Research Article
Midsagittal Anatomy of Lumbar Lordosis in Adult Egyptians: MRI Study
Table 7
Statistical analysis of wedge indices (WI) of lumbar spine segments; lumbar bodies (L); and intervertebral discs (L/) in both age groups.
| | Group 1 (number 46) | Group 2 (number 47) | MD | SE | 95% CI | value | | m | SD | R | m | SD | R |
| L1 | 97.11 | 4.25 | 88–107 | 98.51 | 6.39 | 85–119 | −1.40 | 1.13 | −3.64 to 0.84 | 0.2173 | L2 | 99.91 | 3.83 | 92–110 | 102.85 | 7.66 | 92–123 | −2.94 | 1.26 | −5.44 to −0.43 | 0.0220 | L3 | 104.15 | 4.31 | 99–113 | 105.26 | 6.62 | 88–118 | −1.10 | 1.16 | −3.41 to 1.20 | 0.3445 | L4 | 108.76 | 7.41 | 98–122 | 111.04 | 6.90 | 100–130 | −2.28 | 1.48 | −5.23 to 0.67 | 0.1276 | L5 | 122.07 | 11.11 | 98–122 | 125.40 | 11.47 | 96–165 | −3.34 | 2.34 | −7.99 to 1.31 | 0.1574 | L1/2 | 130.28 | 22.66 | 88–200 | 131.28 | 26.10 | 86–182 | −0.99 | 5.07 | −11.07 to 9.08 | 0.8451 | L2/3 | 139.39 | 19.44 | 106–190 | 145.30 | 21.72 | 100–200 | −5.91 | 4.28 | −14.40 to 2.59 | 0.1707 | L3/4 | 145.33 | 17.25 | 110–183 | 153.87 | 29.40 | 113–237 | −8.55 | 5.01 | −18.50 to 1.41 | 0.0916 | L4/5 | 157.89 | 24.49 | 110–236 | 166.96 | 30.54 | 122–236 | −9.07 | 5.75 | −20.48 to 2.35 | 0.1182 | L5/S1 | 201.48 | 25.25 | 133–260 | 225.51 | 45.74 | 131–340 | −24.03 | 7.69 | −39.30 to −8.77 | 0.0024 |
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