Moreover, to investigate the effect of T2D duration on LDD, by utilizing Spearman correlation analysis, a positive trend was observed between T2D duration and severity of disc degeneration, respectively at L1/2 ( r = 0.264), L2/3 ( r = 0.467), L3/4 ( r = 0.373), L4/5 ( r = 0.346), and L5/S1 ( r = 0.437) in the T2D good control group and L1/2 ( r = 0.211), L2/3 ( r = 0.349), L3/4 ( r = 0.228), L4/5 ( r = 0.240), and L5/S1 ( r = 0.338) in the T2D bad control group; ( P < 0.05).
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The potential effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus on lumbar disc degeneration: a retrospective single-center study.
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