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Table 1 Demographics, clinical, imaging and laboratory characteristics of the included patients and controls

From: Comparative effect of transforaminal injection of Magnesium sulphate versus Ozone on oxidative stress biomarkers in lumbar disc related radicular pain

 

Mg sulphate group

(n=45)

Ozone group

(n=45)

Control group

(n=45)

P-value

Age [Mean (SD)]

55.13 (13.22)

58.93 (13.28)

54.91 (12.37)

0.258

Sex

Males [n (%)]

27 (60%)

28 (62.2%)

22 (48.9%)

0.392

Females [n (%)]

18 (40%)

17 (37.8%)

23 (51.1%)

Duration of pain in months [Mean (SD)]

21.56 (14.96)

23.56 (15.56)

21.82 (14.39)

0.79

Number of prolapsed discs [Mean (SD)]

2.71 (0.99)

2.76 (0.98)

2.78 (0.95)

0.947

Degree of the most prolapsed disc

Bulge [n (%)]

21 (46.7%)

17 (37.8%)

16 (35.6%)

0.857

Protrusion [n (%)]

16 (35.6%)

18 (40.0%)

19 (42.2%)

Herniation [n (%)]

8 (17.8%)

10 (22.2%)

10 (22.2%)

NRS before intervention [Mean (SD)]

8.44 (1.24)

8.58 (1.29)

8.511 (1.12)

0.874

ODI before intervention [Mean (SD)]

62.13 (10.16)

59.96 (10.18)

62.84 (9.63)

0.363

FRI before intervention [Mean (SD)]

68.97 (17.2)

69.24 (18.02)

69.04 (16.98)

0.997

SAPS [Mean (SD)]

24.1556 (2.75)

23.33 (2.98)

21.67 (2.056)

>0.001*

SOD serum level before intervention [Mean (SD)]

12.4 (2.78)

12.12 (3.07)

12.75 (2.8)

0.593

GSH serum level before intervention [Mean (SD)]

24.46 (6.76)

25.42 (6.62)

24.61 (6.55)

0.763

  1. FRI Functional rating index, GSH Glutathione, NRS Numeric rating scale, ODI Oswestry back disability, SAPS Short assessment of patient satisfaction, SOD Superoxide dismutase
  2. *P-value ≤ 0.05 is considered significant