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Table 3 Patient characteristics we could confirm regarding mobility after treatment

From: Ten-year trends in the treatment and intervention timing for patients with metastatic spinal tumors: a retrospective observational study

 

Early group

n = 50

Late group

n = 61

P-value

Sex (male:female)

31:19

36:25

0439b

Age (years)

67.7 ± 15.3

69.1 ± 14.2

0.381a

Metastasis level (n)

Cervical, 6

Thoracic, 18

Lumbosacral, 26

Cervical, 4

Thoracic, 25

Lumbosacral, 31

0.299 b

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or percentages
  2. aStudent’s t test
  3. bχ2 test