Table 5.
Correlations between age and thoracic dimensions indicate significant linear associations
| Correlations | Age | |
|---|---|---|
| T1 to T12 length | r | 0.921* |
| p-value | 0.000 | |
| Maximum width | r | 0.846* |
| p-value | 0.000 | |
| Width at T3 | r | 0.821* |
| p-value | 0.000 | |
| Width at T6 | r | 0.878* |
| p-value | 0.000 | |
| Sternal length | r | 0.853* |
| p-value | 0.000 | |
| Chest depth at T6 | r | 0.666* |
| p-value | 0.000 | |
| Max width/T1 to T12 length | r | -0.339* |
| p-value | 0.000 | |
| Width T3/T1 to T12 length | r | -0.112 |
| p-value | 0.129 | |
| Width T6/T1 to T12 length | r | -0.326* |
| p-value | 0.000 | |
| Sternal length/T1 to T12 length | r | 0.301* |
| p-value | 0.000 | |
| Chest depth T6/T1 to T12 length | r | -0.338* |
| p-value | 0.000 |
*
Correlation is significant at the p<0.001 level (2-tailed)