Table 2.
Comparison of the demographics of the patients in the two groups at baseline.
| Characteristic | Surgery Group (n = 40) |
Conservative Group (n = 21) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, female, n (%) | 28 (57.0%) | 14 (43.8%) | 0.789 |
| Age (yrs), mean (SD) | 45.2 (8.6) | 44.3 (7.1) | 0.685 |
| VAS for dizziness, mean (SD) | 56.0 (11.9) | 54.8 (4.7) | 0.666 |
| Dizziness frequency, mean (SD) | 3.5 (0.9) | 3.3 (0.7) | 0.620 |
| VAS for neck pain, mean (SD) | 63.7 (8.6) | 62.8 (9.6) | 0.734 |
| NDI, mean (SD) | 69.3 (5.0) | 67.0 (7.7) | 0.182 |
| Disease Level, n (%) | 0.590 | ||
| C3/4 | 6 (15.0%) | 4 (19.0%) | |
| C4/5 | 15 (37.5%) | 9 (42.9%) | |
| C5/6 | 12 (30.0%) | 7 (33.3%) | |
| C6/7 | 7 (17.5%) | 1 (4.8%) |
Data are mean (SD) or number (%). SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analog scale; NDI, neck disability index.