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Table 1 Comparison of patient demographics between men and women

From: Does gender influence the outcomes of total ankle arthroplasty in patients with ankle osteoarthritis?

 

Men (N = 109 ankles)

Women (N = 86 ankles)

p value*

Age (year)†

65.4 ± 7.3 (45 to 82)

63.2 ± 7.2 (47 to 83)

0.114

BMI (kg/m2)†

25.3 ± 2.3 (20.5 to 31.8)

25.6 ± 2.7 (19.1 to 32.0)

0.111

Diagnosis‡

  

0.277

 Primary osteoarthritis

40 (36.7%)

31 (36.0%)

 

 Recurrent ankle sprain

35 (32.1%)

20 (23.3%)

 

 Post-fracture

34 (31.2%)

35 (40.7%)

 

Follow-up (months)†

90.3 ± 32.6 (48 to 170)

89.6 ± 32.9 (50 to 174)

0.887

  1. BMI body mass index
  2. *The independent t test was used to analyze age differences in age, BMI, and follow-up duration. The chi-square test was used to analyze differences in preoperative diagnoses. A p value of < 0.05 was considered significant
  3. †The values are given as the mean ± standard deviation, with the range in parentheses
  4. ‡The values are given as the number of ankles, with the percentage in parentheses
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X