Table 1 Characteristic of the enrolled patients.

From: Hand grip strength as a surrogate marker for postoperative changes in spinopelvic alignment in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

Number of patients

91

Mean age (yrs)

68

Sex (Male/Female)

43/48

BMI

24.67

History of falling (number of falling in the last three months)

1.4

Osteoporosis (Y/N)

18/73

Decompression and fusion level

1.8

Hand grip strength (kg)

17.3

  1. Values are expressed in mean and standard deviation.
  2. BMI body mass index.
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