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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients and their parents in two groups

From: Effect of using the WeChat platform on the perioperative health education of parents of children who underwent transthoracic device closure of VSDs

 

WeChat group

Leaflet group

P

Age (years)

2.3 ± 1.8

2.5 ± 2.1

0.516

Size of ventricular septal defect (mm)

3.8 ± 0.9

3.6 ± 0.8

0.824

Pulmonary pressure (mmHg)

30.9 ± 12.4

33.2 ± 13.7

0.728

Age of parents (years)

< 25 or 25

6

6

0.834

26–30

10

7

31–35

13

14

36–40

5

8

> 40 or 40

3

2

Parents’ education level

Under high school

6

7

0.921

High school

12

14

Junior college

13

11

Bachelor degree or higher

6

5

Living condition

Rural area

25

23

0.626

City

12

14