Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics between the derivation and validation groups.

From: Prediction formulae of sagittal alignment in thoracolumbar kyphosis secondary to ankylosing spondylitis after osteotomy

Variables

Total

Derivation group

Validation group

P value

Age (years)

37.3 ± 8.1

37.1 ± 8.8

37.9 ± 6.3

0.605

Sex (men/women)

102/13

75/10

27/3

0.701

No. of one/two-level osteotomy

89/26

63/22

26/4

1.000

Sites of one-level osteotomy: T12/L1/L2/L3/L5

1/19/54/14/1

1/16/34/11/1

0/3/20/3/0

 

Sites of two-level osteotomy:

1/1/2/11/3/4/1/3

1/1/1/8/3/4/1/3

0/0/1/3/0/0/0/0

 

 T10 and L1/ T11 and L3/

 T12 and L2/ T12 and L3/

 L1 and L3/ L1 and L4/

 L1 and L5/ L2 and L5

Preoperative TK (°)

53.7 ± 15.8

54.7 ± 16.5

51.2 ± 13.6

0.298

Preoperative LL (°)

5.6 ± 21.0

5.7 ± 21.7

4.7 ± 19.4

0.817

Preoperative PT (°)

36.9 ± 12.1

38.3 ± 11.2

34.3 ± 12.2

0.101

Preoperative PI (°)

47.0 ± 12.0

48.2 ± 12.7

44.4 ± 9.1

0.136

Preoperative SS (°)

10.3 ± 11.8

10.1 ± 12.2

10.2 ± 10.2

0.982

Preoperative PI-LL (°)

52.3 ± 21.2

53.3 ± 21.9

49.4 ± 19.8

0.396

Preoperative TPA (°)

56.0 ± 18.2

57.1 ± 19.3

53.1 ± 15.1

0.322

Preoperative SVA (mm)

234.3 ± 93.5

227.1 ± 90.4

247.1 ± 96.2

0.309

Postoperative TK (°)

48.5 ± 14.0

49.3 ± 14.4

46.9 ± 12.3

0.410

Postoperative LL (°)

 − 32.3 ± 17.6

 − 32.0 ± 18.2

 − 34.4 ± 14.8

0.520

Postoperative PT (°)

29.3 ± 10.4

30.6 ± 10.4

25.8 ± 9.9

0.051

Postoperative PI (°)

46.7 ± 11.1

47.8 ± 11.4

43.8 ± 9.9

0.088

Postoperative SS (°)

17.4 ± 11.9

16.9 ± 12.8

18.3 ± 8.9

0.600

Postoperative PI-LL (°)

14.3 ± 16.6

16.0 ± 16.6

9.7 ± 16.0

0.076

Postoperative TPA (°)

29.9 ± 11.5

31.0 ± 11.9

26.8 ± 9.6

0.081

Postoperative SVA (mm)

87.3 ± 58.9

87.1 ± 58.4

87.9 ± 61.5

0.950

OVA correction (°)

45.8 ± 18.4

45.8 ± 19.9

46.0 ± 14.0

0.950

  1. Negative number represents lordosis, positive number represents kyphosis.
  2. TK thoracic kyphosis, LL lumbar lordosis, PT pelvic tilt, PI pelvic incidence, SS sacral slope, PI-LL PI and LL mismatch, TPA T1 pelvic angel, SVA sagittal vertical axis, OVA osteotomized vertical angle.