The Clinical Correlations between Diabetes, Cigarette Smoking and Obesity on Intervertebral Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine

The Clinical Correlations between Diabetes, Cigarette Smoking and Obesity on Intervertebral Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine

Study DesignRetrospective analysis of a nationwide private insurance database. Chi-square analysis and linear regression models were utilized for outcome measures.PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate any relationship between lumbar degenerative disc disease, diabetes, obesity and smok...

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Main Authors: Ande M. Jakoi, Gurpal Pannu, Anthony D'Oro, Zorica Buser, Martin H. Pham, Neil N. Patel, Patrick C. Hsieh, John C. Liu, Frank L. Acosta, Raymond Hah, Jeffrey C. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2017-06-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
Subjects:
Degenerative disc disease
Lumbar spine
Tobacco use
Obesity
Diabetes mellitus
Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-11-337.pdf

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