Characteristic | Cervical (N = 35) | Thoracic (N = 19) | Lumbar (N = 18) | P |
Prelaw, n (%) | 25 (71.4) | 16 (84.2) | 16 (88.9) | 0.31 |
Postlaw, n (%) | 10 (28.6) | 3 (15.8) | 2 (11.1) | |
Age, y, mean (SD) | 48.7 (13.6) | 51.5 (13) | 46.9 (17.3) | 0.62 |
BMI, mean (SD) | 27.1 (6.3) | 28.7 (8) | 27.3 (5.4) | 0.72 |
Race, n (%) | ||||
White | 17 (48.6) | 16 (84.2) | 11 (61.1) | <0.01 |
Black | 18 (51.4) | 2 (10.5) | 5 (27.8) | |
Other | 0 (0) | 1 (5.3) | 2 (11.1) | |
Gender, n (%) | ||||
Men | 32 (91.4) | 18 (94.7) | 13 (72.2) | 0.11 |
Women | 3 (8.6) | 1 (5.3) | 5 (27.8) | |
Patient ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
Not Hispanic or Latino | 35 (100) | 19 (100) | 16 (88.9) | 0.06 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (11.1) |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.
Note: Bolded values indicate a statistically significant finding with P < 0.05.