Research Article
Relationship between Endplate Defects, Modic Change, Disc Degeneration, and Facet Joint Degeneration in Patients with Low Back Pain
Table 2
Baseline data and intraoperative characteristics of patients in each group.
| | | Endplate defect 0(n=17) | Endplate defect 1(n=29) | Endplate defect 2(n =12) | Endplate defect 3(n =17) | P Value |
| | Demographic characteristics | | | | | |
| | Gender(male:female) | 14:3 | 10:19 | 6:6 | 8:9 | 0.019 |
| | Age (years) | 57.59(10.03) | 56.03(13.16) | 50.67(15.23) | 57.24(13.36) | 0.491 |
| | Height (cm) | 171.23 (5.23) | 164.32 (7.33) | 169.50 (6.86) | 167.75 (10.13) | 0.066 |
| | Weight (kg) | 74.46 (9.35) | 65.30 (11.16) | 71.58 (7.35) | 67.19 (8.95) | 0.04 |
| | BMI distribution (kg/m2) | | | | | |
| | Normal range: 18.5 to 25 | 6(46.2) | 14(63.6) | 6(50) | 11(68.8) | 0.342 |
| | Overweight: 25 to 30 | 6(46.2) | 5(22.7) | 6(50) | 5(31.2) | |
| | ≥30 | 1(7.7) | 3(13.6) | 0 | 0(0) | |
| | Employed (Yes / No) | 9: 8 | 12: 17 | 6: 6 | 5: 12 | 0.263 |
| | Duration of LBP (months) | 61.79(117.50) | 46.71 (74.22) | 15.43(15.12) | 17.06(27.95) | |
| | Tobacco use, n (%) | 6(35.29%) | 4(13.79%) | 5(41.66%) | 5(29.41%) | 0.738 |
| | Alcohol consumption, n (%) | 6(35.29%) | 1(3.44%) | 1(8.33%) | 2(11.76%) | 0.402 |
| | Hypertension, n (%) | 8(47.05%) | 7(24.13%) | 4(33.33%) | 3(17.64%) | 0.677 |
| | Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 1(5.88%) | 5(17.24%) | 2(16.66%) | 1(5.88%) | 0.093 |
| | Cardiovascular diseases, n (%) | 3(17.64%) | 1(3.44%) | 1(8.33%) | 0(0%) | 0.169 |
| | Respiratory diseases, n (%) | 1(5.88%) | 2(6.90%) | 1(8.33%) | 3(17.65%) | |
| | Type of occupation, n (%) | | | | | 0.874 |
| | Sitting | 2(11.7%) | 5(17.2%) | 3(25%) | 2(11.8%) | |
| | Mostly walking | 7(41.2%) | 13(44.8%) | 2(16.7%) | 7(41.2%) | |
| | Walking and some lifting | 4(23.5%) | 6(20.7%) | 5(41.7%) | 5(29.4%) | |
| | Hard physical work | 4(23.5%) | 5(17.2%) | 2(16.7%) | 3(17.6%) | |
| | Level of herniation | | | | | 0.656 |
| | L2/3 | 0(0%) | 2(6.8%) | 0(0%) | 1(5.9%) | |
| | L3/4 | 3(17.6%) | 2(6.8%) | 1(8.3%) | 0(0%) | |
| | L4/5 | 8(47%) | 12(41.3%) | 7(58.3%) | 10(58.8%) | |
| | L5/S1 | 6(35.2%) | 13(44.8%) | 4(33.3%) | 6(35.2%) | |
| | Clinical outcomes | | | | | |
| | Blood loss (ml) | 5.69(4.53) | 6.04(4.00) | 4.58(2.81) | 6.38(5.09) | 0.715 |
| | Weight of nucleus pulposus (g) | 2.94(4.53) | 3.04(0.92) | 3.00(0.95) | 3.31(1.03) | 0.740 |
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