Comparison of multifidus degeneration between scoliosis and lumbar disc herniation

Table 1 Patient demographic and radiographic data

Variable	Scoliosis	LDH	P-value
	(n = 24)	(n = 26)
Age, years	52.27 ± 3.96	51.54 ± 3.06	0.465^†
Sex (male, female)	9, 15	11, 15	0.779^§
Body mass index (kg/m²)	21.01 ± 0.62	21.34 ± 0.95	0.120^‡
SFTT (mm)	13.43 ± 7.04	15.42 ± 7.14	0.329^†
Total Fatty area (pixels)	1808.47 ± 96.17	1497.39 ± 101.14	< 0.001^†
Total CSA (pixels)	7995.05 ± 229.11	9976.49 ± 235.97	< 0.001^‡
Total FIR (%)	22.67 ± 1.37	15.00 ± 1.09	< 0.001^‡

Data were presented as mean ± SD or as shown
LDH, lumbar disc herniation; CSA, cross-sectional area; FA, fatty area; FIR, fatty infiltration rate; SFTT, subcutaneous fat tissue thickness
^†, Student t test; ^‡, Wilcoxon nonparametric test; ^§, Pearson Chi-square test

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