Table 2 Mean angle in each posture group and the angle changes with postural changes
From: Proper positioning of mice for Cobb angle radiographic measurements
Posture | Mean (SD) | Mean difference (i-j) | Std. Error (i-j) | Sig. | 95% CI | Minimum | Maximum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Correct posture (i) | −0.7° (5.0) | 0° | 12.2° | ||||||
j | Curled left forelimb | −0.8° (4.9) | 0.1° | 0.8° | 1.00 | −2.6° | 2.8° | 0° | 11.3° |
Curled right forelimb | −0.6° (4.9) | − 0.2° | 0.8° | 1.00 | −2.8° | 2.5° | 0° | 11.9° | |
Curled left hindlimb | −0.9° (4.8) | 0.2° | 0.8° | 1.00 | −2.5° | 2.8° | 0° | 11.2° | |
Curled right hindlimb | −0.7° (5.2) | 0.0° | 0.8° | 1.00 | −2.7° | 2.7° | 0° | 12.2° | |
Head tilt left 30° | 2.2° (6.2) | −2.9° | 0.9° | 0.08 | −5.9° | 0.1 | 0° | 14.8° | |
Head tilt left 60° | 8.4° (8.3) | −9.2° | 1.1° | < 0.001 | −12.9° | −5.5° | 0° | 20.4° | |
Head tilt right 30° | −2.1° (5.2) | 1.4° | 0.8° | 0.91 | −1.3° | 4.1° | 0° | 11.8° | |
Head tilt right 60° | −8.0° (6.6) | 7.2° | 0.9° | < 0.001 | 4.1° | 10.4° | 0° | 21.2° | |
Pelvis tilt left 30° | 7.1° (6.7) | −7.9° | 0.9° | < 0.001 | −11.1° | −4.7° | 0° | 18.3° | |
Pelvis tilt right 30° | −8.9° (5.9) | 8.1° | 0.9° | < 0.001 | 5.2° | 11.1° | 3.1° | 20.8° | |
Tail tilt left 30° | −1.0° (4.6) | 0.2° | 0.8° | 1.00 | −2.3° | 2.8° | 0° | 10.3° | |
Tail tilt right 30° | −1.3° (4.6) | 0.6° | 0.8° | 1.00 | −2.0° | 3.1° | 0° | 11.8° | |
Head rotates clockwise | −2.4° (4.7) | 1.6° | 0.8° | 0.71 | −1.0° | 4.2° | 0° | 14.5° | |
Head rotates anti-clockwise | −0.7° (4.8) | −0.0° | 0.8° | 1.00 | −2.6° | 2.6° | 0° | 11.6° | |