Table 1.
General data of patients in the two groups.
| Group | Study group (n = 45) |
Control group (n = 45) |
t/χ2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.776 | 0.378 | ||
| Male | 27 (60.00) | 31 (68.89) | ||
| Female | 18 (40.00) | 14 (31.11) | ||
| Age, years | 0.098 | 0.922 | ||
| 43.28 ± 4.3 | 43.19 ± 4.4 | |||
| Disease course, months | 0.086 | 0.932 | ||
| 26.43 ± 4.2 | 26.51 ± 4.6 | |||
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 0.468 | 0.641 | ||
| 25.7 ± 3.9 | 26.1 ± 4.2 | |||
| Fistula tract length, mm | 0.618 | 0.538 | ||
| 33.73 ± 2.2 | 34.01 ± 2.1 | |||
| Place of residence | 0.241 | 0.624 | ||
| Rural | 33 (73.33) | 35 (77.78) | ||
| Urban | 12 (26.67) | 10 (22.22) | ||
| Education | 0.747 | 0.688 | ||
| Primary school or higher | 9 (20.00) | 7 (15.56) | ||
| High school | 16 (35.56) | 14 (31.11) | ||
| University degree or higher | 20 (44.44) | 24 (53.33) | ||
| Nationality | 2.182 | 0.139 | ||
| Han nationality | 18 (40.00) | 25 (55.56) | ||
| Minorities | 27 (60.00) | 20 (44.44) | ||
| Smoking history | 0.178 | 0.673 | ||
| Yes | 24 (53.33) | 22 (48.89) | ||
| No | 21 (46.67) | 23 (51.11) | ||
| Drinking history | 1.113 | 0.291 | ||
| Yes | 21 (46.67) | 26 (57.78) | ||
| No | 24 (53.33) | 19 (42.22) | ||
| Exercise history | 0.714 | 0.398 | ||
| Yes | 19 (42.22) | 23 (51.11) | ||
| No | 26 (57.78) | 22 (48.89) | ||
| Clinical symptoms | 0.444 | 0.931 | ||
| Pain | 12 (26.67) | 10 (22.22) | ||
| Lump | 11 (24.44) | 13 (28.89) | ||
| Itching | 13 (28.89) | 14 (31.11) | ||
| Purulent discharge | 9 (20.00) | 8 (17.78) | ||
| Constipation | 0.720 | 0.396 | ||
| Yes | 39 (86.67) | 36 (80.00) | ||
| No | 6 (13.33) | 9 (20.00) |
Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation.