Table 1.
Shows demographics and clinical features of the patients at baseline.
| Variable (total number of cases = 77) | |
|---|---|
| Age in years [mean ± SD]) (n = 77) | 66 ± 11.9 (range: 27–89 years) |
| Gender (n = 77) | |
| Male/Female | 36 (46.8%)/41 (53.2%) |
| Location of pain (n = 77) | |
| Backache | 1 (1.3%) |
| Leg pain | 17 (22.1%) |
| Backache and leg pain | 59 (76.6%) |
| Affected extremity (n = 74) | |
| Single leg pain/Pain in both legs | 34 (45.9%)/40 (54.1%) |
| Sensory symptoms | |
| Presence of paresthesias (n = 72) | 47 (65.3%) |
| Presence of numbness (n = 73) | 50 (68.5%) |
| Side of operation (n = 77) | |
| Right/Left/Bilateral | 10 (13%)/21 (27.3%)/46 (59.7%) |
| Number of affected levels (n = 77) | |
| Single level/Two levels/Three levels | 48 (62.3%)/21 (27.3%)/8 (10.4%) |
| Affected levels (n = 77) | |
| L2/L3 | 1 (1.3%) |
| L3/L4 | 1 (1.3%) |
| L4/L5 | 41 (53.2%) |
| L5/S1 | 5 (6.5%) |
| L3/L4 + L4/L5 | 11 (14.3%) |
| L4/L5 + L5/S1 | 10 (13%) |
| L2/L3 + L3/L4 + L4/L5 | 4 (5.2%) |
| L3/L4 + L4/L5 + L5/S1 | 4 (5.2%) |
| Type of surgery (n = 77) | |
| Primary decompression | 75 (97.4%) |
| Revision decompression | 2 (2.6%) |
Age is presented as mean and SD (standard deviation).
Rest all data presented as proportion and percentage.