Table 4 Absolute and relative frequency of Pfirrmann classification entered according to location and group affiliation in n (%). The athlete group contains 9 individuals, while the control group contains 10 individuals
Cervical | Thoracic | Lumbar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Athlete | Control | Athlete | Control | Athlete | Control | |
I | 3 (5.6%) | 1 (1.7%) | 3 (2.8%) | 3 (2.5%) | 0 | 7 (14.7%) |
II | 30 (55.6%) | 36 (60%) | 103 (95.4) | 116 (96.7%) | 38 (84.4%) | 35 (70.0%) |
III | 21 (38.9%) | 23 (38.3%) | 1 (0.9%) | 0 | 7 (15.6%) | 4 (8.0%) |
IV | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.9%) | 1 (0.8%) | 0 | 4 (8.0%) |
V | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |