Table 1 Demographic characteristics and comorbidities in the patients with and without chondromalacia of patella
From: Chondromalacia patella increases the risk of herpes zoster: a population-based study
Chondromalacia of patella | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
Variable | N = 90,840 | N = 22,710 | |
Age | |||
≤ 49 | 61,128 (67.29) | 15,282 (67.29) | 1.000 |
50–64 | 21,144 (23.28) | 5286 (23.28) | |
65+ | 8568 (9.43) | 2142 (9.43) | |
Mean ± SD& | 41.69 ± 16.37 | 41.69 ± 16.37 | 1.000 |
Sex | |||
Female | 55,092 (60.65) | 13,773 (60.65) | 1.000 |
Male | 35,748 (39.35) | 8937 (39.35) | |
Comorbidity | |||
Diabetes | 7429 (8.18) | 1995 (8.78) | 0.003 |
Chronic Kidney Disease | 1053 (1.16) | 265 (1.17) | 0.923 |
Coronary Artery Disease | 5938 (6.54) | 1920 (8.45) | < 0.001 |
Depression | 4233 (4.66) | 1598 (7.04) | < 0.001 |
Cancer | 2759 (3.04) | 719 (3.17) | 0.314 |