| Autor: |
Autio, E. (Elsi), Oura, P. (Petteri), Karppinen, J. (Jaro), Paananen, M. (Markus), Niinimäki, J. (Jaakko), Junno, J.-A. (Juho-Antti) |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
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| Popis: |
Previous studies have shown that vertebral height increases until the early twenties, but very few studies have been conducted on other vertebral dimensions. Growth in vertebral size is believed to take place in elderly age but not in early adulthood. In this study, we wanted to clarify the potential changes in the dimensions of the lumbar vertebrae during early adulthood. We used the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 as our study material, with a final sample size of 375 individuals. We performed lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) when the participants were 20 and 30 years of age (baseline and follow-up, respectively). We recorded the width, depth, height, and cross-sectional area (CSA) of the fourth lumbar vertebra (L4) using the MRI scans. We used generalized estimating equation (GEE) models to analyse the data. Men had 7.6%–26.5% larger vertebral dimensions than women at both baseline and follow-up. The GEE models demonstrated that all the studied dimensions increased during the follow-up period among both sexes (p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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