Table 2 Patient demographics and comorbidities

Patients

N

58

31

27

Sex

f / m

41 / 17

26 / 5

15 / 12

Age (years)

Mean (min – max)

69,9 ± 14,9 (22–93)

76,2 ± 9,4* (49–93)

62,9 ± 16,7* (22–93)

*p < 0.05

BMI (kg/m²)

Mean ± SD (min – max)

26,7 ± 4,3 (20.9–39.1)

27,3 ± 4,3 (21,3 - 39,1)

24,9 ± 3,9 (20,9 - 36,5)

p = n.s. (0.097)

Affected side

right / left

30 / 28

18 / 13

12 / 15

Follow-up (months)

Mean (min – max)

52.2 (11–160)

49,0 (11–139)

55,9 (14–160)

 - Patients

N (%)

36 (62.1%)

25 (80.6%)*

11 (40.7%)*

*p < 0.001

 - Hypertension

22

15

7

 - Diabetes

7

4

3

 - COPD

3

2

1

 - Congestive heart failure

4

3

1

 - CAD

2

2

–

 - Cardiac arrhythmia

8

4

4

 - Hypothyroidism

5

3

2

 - Chronic renal failure

3

3

–

 - Neoplasia

4

2

2

 - Decubitus

1

1

–

 - Arthrosis

2

2

–

 - Dementia

2

2

–

 - Depression

1

1

–

 - Schizophrenia

1

1

–

 - Cerebrovascular insult

1

1

–

 - Epilepsia

1

–

1