Research Article
Impact of Obesity and Underweight on Surgical Outcome of Lumbar Disc Herniation
Table 2
Mean Pre- and postoperative (last visit) pain and disability.
| Group | Preoperative | Last Visit | | value | Mean Improvement |
| Underweight | | | | | | VAS leg | | | 3.2 | 0.001 | | VAS lumbar | | | 3.24 | 0.001 | | ODI | | | 3.19 | 0.001 | | Normal Weight | | | | | | VAS leg | | | 3.44 | 0.001 | | VAS lumbar | | | 3.45 | 0.001 | | ODI | | | 3.41 | 0.001 | | Over Weight | | | | | | VAS leg | | | 5.1 | 0.001 | | VAS lumbar | | | 5.1 | 0.001 | | ODI | | | 5 | 0.001 | | Obese | | | | | | VAS leg | | | 3.9 | 0.001 | | VAS lumbar | | | 3.8 | 0.001 | | ODI | | | 4 | 0.001 | |
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