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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Body measurement changes in adults with pectus excavatum after the Nuss procedure: a study of 272 patients

Characteristics (n = 272)

 

Age, mean ± SD

 

 pre-N

24.9 ± 4.6 (range: 18–43)

 post-R

29.0 ± 4.9 (range: 22–48)

Male (%)

255 (93.7)

Female (%)

17 (6.2)

Body height, cm, mean ± SD

 

 pre-N

174 ± 6.1 (range: 152–190)

 post-R

174.3 ± 6.2 (range: 152–190)

Body weight, kg, mean ± SD

 

 pre-N

61.3 ± 8 (range: 40–95)

 post-R

62.9 ± 9.5 (range: 39.2–112.6)

BMI, mean ± SD

 

 pre-N

20.1 ± 2.4 (range: 13.9–29.2)

 post-R

20.4 ± 2.6 (range: 14.9–35.54)

Interval of correction years, mean ± SD

3.6 ± 1.2 (range: 2.8–6.0)

Chest X-ray Haller index, mean ± SD

 

 pre-N

4.05 ± 1.17 (range: 2.50–11.70)

 post-R

3.21 ± 0.64 (range: 2.02–6.60)

Bar numbers

 

 One Bar (%)

55 (20.2)

 Two Bars (%)

217 (79.7)

  1. Characteristics of patients before the Nuss procedure (pre-Nuss procedure, pre-N) and after bar removal (post-bar removal, post-R). SD standard deviation, cm centimeter, kg kilogram, BMI body mass index