The morphological characteristics of paraspinal muscles in young patients with unilateral neurological symptoms of lumbar disc herniation

Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics between the LBP group and control group

	LBP group(n = 52)	control group(n = 77)	X²/t	P
Gender(M/ F)	35/17	51/26	X² = 0.251	0.635
Age (years)	33.58 ± 2.98	24.13 ± 2.15	t = 2.968	0.002*
BMI (Kg/m²)	26.47 ± 3.24	24.85 ± 3.79	t = −0.178	0.746
SFTT at L1-L2(mm)	13.5 ± 7.14	7.75 ± 6.31	t = 3.094	< 0.001*
Duration of symptoms (months)	9.15 ± 0.31	3.72 ± 0.48	t = 3.118	< 0.001*
Pfirrmann classification	3.84 ± 0.68	3.25 ± 0.21	t = −0.101	0.874
Mo-fi-disc	8.41 ± 3.16	5.53 ± 2.85	t = 3.015	<0.001*

Note:* There was significant differences between two groups(P < 0.05)
BMI Body mass index; SFTT subcutaneous fat tissue thickness; LBP Low back pain; Mo-fi-disc Modic changes (MO)-fatty infiltration (fi) -intervertebral disc degeneration (disc)

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