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Table 10 The results of the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient test between age at the beginning of therapy and angle of thorax kyphosis, angle of lumbar lordosis, and alpha angle

From: Assessment of anterior-posterior spinal curvatures in children suffering from hypopituitarism

Correlation between two parameters

n

Rs

t(n-2)

p

Age at beginning of growth hormone treatment [years] & kyphotic angle [°]

33

0.007

0.04

0.9685

Age at beginning of growth hormone treatment [years] & lumbar lordosis angle [°]

33

−0.350

−2.08

0.0462*

Age at beginning of growth hormone treatment [years] & alpha angle [°]

33

−0.460

−2.89

0.0070*

  1. Rs: Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient for the number n
  2. t: t-statistic for the significance of the Rs coefficient for n-2 degrees of freedom
  3. p: probability
  4. *: statistically significant, p < 0.05
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

ISSN: 1472-6823

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