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Table 1 Patient demographic data

From: Risk factors for refracture after plate removal for midshaft clavicle fracture after bone union

 

Refracture (n = 20)

No refracture (n = 258)

p

Sex (n [%])

  

< 0.001

 Male

6 (30%)

184 (71.3%)

 

 Female

14 (70%)

74 (28.7%)

 

Age (years)

42.8 ± 13.1 (25–67)

39.9 ± 15.3 (24–84)

0.363

Body height (cm)

162.9 ± 9.8 (148–181)

166.9 ± 13.7 (142–189)

0.107

Body weight (kg)

57.7 ± 14.5 (38–91)

69.1 ± 14.0 (42–135)

0.003

Body mass index

21.4 ± 3.0 (15.3–28.4)

24.5 ± 3.9 (16.1–38.8)

< 0.001

Interval between fixation and removal (months)

11.6 ± 8.6 (3–44)

12.6 ± 7.3 (3–71)

0.621

Interval stratification (n [%])

   

 < 12 months

12 (60%)

114 (44.2%)

0.128

 ≥ 12 months

8 (40%)

144 (55.8%)

 

 < 18 months

18 (90%)

218 (84.5%)

0.392

 ≥ 18 months

2 (10%)

40 (15.5%)

 

 < 24 months

19 (95%)

240 (93.0%)

0.595

 ≥ 24 months

1 (5%)

18 (7.0%)

 

Refracture: days after plate removal

23.9 ± 23.5 (1–84)

 
  1. All values are mean ± standard deviation (range) or n (%)