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Table 5 Differences in the incidence of subsequent L5-S1 disc degeneration in patients with 0, 1, or ≥ 2 predictors

From: The preoperative predictors for subsequent degeneration in L5-S1 disc after long fusion arthrodesis terminating at L5 in patients with adult scoliosis: focus on spinopelvic parameters

Variable

Adjusted odds ratio

95% confidence interval

P

0 predictor

1

  

1 predictor

0.533

0.192–1.477

0.226

≥ 2 predictors

3.167

1.164–8.619

0.024