Research Article

Spinous Process Inclination in Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Individuals

Table 1

Age, BMI, and SP inclination of the study groups (control vs. stenosis) for each gender separately by lumbar level.

VariablesMales valueFemales value
Control ()Stenosis ()Control ()Stenosis ()

All subjects
Age (years)0.0660.800
BMI (kg/m2)0.021<0.001
SP L1 (degree)0.811<0.001
SP L2 (degree)0.3680.006
SP L3 (degree)<0.0010.001
SP L4 (degree)0.001<0.001
SP L5 (degree)0.0030.017
Age (years)0.2840.004
BMI (kg/m2)0.003<0.001
SP L1 (degree)0.7710.034
SP L2 (degree)0.7370.429
SP L3 (degree)0.0270.052
SP L4 (degree)0.0030.072
SP L5 (degree)0.0090.957

SP: spinous process; SD: standard deviation.