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Table 1 Clinical characteristics

From: Combination of the endoscopic septonasal flap technique and bioabsorbable steroid-eluting stents for repair of congenital choanal atresia in neonates and infants: a retrospective study

Parameter

Silicone stents group (n)

Bioabsorbable steroid-eluting stents group (n)

Total (n)

Statistical test value

P-value

Sex

   

χ2 = 0.050

0.823

Male

8

6

14

  

Female

14

9

23

  

Age

   

χ2 = 0.947

0.731

0–1 month

7

5

12

  

1–3 month

1

1

2

  

3–6 month

5

2

7

  

6–12 month

2

1

3

  

1–3 year

7

6

13

  

Tape of atresia

   

χ2 = 0.403

0.701

Mixed

21

15

36

  

Bony

1

0

1

  

Laterality

   

χ2 = 0.531

0.393

BCA

14

8

22

  

UCA

8

7

15

  

Associated malformations

   

χ2 = 0.417

0.659

Yes

16

9

25

  

No

6

6

12

  
  1. χ2 = Chi-square test