什么叫“marginally order”？谢谢.

Papadopoulos et al. [26] performed a prospective observational study of 43 patients scheduled for primary lumbar microdiscectomy. Seventeen of the 43 patients agreed to be randomized to general anesthesia vs. epidural anesthesia for lumbar spine surgery. The remaining 26 patients selected their type of anesthesia as per preference. The mean age of patients was 38 years, and by demographic comparison, the patients undergoing epidural anesthesia were “marginally order” than those receiving general anesthesia. Epidural and general anesthesia groups had no difference in surgical time, pain scores, hospital stay, or likelihood of ambulating out of bed on the day of surgery. No major complications were noted in either group. Epidural anesthesia patients had much less nausea and emesis perioperatively.

Papadopoulos 等[26]对43例拟行初次腰椎间盘切除术的患者进行了前瞻性观察研究，17名患者同意随机在全身麻醉或硬膜外麻醉下行腰椎手术，另26名患者根据自己的喜好选择麻醉方式。患者平均年龄38岁，通过患者统计学比较，硬膜外麻醉组的患者比全身麻醉组的患者“marginally order”。硬膜外和全身麻醉组在手术时间、疼痛评分、住院时间、手术当天下床活动的可能性方面无差异。两组均无严重并发症。硬膜外麻醉组患者中，围术期的恶心、呕吐明显减少。

各位老师，什么叫“marginally order”？谢谢.是不是这个意思，年龄略大