Table 1.
Distance between the nerve root to the boundary in the range of 31–46 (Right side).
| Right Inside Sagittal Slice | Right Middle Sagittal Slice | Right Outside Sagittal Slice | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young (10) | Middle Age (9) | Old (6) | Young (10) | Middle Age (9) | Old (6) | Young (10) | Middle Age (9) | Old (6) | |
| 31 | 10.50 ± 2.45 | 10.39 ± 1.32 | 9.79 ± 2.29 | 9.59 ± 1.54 | 8.19 ± 1.42 | 9.04 ± 2.52 | 8.70 ± 1.09 | 8.49 ± 2.31 | 9.12 ± 2.71 |
| 32 | 11.21 ± 1.82 | 10.65 ± 1.31 | 11.26 ± 4.27 | 10.13 ± 1.69 | 8.54 ± 1.34 | 9.57 ± 3.19 | 9.01 ± 1.06 | 8.79 ± 2.22 | 9.44 ± 2.96 |
| 33 | 12.11 ± 1.42 | 11.17 ± 1.38 | 11.99 ± 4.92 | 10.70 ± 1.92 | 9.03 ± 1.20 | 9.82 ± 2.68 | 9.43 ± 1.06 | 9.22 ± 2.05 | 9.59 ± 2.85 |
| 34 | 13.42 ± 1.58 | 12.25 ± 1.73 | 11.34 ± 4.56 | 11.07 ± 1.71 | 9.74 ± 0.93 | 10.13 ± 2.65 | 9.97 ± 1.06 | 9.84 ± 1.80 | 9.92 ± 2.80 |
| 35 | 14.55 ± 1.65 | 13.75 ± 2.10 | 10.72 ± 4.03*# | 11.80 ± 1.60 | 11.48 ± 1.31 | 10.28 ± 3.14 | 10.74 ± 1.29 | 10.99 ± 2.21 | 10.17 ± 2.96 |
| 36 | 16.04 ± 1.81 | 15.26 ± 2.27 | 10.67 ± 3.97*# | 12.67 ± 1.90 | 13.07 ± 1.71 | 10.34 ± 3.42 | 11.35 ± 1.52 | 12.04 ± 2.69 | 10.65 ± 3.18 |
| 37 | 16.41 ± 2.42 | 17.04 ± 2.81 | 10.74 ± 4.62*# | 13.46 ± 2.55 | 13.85 ± 2.52 | 10.32 ± 3.50 | 11.76 ± 1.61 | 12.43 ± 2.80 | 11.21 ± 3.80 |
| 38 | 16.23 ± 2.99 | 15.74 ± 4.65 | 10.85 ± 5.03*# | 13.30 ± 3.10 | 13.48 ± 2.25 | 9.57 ± 4.55 | 11.99 ± 1.59 | 12.15 ± 2.95 | 11.13 ± 4.08 |
| 39 | 14.84 ± 4.61 | 12.85 ± 4.71 | 10.99 ± 6.58 | 12.99 ± 3.07 | 12.62 ± 1.99 | 9.42 ± 5.21 | 11.98 ± 1.53 | 11.57 ± 2.99 | 10.37 ± 4042 |
| 40 | 13.74 ± 4.75 | 9.96 ± 3.91 | 9.63 ± 6.19 | 12.50 ± 3.30 | 10.59 ± 2.92 | 9.10 ± 5.54 | 11.68 ± 1.49 | 10.70 ± 2.95 | 9.13 ± 5.15 |
| 41 | 11.51 ± 4.96 | 7.30 ± 2.45 | 7.62 ± 6.05 | 10.33 ± 4.09 | 8.63 ± 3.25 | 6.98 ± 4.72 | 11.14 ± 1.71 | 9.46 ± 2.88 | 8.38 ± 5.19 |
| 42 | 8.89 ± 4.29 | 5.76 ± 1.66 | 6.93 ± 5.53 | 8.53 ± 4.28 | 6.65 ± 2.27 | 6.43 ± 4.52 | 9.70 ± 2.56 | 7.75 ± 2.78 | 6.29 ± 3.48 |
| 43 | 7.78 ± 4.01 | 5.16 ± 1.33 | 5.68 ± 3.04 | 7.73 ± 4.10 | 5.48 ± 1.60 | 5.85 ± 3.85 | 8.34 ± 2.76 | 6.16 ± 1.44 | 5.48 ± 2.68 |
| 44 | 6.33 ± 1.76 | 4.73 ± 1.10 | 5.25 ± 2.31 | 6.56 ± 2.74 | 4.83 ± 1.09 | 5.05 ± 2.50 | 7.21 ± 2.90 | 5.32 ± 1.10 | 4.68 ± 1.46 |
| 45 | 5.70 ± 1.26 | 4.45 ± 1.00 | 5.02 ± 1.95 | 5.96 ± 2.23 | 4.40 ± 0.83 | 4.46 ± 1.59 | 6.34 ± 2.75 | 4.76 ± 0.88 | 4.38 ± 1.17 |
| 46 | 5.26 ± 0.97 | 4.26 ± 0.97 | 4.84 ± 1.67 | 5.44 ± 1.76 | 4.10 ± 0.70 | 4.13 ± 1.24 | 5.38 ± 1.52 | 4.44 ± 0.80 | 4.22 ± 1.04 |
*p < 0.05, compared to the young group.
#p < 0.05, compared to the middle age group.