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Table 2 The Comparison of all parameters between the dominant side and non-dominant side

From: Morphological characteristics of subaxial cervical pedicles and surrounding critical structures in patients with vertebral artery dominance - an anatomical study based on computed tomographic imaging

 

Dominant side

Non-dominant side

Intergroup difference

t value

P value

Range

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

Mean

95%CI

POW (mm)

 C3(n = 152)

2.20 ~ 7.30

4.59 ± 0.99

3.90 ~ 7.10

4.82 ± 0.63

−0.23

−0.04 ~ −0.41

−2.369

0.019

 C4 (n = 152)

2.40 ~ 6.70

4.54 ± 0.84

3.00 ~ 6.90

4.97 ± 0.88

− 0.43

− 0.24 ~ − 0.62

−4.373

< 0.001

 C5 (n = 152)

3.20 ~ 8.20

5.30 ± 0.90

3.60 ~ 8.60

5.41 ± 0.82

− 0.11

0.08 ~ − 0.30

−1.112

0.267

 C6 (n = 152)

2.60 ~ 7.50

5.44 ± 1.03

4.10 ~ 8.40

5.81 ± 0.90

− 0.51

−0.30 ~ − 0.73

−4.632

< 0.001

 Total (n = 608)

2.20 ~ 8.20

4.97 ± 1.02

3.00 ~ 8.60

5.29 ± 0.92

− 0.32

− 0.21 ~ − 0.43

−5.719

< 0.001

DPVA (mm)

 C3(n = 152)

0.30 ~ 2.90

1.17 ± 0.58

0.3 ~ 2.80

0.98 ± 0.44

0.19

0.30 ~ 0.07

3.189

0.002

 C4(n = 152)

0.30 ~ 2.40

1.09 ± 0.41

0.30 ~ 1.80

0.95 ± 0.37

0.13

0.22 ~ 0.04

2.948

0.003

 C5(n = 152)

0.30 ~ 2.60

1.31 ± 0.49

0.30 ~ 2.90

1.31 ± 0.42

−0.01

0.10 ~ − 0.11

−0.125

0.901

 C6(n = 132)

0.30 ~ 3.20

1.34 ± 0.53

0.30 ~ 4.20

1.13 ± 0.61

0.21

0.35 ~ 0.07

2.969

0.003

 Total (n = 588)

0.30 ~ 3.20

1.22 ± 0.52

0.30 ~ 4.20

1.09 ± 0.49

0.13

0.19 ~ 0.07

4.387

< 0.001

DVA (mm)

 C3(n = 152)

2.65 ~ 5.10

3.63 ± 0.51

1.15 ~ 3.65

2.23 ± 0.50

1.40

1.51 ~ 1.28

23.94

< 0.001

 C4 (n = 152)

2.45 ~ 4.85

3.69 ± 0.51

1.05 ~ 3.40

2.26 ± 0.50

1.44

1.55 ~ 1.32

24.61

< 0.001

 C5 (n = 152)

2.65 ~ 4.90

3.75 ± 0.56

1.00 ~ 3.55

2.34 ± 0.53

1.41

1.53 ~ 1.29

22.65

< 0.001

 C6 (n = 152)

3.05 ~ 5.10

3.86 ± 0.44

1.25 ~ 3.55

2.45 ± 0.47

1.41

1.51 ~ 1.31

26.93

< 0.001

 Total (n = 608)

2.45 ~ 5.10

3.73 ± 0.51

1.00 ~ 3.65

2.32 ± 0.51

1.41

1.47 ~ 1.36

48.2

< 0.001

AVA (mm2)

 C3(n = 152)

5.52 ~ 20.43

10.53 ± 2.97

1.04 ~ 10.46

4.11 ± 1.80

6.43

6.98 ~ 5.87

22.83

< 0.001

 C4 (n = 152)

4.71 ~ 18.47

10.92 ± 3.00

0.87 ~ 9.08

4.20 ± 1.78

6.72

7.28 ~ 6.17

23.77

< 0.001

 C5 (n = 152)

5.52 ~ 18.86

11.29 ± 3.20

0.79 ~ 9.90

4.53 ± 1.88

6.76

7.35 ~ 6.17

22.45

< 0.001

 C6 (n = 152)

7.31 ~ 20.43

11.88 ± 2.73

1.23 ~ 9.90

4.90 ± 1.80

6.98

7.51 ~ 6.46

26.33

< 0.001

 Total (n = 608)

4.71 ~ 20.43

11.16 ± 3.01

0.79 ~ 10.46

4.43 ± 1.84

6.72

7.01 ~ 6.44

46.97

< 0.001

ATF (mm2)

 C3(n = 150)

18.10 ~ 46.30

27.21 ± 5.13

11.90 ~ 32.40

19.71 ± 4.44

7.51

8.60 ~ 6.41

13.54

< 0.001

 C4(n = 151)

16.80 ~ 41.60

27.33 ± 5.25

10.20 ~ 28.20

18.23 ± 3.69

9.11

10.13 ~ 8.08

17.437

< 0.001

 C5(n = 147)

16.90 ~ 47.50

29.07 ± 5.90

5.00 ~ 32.20

20.66 ± 5.65

8.41

9.73 ~ 7.08

12.485

< 0.001

 C6(n = 142)

6.30 ~ 66.30

33.01 ± 8.54

10.80 ~ 42.20

21.89 ± 6.22

11.12

12.87 ~ 9.38

12.55

< 0.001

Total (n = 590)

6.30 ~ 66.30

29.10 ± 6.72

5.00 ~ 42.20

20.09 ± 5.23

9.01

9.70 ~ 8.32

25.692

< 0.001

ORTF(%)

 C3(n = 150)

15.40 ~ 80.70

39.47 ± 11.21

4.80 ~ 49.70

21.08 ± 8.66

18.39

20.66 ~ 16.11

15.897

< 0.001

 C4(n = 151)

15.40 ~ 83.60

40.95 ± 12.24

3.20 ~ 60.40

23.38 ± 10.16

17.57

20.12 ~ 15.02

13.572

< 0.001

 C5(n = 147)

13.90 ~ 72.90

39.91 ± 12.30

3.10 ~ 76.20

23.75 ± 13.49

15.36

18.76 ~ 11.95

11.231

< 0.001

 C6(n = 142)

15.40 ~ 85.60

37.98 ± 11.98

3.60 ~ 61.20

23.77 ± 10.88

14.91

18.13 ~ 11.69

10.464

< 0.001

Total  (n = 590)

13.90 ~ 85.60

39.60 ± 11.95

3.10 ~ 76.20

22.96 ± 10.65

16.59

18.03 ~ 15.15

25.236

< 0.001

  1. POW the distance between lateral cortical border and medial border at the most stenotic area of the pedicle, DPVA the distance between lateral pedicle border and medial border of vertebral artery, DVA diameter of vertebral artery, AVA area of vertebral artery, ATF area of transverse foramen, ORTF occupation ratio of transverse foramen