Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (LSTV) in Joseon males and females.
| Number of LSTV occurrences/Total (%) | P value∗ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Indeterminate | ||
| Sacralization at L5 | 7/81 (8.6%) | 1/68 (1.5%) | 0/49 (0.0%) | 0.071 |
| Sacralization at L6 | 2/81 (2.5%) | 0/68 (0.0%) | 0/49 (0.0%) | 0.501 |
| Lumbarization at S1 | 1/81 (1.2%) | 1/68 (1.5%) | 2/49 (4.1%) | 1.000 |
| Extra L6 with 5 sacral segments | 1/81 (1.2%) | 1/68 (1.5%) | 0/49 (0.0%) | 1.000 |
| Total | 11/81 (13.6%) | 3/68 (4.4%) | 2/49 (4.1%) | 0.088 |
∗ probability value of Fisher's exact test between the sexes.