TABLE 2.

Statistical table of influencing factors of intervertebral disk degeneration.

	Non-degeneration group	Degeneration group	P-value
Sex	74	54	0.077
Male	47	26
Female	27	28
Age	61.1 ± 10.4	66.2 ± 10.3	0.007∗∗
Height (cm)	165.1 ± 7.3	162.6 ± 7.7	0.075
Weight (kg)	64.8 ± 9.7	68.1 ± 10.7	0.082
BMI	23.7 ± 2.9	25.7 ± 3.2	0.001∗∗
TG (mmol/L)	1.74 ± 0.98	2.45 ± 2.00	0.012∗
TC (mmol/L)	4.48 ± 1.01	4.53 ± 1.16	0.749
HDL (mmol/L)	1.01 ± 0.30	1.00 ± 0.27	0.83
LDL (mmol/L)	2.48 ± 0.74	2.48 ± 0.92	0.996
VLDL (mmol/L)	0.91 ± 0.54	1.08 ± 0.80	0.165
Apo A (g/L)	15.9 ± 15.3	19.55 ± 18.645	0.234

Clinical data concerning intervertebral disk degeneration. BMI, Body Mass Index. TG, triglyceride. TC, Total Cholesterol. HDL, High Density Lipoprotein. LDL, Low Density Lipoprotein. VLDL, Very Low Density Lipoprotein. Apo A, Apolipoprotein. TG and Apo A-values are medians. Other values are means ± SD. ^∗P < 0.05, ^∗∗P < 0.01.