Patient characteristics stratified by worsening in sexual function.
| Characteristic | Total (n = 84) | Worsening (n = 23) | No Worsening (n = 61) | P |
| At time of surgery | ||||
| Age, y, median (IQR) | 48 (41, 54) | 48 (43, 54) | 46 (38, 54) | 0.267 |
| Prior operations, n (%) | ||||
| None | 28 (33.3) | 5 (21.7) | 23 (37.7) | 0.202 |
| Musculoskeletal | 35 (41.7) | 11 (47.8) | 24 (39.3) | 0.649 |
| Urogenital | 23 (27.4) | 6 (26.1) | 17 (27.9) | >0.99 |
| Visceral | 10 (11.9) | 4 (17.4) | 6 (9.8) | 0.450 |
| Other | 16 (19.0) | 5 (21.7) | 11 (18.0) | 0.941 |
| Surgery level, n (%) | 0.261 | |||
| L5/S1 | 66 (78.6) | 18 (78.3) | 48 (78.7) | |
| L4/L5 + L5/S1 | 13 (15.5) | 5 (21.7) | 8 (13.1) | |
| L4/L5 | 5 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (8.2) | |
| Fusion material, n (%) | 0.850 | |||
| Inductos | 69 (82.1) | 18 (78.3) | 51 (83.6) | |
| Pelvic crest | 12 (14.3) | 4 (17.4) | 8 (13.1) | |
| Readygraft/crunchychips | 3 (3.6) | 1 (4.3) | 2 (3.3) | |
| Between surgery and survey, n (%) | ||||
| Having an infiltration | 23 (27.4) | 6 (26.1) | 17 (27.9) | 0.870 |
| Having a revision surgery on the spine | 11 (13.1) | 4 (17.4) | 7 (11.5) | 0.474 |
| Having a gynecological surgerya | 3 (3.6) | 2 (8.7) | 1 (1.6) | 0.362 |
| At survey | ||||
| Time since surgery, wk, median (IQR) | 212 (102, 312) | 237 (100, 311) | 210 (114, 312) | 0.758 |
| Having been sexually active since surgery, n (%) | 71 (84.5) | 19 (82.6) | 52 (85.2) | >0.99 |
| Change in hormonal phase since surgery, n (%)b | 24/76 (31.6) | 7/18 (38.9) | 17/58 (29.3) | 0.563 |
| Change in hormonal treatment/contraception since surgery, n (%)b | 15/81 (18.5) | 5/21 (23.8) | 10/60 (16.7) | 0.520 |