Table 3
|
The results of the comparison between males and matched females |
|||
| Males |
Females |
P value |
|
|
|
|||
| Preoperative |
|||
| Primary curve (°) |
71.4 ± 21.3* |
70.2 ± 18.5 |
0.79 (NS) |
| Flexibility (%) |
30.1 ± 13.5 |
38.1 ± 17.5 |
0.027 |
|
|
|||
| Postoperative |
|||
| Primary curve (°) |
35.3 ± 16.3 |
31.6 ± 18.8 |
0.35 (NS) |
| Correction (%) |
51.3 ± 12.9 |
57.1 ± 18.2 |
0.11 (NS) |
|
|
|||
| Final visit |
|||
| Primary curve (°) |
37.6 ± 16.3 |
34.4 ± 18.9 |
0.35 (NS) |
| Loss of correction (°) |
2.3 ± 1.9 |
2.8 ± 2.2 |
0.25 (NS) |
|
* Mean ± Standard Deviation | |||
Ameri et al. Scoliosis 2008 3:12 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-3-12 |
|||