Hermann A P, Brixen K, Andresen J, Mosekilde L
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Aarhus County Hospital, Denmark.
Acta Radiol. 1993 Jan;34(1):48-52.
Vertebral heights were measured on lateral spine radiographs covering T4-L5 in 113 healthy Caucasian volunteers (73 females aged 22-80 years, and 40 males aged 22-79 years). Vertebral heights were significantly higher in men than in women (p < 0.001). In women, a significant correlation was found between the height of T4 and the heights of the other vertebrae with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.71 (T5) to 0.38 (L1) and similar figures were found in males. Both the absolute and relative vertebral heights in this series were close to those reported by others. Selection of subjects and racial, environmental, and technical factors may explain the small differences. It is concluded that vertebral heights can be predicted from vertebrae rarely affected by spinal osteoporosis. Both relative and absolute vertebral heights differed between sexes. Although the reference values in this Scandinavian population were in agreement with previously reported data, small differences between populations were found, emphasizing the need for regional normative data.
对113名健康的白种人志愿者（73名年龄在22 - 80岁的女性和40名年龄在22 - 79岁的男性）拍摄覆盖T4 - L5的脊柱侧位X线片，并测量椎体高度。男性的椎体高度显著高于女性（p < 0.001）。在女性中，发现T4的高度与其他椎体的高度之间存在显著相关性，相关系数范围从0.71（T5）到0.38（L1），男性中也发现了类似的数据。该系列研究中的绝对和相对椎体高度均与其他研究报道的相近。研究对象的选择以及种族、环境和技术因素可能解释了这些细微差异。研究得出结论，椎体高度可由很少受脊柱骨质疏松影响的椎体预测。两性之间的相对和绝对椎体高度均存在差异。尽管该斯堪的纳维亚人群的参考值与先前报道的数据一致，但发现不同人群之间存在细微差异，这强调了获取区域规范数据的必要性。
