Research Article
Clinical Characteristics of 1378 Inpatients with Spinal Tuberculosis in General Hospitals in South-Central China
Table 6
Comparison of 10 years' data.
| Variate | Type | Group A | Group B | Total | χ2 | P | (2007-2011) | (2012-2016) | N | % | N | % |
| Gender | Male | 378 | 57.8 | 427 | 59 | 805 | 0.197 | 0.657 | Female | 276 | 42.2 | 297 | 41 | 573 | Age (yeas) | ≦60 | 526 | 80.4 | 538 | 74.3 | 1064 | 7.312 | 0.007 | >60 | 128 | 19.6 | 186 | 25.7 | 314 | Residence | Rural | 494 | 75.5 | 509 | 70.3 | 1003 | 4.747 | 0.029 | Urban | 160 | 24.5 | 215 | 29.7 | 375 | Occupation | Medical staff | 6 | 0.9 | 16 | 2.2 | 22 | 4.154 | 0.046 | Others | 648 | 99.1 | 708 | 97.8 | 1356 | Back pain | Yes | 596 | 91.1 | 679 | 93.8 | 1275 | 3.497 | 0.061 | No | 58 | 8.9 | 45 | 6.2 | 103 | Radicular pain | Yes | 264 | 40.4 | 288 | 39.6 | 552 | 0.049 | 0.825 | No | 390 | 59.6 | 436 | 60.4 | 826 | Systemic toxicity symptoms | Yes | 215 | 32.9 | 228 | 31.5 | 443 | 0.301 | 0.583 | No | 439 | 67.1 | 496 | 68.5 | 935 | Abscess | Yes | 429 | 65.6 | 474 | 65.5 | 903 | 0.002 | 0.964 | No | 225 | 34.4 | 250 | 34.5 | 475 | Neurological injury | Yes | 339 | 51.8 | 348 | 48.1 | 687 | 1.952 | 0.162 | No | 315 | 48.2 | 376 | 51.9 | 691 | Involved number of vertebrae | <3 | 509 | 77.8 | 549 | 75.9 | 1058 | 0.771 | 0.380 | ≧3 | 145 | 22.2 | 175 | 24.1 | 320 | Surgery | Yes | 488 | 68.5 | 512 | 70.7 | 1000 | 2.625 | 0.105 | No | 166 | 31.5 | 212 | 29.3 | 378 | PTB | Yes | 176 | 26.9 | 190 | 26.2 | 366 | 0.079 | 0.779 | No | 478 | 73.1 | 534 | 73.8 | 1012 | Diabetes | Yes | 23 | 3.5 | 40 | 5.5 | 63 | 3.176 | 0.075 | No | 631 | 96.5 | 684 | 94.5 | 1315 | Prognosis
| Cure | 567 | 86.7 | 648 | 89.5 | 1215 | 2.593 | 0.107 | Others | 87 | 13.3 | 76 | 11.9 | 163 |
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