Table 6. Post hoc test which are significantly different (P value <0.05) among various disc levels in each age group.
T2 value | ADC value | ||||||
Age group* | IVD level | IVD level | P Value | Age group* | IVD level | IVD level | P Value |
45–54 | L1–2 | L4–5 | 0.029 | 25–34 | L1–2 | L2–3 | 0.006 |
L5-S1 | 0.003 | L3–4 | <0.001 | ||||
55–64 | L1–2 | L3–4 | 0.014 | L4–5 | 0.034 | ||
L4–5 | 0.010 | L2–3 | L5-S1 | 0.030 | |||
L5-S1 | 0.009 | L3–4 | L4–5 | 0.003 | |||
35–44# | L2–3 | L4–5 | 0.041 | ||||
L5-S1 | 0.008 | ||||||
L3–4 | L5-S1 | 0.022 | |||||
45–54 | L1–2 | L4–5 | 0.040 | ||||
L5-S1 | 0.004 | ||||||
L2–3 | L5-S1 | 0.008 | |||||
L3–4 | L5-S1 | 0.026 |
Unit: years; IVD, intervertebral disc;
Dunnett T3 test was used;