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. 2013 Jul 26;8(7):e69052. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069052

Table 4. Post hoc test in each anatomical disc level among age groups which are significantly different.

Subject Age Group* Age Group* P Value Subject Age Group* Age Group* P Value
T22 25–34 45–54 0.008 ADC2# 25–34 45–54 0.016
55–64 <0.001 55–64 0.005
35–44 45–54 0.007 35–44 45–54 0.015
55–64 <0.001 55–64 0.007
T23 25–34 45–54 0.001 ADC3 25–34 45–54 <0.001
55–64 <0.001 55–64 <0.001
35–44 45–54 0.018 35–44 45–54 0.009
55–64 <0.001 55–64 <0.001
45–54 55–64 0.006 45–54 55–64 0.004
T24 25–34 45–54 0.001 ADC4# 25–34 45–54 0.001
55–64 <0.001 55–64 <0.001
35–44 55–64 0.002 35–44 55–64 0.003
T25 25–34 35–44 0.043 ADC5# 25–34 45–5455–64 <0.001 0.003
45–54 <0.001
55–64 <0.001
35–44 55–64 0.016
*

Unit: year;

#

Dunnett T3 test is used; T21, T22, T23, T24, T25 indicate the T2 intensity from L1–2 to L5-S1 IVD respectively; ADC1, ADC2, ADC3, ADC4, ADC5 indicate the ADC value from L1–2 to L5-S1 IVD in every age group respectively.