Table 3 Basic data and comparison between group A and group B.

From: Guiding significance of the autophagy intensity of lumbar intervertebral discs and the Charlson Comorbidity Index in predicting the postoperative curative effect of patients with single-level lumbar disc herniation

 

Group A

(Excellent-good)

(n = 22)

Group B

(Moderate-ineffective)

(n = 8)

T / ×2 / Z

P-value

Age, Mean ± SD

45.0 ± 17.1

64.9 ± 8.6

3.137

0.004**

Gender (Female, n (%))

10 (45.5%)

4 (50.0%)

0.049

0.825

BMI, Mean ± SD

23.3 ± 3.9

22.8 ± 2.8

-0.348

0.730

Duration of symptoms(M), Median(UQ ~ LQ)

4.0 (2.0 ~ 8.0)

1.0 (1.0 ~ 8.8)

-0.802

0.422

Pre-VAS, Mean ± SD

7.8 ± 1.5

8.5 ± 0.8

1.270

0.215

Pre-ODI, Mean ± SD

67.7 ± 17.8

78.0 ± 8.3

1.557

0.131

Pre-JOA, Mean ± SD

12.6 ± 3.7

10.9 ± 1.5

-1.835

0.077

Post-VAS, Mean ± SD

1.1 ± 0.8

2.5 ± 0.5

4.291

< 0.001**

Post-ODI, Mean ± SD

6.2 ± 5.8

18.5 ± 6.4

5.020

< 0.001**

Post-JOA, Mean ± SD

26.0 ± 2.0

19.9 ± 0.6

-12.804

< 0.001**

JOA improvement rate, Mean ± SD

82.5 ± 11.1

49.4 ± 5.3

-10.988

< 0.001**

Operation method – simple

– LIF

10 (45.5%)

12 (54.5%)

3 (37.5%)

5 (62.5%)

0.151

0.697

Autophagy intensity – high, n (%)

12 (54.5%)

1 (12.5%)

4.224

0.04*

– Low, n (%)

10 (45.5%)

7 (87.5%)

  

Pfirrmann classification – III, n (%)

8 (36.4%)

0 (0.0%)

6.234

0.044*

– IV, n (%)

11 (50.0%)

4 (50.0%)

  

– V, n (%)

3 (13.6%)

4 (50.0%)

  

MSU classification – II, n (%)

16 (72.7%)

8 (100.0%)

2.727

0.099

– III, n (%)

6 (27.3%)

0 (0.0%)

  

CCI classification – (0–1)

17 (77.3%)

1 (12.5%)

10.256

0.001**

– (≥ 2)

5 (22.7%)

7 (87.5%)

  
  1. **Signify that P < 0.01.
  2. *Signify that P < 0.05.