Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study sample
Characteristics | Patients With CRPS I (n = 87) | Patients Without CRPS I (n = 406) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 51.5 ± 19.2 | 49.7 ± 18.8 | 0.420 |
Gender, n (%) | |||
 Male | 61 (70) | 234 (58) |  |
 Female | 26 (30) | 172 (42) | 0.031* |
Dominant hand, n (%) | |||
 Left | 8 (9) | 44 (11) |  |
 Right | 79 (91) | 362 (89) | 0.651 |
Injured side | |||
 Dominant | 74 (85) | 348 (86) |  |
 Non-dominant | 13 (15) | 58 (14) | 0.874 |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 20.7 ± 2.9 | 20.4 ± 3.0 | 0.395 |
Education, n (%) | |||
 University | 55 (64) | 288 (71) |  |
 Primary and middle | 30 (34) | 112 (28) |  |
 Illiterate | 2 (2) | 6 (1) | 0.351 |
Job status, n (%) | |||
 Unemployed | 23 (26) | 102 (25) |  |
 Employed | 64 (74) | 304 (80) | 0.798 |
Socioeconomic status, n (%) | |||
 High | 19 (22) | 75 (18) |  |
 Medium | 61 (70) | 287 (71) |  |
 Low | 7 (8) | 44 (11) | 0.616 |
Time from injure to casting | 3.1 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 0.422 |
Type of trauma, n (%) | |||
 Twisting | 5 (6) | 36 (9) |  |
 Fall | 42 (48) | 284 (70) |  |
 Punch | 20 (23) | 46 (11) |  |
 MVA | 12 (14) | 42 (10) |  |
 Uncertain | 8 (9) | 18 (4) | 0.002* |
Fracture type, n (%) | |||
 Waist | 78 (90) | 363 (89) |  |
 Distal | 9 (10) | 43 (11) | 0.946 |
Current tobacco use, n (%) | 25 (29) | 118 (29) | 0.904 |
Diseases | |||
 Hypertension, n (%) | 19 (22) | 91 (22) | 0.907 |
 Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 15 (17) | `132 (33) | 0.005* |