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. 2019 Jul 22;14(7):e0219380. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219380

Table 2. A table summarising the characteristics of subjects included in the study.

General Characteristics
Age ± SD, (Range) 55.1 ± 14.0 (21–91)
Male, n (%) 52 (46)
MRI Features
Mean MCC ± SD (Range) 25.7 ± 14.6 (0.8–62.8)
Mean MSCC ± SD (Range) 17.4 ± 13.8 (0.0–63.1)
Mean SCOR ± SD (Range) 61.3 ± 8.7 (40.8–109.2)
Mean CR ± SD (Range) 0.42 ± 0.11 (0.16–0.71)
Clinical Pathway
Patients diagnosed with myelopathy, n (%) 36 (32)
Patients ultimately reviewed by a spinal surgeon, n (%) 81 (72)
Mean mJOA on assessment by spinal surgeon ± SD, (Range) 15.4 ± 1.8 (9–18)
Patients offered surgical treatment, n (%) 34 (30)
Mean time to surgery from assessment (months) ± SD (Range) 3.6 ± 3.7 (0–18)

SD = Standard Deviation, MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MCC = Maximum Canal Compromise, MSCC = Maximum Spinal Cord Compression, SCOR = Spinal Cord Occupation Ratio, CR = Compression Ratio, mJOA = Modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association Scale