Table 1. Patients characteristics.

Total number of patients	100
Sex
Males, n (%)	89/100 (89%)
Females, n (%)	11/100 (11%)
Age, years	42.6±10.4
Total IVDs assessed on MRI, n	494
Total IVDs with available ADC maps, n	452
Prevalence of pathology among IVDs assessed
Disk herniation, n (%)	114/494 (23%)
Spondylolisthesis, n (%)	14/494 (3%)
Lumbar Stenosis, n (%)	17/494 (3%)
Central	13/17 (6%)
Foraminal	4/17 (4%)
Types of IVD herniation
Protrusion, n (%)	67/114 (59%)
Extrusion, n (%)	34/114 (30%)
Sequester, n (%)	13/114 (11%)
Location of IVD herniation
Central, n (%)	30/114 (26%)
Paramedian, n (%)	64/114 (56%)
Foraminal, n (%)	19/114 (17%)
Extraforaminal, n (%)	1/114 (1%)
Side of IVD herniation
Central, n (%)	28/114 (25%)
Left, n (%)	48/114 (42%)
Right, n (%)	38/114 (33%)
Level of IVD herniation
L1-2, n (%)	1/114 (1%)
L2-3, n (%)	2/114 (2%)
L3-4, n (%)	15/114 (13%)
L4-5, n (%)	44/114 (39%)
L5-S1, n (%)	52/114 (46%)

IVD, intervertebral disk; ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient.