Table 1.
Demographic and radiographic parameters according to severity of the lumbar curve
| Group A n = 45 mean (range, ±SD) |
Group B n = 13 mean (range, ±SD) |
Overall N = 58 mean (range, ±SD) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 15.8 (11–24, 4.1) |
15.1 (11–25, 4.2) |
15.7 (11–25, 4.1) |
0.542 |
| Body weight (kg) | 52.4 (31–84, 9.3) |
55.1 (46–69, 8.7) |
53.0 (31–84, 9.2) |
0.367 |
| Body height (m) | 1.6 (1.4–1.9, 0.1) |
1.6 (1.5–1.7, 0.1) |
1.6 (1.4–1.9, 0.1) |
0.312 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 19.6 (14.8–34.4, 3.1) |
21.2 (18.2–28.4, 2.8) |
20.0 (14.8–34.4, 3.1) |
0.096 |
| Lumbar curve magnitude (degrees) | 25.0 (10–38, 7.1) |
49.8 (40–88, 13.6) |
30.6 (10–88, 13.6) |
<0.001* |
Group A: subjects with curves 10–39 degrees; Group B: subjects with curve 40 degrees or greater; kg: kilograms; m: meters; BMI: body mass index
*Denotes statistical significant difference (p-value < 0.05)