Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the anal fissure study cohort
| |
Male |
|
Female |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | N | % | N | % |
|
Sex (row%) |
522 |
42.0% |
721 |
58.0% |
|
Mean age (years)* |
46.6 |
40.9 |
||
|
Age categories (column%) |
|
|
|
|
| Age 6 - 11 |
34 |
6.5% |
48 |
6.7% |
| Age 12 - 17 |
20 |
3.8% |
48 |
6.7% |
| Age 18 - 24 |
38 |
7.3% |
107 |
14.8% |
| Age 25 - 34 |
63 |
12.1% |
134 |
18.6% |
| Age 35 - 44 |
81 |
15.5% |
86 |
11.9% |
| Age 45 - 54 |
83 |
15.9% |
101 |
14.0% |
| Age 55 - 64 |
94 |
18.0% |
82 |
11.4% |
| Age 65+ |
109 |
20.9% |
115 |
16.0% |
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
| Hispanic (row%) |
249 |
42.9% |
331 |
57.1% |
| Mean age (years) |
44.6 |
38.1 |
||
| Non-Hispanic (row%) |
273 |
41.2% |
390 |
58.8% |
| Mean age (years) | 48.3 | 43.3 | ||
*Mean difference significant P < 0.001.