Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of the patients
From: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: Comparison of titanium and polyetheretherketone cages
Variable | TTN (n = 44) | PEEK(n = 42) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at surgery (years) | 51.09 ± 8.88 | 57.64 ± 11.10 | 0.030 |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.768 |
  Male | 26 | 28 |  |
  Female | 18 | 14 |  |
Smoker | Â | Â | 0.400 |
  Yes | 27 | 22 |  |
  No | 17 | 20 |  |
Follow-up (months) | 30.568 ± 14.32 | 26.1 ± 9.97 | 0.096 |
Radiculopathy | 36 | 34 | 0.796 |
Myelopathy | 8 | 8 | 0.918 |