Does lumbar spinal degeneration begin with the anterior structures? A study of the observed epidemiology in a community-based population

Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Sample (n = 361)

	Mean (SD) or N (%)
Demographics
Age	57.0 (13.0)
Female sex	168 (46.5%)
Anthropometric features
BMI	28.0 (5.1)
Prevalence of degeneration
Moderate Disk Height Loss*	215 (60.6%)
Moderate Facet Joint Osteoarthritis*	241 (66.8%)

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