Research Article
Midsagittal Anatomy of Lumbar Lordosis in Adult Egyptians: MRI Study
Table 4
Statistical analysis of lumbar bodies’ anterior (AL) and posterior (PL) heights.
| | Age | M | F | MD | SE | 95% CI | value | m | SD | R | m | SD | R |
| AL1 (mm) | Total | 25.23 | 1.97 | 21–30 | 24.18 | 1.79 | 19–26 | 1.05 | 0.39 | 0.275 to 1.824 | 0.0085 | G1 | 25.37 | 2.13 | 22–30 | 24.02 | 1.95 | 19–26 | 1.35 | 0.61 | 0.119 to 2.582 | 0.0323 | G2 | 25.05 | 1.77 | 21–28 | 24.30 | 1.69 | 21–26 | 0.75 | 0.51 | −0.277 to 1.775 | 0.1486 |
| PL1 (mm) | Total | 26.30 | 26.30 | 20–30 | 24.32 | 24.32 | 19–28 | 1.98 | 0.38 | 1.221 to 2.745 | <0.0001 | G1 | 26.34 | 1.55 | 23–30 | 24.53 | 2.36 | 20–29 | 1.82 | 0.58 | 0.653 to 2.982 | 0.0030 | G2 | 26.25 | 1.90 | 19–28 | 24.17 | 1.70 | 21–27 | 2.08 | 0.53 | 1.021 to 3.145 | 0.0003 |
| AL2 (mm) | Total | 26.84 | 1.87 | 23–32 | 26.00 | 2.08 | 20–30 | 0.84 | 0.41 | 0.021 to 1.653 | 0.0445 | G1 | 27.06 | 1.98 | 24–32 | 25.50 | 2.29 | 23–29 | 1.56 | 0.63 | 0.288 to 2.828 | 0.0174 | G2 | 26.55 | 1.74 | 23–29 | 26.370 | 1.86 | 20–30 | 0.18 | 0.54 | −0.897 to 1.256 | 0.7384 |
| PL2 (mm) | Total | 27.13 | 1.89 | 24–30.5 | 25.09 | 1.87 | 20.5–28 | 2.04 | 0.39 | 1.264 to 2.814 | <0.0001 | G1 | 27.25 | 1.94 | 24–30 | 25.37 | 2.08 | 20.5–28 | 1.89 | 0.60 | 0.686 to 3.084 | 0.0028 | G2 | 26.98 | 1.87 | 25–30.5 | 24.89 | 1.71 | 22–28 | 2.09 | 0.53 | 1.029 to 3.143 | 0.0003 |
| AL3 (mm) | Total | 27.29 | 1.72 | 24–32 | 26.98 | 1.85 | 22–30.5 | 0.31 | 0.37 | −0.427 to 1.048 | 0.4050 | G1 | 27.67 | 1.79 | 25–32 | 26.59 | 1.93 | 22–30.5 | 1.09 | 0.55 | −0.024 to 2.200 | 0.0549 | G2 | 26.80 | 1.53 | 24–29 | 27.28 | 1.77 | 24–30.5 | −0.48 | 0.49 | −1.472 to 0.516 | 0.3381 |
| PL3 (mm) | Total | 26.90 | 1.96 | 23–30 | 25.15 | 1.97 | 21–30 | 1.75 | 0.41 | 0.938 to 2.560 | <0.0001 | G1 | 26.87 | 2.23 | 23–30 | 25.29 | 1.68 | 22–28.5 | 1.58 | 0.60 | 0.376 to 2.784 | 0.0113 | G2 | 26.95 | 1.61 | 22–28.5 | 25.06 | 2.19 | 21–30 | 1.89 | 0.58 | 0.726 to 3.063 | 0.0021 |
| AL4 (mm) | Total | 27.88 | 1.56 | 25–31.5 | 26.91 | 2.26 | 23–32 | 0.97 | 0.40 | 0.167 to 1.772 | 0.0184 | G1 | 28.23 | 1.73 | 26–31.5 | 26.52 | 1.84 | 23–29 | 1.72 | 0.53 | 0.650 to 2.782 | 0.0023 | G2 | 27.43 | 1.22 | 25–29 | 27.20 | 2.52 | 23–32 | 0.23 | 0.61 | −1.010 to 1.453 | 0.7191 |
| PL4 (mm) | Total | 25.87 | 1.84 | 22.5–30 | 24.05 | 2.07 | 21–30 | 1.82 | 0.41 | 1.011 to 2.622 | <0.0001 | G1 | 26.15 | 1.95 | 23–30 | 24.08 | 1.48 | 22–26.5 | 2.07 | 0.52 | 1.024 to 3.133 | 0.0003 | G2 | 25.50 | 1.65 | 22.5–27.5 | 24.04 | 2.44 | 21–30 | 1.46 | 0.63 | 0.189 to 2.737 | 0.0254 |
| AL5 (mm) | Total | 29.31 | 1.74 | 25–33 | 27.88 | 2.36 | 23–32 | 1.43 | 0.43 | 0.567 to 2.280 | 0.0014 | G1 | 29.83 | 1.58 | 26–33 | 27.23 | 2.60 | 23–31 | 2.60 | 0.62 | 1.358 to 3.854 | 0.0001 | G2 | 28.63 | 1.74 | 25–31 | 28.37 | 2.09 | 25–32 | 0.26 | 0.58 | −0.904 to 1.414 | 0.6603 |
| PL5 (mm) | Total | 24.09 | 1.82 | 20–27 | 22.40 | 2.34 | 18–28 | 1.69 | 0.43 | 0.818 to 2.544 | 0.0002 | G1 | 24.25 | 1.90 | 20–27 | 22.78 | 1.95 | 19–25 | 1.47 | 0.57 | 0.318 to 2.624 | 0.0136 | G2 | 23.88 | 1.72 | 20–27 | 22.13 | 2.59 | 18–28 | 1.75 | 0.67 | 0.401 to 3.089 | 0.0121 |
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