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Table 4 Spearman’s correlation (r) between the spinopelvic parameters and the Pfirrmann disc degeneration degree at each lumbar disc level

From: Different spinal subtypes with varying characteristics of lumbar disc degeneration at specific level with age: a study based on an asymptomatic population

 

A

B

C

L1-L2

L2-L3

L3-L4

L4-L5

L5-S1

L1-L2

L2-L3

L3-L4

L4-L5

L5-S1

L1-L2

L2-L3

L3-L4

L4-L5

L5-S1

LL

0.04

− 0.04

− 0.08

0.12

− 0.04

0.04

0.03

− 0.23

− 0.25*

− 0.18

− 0.01

− 0.09

0.17

− 0.26*

0.04

SS

0.17

0.14

− 0.07

− 0.12

0.05

− 0.05

− 0.02

0.14

0.21

0.14

− 0.09

− 0.05

− 0.18

−0.16

0.06

PT

− 0.09

0.00

0.16

− 0.16

− 0.07

0.23

0.07

0.01

0.05

0.04

0.19

− 0.03

0.04

− 0.01

− 0.05

PI

− 0.03

0.14

0.02

− 0.11

0.09

0.11

− 0.01

0.08

0.19

0.11

− 0.02

− 0.01

− 0.11

− 0.18

0.09

SVA

0.05

− 0.07

− 0.01

0.08

− 0.15

0.11

− 0.04

0.10

− 0.08

0.08

− 0.10

− 0.04

0.14

− 0.12

− 0.06

  1. *There was a statistically significant correlation (P < 0.05)
  2. LL lumbar lordosis, SS sacral slope, PT pelvic tilt, PI pelvic incidence, SVA sagittal vertical axis