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Table 4 Comparison of patients with and without enhanced (≥1/3 caudal vertebral height visualized) view after arm traction and swimming position

From: Value of the swimming position and arm traction in visualizing the cervicothoracic junction over the standard lateral cervical X-ray

Variable

Lateral cervical X-ray with traction

p

Lateral cervical X-ray with swimming position

p

Patients with no enhancement

Patients with enhancement

Patients with no enhancement

Patients with enhancement

Age

29.9 ± 5

30 ± 4.9

0.672

32 ± 5.5

28.5 ± 3.9

0.055

Gender male (%)

56.3

62.5

0.693

64.7

56.5

0.601

BMI

23.9 ± 4.9

25.5 ± 4.2

0.296

24 ± 3.7

25.5 ± 5

0.343

SMD

10.94 ± 1.57

10.75 ± 1.62

0.719

11.24 ± 1.64

10.52 ± 1.5

0.162

BAD

40.38 ± 3.44

41.4 ± 3

0.337

41.29 ± 2.89

40.74 ± 3.43

0.592

  1. SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, SMD sternomental distance, BAD biacromial distance