Table 1.
Subject demographics and clinical characteristics.
| LDBH n = 259 |
Non-LDBH n = 199 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 60.00 ± 14.00 | 58.98 ± 14.14 |
| Sex = Male (%) | 133 (51.4) | 100 (50.3) |
| BMI (mean ± SD) | 25.76 ± 4.09 | 26.33 ± 4.21 |
| Disc height measurement (mean ± SD) (mm) | ||
| Disc height L1-2 anterior | 9.69 ± 2.12 | 9.36 ± 2.19 |
| Disc height L1-2 posterior | 7.46 ± 1.60 | 7.33 ± 1.50 |
| Disc height L2-3 anterior | 10.74 ± 2.40 | 10.26 ± 2.16 |
| Disc height L2-3 posterior | 8.04 ± 2.04 | 7.68 ± 1.79 |
| Disc height L3-4 anterior | 11.83 ± 2.68 | 11.44 ± 2.78 |
| Disc height L3-4 posterior | 8.96 ± 2.74 | 8.28 ± 2.12 |
| Disc height L4-5 anterior | 12.88 ± 8.90 | 11.47 ± 3.76 |
| Disc height L4-5 posterior | 10.99 ± 9.53 | 9.68 ± 5.99 |
| Disc height L5-S1 anterior | 15.10 ± 7.27 | 14.57 ± 7.92 |
| Disc height L5-S1 posterior | 9.59 ± 9.31 | 8.51 ± 5.28 |
Abbreviations: LDBH: lumbar disc bulging or herniation.