Evaluation of Anterior-Posterior Spine Curvatures and Incidence of Sagittal Defects in Children and Adolescents Practicing Traditional Karate

Table 4

Characteristics of changes in the size of the lumbar lordosis depending on the group.

Lumbar Lordosis Angle (LLA)	Karate Group	Control Group	Total
Normal (30°-40°)
FLATTENING	38	50	88
Column %	50.00	65.79
Total %	25.00	32.89	57.89
NORMAL	34	24	58
Column %	44.74	31.58
Total %	22.37	15.79	38.16
INCREASED	4	2	6
Column %	5.26	2.63
Total %	2.63	1.32	3.95
Total	76	76	152
Chi square	4.027
P	0.133
Cramér’s V	0.162

P - level of probability