Table 2.

MRI parameter of women and men in different vertebral segments.

MRI	Females (n = 30)					Males (n = 30)
parameter	L2	L3	L4	f	p	L2	L3	L4	f	p
D	0.29 ± 0.05	0.28 ± 0.04	0.28 ± 0.04	0.022	0.978	0.21 ± 0.04	0.20 ± 0.04	0.20 ± 0.05	0.37	0.691
(10−3 mm2/s)
f (%)	32.10 ± 3.80	30.99 ± 6.12	32.00 ± 4.95	0.445	0.642	29.13 ± 6.35	29.84 ± 6.41	27.85 ± 7.87	0.634	0.533
D*	45.98 ± 16.19	44.44 ± 8.80	49.73 ± 19.22	0.942	0.397	87.97 ± 28.32	95.03 ± 34.81	92.35 ± 38.59	0.326	0.723
(10−3 mm2/s)

Data are shown as means ± standard deviations. L, lumbar. Determined with the analysis of variance.

Pseudodiffusion coefficient (D*) represent the characteristics of perfusion.