Table 1. The Comparison of the Demographic and Radiographic Diagnostic Information Between the 2 Groups .
| Men (n=16) | Women (n=24) | P Value | ||
| Age (y) | 42.1±14.2 | 54.9±16.6 | 0.016 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.3±5.2 | 25.8±2.3 | 0.836 | |
| Duration of symptoms onset (y) | 2.9±2.3 | 3.9±2.3 | 0.079 | |
| Occupation | Employee | 8 (50.0%) | 4 (16.7%) | 0.0001 |
| Housewife | 0 (0.0%) | 20 (83.3%) | ||
| Self-employment | 8 (50.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| History of taking analgesic drugs | Yes | 10 (62.5%) | 15 (62.5%) | 1.0 |
| No | 6 (37.5%) | 9 (37.5%) | ||
| Disc protrusion levels | L3-5 | 4 (25.0%) | 3 (12.5%) | 0.4 |
| L4-5 | 1 (6.3%) | 5 (20.8%) | ||
| L4-S1 | 5 (31.3%) | 10 (41.7%) | ||
| L2-4 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | ||
| L2-3, L4-5 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | ||
| L3-S1 | 1 (6.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| L5-S1 | 4 (25.0%) | 3 (12.5%) | ||
| L1-5 | 1 (6.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| L2-3, L4-S1 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | ||