Is there a Relationship between Blood Lipid Profile and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?

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Introduction: The etiology of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is still unknown, but it is a multifactorial disease. Reduced blood flow due to atherosclerosis is thought to accelerate spinal degenerative changes, but it is not known whether there is a re-lationship between blood lipid profile and the development of spinal stenosis. In this study, we compared the LSS patients who underwent surgery and the patients without narrow canal findings., We aimed to evaluate the role of hyperlipidemia in the etiology of spinal stenosis.Methods: In our study, the blood lipid values (total cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol) of two different groups between the ages of 60 and 70, consisting of women and men, were analyzed and compared retrospectively. Group 1 (LSS group) with 40 LSS cases (20 females/20 males) operated in our clinic, Group 2 (control group)with the patients from patients who applied to the outpatient clinic for nonspecific reasons (such as headache).Results: There was no statistically significant difference in Group 1 and Group 2 concerning HDL and LDL levels. The VLDL level of Group 1 was statistically significantly higher than Group 2 (p=0.000; p<0.05). The triglyceride level of Group 1 was statistically significantly higher than Group 2 (p=0.000; p<0.05).Discussion and Conclusion: It is thought that there is a relationship between VLDL and triglyceride levels and the develop-ment of spinal stenosis. However, there is no such relationship with HDL and LDL.