Table I.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study groups.
| Variables | Native Tissue Group (n = 33) |
MegaDerm Group (n = 27) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 53.7 ±15.2 | 52.8 ±13.5 | 0.808 |
| Sex, n (%) Male Female |
13 (39.4%) 20 (60.6%) |
4 (14.8%) 23 (85.2%) |
0.031 |
| Site of graft, n (%) Right Left |
16 (48.5%) 17 (51.5%) |
9 (33.3%) 18 (66.7%) |
0.244 |
| Perforation Size, n (%) Small Medium Large Total |
16 (48.5%) 16 (48.5%) 1 (3.0%) 0 (0) |
13 (48.1%) 9 (33.3%) 4 (14.8%) 1 (3.8%) |
0.295 |
| Hearing level (dB HL) Air conduction Bone conduction Air-bone gap |
41.6 ±18.2 23.4 ±17.0 18.1 ± 6.8 |
36.4 ±17.1 20.9 ±14.9 15.5 ± 5.3 |
0.266 0.548 0.106 |