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Table 1 Demographic variables

From: The role of iatrogenic foraminal stenosis from lordotic correction in the development of C5 palsy after posterior laminectomy and fusion

Baseline variable

No palsy

C5 palsy

p value

Age

57.73 ± 11.55

61 ± 8.25

0.27

Race

Black

14 (35 %)

Black

6 (46 %)

0.36

Hispanic

1 (3 %)

Hispanic

0 (0 %)

American Indian

0 (0 %)

American Indian

1 (8 %)

Multi-race

1 (3 %)

Multi-race

0 (0 %)

White

24 (60 %)

White

6 (46 %)

Gender

Male

26 (63 %)

Male

9 (69 %)

0.96

Female

15 (37 %)

Female

4 (31 %)

 

BMI

30.5 ± 7.6

30.6 ± 5.8

0.94

Smoker

Yes

12 (19 %)

Yes

0 (0 %)

0.07

No

29 (81 %)

No

13 (100 %)

 

Comorbiditiesa

3 (2,5)

4 (3, 6)

0.41

Length of staya

3 (3, 5)

4 (4, 5)

0.13

Diabetes

Yes

10 (24 %)

Yes

3 (23 %)

1.0

No

31 (76 %)

No

10 (77 %)

 
  1. aReported as median and interquartile range
  2. BMI body mass index