Table 1.
Demographic data of patients in the Group 1 and Group 2 treatment groups
| Group 1: Antibiotics only (n = 47) | Group 2: Early surgery with antibiotics (n = 43) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | ||
| Male | 33 (70.2%) | 28 (65.1%) |
| Female | 14 (29.8%) | 15 (34.9%) |
| Age (in years) | ||
| Mean (SD) | 62.5 (15.2) | 58.9 (15.1) |
| Range | 30–85 | 16–82 |
| Underlying comorbidity, n (%) | ||
| DM | 11 (23.4%) | 16 (37.2%) |
| ESRD | 1 (2.1%) | 4 (9.3%) |
| Liver cirrhosis | 5 (10.6%) | 5 (11.6%) |
| RA | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.3%) |
| Drug addiction | 3 (6.4%) | 3 (7.0%) |
| Pre-treatment kyphosis anglea | ||
| Mean (SD) | +11.2 (8.4970) | +10.986 (8.0919) |
| Range | 1.2–35.3 | 0.6–32 |
SD standard deviation, DM diabetes mellitus, ESRD end-stage renal disease, RA rheumatoid arthritis
aKyphosis angle: unit in degrees; positive value = kyphosis, negative value = lordosis