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. 2015 Aug 1;50(4):409–415. doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2015.07.006

Table 2.

Description of the characteristics evaluated according to alterations to the criteria and results from the statistical tests.

Variable Criteria
Total (n = 19) p
Normal (n = 7) Some altered (n = 12)
Sex >0.999
 Female 4 (57.1) 7 (58.3) 11 (57.9)
 Male 3 (42.9) 5 (41.7) 8 (42.1)



Age (years) 0.575a
 Mean (SD) 56.3 (21.2) 62.1 (21.4) 60 (20.9)
 Median (min., max.) 50 (35; 85) 64.5 (18; 87) 64 (18; 87)



Weight (kg) 0.434a
 Mean (SD) 73.4 (20.1) 65.1 (22.4) 68.2 (21.4)
 Median (min., max.) 70.4 (53; 101) 67.3 (40; 121) 67.8 (40; 121)



Height (m) 0.527a
 Mean (SD) 1.6 (0.1) 1.6 (0.1) 1.6 (0.1)
 Median (min., max.) 1.6 (1.5; 1.8) 1.6 (1.5; 1.9) 1.6 (1.5; 1.9)



BMI (kg/m2) 0.456a
 Mean (SD) 27.2 (8.1) 24.7 (6.2) 25.6 (6.8)
 Median (min., max.) 22.4 (20.9; 40.4) 22.7 (17.3; 37.3) 22.4 (17.3; 40.4)



Side 0.377
 Right 4 (57.1) 4 (33.3) 8 (42.1)
 Left 3 (42.9) 8 (66.7) 11 (57.9)



Classification 0.598b
 A1 0 (0) 1 (8.3) 1 (5.3)
 A2 4 (57.1) 7 (58.3) 11 (57.9)
 A3 3 (42.9) 4 (33.3) 7 (36.8)



Trauma mechanism 0.617
 Fall to ground 4 (57.1) 9 (75) 13 (68.4)
 Other 3 (42.9) 3 (25) 6 (31.6)



Bispinal diameter >0.999a
 Mean (SD) 28 (2.6) 28 (3.4) 28 (3)
 Median (min., max.) 28 (23; 31) 27 (23; 34) 28 (23; 34)
a

Student's t-test.

b

Likelihood ratio test.