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Table 2 Relationship between severe IDD and BMD difference

From: Correlation between intervertebral disc degeneration and bone mineral density difference: a retrospective study of postmenopausal women using an eight-level MRI-based disc degeneration grading system

Disc

group

Number

BMD difference

t value

p value

L1/2

non-severe IDD

103

0.051 (0.079)

-2.606

0.01*

severe IDD

11

0.117 (0.095)

  

L2/3

non-severe IDD

97

0.066 (0.077)

-1.316

0.205

severe IDD

17

0.111 (0.140)

  

L3/4

non-severe IDD

93

0.037 (0.102)

1.669

0.098

severe IDD

21

-0.002(0.072)