Characteristic | PLF group (N = 42) | MFF group (N = 35) | P value | Statistical power |
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Age, (year) | 45.86 ± 14.08 | 43.09 ± 18.42 | 0.513 | 0.176 |
Female sex, no. (%) | 23 (55) | 17 (49) | 0.588 | 0.731 |
BMI | 24.93 ± 3.38 | 25.37 ± 4.12 | 0.425 | 0.125 |
ODI score | 28.43 ± 13.82 | 24.00 ± 14.55 | 0.536 | 0.373 |
VAS score for lumbar pain | 5.00 ± 3.44 | 4.55 ± 3.24 | 0.767 | 0.141 |
VAS score for leg pain | 5.71 ± 3.65 | 5.18 ± 3.03 | 0.572 | 0.164 |
JOA score | 11.86 ± 3.74 | 11.91 ± 2.77 | 0.851 | 0.057 |
EQ-5D score | 0.51 ± 0.27 | 0.56 ± 0.27 | 0.647 | 0.194 |