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Table 2 Clinical variables in patients with calcaneus fractures, univariate comparison between non-operative and operative treatment

From: Healthcare disparities among orthopedic trauma patients in the USA: socio-demographic factors influence the management of calcaneus fractures

 

Total

Non-operative

Operative

p

Sample size

17,156

10,117 (58.97%)

7039 (41.03%)

 

Diabetes, uncomplicated

1386

936 (67.53%)

450 (32.47%)

< 0.001

Diabetes, with chronic complications

495

392 (79.19%)

103 (20.81%)

< 0.001

AIDS

32

25 (78.13%)

7 (21.88%)

0.026

Drug abuse

1076

798 (74.16%)

278 (25.83%)

< 0.001

Peripheral vascular disorders

656

483 (73.63%)

173 (26.37%)

< 0.001

Alcohol abuse

1333

1024 (76.82%)

309 (23.18%)

< 0.001

Psychosis

151

114 (75.50%)

37 (24.50%)

< 0.001

Depression

1271

824 (64.83%)

447 (35.17%)

< 0.001

Obesity

789

514 (65.15%)

275 (34.85%)

< 0.001

Smoking

4213

2490 (59.10%)

1723 (40.90%)

0.85