Research Article
Evaluation of Anterior-Posterior Spine Curvatures and Incidence of Sagittal Defects in Children and Adolescents Practicing Traditional Karate
Table 5
Characteristics of changes in the size of the thoracic kyphosis depending on the group.
| | Thoracic Kyphosis Angle (TKA) | Karate Group | Control Group | Total | | Normal (30°-40°) |
| | FLATTENING | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| | Column % | 21.05 | 21.05 | |
| | Total % | 10.53 | 10.53 | 21.05 |
| | NORMAL | 38 | 32 | 70 |
| | Column % | 50.00 | 42.11 | |
| | Total % | 25.00 | 21.05 | 46.05 |
| | INCREASED | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| | Column % | 28.95 | 36.84 | |
| | Total % | 14.47 | 18.42 | 32.09 |
| | Total | 76 | 76 | 152 |
| | Chi square | 1.234 |
| | P | 0.539 |
| | Cramér’s V | 0.093 |
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P - level of probability
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