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Table 3 Disease duration of patients with different types

From: An assessment of morphological and pathological changes in paravertebral muscle degeneration using imaging and histological analysis: a cross-sectional study

 

Type 1

Type 2

Type 3

p value

Duration (weeks)

23.15 ± 19.62

1.68 ± 1.26

8.55 ± 6.12

< 0.001*

Range

1.43, 92.57

0.14, 3.86

0.57, 26.71

 
    

< 0.001*

Less than 4 weeks

3 (8.33%)

9 (100%)

8 (32.00%)

 

4 to 12 weeks

12 (33.33%)

0

13 (52.00%)

 

More than 12 weeks

21 (58.33%)

0

4 (16.00%)

 
  1. The duration of less than 4 weeks manifests as acute LBP, 4 to 12 weeks manifests as subacute LBP and more than 12 weeks manifests as chronic LBP
  2. *indicates significant difference
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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