Table 1: Patient demographics.
Patient Demographics |
Distribution % (Patient Count) |
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Group (% patients unknown) |
Group |
No-Stim |
CMF |
PEMF |
CC |
Total |
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n = 90 |
n = 115 |
n = 54 |
n = 57 |
n = 316 |
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Gender |
Female |
54.4% (49) |
40.9% (47) |
48.1% (26) |
57.9% (33) |
49.1% (155) |
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Male |
45.6% (41) |
59.1% (68) |
51.9% (28) |
42.1% (24) |
50.9% (161) |
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Smoking History (8.5%) |
Current/Former |
52.3% (47) |
57.4% (66) |
59.3% (32) |
45.6% (26) |
54% (171) |
|
No |
29.8% (26) |
40% (46) |
38.9% (21) |
43.9% (25) |
37.3% (118) |
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Diabetes History (11.7%) |
Yes |
14.4% (13) |
16.5% (19) |
7.4% (4) |
10.5% (6) |
13.3% (42) |
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No |
70% (63) |
73% (84) |
88.9% (48) |
73.7% (42) |
75% (237) |
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Age |
Age < 55 |
55.6% (50) |
43.5% (50) |
33.3% (18) |
43.9% (25) |
45.3% (143) |
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Age ≥ 55 |
44.4% (40) |
56.5% (65) |
66.7% (36) |
56.1% (32) |
54.7% (173) |
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Age 61-70 |
23.3% (21) |
29.6% (34) |
37% (20) |
28.1% (16) |
28.8% (91) |
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BMI (11.1%) |
≤ 29 |
45.6% (41) |
54.8% (63) |
50% (27) |
45.6% (26) |
49.7% (157) |
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≥ 30 |
34.4% (31) |
42.6% (49) |
44.4% (24) |
35.1% (20) |
39.2% (124) |
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Exercise History (24.1%) |
Never |
13.3% (12) |
17.4% (20) |
18.5% (10) |
10.5% (6) |
15.2% (48) |
|
Rarely |
16.7% (15) |
35.6% (41) |
29.6% (16) |
40% (23) |
30.1% (95) |
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Weekly |
18.8% (17) |
27.8% (32) |
33.3% (18) |
12.3% (7) |
23.4% (74) |
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Previous Spine Surgery |
0 |
48.9% (44) |
59.1% (68) |
57.4% (31) |
43.9% (25) |
53.2% (168) |
|
1 |
24.4% (22) |
25.2% (29) |
25.9% (14) |
35.1% (20) |
26.9% (85) |
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2 |
18.9% (17) |
11.3% (13) |
9.3% (5) |
8.8% (5) |
12.7% (40) |
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3+ |
2.2% (2) |
3.5% (4) |
5.6% (3) |
5.3% (3) |
3.8% (12) |