Table 4 Lumbar degeneration.

From: Clinical characteristics of geriatric patients with non-specific chronic low back pain

 

CLBP

Control

p-value

N

203

203

 

Degenerative spondylolisthes (%)

36.0

42.9

0.187

Modic type (0:I:II:III)

101:7:44:51

117:14:36:36

0.050

Modic change (+) (%)

50.7

41.8

0.089

Modic type I (%)

3.7

7.0

0.182

Pfirrmann (II:III:IV:V)

0:38:142:18

0:22:163:13

0.002

Disc degeneration (%)

81.6

90.1

0.015

  1. Modic change (+) and disc degeneration (+) were defined as Modic type I, II, and III except for type 0, and Pfirrmann grade IV and V, respectively.
  2. CLBP chronic low back pain, LSS lumbar spinal stenosis.
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