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The effects of gender, age, and body mass index on standing lumbar curvature in persons without current low back pain

Youdas, James W., Hollman, John H., Krause, David A.·2006·Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
DOI 10.1080/09593980600927864
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Reference values for standing lumbar curvature (SLC) obtained via noninvasive methods are not well established in persons without current low back pain. The effect of gender is considered to have a significant effect on SLC with women having more lumbar lordosis than men. The effect of age and degree of obesity are not considered to have a statistically significant effect on SLC. The purpose of this study was to test the assumption that measurements of SLC in healthy adults obtained by a flexible curve will differ between genders, whereas the SLC will not differ across categories of age and body mass index (BMI). Two hundred thirty-five volunteers (119 men and 116 women) whose ages ranged between 20 and 79 years participated in the study. Subjects were almost exclusively White and from the Midwest. Measurements of the SLC were obtained by a flexible curve. The curve's shape was transferred to poster board, and the value of SLC was quantified by a previously described technique. A three-way analysis of variance (alpha = 0.05) was used to examine the main effects of gender, age, and BMI on SLC. The effect of gender (F1,199 = 21.4, p < 0.0001) and the effect of age (F5,199 = 2.8, p < 0.017) were statistically significant. The effect of BMI (F2,199 = 1.8, p = 0.176) was not significant. Women (mean, 49.5 degrees +/-10.7 degrees ) demonstrated about 6.5 degrees more SLC than their male (mean, 43.0 degrees +/-10.7 degrees ) counterparts. For age, the only significant difference was…

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Authors
Youdas, J. W., Hollman, J. H., & Krause, D. A.
Affiliations
Mayo Clinic (US)
Corresponding author
Youdas, James W.
ORCID
Venue
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2006-01
Volume
22
Issue
5
Pages
229-237
ISSN
  • 0959-3985 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-5040
DOI
10.1080/09593980600927864
OpenAlex
W2133364169
Cited by
75
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1
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FWCI
1.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Physiotherapy Theory and Practice (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
Keywords
lumbar lordosis, reference values, low back pain, gender differences, age effects, body mass index, obesity, healthy adults
MeSH terms
Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Lumbar Vertebrae, Male, Middle Aged, Severity of Illness Index, Sex Factors, Spinal Curvatures, Body Mass Index, Low Back Pain

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Youdas, J. W., Hollman, J. H., & Krause, D. A. (2006). The effects of gender, age, and body mass index on standing lumbar curvature in persons without current low back pain. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593980600927864