Table 1 Comparison of the baseline data of patients between the two groups.

From: Decorin: a potential therapeutic candidate for ligamentum flavum hypertrophy by antagonizing TGF-β1

Variable

Non-LFH group (n = 20)

LFH group (n = 20)

P value

Age (years)

53.6 ± 8.2

60.2 ± 7.0

0.009

Sex (male/female)

13/7

9/11

0.341

BMI (kg/m2)

22.2 ± 2.4

23.6 ± 2.3

0.069