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Table 1 Comparison of overall parameters between MRI and CT groups

From: Paraspinal muscle changes after single-level posterior lumbar fusion: volumetric analyses and literature review

 

MRI (n = 24)

CT (n = 16)

p-value

Female, n (%)

 

13 (54.2%)

9 (56.3%)

0.897

Age, mean ± SD

 

61.79 ± 12.13

58.19 ± 12.04

0.362

BMI (kg/m2)

 

24.53 ± 3.61

25.46 ± 3.71

0.433

Preoperative, mean (cm3 ± SD)

 MF

Right

33.08 ± 3.89

34.25 ± 3.65

0.835

Left

33.83 ± 3.45

34.67 ± 3.53

0.870

 ES

Right

90.83 ± 6.79

71.47 ± 9.05

0.090

Left

85.24 ± 6.45

66.15 ± 9.70

0.097

 Psoas

Right

59.96 ± NA

68.25 ± NA

0.420b

Left

63.59 ± 5.24

63.79 ± 7.08

0.982

 Height of vertebrae

 

5.73 ± 0.48

5.58 ± 0.39

0.306

1 year after PLIF, mean (cm3 ± SD)

 MF

Right

19.66 ± 1.69

27.63 ± 3.65

0.034a

Left

20.11 ± 2.08

26.71 ± 3.28

0.082

 ES

Right

82.90 ± 6.96

49.54 ± 6.88

0.002a

Left

78.76 ± 6.19

53.75 ± 8.60

0.020a

 Psoas

Right

59.82 ± NA

72.77 ± NA

0.202b

Left

64.41 ± 5.93

67.60 ± 7.44

0.738

 Height of vertebrae

 

5.81 ± 0.38

5.63 ± 0.37

0.148

  1. MRI magnetic resonance imaging, CT computed tomography, BMI body mass index, SD standard deviation, MF multifidus, ES erector spinae, NA not applicable
  2. a Statistically significant difference was defined as p < 0.05
  3. b Mann–Whitney U test was used because the data was not normally distributed