Table 9.
Characteristics of the elderly patients (age >70 years).
| n, Mean ± SD, min-max | |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 181, 75.54 ± 4.33, 70-89 |
| Sex | n (%) |
| Female | 151 (83.4) |
| Male | 30 (16.6) |
| Diagnosis | n (%) |
| Degenerative | 146 (80.7) |
| İdiopathic | 35 (19.3) |
| Treatment | |
| Surgical | 85 (47) |
| Non-surgical | 96 (53) |
| Baseline scores | n, Mean ± SD, min-max |
| ODI | 179, 44.70 ± 17.59, 4-98 |
| Back pain VAS | 178, 6.38 ± 2.26, 0-10 |
| Leg pain VAS | 178, 4.41 ± 3.27, 0-10 |
| 1st year scores | n, Mean ± SD, min-max |
| ODI | 73, 35.98 ± 18.69, 2-82 |
| Back pain VAS | 74, 4.27 ± 3.10, 0-10 |
| Leg pain VAS | 74, 3.12 ± 3.09, 0-10 |