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World J Psychiatry. Nov 19, 2026; 16(11): 123546
Published online Nov 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.123546
Published online Nov 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.123546
Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients in the anxiety and non-anxiety groups, n (%)
| Variable | Anxiety group (n = 47) | Non-anxiety group (n = 133) | P value |
| Age (years) | 48.6 ± 11.3 | 46.9 ± 12.1 | 0.408 |
| Sex (male/female) | 25/22 | 74/59 | 0.763 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.8 ± 3.2 | 24.3 ± 3.5 | 0.392 |
| Smoking status | 14 (29.8) | 32 (24.1) | 0.438 |
| Duration of symptoms (months) | 8.4 ± 5.6 | 6.5 ± 4.8 | 0.021 |
| Herniation level | 0.651 | ||
| L3/4 | 3 (6.4) | 10 (7.5) | |
| L4/5 | 26 (55.3) | 68 (51.1) | |
| L5/S1 | 18 (38.3) | 55 (41.4) | |
| ASA class (I/II/III) | 18/24/5 | 56/64/13 | 0.812 |
| Operative time (min) | 62.4 ± 15.8 | 58.7 ± 14.2 | 0.138 |
| Intraoperative blood loss (mL) | 18.3 ± 8.6 | 16.5 ± 7.9 | 0.192 |
| Preoperative VAS-back pain | 5.8 ± 1.9 | 5.3 ± 1.7 | 0.092 |
| Preoperative VAS-leg pain | 7.1 ± 1.6 | 6.4 ± 1.8 | 0.014 |
| Preoperative ODI (%) | 58.6 ± 14.2 | 52.1 ± 13.8 | 0.008 |
| Hospital stay (days) | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 2.5 ± 0.9 | 0.072 |
- Citation: Zeng LS, Yang Q, Yang G. Systemic immune-inflammation index and postoperative anxiety after transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(11): 123546
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.123546