Table 3.
Mean (SD) of antero-posterior diameter, transverse diameter and surface area of vertebral canal. VC APD- Vertebral canal anteroposterior diameter.
| Vertebral canal Measurements CT Scan (MM & MM2) | Female |
Males |
Total |
P Value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | (Males vs Females) | |
| VC APD T11 | 13.61 | 1.53 | 14.49 | 1.44 | 14.13 | 1.54 | 0.004 |
| VC APD T12 | 15.22 | 1.46 | 15.90 | 1.31 | 15.62 | 1.41 | 0.017 |
| VC APD L1 | 15.12 | 1.23 | 15.81 | 1.25 | 15.53 | 1.28 | 0.007 |
| VC APD L2 | 14.37 | 1.37 | 15.19 | 1.69 | 14.85 | 1.61 | 0.011 |
| VC TD T11 | 16.61 | 1.53 | 18.31 | 2.35 | 17.61 | 2.21 | <0.001 |
| VC TD T12 | 18.98 | 1.75 | 20.92 | 1.99 | 20.12 | 2.11 | <0.001 |
| VC TD L1 | 19.54 | 2.07 | 21.25 | 1.98 | 20.55 | 2.18 | <0.001 |
| VC TD L2 | 19.85 | 1.88 | 21.47 | 2.13 | 20.81 | 2.17 | <0.001 |
| VC SA T11 | 161.85 | 37.72 | 180.41 | 38.60 | 172.80 | 39.14 | 0.019 |
| VC SA T12 | 198.20 | 34.94 | 221.61 | 39.01 | 212.01 | 38.97 | 0.003 |
| VC SA L1 | 209.02 | 32.40 | 230.10 | 37.99 | 221.46 | 37.12 | 0.005 |
| VC SA L2 | 196.80 | 37.08 | 220.12 | 48.54 | 210.56 | 45.48 | 0.011 |
VC TD- Vertebral canal transverse diameter.
VC SA- Vertebral canal surface area.