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Table 4 Patient-reported outcomes and pain characters evaluations

From: Analysis of lumbar lateral instability on upright left and right bending radiographs in symptomatic patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis

Variable/Groups

group L

group NL

p

VAS (Back)

6.1 ± 1.6

2.7 ± 1.9

0.010*

VAS (Leg)

5.5 ± 0.9

1.8 ± 0.7

0.232

ODI

37.7 ± 5.5

25.6 ± 2.6

0.002*

Pain on rising from a chair

 Yes

90 (86.5%)

18 (25.7%)

0.023*

 No

14 (13.5%)

52 (74.3%)

 

Pain on prolong standing

 Yes

82 (78.8%)

28 (40.0%)

0.064

 No

22 (21.2%)

42 (60.0%)

 

Pain on walking some distance

 Yes

76 (73.1%)

48 (68.6%)

0.78

 No

28 (26.9%)

22 (31.4%)

 

Pain on getting out of a car

 Yes

76 (73.1%)

24 (34.3%)

0.012*

 No

28 (26.9%)

46 (65.7%)

 

Pain on climbing stairs

 Yes

72 (69.2%)

34 (48.6%)

0.026*

 No

32 (30.8%)

36 (51.4%)

 
  1. VAS indicates visual analogue scale; ODI indicates oswestry disability index
  2. * Statistically significant between the group L and group NL