Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Background of Patients with Laryngotracheal Stenosis.
| Patients, n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (N = 34) | Iatrogenic (n = 17) | Idiopathic (n = 17) | P Valuea | |
| Age,b y | 45.1 ± 2.2 | 41.9 ± 3.4 | 48.4 ± 2.6 | .14 |
| Sex | .15 | |||
| Male | 5 (15) | 4 (24) | 1 (5.9) | |
| Female | 29 (85) | 13 (76) | 16 (94) | |
| Race | <.01 | |||
| Caucasian | 24 (70) | 8 (47) | 16 (94) | |
| African American | 2 (5.9) | 2 (12) | 0 (0) | |
| Other | 8 (24) | 7 (41) | 1 (5.9) | |
| Charleston Comorbidity Indexb | 1.15 ± 0.35 | 1.82 ± 0.55 | 0.47 ± 0.36 | .05 |
| History of cricotracheal/tracheal resection | 7 (20) | 7 (41) | 0 (0) | <.01 |
| Tracheostomy dependence (at last follow-up) | 7 (20) | 7 (41) | 0 (0) | <.01 |
a
Bold indicates P <.05.
b
Mean ± SE.