Table 1.
Comparative demography of the surgical and non-surgical treatment in both groups
| Index | Flail chest group (n = 38) | Non-flail chest group (n = 124) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical (n = 21) | Non-surgical (n = 17) | p | Surgical (n = 65) | Non-surgical (n = 59) | p | |
| Age (years) | 34.76 ± 12.92 | 35.53 ± 14.32 | 0.863 | 37.62 ± 11.97 | 36.39 ± 11.74 | 0.426 |
| Gender (M:F) n | 15:6 | 12:5 | 0.955 | 46:19 | 42:17 | 0.765 |
| Body weight (kg) | 62.2 ± 11.0 | 63.0 ± 9.5 | 0.825 | 63.1 ± 10.0 | 62.3 ± 11.0 | 0.876 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) mean ± SD | 25 ± 2.6 | 26 ± 2.3 | 0.902 | 28 ± 3.2 | 27 ± 2.5 | 0.756 |
| The fractured rib number mean ± SD | 6.02 ± 1.25 | 5.88 ± 1.34 | 0.138 | 3.22 ± 1.15 | 3.48 ± 1.24 | 0.158 |