Table 2.
Regression analysis for overall presence of hernias as dependent variable from magnetic resonance images from adult patients with chronic persistent non-traumatic low back pain (n = 174).
| Overall Hernia Presence | Odds Ratio | Standard Error | Z | p | 95% Confidence Interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.98 | 0.01 | 1.56 | 0.118 | 0.96 | 1.00 |
| Gender | 0.65 | 0.23 | −1.21 | 0.225 | 0.33 | 1.30 |
| L1-L2 LSFTT | 4.46 | 2.80 | 2.38 | 0.017 | 1.30 | 15.24 |
| L2-L3 LSFTT | 5.26 | 3.27 | 2.67 | 0.008 | 1.56 | 17.81 |
| L3-L4 LSFTT | 4.43 | 2.77 | 2.38 | 0.017 | 1.30 | 15.07 |
| L4-L5 LSFTT | 4.62 | 2.89 | 2.45 | 0.014 | 1.35 | 15.73 |
| L5-S1 LSFTT | 4.55 | 2.84 | 2.43 | 0.015 | 1.34 | 15.43 |
| Average LSFTT L1-S1 | 0.22 | 0.13 | −2.47 | 0.140 | 0.64 | 1.73 |
| Post Hoc Hosmer–Lemeshow = 0.27 | ||||||
| Number of hernias per patient | Coefficient | Standard Error | Z | p | 95% Confidence Interval | |
| L5-S1 LSFTT | 0.013 | 0.005 | 2.460 | 0.014 | 0.003 | 0.024 |