Table 2. Comparison of various parameters according to the presence of radiculopathy.
| With radiculopathy | Without radiculopathy | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |||
| Age, Mean±SD | 46.6±12.1 | 41.2±12.8 | 0.056* | |||
| Sexa | Female | 26 | 76.5 | 8 | 23.5 | <0.001 ** | 
| Male | 16 | 35.6 | 29 | 64.4 | ||
| BMI, Mean±SD | 28.7±4.5 | 28.6±6.2 | 0.950* | |||
| Pain duration (months), Mean±SD | 16.3±23.3 | 19.5±24.1 | 0.544* | |||
| Night pain | Yes | 28 | 66.7 | 34 | 91.9 | 0.006 ** | 
| No | 14 | 33.3 | 3 | 8.1 | ||
| Family history of low back pain | Yes | 10 | 23.8 | 8 | 21.6 | 0.817** | 
| No | 32 | 76.2 | 29 | 78.4 | ||
| VAS, Mean±SD | 6.7±0.9 | 5.9±1.2 | 0.002 * | |||
| PSQIb | Good sleep | 23 | 54.8 | 25 | 67,6 | 0.245** | 
| Poor sleep | 19 | 45.2 | 12 | 32,4 | ||
| LEFS, Mean±SD | 32.2±11.8 | 38.2±18.2 | 0.092* | |||
| Affected disk herniations levels numberb | 1 level | 27 | 64.3 | 14 | 37.8 | 0.023 ** | 
| 2 levels | 13 | 31.0 | 15 | 40.5 | ||
| 3 levels | 2 | 4.8 | 8 | 21.6 | ||
Student's t-test
Chi-square tests were applied.
Row percentage
Column percentage. SD: Standard deviation; BMI: body mass ındex; VAS: Visual Analog Scale; PSQI: Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index; LEFS: Low Extremity Functional Scale. Statistically significant p-values are indicated in bold.