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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients

From: Predictors for quality of life improvement after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a prospective multi-center study

Characteristics

Preoperative follow-up period (days)

52.9 ± 46.6

Postoperative follow-up period (days)

375.7 ± 51.8

Age (years)

68.2 ± 10.3

Sex (female)

59 (40)*

BMI

24.3 ± 3.7

OPLL

60 (41)*

Type of surgery

Anterior decompression and fusion

32 (22)*

Laminoplasty

91 (61)*

Posterior decompression and fusion

24 (16)*

Anterior and posterior surgery

1 (0)*

Albumin (g/dL)

4.1 ± 0.5

Grip strength average

19.5 ± 8.2

Radiographic assessments

C2–7 angle

12.3 ± 11.7

C2–7 ROM

28.9 ± 17.2

C2–7 SVA

23.3 ± 14.7

C7 slope

26.0 ± 11.6

TK

36.3 ± 12.9

PT

18.7 ± 7.7

TPA

18.8 ± 12.3

LL

37.3 ± 12.7

SVA

33.3 ± 42.6

SS

29.8 ± 8.1

LSTV

16 (11) *

  1. BMI body mass index, OPLL ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, ROM range of motion, SVA sagittal vertical axis, TK thoracic kyphosis, PT pelvic tilt, TPA T1 pelvic angle, LL lumbar lordosis, SS sacral slope, LSTV lumbosacral transitional vertebra
  2. *Data are expressed as numbers (%); all other values are expressed as means ± standard deviation