Table 1.
Basic demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients in both groups
| Group | p-value | |||
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| Simvastatin (n = 49) | Control (n = 49) | |||
| Age, year | 38.0 ± 13.0 | 36.6 ± 11.4 | 0.57a | |
| Sex | Male | 32 (65.3) | 34 (69.4) | 0.83b |
| Female | 17 (34.7) | 15 (30.6) | ||
| Trauma mechanism | Auto accident | 18 (36.7) | 17 (34.7) | 0.91b |
| Motorcycle accident | 15 (30.6) | 14 (28.6) | ||
| Pedestrian | 16 (32.7) | 18 (36.7) | ||
| Vegetative state | 8 (16.3) | 9 (18.4) | 1b | |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage).
a
p-value was obtained with Student's t-test.
b
p-value was obtained with chi-square test.