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Table 1 Baseline characteristics at the time of surgery

From: Risk factor analysis of perioperative complications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing primary cervical spine surgery

Items

Data

Patients (male/female), n

139 (35/104)

Age, years

66.5±1.0

Height, m

1.52±0.09

Weight, kg

51.1±11.6

BMI, kg/m2

21.9±3.9

BSA, m2

1.42±0.18

Serum albumin, g/dl

3.7±0.5

Charlson comorbidity index

1.60±0.8

ASA-PS

2.3±0.5

Disease duration, years

19.7±14.0

CRP, mg/dl

1.11±1.33

Medication

 Biologics/JAK inhibitor, n (%)

18 (13)

 Methotrexate, n (%)

57 (41)

 Prednisolone, n (%)

118 (84.9)

Cervical spine lesion

 Spondylosis, n (%)

26 (18.7)

 AAS, n (%)

92 (66.2)

 VS, n (%)

60 (43.5)

 SAS, n (%)

41 (30.0)

  1. Mean ± standard deviation (SD)
  2. BMI body mass index, CRP C-reactive protein, ASA-PS American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status, AAS atlantoaxial subluxation, VS vertical subluxation, SAS subaxial subluxation