A comparison of interferential current efficacy in elderly intervertebral disc degeneration patients with or without sarcopenia: a retrospective study

Table 4 Baseline clinical characteristics of IDD patients with and without sarcopenia

Characteristic	IWS group (n = 34)	IWOS group (n = 86)	P
Age	68.62 ± 2.35	68.08 ± 1.89	0.194^a
Sex(female/male)	16/18	41/45	0.951^b
BMI(kg/m²)	23.1 ± 2.6	22.7 ± 2.5	0.413^a
Smokers, n (%)	11(32.4)	26(30.2)	0.829^b
Osteoporosis, n (%)	19(55.9)	39(45.3)	0.306^b

Values are presented as mean ± SD or count
IWS Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) patients with sarcopenia, IWOS Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) patients without sarcopenia, BMI Body mass index
^aData that was normally distributed and analyzed with ANOVA
^bStatistical analysis was performed using Fisher’s Exact test
P < 0.05, statistically significant differences

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