Table 4.
Trunk width at various levels of lumbar discs initially and on follow-up (n=51)
| Vertebral level | Trunk width (mm) |
Intergroup comparisons: p-valuea) (post hoc analysis) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial (A) | 3 mo (B) | 6 mo (C) | A-B | A-C | B-C | |
| L1–2 | 297.06±13.35 | 282.25±13.39 | 290.06±14.08 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| L2–3 | 299.33±11.21 | 287.55±11.15 | 294.31±12.14 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| L3–4 | 303.24±10.79 | 291.43±11.05 | 297.31±11.65 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| L4–5 | 305.16±9.17 | 291.55±8.08 | 299.78±9.49 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| L5–S1 | 306.04±8.97 | 292.27±13.76 | 299.53±11.07 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation. A-B means initial versus 3 months; B-C means 3 months versus 6 months; A-C means initial versus 6 months.
a)
By repeated measures analysis of variance test.