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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the female participants

From: Biomechanical analysis of vertebral wedge deformity in elderly women with quantitative CT-based finite element analysis

 

All participants

n

278

Age (years)

63.8 ± 8.4

BMI (Kg/m2)

25.3 ± 3.7

vBMD(mg/cm3)

94.1(68.5, 114.9)

VD angle

5.74 ± 1.91

QCT-FEA model with VD angle of 0.59 degrees

 VS-U

3838.8(2337.8, 5240.5)

 VS-L

3864.2(2353.3, 5273.1)

QCT-FEA model with VD angle of 5.79 degrees

 VS-U

3198.5(1948.0, 4365.5)

 VS-L

2378.9(1436.9, 3246.4) 

QCT-FEA model with VD angle of 11.15 degrees

 VS-U

3038.2(1850.1, 4145.7)

 VS-L

1892.7(1152.7, 2582.8)

  1. Note: BMI Body mass index, vBMD Volume bone mineral density, VD angle Vertebral deformity angle of L1, QCT-FEA Quantitative computed tomography-based finite element analysis, VS-U Vertebral stiffness when the load perpendicular to the upper edge of 1st lumbar vertebral body, VS-L Vertebral stiffness when the load perpendicular to the lower edge of 1st lumbar vertebral body
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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