Table 1 General demographic and clinical characteristics of children with congenital heart disease who received traditional surgery or minimally invasive surgery whose parents have completed questionnaires (n = 400)
General information indicators | Treatment groups | |
|---|---|---|
TS (n = 217) | MIS (n = 183) | |
Age (years, x ̅±s) | 5.4 ± 3.1 | 6.5 ± 3.5 |
Age group (n, %) | ||
 2–4 years | 137 (63.1) | 72 (39.3) |
 5–7 years | 52 (24.0) | 66 (36.1) |
 8–12 years | 15 (6.9) | 36 (19.7) |
 13–18 years | 13 (6.0) | 9 (4.9) |
Sex (n, %) | ||
 Male | 112 (51.6) | 72 (39.3) |
 Female | 105 (48.4) | 111 (60.7) |
BMI (x ± s) | 16.1 ± 3.4 | 15.8 ± 3.3 |
Type of congenital heart disease (n, %) | ||
 ASD | 42 (19.4) | 20 (10.9) |
 VSD | 173 (79.7) | 144 (78.7) |
 Other | 2 (0.9) | 19 (10.4) |
Time after operation (months, x ± s) | 19.1 ± 20.1 | 22.1 ± 20.8 |