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Table 3 Comparison between patients with and without vertebral fractures

From: Prospective study of superior cluneal nerve disorder as a potential cause of low back pain and leg symptoms

 

Patients with vertebral fractures (n  = 96)

Patients without vertebral fractures (n  = 738)

pvalue

SCN disorder

26 (27%)

87 (12%)

<0.05

Female/male

20/6

42/45

<0.05

Average age (years, range)

75.5 ± 5.0 (67–84)

66.1 ± 15.8 (17–93)

<0.05

Average disease duration (months, range)

24.4 ± 24.5 (0.5–89.5)

28.5 ± 64.7 (0.1–444.0)

<0.05

Average RDQ (range)

15.9 ± 5.1 (6–22)

9.5 ± 7.2 (0–22)

<0.05

Average VAS (range)

72.7 ± 17.2 (40–100)

67.3 ± 19.7 (25–100)

NS

  1. SCN superior cluneal nerve, RDQ Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, VAS visual analog scale, NS not significant.