Table 2 Characteristics of patients divided by axial ossification type and sagittal ossification type
Unilateral | Bilateral | Bridged | P value | Beak | Round | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 14 | 18 | 16 | … | 19 | 29 | … |
Sex | |||||||
Male | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0.789 | 10 | 19 | 0.372 |
Female | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | ||
Age, mean ± SD, years | 60.5 ± 11.26 | 56.83 ± 7.12 | 58.19 ± 9.91 | 0.552 | 61.47 ± 7.63 | 56.31 ± 9.89 | 0.060 |
Symptom duration, Q50 (Q25, Q75), month | 6.5 (1.875, 36) | 10 (2, 36) | 6 (2.25, 22.75) | 0.719 | 12 (2, 36) | 6 (2, 18) | 0.380 |
Heart disease, no. (%) | 4 (28.6) | 5 (27.8) | 5 (31.3) | 1.000 | 6 (31.6) | 8 (27.6) | 0.766 |
Diabetes, no. (%) | 2 (14.3) | 2 (11.1) | 1 (6.3) | 0.850 | 3 (15.8) | 2 (6.9) | 0.615 |
Hypertension, no. (%) | 6 (42.9) | 7 (38.9) | 4 (25.0) | 0.551 | 7 (36.8) | 10 (34.5) | 0.867 |
Bowel or bladder symptoms, no. (%) | 5 (35.7) | 9 (50.0) | 6 (37.5) | 0.659 | 9 (47.4) | 11 (37.9) | 0.517 |