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| Asymptomatic joints | Symptomatic joints | Significance |
| All joints | ||||
| n |
| 60 | 15 |
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| Max. dimension (mean) | 20.4 ± 1.8 mm | 25.3 ± 4.1 mm | P < 0.05 | |
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| Grading (mean) | 0.6 ± 0.6 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | P < 0.05 | |
| Grade | 0 | 29 | 1 | P = 0.003 |
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| 2 + 3 | 5 | 7 | P = 0.015 |
| L4/5 | ||||
| n |
| 30 | 5 |
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| Max. dimension (mean) | 20.5 ± 1.9 mm | 24.8 ± 4.6 mm | P > 0.05 | |
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| Grading (mean) | 0.5 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 1.1 | P > 0.05 | |
| Grade | 0 | 16 | 1 | P = 0.34 |
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| 2 + 3 | 1 | 3 | P = 0.006 |
| L5/S1 | ||||
| n |
| 30 | 10 |
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| Max dimension (mean) | 20.3 ± 1.8 mm | 25.6 ± 4.1 mm | P < 0.05 | |
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| Grading (mean) | 0.7 ± 0.7 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | P < 0.05 | |
| Grade | 0 | 13 | 0 | P = 0.018 |
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| 2 + 3 | 4 | 4 | P = 0.09 |