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Table 1 Demographic data of the study patients

From: Comparison of three plate system for lateral malleolar fixation

Subgroup

Group A

Group B

Group C

P-value

Davis-Weber Type A

 

Patients (n)

8

8

8

-

Age (years)

46.9 ± 12.6

47.5 ± 12.0

47.8 ± 13.0

0.990a

BMI

22.9 ± 1.1

23.3 ± 1.0

23.2 ± 1.1

0.748a

Male (%)

6(75%)

6(75%)

6(75%)

1b

Smoker (%)

2(25%)

4(50%)

2(25%)

0.642b

Diabetic (%)

0(0%)

2(25%)

0(0%)

0.304b

Soft tissue injury

 

Tsheme I

3

2

2

1b

Tscheme II

5

5

6

Tscheme III

0

1

0

Davis-Weber Type B

 

Patients (n)

31

31

31

-

Age (years)

47.9 ± 12.9

48.9 ± 14.7

48.5 ± 12.0

0.959a

BMI

23.9 ± 1.5

23.8 ± 1.5

23.9 ± 1.5

0.921a

Male (%)

17(54.8%)

17(54.8%)

17(54.8%)

1c

Smoker (%)

13(41.9%)

12(38.7%)

12(38.7%)

1c

Diabetic (%)

2(6.5%)

0(0%)

1(3.2%)

0.77c

Soft tissue injury

 

Tsheme I

8

11

7

0.810b

Tscheme II

21

19

22

Tscheme III

2

1

2

Davis-Weber Type C

 

Patients (n)

10

10

10

-

Age (years)

46.7 ± 12.0

47.8 ± 11.4

47.4 ± 11.8

0.975a

BMI

23.1 ± 2.0

23.2 ± 2.0

23.3 ± 2.1

0.977a

Male (%)

6(60%)

6(60%)

6(60%)

1b

Smoker (%)

5(50%)

4(40%)

4(40%)

1b

Diabetic (%)

1(10%)

0(10%)

0(0%)

1b

Soft tissue injury

 

Tsheme I

6

7

8

0.668b

Tscheme II

4

2

2

Tscheme III

0

1

0

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or number with percentage brackets (categorical data).
  2. aData were analyzed using the one-way ANOVA.
  3. bData were analyzed using the Fisher’s exact test.
  4. cData were analyzed using the Chi-square test.