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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Spine J. 2021 Oct 23;22(4):570–577. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.10.013

Table 2:

Multivariate analysis for leg pain and back pain predominant cohorts controlling for Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI).

Leg Pain Predominant Back Pain Predominant p-value#

Pre-Operative ODI 34.1 ± 19.2 33.3 ± 17.6 0.661
1-Year ODI 5.9 ± 7.6 22.2 ± 17.2 0.000
Change in ODI −28.1 ± 17.4 −11.1 ± 19.4 0.014
p-value* 0.005 0.000
Pre-Operative VAS
Back Pain
4.3 ± 3.4 6.1 ± 2.4 0.015
1-Year VAS Back Pain 1.0 ± 1.5 3.8 ± 2.8 0.000
Change in VAS Back Pain −3.3 ± 3.3 −2.3±3.5 0.519
p-value*
0.001
0.000

Pre-Operative VAS Leg Pain 5.8 ± 3.5 4.9 ± 3.6 0.479
1-Year VAS Leg Pain 0.5 ± 1.1 1.9 ± 3.1 0.076
Change in VAS Leg Pain −5.3 ± 3.5 −2.9 ± 4.1 0.075
p-value* 0.001 0.000
#

p-value for comparison between groups;

*

p-value for change within each group