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Table 3 Comparison between skiers and controls for pelvic parameters and spinal curvatures

From: Comparison of radiological spino-pelvic sagittal parameters in skiers and non-athletes

 

Group

n

Mean

SD

p value

PI

Skiers

66

50.9

12

0.794

Control

26

50.2

9.8

PT

Skiers

66

10.9

9.2

0.139

Control

26

7.9

6.3

SS

Skiers

66

41.2

9.1

0.587

Control

26

42.3

8.1

SVA

Skiers

64

8

46

0.361

Control

25

−2

39

TK

Skiers

66

35

7

0.197

Control

26

37

7

LL

Skiers

66

−58.4

9.3

0.283

Control

26

−60.9

11

  1. Values are mean, median and standard deviation (SD) unless specified otherwise
  2. PI pelvic incidence, PT pelvic tilt, SS sacral slope, SVA sagittal vertebral axis, TK thoracic kyphosis, LL lumbar lordosis