Table 3

Mann-Whitney U test for Subgroups 1 and 2 (generated in IBM SPSS Statistics 19)

Ranks
Subgroup No.NMean RankSum of Ranks
ODI1.002021.93438.50
2.001614.22227.50
Total36
SSS1.002021.80436.00
2.001614.38230.00
Total36
mCS1.002010.50210.00
2.001628.50456.00
Total36
Test Statisticsq
ODISSSmCS
Mann-Whitney U91.5094.00000
Wilcoxon W227.500230.000210.000
Z-2.191-2.108-5.116
Asymp. Sig (2-tailed).028.035.000
  • a Grouping Variable: Subgroup Number

  • ODI – Oswestry Disability Index. SSQ – Swiss Spinal Stenosis Questionnaire. mCS – Mean Coefficient of Stenosis.