Table 3.
Local lordosis between L4 and S1, total lumbar lordosis (T12–S1), and its ratio (L4–S1 local lordosis/total lumbar lordosis)
| Recumbent |
Standing |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L4-S lordosis (°) | T12-S lordosis (°) | Ratio: L4-S/T12-S (%) | L4-S lordosis (°) | T12-S lordosis (°) | Ratio: L4-S/T12-S (%) | |
| M-20' | 28.2±8.1 | 31.3±11.8 | 95.5±28.1 | 35.4±7.1 | 49.4±8.6 | 73.1±15.8 |
| M-30' | 27.3±6.6 | 30.3±11.1 | 94.7±26.4 | 34.5±6.8 | 48.6±11.2 | 73.4±16.2 |
| M-40' | 30.2±6.1 | 35.1±11.1 | 93.6±29.2 | 33.9±7.2 | 48.3±9.9 | 72.1±18.3 |
| M-50' | 30.1±7.4 | 37.4±11.0 | 84.6±22.3 | 34.2±8.2 | 50.5±9.1 | 68.3±14.3 |
| M-60' | 31.6±9.4 | 38.7±12.6 | 87.6±32.8 | 35.8±10.2 | 48.5±13.1 | 76.2±22.0 |
| M-70' | 30.8±7.4 | 35.2±14.5 | 93.0±34.5 | 33.2±8.5 | 42.2±14.8 | 83.3±27.4 |
| M-all | 29.7±7.6 | 33.9±13.8 | 91.1±26.2 | 34.5±8.1 | 47.8±11.7 | 74.4±20.3 |
| F-20' | 28.3±8.2 | 34.1±12.5 | 89.7±28.4 | 34.5±8.0 | 52.6±12.8 | 68.3±19.1 |
| F-30' | 27.4±7.4 | 35.5±11.7 | 83.3±19.7 | 33.5±7.2 | 52.7±10.3 | 64.4±12.3 |
| F-40' | 31.9±9.0 | 42.4±14.0 | 79.3±22.0 | 34.7±9.0 | 54.1±10.3 | 64.6±13.4 |
| F-50' | 30.2±8.5 | 43.5±12.4 | 75.5±28.3 | 32.5±9.5 | 51.5±10.2 | 64.0±18.8 |
| F-60' | 30.4±8.6 | 43.6±12.7 | 73.6±22.6 | 34.2±9.0 | 52.2±10.9 | 67.5±19.6 |
| F-70' | 30.7±8.5 | 38.5±13.0 | 83.3±28.8 | 34.3±9.0 | 46.8±13.1 | 75.6±26.8 |
| F-all | 29.9±8.5 | 39.4±13.7 | 80.1±23.8 | 34.3±9.0 | 51.6±11.6 | 67.5±19.4 |
| Total | 29.8±8.0 | 36.9±12.9 | 85.1±25.6 | 34.2±8.3 | 49.8±11.1 | 70.8±18.8 |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.
M, male; F, female.