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Table 3 Range, mean, and SD of SII in the normal, ankylosing spondylitis, and metastatic cases

From: Quantitative scintigraphy in discriminating sacroiliac joint physiological and pathological uptake

Group

Range of SII

Mean ± SD

P

Group I

P1 (paired t test) = 0.92

P2 (independent t test) = <0.001**

P3 (independent t test) = <0.001**

P4 (independent t test) = 0.49

 RT. SII (n = 40)

0.91–1.13

1.04 ± 0.09

 LT. SII (n = 40)

0.9–1.14

1.05 ± 0.09

 Overall SII (n = 80)

0.9–1.14

1.04 ± 0.09

Group II (n = 35)

1.2–1.5

1.37 ± 0.1

Group III (n = 36)

1.2-–1.6

1.39 ± 0.14

  1. Non-significant (P > 0.05) ** Highly significant (P<0.01)
  2. P1, RT vs. LT in group I; P2, group I vs. group II; P3, group I vs. group III; P4, group II vs. group III