Table 2 Patient characteristics.
From: Cost consequence analysis of waiting for lumbar disc herniation surgery
Short wait < 60 days n = 272 (55.2%) | Long wait > = 60 days n = 221 (44.8%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient variables | |||
Age (mean, SD) | 41.9 (10.9) | 43.0 (11.7) | 0.249 |
Male (n, %) | 137 (50.4) | 128 (57.9) | 0.094 |
Number of comorbidities (mean, SD) | 1.7 (1.4) | 2.1 (1.5) | 0.013 |
BMI (mean, SD) | 28.5 (6.0) | 28.8 (6.7) | 0.630 |
Single (n, %) | 71 (26.4) | 57 (25.9) | 0.903 |
Living alone (n, %) | 28 (10.4) | 24 (11.0) | 0.831 |
Education ≤ high school (n, %) | 70 (26.1) | 69 (32.2) | 0.140 |
Active worker claim (n, %) | 149 (56.7) | 128 (59.5) | 0.526 |
Medication use (n, %) | 246 (91.1) | 196 (88.7) | 0.373 |
Symptom duration > 2 years (n, %) | 79 (34.1) | 95 (57.6) | < 0.001 |
