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 3

Prevalence of lumbar osteophyte formation according to locomotive syndrome risk stage.

Osteophyte formationAllNo riskStage 1Stage 2

Positive/negative369/686203/427104/17662/83
Prevalence35.0%32.2%37.1%42.8%0.0380

Statistically significant.