Table 1.
Cohort characteristics. Kyphosis was assessed using four measures in 72 elderly persons in the San Diego community. Each of the measures were conducted in sequence during the baseline visit
| Characteristic | Females (N=52) | Males (N=20) | Total (N=72)
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Median | Range | |
| Age (year) | 76.8 (6.7) | 80.5 (7.8) | 77.8 (7.1) | 77.0 | 65.0–96.0 |
| Height (cm) | 160.9 (8.3) | 174.2 (9.3) | 164.6 (10.4) | 163.8 | 133.4–189.2 |
| Weight (kg) | 65.1 (13.4) | 79.3 (14.2) | 69.0 (15.0) | 70.1 | 40.9–108.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.1 (5.1) | 25.9 (2.8) | 25.3 (4.6) | 25.3 | 17.9–36.2 |
| % Body Fat | 38.5 (6.8) | 30.4 (5.0) | 36.2 (7.3) | 36.1 | 19.3–51.8 |
| Cobb Angle | 42.9 (12.8) | 39.8 (11.4) | 42.0 (12.4) | 42.0 | 16.0–66.5 |
| Debrunner | 43.2 (12.6) | 47.6 (9.3) | 44.5 (11.8) | 46.0 | 17.5–74.5 |
| Kyphotic Index | 13.8 (5.5) | 14.1 (3.0) | 13.9 (4.9) | 12.8 | 2.0–34.5 |
| Block (# of blocks) | 2.9 (1.3) | 3.9 (1.6) | 3.2 (1.5) | 3.0 | 1.0–7.0 |