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Table 4 A table of the spread of the inner and outer data spread for males and females

From: The use of growth standards and corrective formulae to calculate the height loss caused by idiopathic scoliosis

Females

Above 95th

Below 5th

Significance (p value)

Between median and +95th

Between median and +5th

Significance (p value)

Total

 Standing height

5

5

1

76

75

1

161

 Sitting height

0

36

<0.001*

16

109

<0.001*

161

 SH/H ratio

4

24

<0.001*

43

90

<0.001*

161

 Standing Bjure

11

3

0.056

91

56

<0.001*

161

 Standing Ykilowski

11

2

0.056

90

58

<0.001*

161

 Standing Kono

16

2

0.002

98

45

<0.001*

161

 Standing Stokes average

19

1

<0.001*

103

38

<0.001*

161

 Standing Hwang

7

3

0.334

78

49

<0.001*

137

 Sitting Bjure

0

14

<0.001*

49

98

<0.001*

161

 Sitting Ylikowski

0

15

<0.001*

52

94

<0.001*

161

 Sitting Kono

2

8

0.108

86

65

0.026

161

 Sitting Stokes average

3

6

0.498

89

63

0.002

161

 Sitting Hwang

0

12

0.001*

32

93

<0.001*

137

 Ratio Bjure

10

13

0.665

49

138

<0.001*

161

 Ratio Ylikowski

9

12

0.652

53

87

<0.001*

161

 Ratio Kono

13

6

0.156

64

78

0.145

161

 Ratio Stokes average

11

6

0.319

79

65

0.145

161

 Ratio Hwang

9

11

0.816

39

78

<0.001*

137

Males

Above 95th

Below 5th

Significance (p value)

Between median and +95th

Between median and +5th

Significance (p value)

Total

 Standing height

1

3

0.6088

23

17

0.2844

44

 Sitting height

1

10

0.01*

4

29

<0.001*

44

 SH/H ratio

0

8

0.009*

11

25

0.005*

44

 Standing Bjure

2

2

1

27

13

0.005*

44

 Standing Ykilowski

2

2

1

27

13

0.005*

44

 Standing Kono

2

2

1

29

11

<0.001*

44

 Standing Stokes average

2

2

1

30

10

<0.001*

44

 Standing Hwang

1

2

1

24

10

0.002*

37

 Sitting Bjure

1

5

0.205

11

27

0.001*

44

 Sitting Ylikowski

1

5

205

10

28

<0.001*

44

 Sitting Kono

1

2

1

16

25

0.087

44

 Sitting Stokes average

1

2

1

22

23

1

44

 Sitting Hwang

1

4

0.354

8

24

<0.001*

37

 Ratio Bjure

0

4

0.125

16

24

0.134

44

 Ratio Ylikowski

0

5

0.065

16

23

0.198

44

 Ratio Kono

1

5

0.205

21

17

0.519

44

 Ratio Stokes average

2

5

0.431

22

16

0.282

44

 Ratio Hwang

0

4

0.123

15

18

0.64

37

  1. Significant results marked with *