Table 1.
Demographics of TOS-patients treated surgically with scalentomy without five failures with later first rib resection.
| Female | Male | All | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | 74 (83) | 15 (17) | 89 | <0.001 |
| BMI at surgery time (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 25.1 (4.3) | 26.3 (3.7) | 25.3 (4.2) | 0.307 |
| BMI at final follow-up (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.2 (5.9) | 26.7 (2.8) | 27.1 (5.5) | 0.720 |
| Age at surgery (years), mean (SD) | 35.6 (10) | 35.7 (12) | 35.6 (11) | 0.997 |
| Age at final follow up (years), mean (SD) | 48.5 (11) | 48.8 (13) | 48.5 (11) | 0.911 |
| Follow-up (years), mean (SD) | 12.8 (4.5) | 13.2 (4.2) | 12.9 (4.4) | 0.784 |
| Smokers at follow-up (%), n (%) | 25 (36) | 5 (33) | 30 (35) | 0.861 |
| Right side affected, n (%) | 47 (64) * | 11 (73) ** | 58 (63) | 0.454 |
| Duration of symptoms before TOS-diagnosis (years), mean (SD) | 4.4 (3.8) | 5.3 (4.4) | 4.4 (3.8) | 0.397 |
p-value is distributed between female and male patients; * The number includes females with both hand operated (40 + 7); ** The number includes males with both hand operated (8 + 3).