Table 1.

Baseline characteristics in the intervention (ice packing) and control groups in traumatic finger injury

	Ice packing	No ice packing	P
Sex, n (%)
Male	46 (92.0)	46 (92.0)	1.0
Female	4 (8.0)	4 (8.0)
Age (years), mean±SD (95% CI)	32.2 ± 10.3 (29.3 - 35.1)	30.4 ± 10.4 (27.4 - 33.3)	0.365
Injury location, n (%)
Upper	41 (82.0)	45 (90.0)	0.249
Lower	9 (18.0)	5 (10.0)
Type of injury, n (%)
Soft tissue	42 (84.0)	43 (86.0)	1.0
Soft tissue and fracture	7 (14.0)	6 (12.0)
Fracture or dislocation	1 (2.0)	1 (2.0)

SD=Standard deviation, CI=Confidence interval