Characteristics of T-OPLL (+) and T-OPLL (−) individuals in the study population
| T-OPLL (±) | ||||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| + | – | + | – | + | – | |
| Number % | 14 | 1778 | 36 | 1471 | 50 | 3249 |
| 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.5 | ||||
| Age (mean±SD), year | 60.4±13.4 | 55.2±17.3 | 66.2±12.1 | 60.2±16.6 | 64.6±12.6 | 57.5±17.1 |
| P | 0.23 | 0.014 | 0.0013 | |||
| BMI (mean±SD), kg/m2* | 26.7±7.6 | 28.0±7.0 | 26.7±5.9 | 27.5±7.0 | 26.7±6.3 | 27.8±7.0 |
| P | 0.39 | 0.82 | 0.44 | |||
| Diabetes | ||||||
| Present | 12 | 665 | 33 | 411 | 45 | 1076 |
| Not resent | 2 | 1113 | 3 | 1060 | 5 | 2173 |
| P | 0.002 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||
Age and BMI were presented as mean±SD.
The bolded and italic values represent labels for the data.
*BMI was based on a total N of 3044; T-OPLL (+) = 45; male=13, female=32; T-OPLL (−) = 2999; male=1622, female=1377.
BMI, body mass index; T-OPLL, thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.