Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics (N=21).

Characteristic	Result
Type of deformity, n, PEa: PCb	15:6
Gender, n, male: female	20:1
Age, years, mean (SD)	14.81 (1.33)
Height, cm, mean (SD)	173.67 (8.88)
BMIc, kg/m2, mean (SD)	18.44 (2.03)

^aPE: pectus excavatum.

^bPC: pectus carinatum.

^cBMI: body mass index.