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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with pneumothorax

From: Neo-generation of neogenetic bullae after surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax in young adults: a prospective study

 

Total

Presented for 1-year follow-up

Did not present for 1-year follow-up

P -value

Number of cases with pneumothorax

66

36

30

Number of patients

57

30

27

Male/female (cases)

60/6

33/3

27/3

0.81

Left/right (cases)

38/28

22/14

16/14

0.52

Age (years)

 Range

14–20

14–20

15–20

0.03

 Mean ± SD

17 ± 2

17 ± 2

18 ± 1

 Median

17

17

18

Height (cm)

 Range

156.5–184.5

156.5–183.0

158.0–184.5

0.53

 Mean ± SD

171.8 ± 6.5

172.0 ± 6.5

171.2 ± 6.7

 Median

173.8

174.0

172.3

Weight (kg)

 Range

42.0–72.5

42.0–70.9

43.0–72.5

0.99

 Mean ± SD

56.0 ± 7.2

56.3 ± 7.3

55.6 ± 7.2

 Median

55.3

56.4

54.3

Body mass index (kg/m2)

 Range

14.6–23.8

15.1–23.8

14.6–22.2

0.68

 Mean ± SD

19.0 ± 1.8

19.1 ± 1.9

18.9 ± 1.8

 Median

19.0

18.9

19.0

  1. SD standard deviation