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. 2018 Jun;4(2):383–387. doi: 10.21037/jss.2018.06.10

Table 2. Location of Tuffier’s line in the anterior posterior view.

Spinal level Overall population (N=194), n, % (95% CI) Male (N=82), n, % (95% CI) Female (N=112), n, % (95% CI)
L3 body 3, 1.5 (3–4%) 0, 0 3, 2.7 (0–7.6%)
L4 body 94, 48.5 (42–55%) 43, 52.4 (41.8–63%) 51, 45.5 (36.6–54.8%)
L4 inferior endplate 4, 2.1 (5.3–6%) 1, 1.2 (0–7%) 3, 2.7 (1–9%)
L4–L5 disk level 51, 26.3 (20.6–32.9%) 20, 24.4 (16.3–34.8%) 31, 27.7 (19.6–36.9%)
L5 superior endplate 0, 0 0, 0 0, 0
L5 body 42, 21.6 (16.4–28%) 18, 22.0 (14.3–32%) 24, 21.4 (14.8–30%)

n indicates number of subjects; CI, confidence interval.