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Table 1 Demographic data

From: The number of displaced rib fractures is more predictive for complications in chest trauma patients

Parameter

Total (N = 174)

Patients with pulmonary complication (N = 108)

OR 95% CI

p-value

 

[n (%)]

[n (%)]

  

Gender

 Male

121 (69.5)

75 (62)

0.99 (0.51–1.92)

0.97

Elderly

65

43 (24.7)

26 (60.5)

0.91 (0.45–1.85)

0.80

ICED

 0

69 (39.7)

46 (66.7)

Reference

-

 1

88 (50.6)

53 (60.2)

0.76 (0.39–1.46)

0.41

 2

17 (9.8)

9 (52.9)

0.56 (0.19–1.65)

0.30

 3

0

 

NA

NA

Mechanism

 Motorbike

70 (40.2)

39 (55.7)

Reference

-

 Car

13 (7.5)

10 (76.9)

2.65 (0.67–10.47)

0.16

 Bicycle

8 (4.6)

5 (62.5)

1.33 (0.29–5.98)

0.72

 Pedestrian

11 (6.3)

7 (63.6)

1.39 (0.37–5.19)

0.62

 Fall 3 m

29 (16.7)

21 (72.4)

2.09 (0.81–5.35)

0.13

 Fall <3 m

40 (23)

23 (57.5)

1.08 (0.49–2.36)

0.86

 Assault

1 (0.6)

1 (100)

NA

NA

 Heavy stuff compression

2 (1.1)

2 (100)

NA

NA

Laterality

 Left

91 (52.3)

57 (62.6)

Reference

-

 Right

71 (40.8)

39 (54.9)

0.73 (0.39–1.37)

0.32

 Both

12 (6.9)

12 (100)

NA

NA

Location

 1st–3rd

12 (6.9)

7 (58.3)

Reference

-

 4th–9th

117 (67.2)

66 (56.4)

0.89 (0.27–2.98)

0.85

 10th–12th

10 (5.7)

6 (60)

1.07 (0.19–5.91)

0.94

2area

35 (20.1)

29 (82.9)

4.29 (0.97–18.97)

0.06

Rib fracture numbers

 1–2

57 (32.8)

18 (31.6)

Reference

-

3

117 (67.2)

90 (76.9)

7.22 (3.57–14.62)

<0.0001

Displaced rib fracture numbers

 0

40 (23)

13 (32.5)

Reference

-

1

134 (77)

95 (70.9)

5.06 (2.37–10.81)

<0.0001

Nondisplaced rib fracture numbers

 0

33 (19)

21 (63.6)

Reference

-

1

141 (81)

87 (61.7)

0.92 (0.42–2.02)

0.837

Alcohol drinking

13 (7.5)

8 (61.5)

0.98 (0.31–3.12)

0.97

ISS

16

88 (50.6)

81 (92)

25.29 (10.32–61.97)

<0.0001

  < 16

86 (49.4)

27 (31.4)

Reference

-

AIS (thoracic area)

4

71 (40.8)

70 (98.6)

NA

NA

  < 4

103 (59.2)

38 (36.9)

  

Ribscore

 0–1

138 (79.3)

73 (52.9)

Reference

-

 2–3

28 (16.1)

27 (96.4)

24.04 (3.18–181.91)

0.002

 4–6

8 (4.6)

8 (100)

NA

NA

TTSS

 0–4

66 (37.9)

22 (33.3)

Reference

-

 5–7

67 (38.5)

45 (67.2)

4.09 (1.99–8.43)

0.0001

 8–12

30 (17.2)

30 (100)

NA

NA

 13–25

11 (6.3)

11 (100)

NA

NA