Correlation Analysis between Tamoxifen and Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

Table 3

Comparisons of the lumbar disc height index for each lumbar disc and the average value.

	Disc height index (%)
	L1/2	L2/3	L3/4	L4/5	L5/S1	Average
TAM group (n = 46)	24.96 ± 4.04	27.28 ± 5.16	30.05 ± 5.70	32.06 ± 5.21	28.63 ± 6.18	29.69 ± 3.08
Non-TAM group (n = 29)	26.86 ± 3.41	29.68 ± 3.72	31.23 ± 3.81	31.35 ± 5.11	28.49 ± 7.46	28.52 ± 3.47
value	0.038	0.034	0.522	0.561	0.930	0.141

indicates a significant difference ().