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Table 1 Summary of descriptive features

From: Correlation of psoas major muscle morphology with function and clinical symptoms in patients with symptomatic multilevel lumbar spinal stenosis

Variable

All patients (n = 114)

Demographics

Age (years)

 

Mean ± SD

69.9 ± 9.7

Gender

Female

73 (64%)

Male

41 (36%)

BMI (kg/m2) (Mean ± SD)

Total

26.6 ± 4.0

Female

26.8 ± 3.9

Male

26.2 ± 4.2

Comorbidity

Smoking

17 (15.0%)

Alcohol

16 (11.4%)

Diabetes

35 (30.7%)

Hypertension

72 (63.2%)

Cerebrovascular disease

14 (12.3%)

Cardiovascular disease

20 (17.5%)

Spinal disease

14 (12.3%)

Clinical assessment

 

Symptom duration (month)

 

 Back pain duration

77.1 ± 79.9

 Leg pain duration

36.9 ± 55.9

ODI

0.54 ± 0.14

VAS (back pain)

4.5 ± 2.4

VAS (leg pain)

4.4 ± 2.8

  1. SD standard deviation; BMI body mass index; ODI Oswestry Disability Index; VAS visual analogue scale