Panel A. IVR measured in degrees (°) |
| FE | VMA (Standing) | VMA (Lying) | Δ VMA (Standing)-FE | Δ VMA (Lying)-FE |
Level | Mean | Std Dev | Mean | Std Dev | Mean | Std Dev | Mean | Std Dev | Mean | Std Dev |
L1-L2 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 2.8** | 2.4 | 4.0*** | 1.5 |
L2-L3 | 7.1 | 2.2 | 12.2 | 5.1 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 5 1*** | 2.9 | 2 7** | 1.3 |
L3-L4 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 3.8 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 3.7** | 1.7 | 2 3** | 1.5 |
L4-L5 | 10.2 | 2.7 | 12.3 | 4.6 | 9.7 | 3.8 | 2.1** | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
L5-S1 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7* | 0.1 |
Average | 8.2 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 2.9** | 2.0 | 2.2** | 1.1 |
Panel B. IVT in percentage vertebral body depth (%) |
| FE | VMA (Standing) | VMA (Lying) | Δ VMA (Standing)-FE | Δ VMA (Lying)-FE |
Level | Mean | Std Dev | Mean | Std Dev | Mean | Std Dev | Mean | Std Dev | Mean | Std Dev |
L1-L2 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 1.1* | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
L2-L3 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 1.6* | 1.1 |
L3-L4 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 1.3* | 2.7 | 2.5** | 1.4 |
L4-L5 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 1.8* | 1.3 |
L5-S1 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.9* | 0.4 | 4.60*** | 0.6 |
Average | 6.4 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 0.9* | 2.1 | 2.3** | 1.0 |