Table 1

Patient demographics and surgeries performed.

VariableNo Depression or Anxiety (n = 391)Depression or Anxiety (n = 205) P Value
Age61.2 ± 14.361.7 ± 13.30.682
Female sex154 (39.4)135 (65.9) <0.001
Body mass index30.1 ± 5.931.4 ± 6.5 0.020
Non-white racea 63 (16.8)13 (6.6) 0.001
Current smoker32 (8.2)23 (11.2)0.224
Former smoker132 (33.8)82 (40.0)0.131
American Society of Anesthesiologists score ≥3163 (41.7)112 (54.6) 0.003
Surgery performed 0.042
 Decompression236 (60.4)106 (51.7)
 Fusion155 (39.6)99 (48.3)
Fusion type
 Posterior lumbar interbody fusion/transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion81 (52.3)48 (48.5)0.557
 Posterolateral fusion63 (40.6)41 (41.4)0.903
 Lateral lumbar interbody fusion/extreme lateral interbody fusion11 (7.1)10 (10.1)0.396
Operative levels0.088
 1–2 Levels324 (82.9)158 (77.1)
 3+ Levels67 (17.1)47 (22.9)
Surgery included thoracic levels23 (5.9)18 (8.8)0.184
  • Note: P values <0.05 in bold.

  • Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%).

  • a Race not reported for 22 patients.