Table 2 Comparisons between the No reoperation and reoperation groups.

From: Risk factors for reoperation after lumbar spine surgery in a 10-year Korean national health insurance service health examinee cohort

Category

No reoperation (n = 5469)

Reoperation (n = 831)

P-value

Sex

Male

2623

453 (14.7%)

 

Female

2846

378 (11.7%)

0.0004*

Diagnosis

Lumbar disc herniation

1516

223 (12.8%)

 

Lumbar spinal stenosis without spondylolisthesis

440

26 (5.6%)

 

Lumbar spinal stenosis with spondylolisthesis

3291

549 (14.3%)

 

Lumbar spondylolysis

222

33 (12.9%)

0.5272

Surgical method

Open discectomy

2323

373 (13.8%)

 

PELD

188

54 (22.3%)

 

Fusion

2163

270 (11.1%)

 

Laminectomy

795

134 (14.4%)

0.4521

Age, years

40 ~ 49

804

104 (11.5%)

 

50 ~ 59

1771

236 (11.8%)

 

60 ~ 69

1921

351 (15.5%)

 

70 ~ 79

914

133 (12.7%)

 

80 ~ 

59

7 (10.6%)

0.0022*

Residence

Seoul

812

128

 

Pusan

312

44

 

Daegu

218

30

 

Incheon

292

38

 

Gwangju

179

25

 

Daejeon

187

37

 

Ulsan

143

18

 

Gyeonggi-do

1053

159

 

Gangwon-do

204

40

 

Chungbuk-do

204

33

 

Chungnam-do

369

51

 

Jeonbuk-do

312

59

 

Jeonnam-do

377

43

 

Gyeongbuk-do

380

61

 

Gyeongnam-do

372

61

 

Jeju-do

55

4

0.4379

Insuracne eligibility

1

1078

176

 

2

757

104

 

5

1047

164

 

6

2466

368

 

7

94

17

 

8

27

2

0.6406

Health insurance premium

Medical benefit

121

19

 

1

344

48

 

2

314

51

 

3

340

44

 

4

412

67

 

5

422

58

 

6

540

85

 

7

548

97

 

8

625

102

 

9

857

124

 

10

946

136

0.8635

BMI, kg/m2

 < 20

306

39 (11.3%)

 

20 <  < 25

2892

428 (12.9%)

 

25 < 

2271

364 (13.8%)

0.3286

Smoking

Yes

982

176

 

No

4487

655

0.0254*

Alcohol drinking

Yes

1871

323

 

No

3598

508

0.0086*

Exercise

1

3250

487

 

2

1616

230

 

3

603

114

0.0627

CCI

0

1459

191

 

1–2

2827

431

 

 ≥ 3

1183

209

0.0202*

Blood sugar

100.57 ± 30.60

99.96 ± 29.29

0.5929

Total cholesterol

202.29 ± 38.42

201.27 ± 36.27

0.4569

Hemoglobin

13.76 ± 1.44

13.90 ± 1.42

0.086

  1. PELD, Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy; BMI, Body mass index;
  2. CCI, Charlson comorbidity index.
  3. *Statistically significant.