Table 2 Mean values of vertebral body heights and lengths (cm) (T4–T9) in European American males in the studied sample

1.88 ± 0.12

1.87 ± 0.15

0.604

1.96 ± 0.11

1.88 ± 0.17

0.011

1.98 ± 0.10

1.88 ± 0.15

<0.001

2.01 ± 0.13

1.84 ± 0.16

<0.001

2.05 ± 0.10

1.86 ± 0.18

<0.001

2.13 ± 0.12

1.95 ± 0.17

<0.001

1.97 ± 0.17

1.99 ± 0.12

0.569

2.01 ± 0.27

2.12 ± 0.14

0.004

2.08 ± 0.12

2.18 ± 0.13

<0.001

2.13 ± 0.17

2.21 ± 0.13

<0.001

2.15 ± 0.10

2.24 ± 0.13

<0.001

2.21 ± 0.10

2.28 ± 0.13

<0.001

2.23 ± 0.15

2.29 ± 0.17

0.056

2.42 ± 0.15

2.53 ± 0.19

0.002

2.61 ± 0.16

2.72 ± 0.20

<0.001

2.78 ± 0.18

2.94 ± 0.22

<0.001

2.94 ± 0.19

3.15 ± 0.23

<0.001

3.05 ± 0.20

3.24 ± 0.27

<0.001

2.36 ± 0.16

2.45 ± 0.16

0.003

2.54 ± 0.18

2.64 ± 0.19

0.010

2.71 ± 0.16

2.86 ± 0.22

<0.001

2.90 ± 0.18

3.08 ± 0.21

<0.001

3.02 ± 0.19

3.23 ± 0.28

<0.001

3.09 ± 0.20

3.27 ± 0.26

<0.001