Table 1 Distribution of patients by personal and clinical characteristics
Characteristics categories | IFG (n = 57) | EFG (n = 39) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) (Mean ± SD) | 37.77 ± 8.82 | 40.13 ± 9.08 | 0.207 |
BMI (kg/m2) (Mean ± SD) | 22.27 ± 2.33 | 22.97 ± 2.77 | 0.184 |
Gender n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 33 (57.9%) | 23 (59.0%) |  |
 Female | 24 (42.1%) | 16 (41.0%) | 0.916 |
Family location n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Rural | 15 (26.3%) | 10 (25.6%) |  |
 Urban | 42 (73.7%) | 29 (74.4%) | 0.941 |
Education level n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Less than high school education | 18 (31.6%) | 13 (33.3%) |  |
 High school education and above | 39 (68.4%) | 26 (66.7%) | 0.857 |
Marital status n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Unmarried | 9 (15.8%) | 9 (23.1%) |  |
 Married | 41 (71.9%) | 21 (53.8%) |  |
 Divorced | 5 (8.8%) | 7 (18.0%) |  |
 Widowed | 2 (3.5%) | 2 (5.1%) | 0.293 |
AO classification n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 B2 | 10 (17.5%) | 7 (18.0%) |  |
 B3 | 12 (21.1%) | 8 (20.5%) |  |
 C1 | 17 (29.8%) | 14 (35.9%) |  |
 C2 | 18 (31.6%) | 10 (25.6%) | 0.908 |
Cause of injury n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Machine rolling injury | 10 (17.5%) | 5 (12.8%) |  |
 Car accident injury | 16 (28.1%) | 10 (25.6%) |  |
 Fall injury | 31 (54.4%) | 24 (61.6%) | 0.745 |
Side of hand n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Left | 26 (45.6%) | 18 (46.2%) |  |
 Right | 31 (54.4%) | 21 (53.8%) | 0.958 |
Interval from injury to surgery (days) (Mean ± SD) | 3.96 ± 0.91 | 3.92 ± 0.84 | 0.819 |
Operative time (min) Mean (P25, P75) | 69.30 (65,75) | 39.62 (35,45) | < 0.001 |
Incision length (cm) Mean (P25, P75) | 5.47 (5.0,6.0) | 0.96 (0.5,1.0) | < 0.001 |
Operative blood loss (ml) Mean (P25, P75) | 35.70 (30.0,42.5) | 21.28 (15.0,30.0) | < 0.001 |
Length of hospital stay (days) Mean (P25, P75) | 5.86 (5.0,6.5) | 5.51 (5.0,6.0) | 0.583 |