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Table 1.

Participants’ demographic characteristics

Variables	(n = 469)
Age (mean ± SD years)	65.2 ± 13.7
Gender (male)	45.9%
Clinical impressions of patient condition	N	%
LSS	222	47.3
LDH^a	83	17.7
Diabetic neuropathy	13	2.8
Peripheral artery disease	39	8.3
Other^b	111	23.7
Undetermined	1	0.1

^aLumbar disc herniation

^bUnknown or unspecified, but regarded as non LSS