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Table 2 Comparison of study variables between the two target outcomes of interest (OOI) groups. BMI: Body-Mass-Index; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists risk classification score; CRP: C-reactive protein; LOS: length of hospital stay

From: Clinical and radiomics feature-based outcome analysis in lumbar disc herniation surgery

     

OOI

  
    

Normal

 

Worse

 
   

Mean ± std

Count (%)

Mean ± std

Count (%)

p-value

 

Age

 

58 (17)

 

69 (11)

 

0.004

Sex

 

m

 

80 (52.6)

 

11 (55.0)

0.040

  

w

 

72 (47.4)

 

9 (45.0)

 
 

BMI

 

28 (6)

 

29 (6)

 

0.515

Nicotine

 

no

 

108 (71.1)

 

15 (75.0)

0.713

  

yes

 

44 (28.9)

 

5 (25.0)

 

Alcohol

 

no

 

99 (65.1)

 

11 (55.0)

0.787

  

yes

 

53 (34.9)

 

9 (45.0)

 

Insurance type

 

private

 

35 (23.0)

 

8 (40.0)

0.099

  

non-private

 

117 (77.0)

 

12 (60.0)

 

ASAS core

 

1

 

50 (32.9)

 

5 (25.0)

0.504

  

2

 

90 (59.2)

 

12 (60.0)

 
  

3

 

12 (7.9)

 

3 (15.0)

 
 

Preoperative CRP

 

7 (23)

 

32 (69)

 

0.015

Surgical technique

 

microsurgical

 

97 (63.8)

 

15 (75.0)

0.973

  

full-endoscopic

 

55 (36.2)

 

5 (25.0)

 
 

LOS

 

12 (8)

 

22 (9)

 

< 0.001

 

Operation time

 

56 (36)

 

95 (44)

 

< 0.001

Complications

 

no

 

121 (79.6)

 

0 (0.0)

< 0.001

  

yes

 

31 (20.4)

 

20 (100.0)

 

Years of Experience with case surgery type

  

7 (4)

 

6 (5)

 

0.192

Number of surgeries with case surgery type at time of surgery

  

317 (469)

 

428 (599)

 

0.922