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Table 1 Characterization of the participants

From: Prevalence and distribution of ossification of the supra/interspinous ligaments in symptomatic patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine: a CT-based multicenter cross-sectional study

 

OSIL (+)

OSIL (-)

p-value

DOSIL (+)

DOSIL (-)

p-value

Sex (M/F)

54/14

123/43

0.39

21/6

156/51

0.78

Age (yr)

70 ± 9.7

63 ± 9.7

<0.01

71 ± 9.1

65 ± 11

<0.01

BMI (kg/m2)

25 ± 4.8

26 ± 4.8

0.55

26 ± 6.5

25 ± 4.6

0.83

DM (+) n (%)

21 (31)

50 (30)

0.91

11 (41)

60 (29)

0.21

OP-index

2.2 ± 0.73

1.7 ± 0.70

<0.01

2.3 ± 0.68

1.7 ± 0.74

<0.01

ONL (+) n (%)

46 (68)

85 (51)

0.021

21 (78)

110 (53)

0.015

  1. OSIL ossification of supra/inter spinous ligaments, DOSIL diffuse OSIL, M male, F female, BMI body mass index, DM (+): presence of diabetes mellitus, OP-index: ossification index for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine, ONL (+): presence of ossification of the nuchal ligament
  2. Age, BMI and OP-index were represented by mean ± standard deviation
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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