Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics

No. of patients

110

65

Age at surgery

50.12 (± 10.96)

49.60 (± 9.14)

(years, mean ± SD)

Gender

 Male (%)

62 (56.4%)

36 (55.4%)

 Female (%)

48 (43.6%)

29 (44.6%)

BMI (kg/m², mean ± SD)

23.09 (± 3.35)

23.27(± 2.66)

Diabetes (%)

10 (9.1%)

7 (10.8%)

Smoking (%)

52 (47.3%)

31 (47.7%)

Hypertension (%)

36 (32.7%)

24 (36.9%)

Surgical approach

 EEA (%)

72 (64.5%)

39 (60.0%)

 EEEA (%)

38 (34.5%)

26 (40.0%)

Lesion volume (cm³, mean ± SD)

7.83 (± 2.04)

7.75(± 2.47)

Pathology

 Pituitary adenoma (%)

70 (63.6%)

41 (63.1%)

 Craniopharyngioma (%)

20 (18.2%)

15 (23.1%)

 Rathke Cyst (%)

8 (7.3%)

3 (4.6%)

 Arachnoid Cyst (%)

4 (3.6%)

1 (1.5%)

 Meningioma (%)

8 (7.3%)

5 (7.7%)