Table 1.
Qualitative results of the data analysis
| Category | n | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Patients’ sex | ||
| Female | 79 | 57.2% |
| Male | 59 | 42.8% |
| Patients’ side | ||
| Right | 67 | 48.6% |
| Left | 71 | 51.4% |
| Origin of the obturator artery | ||
| ATIIA | 79 | 57.2% |
| PTIIA | 33 | 23.9% |
| External iliac system (EIA and IEA) | 26 | 18.8% |
| - IEA | 23 | 16.7%/88.5%a |
| - EIA | 3 | 2.2%/11.5%a |
ATIIA anterior trunk of the internal iliac artery, PTIIA posterior trunk of the internal iliac artery, IEA inferior epigastric artery, EIA external iliac artery
aThe first percentage refers to the total number of ObA, whereas the second percentage refers to the number of ObAs originating from the external iliac system