Table 2.

Patient characteristics

Variable	Group 1 (n=41)	Group 2 (n=59)	p-value
Age (yr)	45.9±13.64	49±13.2	0.671
Sex			0.798
Male	16 (39)	22 (37)
Female	25 (61)	37 (63)
BMI (kg/m2)	24.3±3.55	23.9±3.53	0.886
Comorbidity
HTN	5 (12)	8 (14)	0.548
DM	5 (12)	9 (15)	0.428

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%). Group 1 underwent pterional craniotomy with temporal augmentation and group 2 without temporal augmentation.

BMI, body mass index; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus.