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Table. 2 Clinical outcomes

From: Is there a difference in the outcomes of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion among female patients with different menopausal statuses?

 

Premenopausal group

Early postmenopausal group

Late postmenopausal group

P value

JOA scores

 Preoperative

11.00 (10.00–12.00)

11.00 (10.00–12.00)

11.00 (10.00–12.00)

0.163

 Last follow-up

16.00 (15.00–16.00)*

16.00 (15.00–16.00)*

15.00 (14.50–16.00)*

0.124

VAS scores

 Preoperative

6.00 (5.00–6.25)

6.00 (5.25–7.00)

6.00 (6.00–7.00)

0.268

 Last follow-up

2.00 (1.00–2.00)*

2.00 (1.00–2.00)*

2.00 (1.50–2.00)*

0.405

NDI scores

 Preoperative

30.00 (29.00–32.00)

30.50 (29.00–32.00)

31.00 (29.50–33.00)

0.234

 Last follow-up

9.00 (8.00–10.00)*

10.00 (9.00–10.75)*

10.00 (9.50–12.50)*

0.070

  1. *P < 0.05 compared with preoperative value