Research Article

Influence of Global Spine Sagittal Balance and Spinal Degenerative Changes on Locomotive Syndrome Risk in a Middle-Age and Elderly Community-Living Population

Table 2

Comparison of lumbar disc height at each level according to locomotive syndrome risk stage.

LevelAllNo riskStage 1Stage 2

L1–L2 (mm)0.6458
L2–L3 (mm)0.0397
L3–L4 (mm)0.0338
L4–L5 (mm)0.0017
L5–S1 (mm)0.7665

Values given are unless otherwise specified. Statistically significant.