13.0) | −30.5 (11.5) | 0.6∗ | −34.0 (11.0) | −31.0 (14.0) | 0.003∗ |
| TK St (°) | 42.0 (15.5) | 34.5 (16.0) | <0.001∗ | 43.0 (13.0) | 33.0 (15.0) | <0.001∗ |
| LK St (°) | 10.5 (11.0) | 5.0 (14.0) | <0.001∗ | 9.0 (9.0) | 3.0 (9.0) | <0.001∗ |
| UK St (°) | 34.5 (9.0) | 31.0 (11.5) | 0.002∗ | 32.0 (10.0) | 31.0 (13.0) | <0.001∗ |
| SS Si (°) | 13.0 (11.5) | −8.0 (12.5) | <0.001∗ | 12.0 (10.0) | −8.0 (11.0) | <0.001∗ |
| LL Si (°) | 18.5 (16.0) | −6.0 (14.0) | <0.001∗ | 18.0 (12.0) | −7.0 (14.0) | <0.001∗ |
| TK Si (°) | 35.5 (20.5) | 21.0 (15.5) | <0.001∗ | 37.0 (14.0) | 23.0 (17.0) | <0.001∗ |
| LK Si (°) | 16.5 (17.0) | 1.0 (12.0) | <0.001∗ | 16.0 (12.0) | 1.0 (11.0) | <0.001∗ |
| UK Si (°) | 21.0 (10.5) | 22.0 (12.0) | 0.02∗ | 21.0 (12.0) | 23.0 (12.0) | 0.001∗ |
Statistically significant differences are in bold; ∗values are in median (QR) and by Wilcoxon test.
SS: sacral slope; LL: lumbar lordosis; TK: global thoracic kyphosis; LK: lower thoracic kyphosis; UK: upper thoracic kyphosis.