Table 1 The demographics of subjects
Variable | SR | CR | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (years) | 52 (25–74) | 53 (20–82) | 0.979 |
Gender | 0.323 | ||
Male | 11 (31.4%) | 17 (42.5%) | |
Female | 24 (68.6%) | 23 (57.5%) | |
Body mass index (BMI) | 22.3 | 23.4 | 0.086 |
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | 3.5 | 3.9 | 0.064 |
Smoking | 0.930 | ||
Yes | 5 (14.3%) | 6 (15.0%) | |
No | 30 (85.7%) | 34 (85.0%) | |
Marital status | 0.312 | ||
Married | 31 (88.6%) | 32 (80.0%) | |
Unmarried or divorced | 4 (11.4%) | 8 (20.0%) | |
Side of injury | 0.877 | ||
Right | 19 (54.3%) | 21 (52.5%) | |
Left | 16 (45.7%) | 19 (47.5%) | |
Mechanism of injury | 0.588 | ||
Motor vehicle collision | 1 (2.9%) | 3 (7.5%) | |
Fall from height | 1 (2.9%) | 2 (5.0%) | |
Slip | 33 (94.2%) | 35 (87.5%) | |
Total | 35 (100%) | 40 (100%) | - |