Table 2

Comparison of user demographics and tone of post.

Demographic Variable	Positive/Neutral Post	Negative Post	P Value
Poster			<0.0001
Medical personnel^{^a}	372 (99.5)	2 (0.5)
Patient/family/friend	1056 (93.6)	32 (6.4)
Other^{^b}	18 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
Sex			<0.0001
Male	733 (99.6)	8 (0.4)
Female	729 (94.0)	26 (6.0)
Region			<0.0001
Africa	2 (91.7)	1 (8.3)
Asia	24 (99.1)	3 (9.9)
Europe	467 (93.5)	8 (6.5)
North America	605 (95.7)	20 (4.3)
Oceania	174 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
South America	34 (97.1)	0 (0.0)
Phase of care			<0.0001
Preoperative	31 (85.7)	4 (14.3)
Perioperative	325 (95.7)	5 (4.3)
Postoperative	974 (94.5)	23 (5.5)
Nonperioperative	116 (98.2)	2 (1.8)

Note: Data presented as n (%).
↵a Includes spine surgeon or group, nonspine surgeon physician, therapist, nurse, and physician assistant.
↵b Includes hospital, law group, and implant manufacturer.