Table 3

Univariate linear regression models by age group. Thoracic Cobb angle, Thoracolumbar Cobb angle and Lumbar Cobb angle are the dependent variables. Rib-index is the independent variable

Dependent variable
Age group
Explanatory variable
Unstandardized beta coefficient
Standard Error
t
p-value
[95% Conf. Interval]

Thoracic Cobb angle
7–13
Rib-index
2.283
3.369
0.680
0.502
-4.520
9.086


Constant
3.496
5.306
0.660
0.514
-7.221
14.212
Thoracic Cobb angle
14–18
Rib-index
7.974
3.524
2.260
0.030
0.805
15.144


Constant
-6.357
5.474
-1.160
0.254
-17.494
4.781









Thoracolumbar Cobb angle
7–13
Rib-index
-0.946
0.902
-1.050
0.302
-2.782
0.890


Constant
1.724
1.402
1.230
0.227
-1.128
4.576
Thoracolumbar Cobb angle
14–18
Rib-index
3.116
2.827
1.100
0.277
-2.594
8.826


Constant
-1.605
4.454
-0.360
0.720
-10.600
7.390









Lumbar Cobb angle
7–13
Rib-index
0.804
4.229
0.190
0.850
-7.799
9.408


Constant
6.320
6.569
0.960
0.343
-7.045
19.684
Lumbar Cobb angle
14–18
Rib-index
1.901
3.252
0.580
0.562
-4.666
8.469


Constant
1.876
5.123
0.370
0.716
-8.469
12.222

Grivas et al. Scoliosis 2007 2:11   doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-11