Table 1.
Demographic information and associated factors in patients
| Variables | N=140 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex* | Male | 42 (30%) |
| Female | 98 (70%) | |
| Age (year) (mean ± SD)* | 64.9±7.97 | |
| Time after fractures (month) (mean ± SD)* | 3.01±1.45 | |
| Cement volume* | Less than 5 ml | 65 (44.4%) |
| More than 5 ml | 75 (53.6) | |
| Fracture location** | Thoracic (T4-T9) | 10 (7.1%) |
| Thoracolumbar (T10-L2) | 110 (78.7%) | |
| Lumbar (L3-L5) | 20 (14.2%) | |
| Type of fracture** | end-plate | 58 (41.4%) |
| burst or retropulsed | 82 (58.6%) | |
| Segmental kyphosis** | Less than 20 degrees | 86 (61.4%) |
| More than 20 degrees | 54 (38.6%) | |
| VAS** | Before | 8.63±0.97 |
| In the first month | 4.65±0.66 | |
| After 6 months | 5.28±0.75 | |
*
Chi-square;
**
independent T-test.