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Table 9 Results of significance test of Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient between length of growth hormone treatment and thorax kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, and alpha angles

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

Correlation between two parameters

n

Rs

t(n-2)

p

Length of growth hormone treatment [years] & kyphotic angle [°]

33

0.144

0.81

0.4224

Length of growth hormone treatment [years] & lumbar lordosis angle [°]

33

0.308

1.80

0.0817

Length of growth hormone treatment [years] & alpha angle [°]

33

0.362

2.16

0.0382*

  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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