Table 2 Characteristics for 286 patients with a hand injury treated at a department for hand surgery
Patient characteristics | Women n = 145 (51%) | Men n = 141 (49%) | Total n = 286 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 74 [70–79] | 71 [68–76] | 72 [69–78] | a < 0.01 |
Co-morbidity | ||||
Healthy | 17 (12%) | 19 (13%) | 36 (13%) | b0.65 |
Hypertension | 57 (39%) | 73 (52%) | 130 (45%) | b 0.03 |
Cardiovascular disease | 38 (26%) | 58 (41%) | 96 (34%) | b < 0.01 |
Diabetes mellitus type 2 | 9 (6%) | 26 (18%) | 35 (12%) | b < 0.01 |
Pulmonary disease | 19 (13%) | 15 (11%) | 34 (12%) | b0.52 |
Thyroid disorders | 25 (17%) | 5 (4%) | 30 (10%) | b < 0.01 |
Osteoarthritis | 21 (14%) | 8 (6%) | 29 (10%) | b 0.01 |
Number of medicines | 2 [1–5] | 3 [1–6] | 2 [1–5] | c0.13 |
0 | 27 (19%) | 23 (16%) | 50 (17%) | b0.64 |
1–4 | 59 (42%) | 54 (38%) | 113 (40%) | b0.75 |
≥5 (5–17) | 32 (22%) | 46 (33%) | 78 (27%) | b0.09 |
Missing data | 27 (19%) | 18 (13%) | 45 (16%) | b0.17 |
Previous hand injury | 10 (7%) | 12 (9%) | 22 (8%) | b0.61 |
Handedness | ||||
Right | 44 (30%) | 49 (35%) | 93 (33%) | b0.51 |
Left | 2 (1%) | 2 (1%) | 4 (1%) | – |
Bimanual | 1 (1%) | 0 | 1 (0%) | – |
Missing | 98 (68%) | 90 (64%) | 188 (66%) | b0.64 |