Anthropometric Analysis of Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation

Clinical Article

Korean J Spine 2004;1(4): 477-480.

Dong Yeob Lee, M.D., Yong Ahn, M.D. and Sang-Ho Lee, M.D.

Department of Neurosurgery, Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, Korea

요추 추간판탈출증 환자의 신체계측 분석

이동엽^, 안용^, 이상호

우리들병원 신경외과

Abstract

Objective
To evaluate height, weight, and body mass index(BMI) of patients with lumbar disc herniation.
Methods
The authors retrospectively analyzed height, weight, and BMI of 429 patients(male: 273, female: 156) who under- went decompressive surgery for lumbar disc herniation(open discectomy or endoscopic discectomy) in May 2002. BMI of each age group was compared with previously reported BMI of 1,939 general people. Statistical analysis was performed using one sample T-test.
Results
In men, mean height(171.57짹6.36) of the patients was significantly higher than that of general people(170.01짹5.60) (p<0.001). In women, mean weight (58.90짹9.64) of the patients was higher than that of general people(57.20짹7.76) (p =0.029). For sex- and age-matched group analysis, men aged 20節29 years showed significantly higher BMI(24.12짹4.36) than general people(22.56짹3.01) (p=0.015). There was no significant difference of BMI in other age groups.
Conclusion
In men aged 20節29 years, increased BMI seem to have an association with lumbar disc herniation requiring surgical treatment.

Keywords: Lumbar, Disc herniation, Body mass index