Skip to main content

Table 2 Association with outcome (improvement) Modic I vs. no Modic changes and Modic I vs. Modic II

From: Are the presence of MODIC changes on MRI scans related to “improvement” in low back pain patients treated with lumbar facet joint injections?

 

Modic I vs. No Modic Changes

Modic I vs. Modic II

 

Unadjusted OR (95 % CI)

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)

Unadjusted OR (95 % CI)

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)

1 Day

1.30 (0.69–2.44)

0.94 (0.48–1.86)

0.74 (0.37–1.49)

0.79 (0.37–1.57)

1 Week

0.82 (0.44–1.51)

0.69 (0.35–1.33)

0.89 (0.44–1.79)

0.94 (0.46–1.90)

1 Month

0.73 (0.39–1.39)

0.68 (0.35–1.32)

0.91 (0.44–1.90)

0.90 (0.43–1.89)

  1. Unadjusted and adjusted (age and gender) odds ratios (OR) with 95 % confident interval (CI) for the association with improvement between Modic change type I and no Modic changes as well as Modic I compared to Modic II at the various time points
Back to article page

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

Contact us