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Table 2 Subject characteristics by treatment group

From: Quantitative contrast enhanced dual energy CT to predict avascular necrosis: a feasibility study of proximal humerus fractures

Characteristics	Treatment			p
Characteristics	Arthroplasty	Conservative	ORIF	p
n	17	17	21	–
Age: Mean (SD)	71 (13)	63 (14)	46 (16)	< 0.001^a
Gender	14 Female 3 Male	10 Female 7 Male	6 Female 15 Male	0.003^a
Ethnicity	5 Black 1 Asian 11 White	6 Black 11 White	5 Black 16 White	NS^a
Iodine concentration mg/ml
Humerus (SD)	3.97 (0.70)	3.97 (0.97)	4.78 (1.22)	0.022^a
Glenoid (SD)	4.51 (1.23)	4.72 (1.24)	5.17 (1.61)	NS^a
Humerus/glenoid (SD)	0.94 (0.27)	0.88 (0.25)	0.96 (0.22)	NS^a
Follow up
12 Months		8	12	NS^b
12 Months with AVN		0	2	NS^b
24 Months		4	10	NS^b
24 Months with AVN		0	3	NS^b
Fracture healing
Healed < 12 months		9	10	NS^b
Healed ≤ 24 months		9	13	NS^b

^aOne way ANOVA
^bFischer Exact Test Chi-square

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