Table 3. Changes in age, anthropometric measures, and lumbar spine morphology of girls with increased and deceased vertebral wedging.
Increased Wedging | Decreased Wedging | p Value | |||||
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(n = 14) | (n = 13) | ||||||
Δ Age (yr) | 1.2 | ± | 0.07 | 1.3 | ± | 0.10 | 0.091 |
Δ Height (cm) | 5.6 | ± | 2.10 | 7.3 | ± | 2.26 | 0.049 |
Δ Weight (kg) | 7.1 | ± | 3.78 | 7.2 | ± | 3.17 | 0.895 |
Δ Lumbar Vertebral CSA (cm2) | 0.39 | ± | 0.25 | 0.75 | ± | 0.23 | 0.001 |
Δ Vertebral Wedging (°) | 2.4 | ± | 2.09 | -2.3 | ± | 1.41 | <0.0001 |
Δ Lumbar Lordosis (°) | 4.0 | ± | 6.90 | 0.5 | ± | 3.02 | 0.103 |