Demographic characteristics endoscopic group.
| Characteristic | Obese Endoscopic Patient (N = 71) | Nonobese Endoscopic Patient (N = 54) | Total Endoscopic Population (N = 125) | P |
| Age, y, mean (min; max) | 49.1 (20; 78) | 47.2 (24; 74) | 48.3 (20; 78) | 0.4474 |
| Sex, N (%) | 0.0521 | |||
| Men | 36 (50.7) | 27 (50.0) | 63 (50.4) | |
| Women | 35 (49.3) | 27 (50.0) | 62 (49.6) | |
| BMI, mean (min; max) | 33.6 (30.0; 45.1) | 24.5 (17.0; 29.7) | 29.7 (17.0; 45.1) | 0.0032 |
| Duration of pain before surgery,a mo, mean (min; max) | 8.8 (0.50; 120.00) | 5.8 (0.15; 24.00) | 7.5 (0.15; 120.00) | 0.1134 |
| Operative herniation localization, N (%) | 0.0579 | |||
| Posterolateral | 54 (76.1) | 34 (63.0) | 88 (70.4) | |
| Far lateral | 14 (19.7) | 11 (20.4) | 25 (20.0) | |
| Migrated | 3 (4.2) | 9 (16.7) | 12 (9.6) | |
| Operative level, N (%) | 0.2224 | |||
| L1-L2, L2-L3, or L3-L4 | 14 (19.7) | 5 (9.3) | 19 (15.2) | |
| L4-L5 | 36 (50.7) | 28 (51.9) | 64 (51.2) | |
| L5-S1 | 21 (29.6) | 21 (38.9) | 42 (33.6) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; max, maximum; min, minimum.
↵a Data were missing for 1 patient in the obese endoscopic group.