Table 5.
Trunk depth at various levels of lumbar discs initially and on follow-up (n=51)
| Vertebral level | Trunk depth (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 | 198.47±16.92 | 176.65±12.00 | 195.55±16.25 | 0.000 | 0.019 | 0.000 |
| L2–3 | 195.61±10.17 | 190.63±13.04 | 178.29±8.03 | 0.002 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| L3–4 | 198.71±16.54 | 179.18±13.58 | 196.18±15.29 | 0.000 | 0.049 | 0.000 |
| L4–5 | 202.55±15.48 | 189.84±19.75 | 193.98±16.17 | 0.016 | 0.000 | 1.00 |
| L5–S1 | 197.41±16.79 | 185.76±15.95 | 191.88±15.55 | 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.