Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Meta-Anal. Dec 26, 2017; 5(6): 132-149
Published online Dec 26, 2017. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v5.i6.132
Table 1 Main demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied case series (patients who underwent surgical correction of adult spine deformity with osteotomy, n = 94)
Demographic characteristicSubgroup (if applicable)Measure unitsStatistical characteristicsValue
AgeNAYearsn94
Median59.5
Mean58.6
SD12.7
Min23
Max82
GenderMaleSubjectsNumber (%)30 (32)
FemaleNumber (%)64 (68)
Body mass indexNAConventional unitsNumber79
Median26.6
Mean27.2
SD5.6
Min16.2
Max43.5
Primary diagnosisDegenerative scoliosisSubjectsNumber (%)9 (9.6)
Idiopathic scoliosisNumber (%)29 (31.1)
Degenerative kyphosisNumber (%)13 (13.9)
Mixed and other adult spine deformitiesNumber (%)43 (45.4)
Smoking statusNeverSubjectsNumber (%)38 (40.4)
FormerNumber (%)37 (39.4)
CurrentNumber (%)14 (14.9)
Not specifiedNumber (%)5 (5.3)
EthnicityCaucasiansSubjectsNumber (%)82 (87.2)
HispanicNumber (%)7 (7.4)
Not specifiedNumber (%)5 (5.3)
Osteoporotic statusOsteoporosis or osteopeniaSubjectsNumber (%)29 (30.3)