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. 2017 Apr 20;18:167. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1522-4

Table 3.

Correlation analysis of lumbar multifidus atrophy and disc degeneration by Spearman’s rho test

L3-L4 LDD L3-L4 LMA L4-L5 LDD L4-L5 LMA L5-S1 LDD L5-S1 LMA
L3-L4 LDD 1.000 0.352** 0.125 0.133 0.283* 0.124
L3-L4 LMA 1.000 0.243 0.591** 0.009 0.439**
L4-L5 LDD 1.000 0.058 0.097 0.006
L4-L5 LMA 1.000 −0.094 0.872**
L5-S1 LDD 1.000 −0.036
L5-S1 LMA 1.000

LMA lumbar multifidus atrophy, LDD lumbar disc degeneration

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01