Table 2 Characteristics of patients with L5 or non-L5 spondylolysis
From: Characteristics of lumbar spondylolysis: L5 versus non-L5
Characteristics | L5 | Non-L5 | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Total excluding multi-level patients (n) | 157 | 70 | |
Sex (% [n]) | |||
Male | 86% (135) | 66% (46) | 0.0004* |
Female | 14% (22) | 34% (24) | |
Mean age (years) | 14.0 | 14.6 | 0.032** |
Spina bifida occulta (% [n]) | |||
With | 57% (90) | 44% (31) | 0.069* |
Without | 43% (67) | 56% (39) | |