Table 3.

Total number of Modic changes at different levels (n = 302) and the number (proportion) of end plate oedema with changes

Modic changes	Level					Total
	L1–L2	L2–L3	L3–L4	L4–L5	L5–S1
I	4	3	8	35	14	64
II	9	14	20	56	52	151
III	0	1	1	1	2	5
I–II	2	3	2	12	20	39
II–I	0	2	1	11	10	24
I–III	0	1	0	4	2	7
III–I	0	1	0	0	4	5
II–III	0	1	0	2	0	4
III–II	0	0	0	2	0	2
I–III	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	15	26	33	123	105	302
End plate oedema	6	10	11	62	51	140