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Table 8 The results of the significance test of Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient between body mass, height, and BMI index and thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, and alpha angles

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

Parameters

n

Rs

t(n-2)

p

Weight [kg] & kyphotic angle [°]

33

0.251

1.44

0.1589

Weight [kg] & lumbar lordosis angle [°]

33

0.048

0.27

0.7901

Weight [kg] & alpha angle [°]

33

0.143

0.80

0.4288

Height [cm] & kyphotic angle [°]

33

0.281

1.63

0.1128

Height [cm] & lumbar lordosis angle [°]

33

0.020

0.11

0.9141

Height [cm] & alpha angle [°]

33

0.035

0.19

0.8474

BMI [kg/m2] & kyphotic angle [°]

33

0.115

0.65

0.5224

BMI [kg/m2] & lumbar lordosis angle [°]

33

−0.065

−0.36

0.7207

BMI [kg/m2] & alpha angle [°]

33

0.200

1.14

0.2647

  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
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

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