Table 2.
Patients’ Characteristics
| Higher Compliance (>92.9) | Lower Compliance (≤92.9) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (n) | 91 | 169 | |
| Age, mean ± SD | 69.6±4.4 | 73.3±7.1 | 0.045 |
| Gender | 0.834 | ||
| Male | 40 | 72 | |
| Females | 51 | 97 | |
| BMI | 25.1±3.76 | 26.2±4.14 | 0.569 |
| Smoker | 9 | 14 | 0.664 |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Hypertension | 48 | 79 | 0.356 |
| Diabetes | 36 | 55 | 0.258 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 12 | 15 | 0.277 |
| Arrhythmias | 5 | 5 | 0.310 |
| Gastrointestinal | 4 | 8 | 0.901 |
| Chronic lung disease | 5 | 6 | 0.458 |
| Parkinson disease | 2 | 4 | 0.931 |
| Depression | 6 | 7 | 0.387 |
| ASA classification | 0.936 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2 | 53 | 98 | |
| 3 | 36 | 66 | |
| Preoperative ODI (%) | 59.6±20.3 | 64.2±15.1 | 0.177 |
| Preoperative VAS back | 6.6±1.9 | 6.9±2.1 | 0.644 |
| Preoperative VAS leg | 7.78±2.0 | 7.60±2.3 | 0.738 |
| Surgical level | 0.062 | ||
| 1–2levels | 65 | 101 | |
| ≥3levels | 26 | 68 | |
| Surgical time, min | 169.7±40.2 | 180.4±52.6 | 0.329 |
| Estimated blood loss, mL | 322.5±276.9 | 299.1±223.4 | 0.138 |
Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.