Table 2 Patient baseline characteristics
From: Treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture – a multicentre, non-inferiority analysis
Demographics | Total included cohort (n = 422) | Surgical treatment (n = 363) | Non-surgical treatment (n = 59) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient sex | ||||
Males | 350 (82.9%) | 309 (85.1%) | 41 (69.5%) | |
Females | 72 (17.1%) | 54 (14.9%) | 18 (30.5%) | 0.0031 |
Age (years) | 40.6 (8.6) 40.0 (18.0; 71.0) n = 422 | 40.4 (8.4) 39.0 (18.0; 71.0) n = 363 | 41.7 (9.6) 41.0 (21.0; 64.0) n = 59 | 0.33 |
Height (cm) | 178.3 (8.7) 180.0 (144.0; 200.0) n = 412 | 178.8 (8.4) 180.0 (144.0; 200.0) n = 354 | 175.1 (9.7) 175.5 (153.0; 195.0) n = 58 | 0.0044 |
Weight (kg) | 83.1 (13.2) 83.0 (43.0; 129.0) n = 413 | 83.8 (13.1) 84.0 (43.0; 129.0) n = 355 | 78.4 (12.7) 75.0 (57.0; 112.0) n = 58 | 0.0024 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.1 (3.3) 25.7 (19.6; 43.6) n = 412 | 26.1 (3.3) 25.7 (19.6; 43.6) n = 354 | 25.5 (3.2) 24.6 (20.1; 38.9) n = 58 | 0.060 |
Smoking | ||||
Non-smoker | 316 (95.2%) | 275 (95.8%) | 41 (91.1%) | |
Smoker | 16 (4.8%) | 12 (4.2%) | 4 (8.9%) | 0.17 |
Study | ||||
Nilson-Helander et al. [8] (n = 97) | 88 (20.9%) | 74 (20.4%) | 14 (23.7%) | |
Olsson et al. [9] (n = 100) | 87 (20.6%) | 42 (11.6%) | 45 (76.3%) | |
Aufwerber et al. [12] (n = 150) | 103 (24.4%) | 103 (28.3%) | 0 | |
Domeij-Arverud et al. [11] (n = 26) | 25 (5.9%) | 25 (6.9%) | 0 | |
Domeij-Arverud et al. [10] (n = 150) | 119 (28.2%) | 119 (32.8%) | 0 | |