Table 1. Distribution of descriptive data across the two groups (short InterTAN vs. long InterTAN).
* P-value > 0.05, which was not significant.
| Descriptive parameters | Short InterTAN (n = 46) | Long InterTAN (n = 43) | Total (n = 89) | p-value |
| Age, n (%) | 0.362* | |||
| <60 | 13 (28.26) | 12 (27.91) | 25 (28) | |
| >60 | 33 (71.73) | 31 (72.09) | 64 (72) | |
| Mean age (years)(mean ± SD) | 64.2 ± 11.05 | 70.88 ± 10.03 | 0.319* | |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.453* | |||
| Male | 18 (39.13) | 11 (25.58) | 29 (32.58) | |
| Female | 28 (60.87) | 32 (74.42) | 60 (67.41) | |
| Side of injury, n (%) | 0.571* | |||
| Right | 22 (47.83) | 20 (46.51) | 42 (47.19) | |
| Left | 24 (52.17) | 23 (53.49) | 47 (52.81) | |
| Mode of injury, n (%) | 0.123* | |||
| High velocity | 5 (10.87) | 9 (20.93) | 14 (15.73) | |
| Low velocity | 41 (89.13) | 34 (79.07) | 75 (84.27) | |
| Type of fracture (AO Classification), n (%) | 0.096* | |||
| A1 | 18 (39.13) | 10 (23.25) | 28 (31.46) | |
| A2 | 21 (45.65) | 23 (53.49) | 44 (49.44) | |
| A3 | 7 (15.22) | 10 (23.25) | 17 (19.1) | |
| Stability of fracture, n (%) | 0.072* | |||
| Stable | 27 (58.7) | 19 (44.18) | 46 (51.69) | |
| Unstable | 19 (41.3) | 24 (55.81) | 43 (48.31) |