Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study patients
Variables | N = 100 |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 58 (58%) |
Female | 42 (42%) |
Age (years) | |
(Mean ± SD) | 41.27 ± 9.17 |
Range | (22–55) |
Residence | |
Rural | 34 (34%) |
Urban | 66 (66%) |
Education level | |
Read and write | 10 (10%) |
Basic education | 15 (15%) |
Secondary education | 35 (35%) |
Above secondary education | 40 (40%) |
Working status | |
Working | 68 (68%) |
Not working | 32 (32%) |
Diagnosis | |
Lumbar disc prolapse (LDP) | 60 (60%) |
Lumbar canal stenosis (LCS) | 10 (10%) |
Spondylolisthesis | 22 (22%) |
Spondylolysis | 8 (8%) |
Type of surgery | |
Discectomy | 52 (52%) |
Fusion | 31 (31%) |
Decompression | 9 (9%) |
Discectomy with fusion | 7 (7%) |
Modified Scott | 1 (1%) |