Comparison of the Effects on Rib Fracture between the Traditional Japanese Medicine Jidabokuippo and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 4
Subgroup analysis based on treatment durations between the jidabokuippo and the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug groups.
Jidabokuippo group (number)
NSAIDs group (number)
P value
Gender
Male
7 days (7–77 days) (35)
14 days (7–77 days) (37)
0.3783
Female
7 days (7–42 days) (46)
17 days (5–42 days) *(44)
<0.0001
The number of rib fractures
Single
7 days (7–77 days) (74)
14 days (5–77 days) (74)
<0.0001
Multiple
14 days (7–23 days) (7)
13 days (7–28 days) (7)
0.4340
Site of rib fractures
Upper
7 days (7–42 days) (5)
14 days (7–28 days) (5)
0.6664
Middle
10 days (7–23 days) (34)
14 days (5–49 days) (43)
0.0020
Lower
7 days (7–77 days) (46)
14 days (7–77 days) (37)
0.0934
Accompanying injuries
(+)
7 days (7–14 days) (4)
14 days (7–28 days) (6)
0.1224
(−)
7 days (7–77 days) (77)
14 days (5–77 days) (75)
0.0006
Comorbidities
(+)
14 days (7–28 days) (19)
14 days (7–42 days) (18)
0.1130
(−)
7 days (7–77 days) (62)
14 days (5–77 days) (63)
0.0007
*, male versus female; NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
