Table 1.
Scoring scheme used for the diagnostic support tool for LSS
| Item | Score |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| <60 | 0 |
| 60–70 | 1 |
| >70 | 2 |
| Absence of diabetes mellitus | 1 |
| Symptoms | |
| Intermittent claudication (+) | 3 |
| Worse when standing for a while | 2 |
| Symptoms improve on bending forward | 3 |
| Physical examination | |
| Symptoms induced by having patients bend forward | −1 |
| Symptoms induced by having patients bend backward | 1 |
| Ankle brachial index (ABI) ≥0.9 | 3 |
| Absence or low response of achilles tendon reflex | 1 |
| Straight leg raising test positive | −2 |
Patients with a total score of ≥7 were considered to have LSS