Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of sample (categorical variables)
From: Back pain and radicular pain after lumbar microdiscectomy
Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Men | 196 | 56% |
Women | 157 | 44% |
Total | 353 | 100% |
Diagnosis | ||
M51 Intervertebral disc disorders | 188 | 53% |
G55 Nerve root compressions | 157 | 44% |
M47 Spondylosis | 4 | 1% |
M48 Spondylopathies | 2 | 1% |
G83 Paralytic syndromes | 1 | < 1% |
M54 Dorsalgia | 1 | < 1% |
Total | 353 | 100% |
Preoperative pain duration | ||
< = 1 year | 277 | 80% |
> 1 year | 70 | 20% |
Total | 347 | 100% |