Table 1.
Summary of Baseline Demographics and Patient-Reported Outcomes for Respondents.
| Patients with follow-up, n (%) | 272 (85.5) |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 49.9 (9.2) |
| Males, n (%) | 140 (51.5) |
| Smokers, n (%) | 67 (24.6) |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 26.5 (4.1) |
| Levels (%) | |
| 1 | 53.6 |
| 2 | 41.8 |
| 3 | 4.6 |
| Patient-reported outcomes, mean (SD) | |
| Neck Disability Index | 40.0 (16.2) |
| EuroQoL-5D | 0.50 (0.29) |
| Short Form 36 PCS | 35.5 (7.9) |
| VAS neck pain | 52.8 (27.9) |
| VAS arm pain | 60.4 (25.1) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; PCS, Physical Component summary; SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analogue scale.