Table 1 Characteristics of subjects with different stages of the lumbar vertebral endplates lesions

%(n)

41.0(174)

42.0(178)

17.0(72)

27.3(89)

54.9(179)

17.8(58)

Age(years)

38

40

45

 < .001^*

37

39

43.5

 < .001^*

Height (cm)

160.2 ± 5.4

163.1 ± 5.6

161.0 ± 5.9

.469^**

170.7 ± 6.2

172.6 ± 5.9

173.6 ± 5.2

.008^**

Weight (Kg)

59

60

61

.21^*

75

77

80.5

.013^*

BMI

24.7

23.2

23.5

.556^*

25.9

25.5

27.0

.275^*

Waistline(cm)

78

79

79

.638^*

90

90

92

.155^*

Hipline(cm)

95

95

97

.314^*

98

101

101.8

 < .001^*

Mean vBMD(mg/cm³)

168.4 ± 35.1

163.1 ± 38.1

156.1 ± 33.5

0.049^**

153.5 ± 30.3

149.7 ± 29.7

135.5 ± 34.4

0.002^**

The status of LHD

    Non-LHD n (expected n)

62 (44.1)^a

38 (45.3)

8 (18.6)^a

 < .001^***

41 (23.5)^a

38 (47.2)

7 (15.3)

 < .001^***

    1-level LHD n (expected n)

84 (82.0)

94 (84.4)

23 (34.6)

40 (43.7)

100 (87.97)

20 (28.5)

     ≥ 2 levels LHD n (expected n)

27 (46.9)^a

446 (48.3)

42 (19.8)^a

8 (21.8)^a

41 (43.9)

31 (14.2)^a

The LDD stages

    Slight n (expected n)

78 (69.0)

74 (70.9)

17 (29.1)^a

 < .001^***

48 (38.2)

78 (76.9)

14 (24.9)^a

 < .001^***

    Moderate n (expected n)

93 (98.7)

99 (101.6)

50 (41.7)

41 (49.7)

99 (99.9)

42 (32.4)

    Severe% n (expected n)

2(5.3)

5(5.5)

6(2.2)

0 (1.1)

2 (2.2)

2 (0.7)