Table 1.
Patient demographics. Data are shown as mean values ± standard deviation, except for male sex and smokers, where number of individuals are reported. Data in parentheses are percentages. VAS.back and VAS.leg: Visual Analogue Score for back and leg pain, respectively. ODI: Oswestry Disability Index. Symptoms: duration of low back pain symptoms. MC0: no Modic change. MC1: Modic type 1 change. MC2: Modic type 2 change.
| age (yr) | male (%) | height (cm) | weight (kg) | smoker (%) | VAS.back (0–10) | VAS.leg (0–10) | ODI (0–100%) | symptoms (yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (n = 14) | |||||||||
| mean ± sd | 62.7 ± 11.8 | 171.2 ± 11.2 | 86.1 ± 18.2 | 5.9 ± 2.3 | 5.5 ± 3.0 | 38.5 ± 16.0 | 4.4 ± 5.1 | ||
| percentage | 10 (71.4) | 9 (64.3) | |||||||
| Biopsies (n = 22) | |||||||||
| MC0 (n = 8) | 63.0 ± 12.3 | 5 (62.5) | 166.9 ± 10.0 | 79.0 ± 15.3 | 5 (62.5) | 5.4 ± 2.6 | 5.6 ± 2.7 | 38.1 ± 18.0 | 4.2 ± 5.6 |
| MC1 (n = 8) | 58.0 ± 9.7 | 5 (62.5) | 170.0 ± 10.8 | 83.8 ± 20.1 | 7 (87.5) | 6.6 ± 1.4 | 5.3 ± 2.6 | 40.0 ± 15.3 | 2.9 ± 3.2 |
| MC2 (n = 6) | 64.2 ± 11.0 | 5 (83.3) | 174.7 ± 13.9 | 90.6 ± 22.7 | 4 (66.7) | 5.8 ± 1.9 | 7.2 ± 2.1 | 40.8 ± 10.3 | 5.6 ± 5.2 |
| p-value | 0.58 | 0.724 | 0.517 | 0.593 | 0.59 | 0.626 | 0.476 | 0.959 | 0.619 |