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Table 1 Patient characteristics of the disc herniation group and the control group

From: Correlation between intervertebral disc degeneration, paraspinal muscle atrophy, and lumbar facet joints degeneration in patients with lumbar disc herniation

Variables

Disc herniation group

Control group

P value

Age

48.97 ± 8.39

46.08 ± 7.27

>0.05

Sex, female

29 (48.3%)

31 (51.7%)

History (months)

9.15 ± 5.51

VAS

6.60 ± 1.33

  1. Data is presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. VAS visual analogue scale/Score