Research Article

The Effect of Very High versus Very Low Sustained Loading on the Lower Back and Knees in Middle Life

Table 6

Knee and Back complaints and knee and back MRI findings (mean SD or mean, median and IQR).

VariableTorah scholars
( )
Soldiers
( )
value

Knee pain score (1–4)0.5, 0, 0.0–0.50.6, 0, 0.0–0.01.0
Back pain score (1–4)0.8, 0, 0.0–2.00.7, 0, 0.0–1.01.0
Worms score2.0, 1.5, 0.0–3.51.8, 1.0, 0.5–2.70.7
Pfirrmann score6.7, 7.0, 5.0–7.08.6, 9.0, 7.0–10.00.003