Table 1 Comparison of patients’ characteristics
Characteristics | Group G (n = 81) | Group L (n = 78) | Test value | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 72.67 ± 8.46 | 73.10 ± 7.22 | −0.349 | 0.728 |
Female | 52 (64.2) | 51 (65.4) | 0.025 | 0.876 |
Occupation | ||||
 Worker | 18 | 16 |  |  |
 Farmer | 16 | 17 |  |  |
 Unemployed | 8 | 7 |  |  |
 Technician | 9 | 11 |  |  |
 Retiree | 22 | 21 |  |  |
 Others | 8 | 6 | 0.667 | 0.985 |
BMD | −3.61 ± 0.80 | −3.52 ± 0.66 | 0.768 | 0.444 |
Fracture level | ||||
 T7 ~ T10 | 94 | 102 |  |  |
 T11 ~ L2 | 118 | 114 |  |  |
 L3 ~ L5 | 72 | 65 | 4.557 | 0.919 |
Volume of bone Cement injected into each Vertebra (ml) | 6.32 ± 0.95 | 5.46 ± 1.02 | 10.328 | 0.000 |
Mean arterial Pressure (mmHg) | 101.1 ± 7.49 | 134.2 ± 12.95 | −19.809 | 0.000 |
The average of heart beats | 64.9 ± 4.03 | 88.1 ± 8.77 | −21.495 | 0.000 |
Amount of Bleeding (ml) | 67.2 ± 22.37 | 69.6 ± 21.41 | −0.067 | 0.504 |
Fluoroscopy times of each vertebra | 18.7 ± 1.70 | 24.4 ± 1.81 | −20.368 | 0.000 |
Time of operation (min) | 79.6 ± 14.37 | 94.5 ± 13.82 | −6.663 | 0.000 |
Complications | ||||
 Bone cement | 26 (9.2) | 18 (6.4) | 1.487 | 0.223 |
 Neurological impairment | 4 (4.9) | 2 (2.6) | 0.613 | 0.434 |
 Vertebral infection | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 0.000 | 0.994 |
 Cognitive dysfunction | 7 (8.6) | 2 (2.6) | 2.732 | 0.098 |
 Cardiopulmonary complications | 4 (4.9) | 1 (1.3) | 1.733 | 0.188 |