Table 1 General information between the two groups
PEID | COLD | t or X2 value | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 25 | 25 | ||
Age | 40.44 ± 8.23 | 37.80 ± 9.35 | 1.060 | 0.295 |
Sex (male/female) | 18/7 | 17/8 | 0.095 | 0.758 |
Mean follow-up time | 37.04 ± 7.36 | 38.16 ± 7.26 | − 0.542 | 0.590 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.54 ± 3.63 | 25.11 ± 3.83 | − 1.493 | 0.142 |
Smoking rate | 5/20 | 7/18 | 0.439 | 0.508 |
Symptoms | ||||
Low back pain | 21 | 22 | ||
Leg pain | 24 | 25 | ||
Signs | ||||
Lasegue test ( +) | 24 | 23 | ||
Enhanced Lasegue test ( +) | 23 | 22 | ||
Achilles tendon reflex weakness | 19 | 18 | ||
Location | ||||
L4/L5 (left) & L5/S1 (left) | 9 | 11 | ||
L4/L5 (right) & L5/S1 (right) | 13 | 12 | ||
L4/L5 (left) & L5/S1 (right) | 2 | 1 | ||
L4/L5 (right) & L5/S1 (left) | 1 | 1 |