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Table 4 The prevalence of severe intervertebral disc degeneration in relation to high fat content in paraspinal muscles

From: Lumbar disc degeneration is associated with modic change and high paraspinal fat content – a 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging study

 

Univariate

OR (95 % CI)

P

Multivariate

OR (95 % CI)

P

L2/3

15.9 (2.8, 90.3)

0.002

9.9 (1.2, 81.5)

0.03

L3/4

17.3 (3.8, 79.4)

<0.001

14.3 (2.2, 91.2)

0.005

L4/5

5.4 (1.6, 17.7)

0.005

3.7 (0.8, 16.0)

0.09

L5/S1

6.0 (1.8, 19.8)

0.003

4.5 (1.1, 18.8)

0.04

  1. Adjusted for age, gender, BMI, and high intensity pain and or disability