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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
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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