Thoracolumbar flexion dysfunction and thoracolumbar compression fracture in postmenopausal women: a single-center retrospective study

Table 4 Comparisons of thoracolumbar Cobb’s angles between subgroups (n = 215)

Variables	Study group (n = 102)	Control group (n = 113)	p
Age (year) BMI (kg/m²)	66.47 ± 6.11 25.11 ± 2.48	64.67 ± 6.99 24.79 ± 2.39	0.063 0.302
QCT (mg/cm³)
L1 L2 BMD (mg/cm³) TLHCobb’s TLCobb’s DCTL	64.20 ± 23.56 65.16 ± 25.44 64.68 ± 24.34 19.95 ± 4.53 12.74 ± 6.24 7.21 ± 2.10	67.20 ± 23.31 72.07 ± 26.76 69.63 ± 24.83 16.72 ± 4.77 7.80 ± 5.96 8.92 ± 2.05	0.429 0.088 0.185 0.000* 0.000* 0.000*

*p < 0.001, BMD was the mean of QCT-L1 and QCT-L2, DCTL was TLHCobb’s minus TLCobb’s
BMI; body mass index, QCT; quantitative computed tomography, BMD; bone mineral density, TLHCobb’s; thoracolumbar hyperflexion Cobb’s angle, TLCobb’s; thoracolumbar hyperflexion Cobb’s angle, DCTL; the difference of Cobb’s angle of TLHCobb’s and TLCobb’s

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