Different cervical vertebral bone quality scores for bone mineral density assessment for the patients with cervical degenerative disease undergoing ACCF/ACDF: computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging-based study

Table 1 Patient demographics

Factors	Normal (n = 34)	Osteopenia/osteoporosis (n = 72)	p
Mean age (SD)	51.47 ± 10.67	50.86 ± 11.12	0.790
Sex (male:female)	15:19	33:39	0.891
BMI (kg/m²)	24.67 ± 4.2	24.33 ± 3.95	0.684
Asian	34 (100%)	72 (100%)	1.000
Anemia (yes:no)	4:30	6:66	0.835
Hyperlipidemia (yes:no)	8:26	12:60	0.399
Diabetes (yes:no)	3:31	4:68	0.831
Alcoholism (yes:no)	9:25	22:50	0.666
Cigarette (yes:no)	10:24	16:56	0.422
Steroid use (yes:no)	2:32	5:67	1.000
CT(HU)	329.27 ± 59.79	269.44 ± 67.38	< 0.001*
VBQ-1	2.86 ± 0.64	3.36 ± 0.57	< 0.001*
VBQ-2	2.66 ± 0.56	3.12 ± 0.62	< 0.001*
VBQ-3	2.67 ± 0.63	3.18 ± 0.61	< 0.001*

SD Standard deviation; BMI Body mass index; HU Hounsfield Units; VBQ vertebral bone quality
*Statistical significance between two groups

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