Table 1 Participant characteristics
Parameter | Unmatched Cohort | P-value | Matched Cohort | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSH (134) | C-PSH (122) | CSH (111) | C-PSH (111) | |||
Gender | 0.02* | 0.42 | ||||
Female | 64 (47.8%) | 76 (62.3%) | 61 (55.0%) | 67 (60.4%) | ||
Male | 70 (52.2%) | 46 (37.7%) | 50 (45.0%) | 44 (39.6%) | ||
Age (years) | 52.5 (27.0–79.0) | 51.0 (25.0–81.0) | 0.46 | 54.0 (27.0–79.0) | 50.0 (25.0–81.0) | 0.86 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.8 (2.0) | 22.5 (1.8) | < 0.01* | 22.1 (2.0) | 22.5 (1.8) | 0.10 |
Hemorrhoids duration (years) | 8.0 (1.0–32.0) | 7.0 (1.0–23.0) | 0.02* | 8.0 (1.0–25.0) | 7.0 (1.0–23.0) | 0.45 |
Chronic diarrhea | 0.38 | 0.67 | ||||
No | 123 (91.8%) | 108 (88.5%) | 100 (90.1%) | 98 (88.3%) | ||
Yes | 11 (8.2%) | 14 (11.5%) | 11 (9.9%) | 13 (11.7%) | ||
Chronic constipation | 0.18 | 0.73 | ||||
No | 103 (76.9%) | 102 (83.6%) | 90 (81.1%) | 92 (82.9%) | ||
Yes | 31 (23.1%) | 20 (16.4%) | 21 (18.9%) | 19 (17.1%) | ||