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Table 3 Comparison of sagittal spinal parameters in patients with degenerative lumbar scoliosis of different genders

From: Sex-based differences in clinical and radiological presentation of patients with degenerative lumbar scoliosis: a cross-sectional study

 

Male

Female

Statistics

p-Value

Sagittal vertical axis (mm)

50.9 ± 38.2

49.9 ± 42.2

0.132

0.895

Lumbar lordosis (degrees)

33.3 ± 15.7

27.7 ± 15.5

2.012

0.046*

Thoracolumbar kyphosis (degrees)

18.7 ± 13.5

15.4 ± 14.8

1.289

0.199

Pelvic incidence (degrees)

49.4 ± 11.0

50.6 ± 13.6

−0.511

0.610

PI-LL (degrees)

16.2 ± 15.5

22.9 ± 16.7

−2.304

0.022*

Sacral slope (degrees)

29.0 ± 9.4

26.0 ± 11.1

1.578

0.116

Apex of lumbar lordotic

4.3 ± 0.69

4.2 ± 1.06

0.438

0.662

  1. PI-LL, pelvic incidence minus lumbar lordosis. *p < 0.05