Table 1

Demographic data

VariableAll (n=373)Group A (n=146)Group B (n=227)P value
Age (years)
Median (range)20 (14–30)19 (14–30)20 (14–30)0.15
Sex
 Male344 (92.2%)136 (93.1%)208 (91.6%)0.59
 Female29 (7.7%)10 (6.9%)19 (8.4%)
Smoking
 Yes37 (9.9%)17 (11.6%)20 (8.8%)0.37
 No336 (90.1%)129 (88.4%)207 (91.2%)
Affected side
 Right153 (41.0%)63 (43.2%)90 (39.6%)0.5
 Left220 (59.0%)83 (56.8%)137 (60.4%)