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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis

From: Comparative efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopy and micro-endoscopic discectomy in the treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Publication year

Study type

Segment type

Age (years) UBE

Age (years) MED

Follow-up time (months)

Sample size of UBE

Sample size of MED

Aygun

2021

RCT

Single-segment

64.64 ± 10.09

65.01 ± 9.24

24

100

100

Ito

2021

R

Single-segment

66.3 ± 12.3

65.0 ± 11.1

6

42

139

Kim

2020

R

Single-segment

64.23 ± 5.26

66.20 ± 6.01

12

30

30

Min

2020

R

Single-segment

65.74 ± 10.52

66.74 ± 7.96

27.2

54

35

Park

2020

RCT

Single-segment

66.2 (41–80)

67.1 (45–79)

12

32

32

Choi

2019

R

Single-segment

65.4 ± 11.8

65.2 ± 12.0

6

35

30

Heo

2019

R

Single-segment

66.7 ± 9.4

63.4 ± 11.1

12

46

42

Kang

2019

RCT

Single-segment

65.1 ± 8.6

67.2 ± 9.5

6

32

30

Heo

2018

R

Single-segment

65.8 ± 8.9

63.6 ± 10.5

12

46

42

  1. RCT Randomized controlled trial, R Retrospective