PREVALENCE OF LUMBAR DEGENERATION GRADES BY GENDER AND AGE

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: To report the prevalence of lumbar degenerative disease (LDD) according to a classification for LDD and correlate it with the gender and age of patients included in the study. Methods: A sample of the Brazilian population registered in the database of a public tertiary hospital was used for retrospective analysis in this cross-sectional study. Radiographic examinations of patients included in the study were evaluated to identify and classify LDD. The demographic data collected were the age and gender of the patients. Results: There was no statistical significance in the relationship between prevalence by gender and LDD degree classification. For age, there was significance only in older individuals with grades 1, 2, or 3, and it was impossible to observe the same relevance between the ages of patients with some degree of LDD. Grade 1 LDD was the most prevalent. Conclusion: Elderly patients with some degree of LDD (1, 2, or 3) demonstrated a higher prevalence compared to those of younger age without signs of lumbar degenerative disease, and female patients were more prevalent in our sample. However, there was no statistical difference between genders. Level of Evidence IV; Cross-Sectional Study.

Keywords

• Low Back Pain
• Spine
• Intervertebral Disc Degeneration