Table 1.
Characteristics of subjects.
| No Surgery | Prior Surgery: high TREC | Prior Surgery: low TREC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 15 (10-CHD; 5-healthy adults) | n = 32 | n = 17 | |
| Age at evaluation (mean years; range)* | 16.47 (0.2–34.9) | 22.6 (1.00–35.7) | 18.6 (2.00–34.5) |
| Healthy adults | 26.1 (20.0–29.0) | ||
| CHD | 12.0 (0.2–34.9) P = .02∧ versus Healty adults | ||
| Age at 1st surgery | 6.6 (0–28.4) | 2.5 (0–13.8) P = .02∧ versus High TREC | |
| Time since 1st surgery | 16.0 (0.2–34.7) | 16.1 (1.9–34.0) | |
| Age at last surgery | 12.2 (0.01–34.71) | 1.4 (0.03–24.4) | |
| Time since last surgery | 10.4 (0.1–33.1) | 11.0 (0.8–24.3) | |
| Number of surgeries (number of subjects) | |||
| 0 | 15 (100%) | ||
| 1 | 16 (50%) | 5 (29%) | |
| ≥2 | 16 (50% | 12 (71%) | |
| Age at initial surgery (number of subjects) | |||
| <2 years | 13 (41%) | 12 (71%) | |
| >2 years | 19 (59%) | 5 (29%) | |
| Residual thymus (present : absent)** | 6 : 0 | 12 : 10 | 2 : 9 |
Surgery = midline stemotomy.
*Kruskal-Wallis test = n.s.
**Chi-Square test P = .005.
∧Mann-Whitney test.