Table 3. Multivariate regression models for the prediction of lumbar lordosis without (A) and with (B) the inclusion of vertebral CSA.

	Variable	Parameter Estimate ± SE	P value
A.	Sex	0.321 ± 1.646	0.006
	Age (yr)	0.353 ± 0.810	0.018
	Height (cm)	-0.283 ± 0.127	0.108
	Weight (kg)	0.066 ± 0.096	0.653
	Model P = 0.02, F-Value: 3.01, R2: 0.138
B.	Sex	0.191 ± 1.654	0.849
	Age (yr)	2.388 ± 0.701	0.020
	Height (cm)	-0.262 ± 0.115	0.794
	Weight (kg)	2.191 ± 0.088	0.032
	Vertebral CSA (cm2)	-0.728 ± 0.761	<0.0001
	Model P <0.0001, F-Value: 8.56, R2: 0.366