Table 1 Demographic data between patients with PEEK and BGC groups.

From: Clinical and radiological outcomes of non-window-type bioactive glass–ceramic cage in single-level ACDF versus PEEK cage filled with autologous bone

 

PEEK group (n = 19)

BGC group (n = 20)

P-value

Age (years)

47.37 ± 13.5

50.55 ± 14.9

0.536

Sex (Female/Male)

9/10

11/8

0.634

BMI (kg/m2)

24.47 ± 3.35

23.93 ± 2.68

0.559

Current smoking (n)

5 (26.3%)

7 (35.0%)

0.557

Preoperative diagnosis

  

0.873

Herniated cervical disc

11 (57.9%)

12 (60.0%)

 

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

5 (26.3%)

4 (20.0%)

 

Combined

3 (15.8%)

4 (20.0%)

 

Treated spine level

 C3-4

2

0

 

 C4-5

0

1

 

 C5-6

13

16

 

 C6-7

4

2

 

Coexisting medical condition

 Hypertension

5 (26.3%)

4 (20.0%)

0.640

 Diabetes mellitus

0 (0.0%)

1 (5.0%)

0.323

 Thyroid disease

0

0

 

 COPD or pneumonia

0

0

 

 Congestive cardiac failure

0

0

 

 Peripheral vascular disease

0

0

 

 Any solid tumor

0

0

 
  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or percentages. Continuous variables, including age and BMI, were analyzed using a t-test. Categorical variables, including sex, smoking, diagnosis, treated level, and medical conditions, were analyzed using the χ2 test.
  2. BMI bone mass index, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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