Women | 69 (41.3) | 76 (44.4) |
Men | 98 (58.7) | 95 (55.6) |
Age, yr, mean ± SD | 38.12 ± 12.76 | 38.15 ± 12.75 |
Interval between onset of palsy and start of treatment |
≤ 72 h | 108 (64.7) | 98 (57.3) |
> 72 to ≤ 168 h | 59 (35.3) | 73 (42.7) |
House–Brackmann score† |
2 | 8 (4.8) | 10 (5.9) |
3 | 88 (52.7) | 93 (54.4) |
4 | 54 (32.3) | 57 (33.3) |
5 | 17 (10.2) | 11 (6.4) |
Facial Disability Index score, mean ± SD |
Physical function subscale | 64.82 ± 14.13 | 67.84 ± 12.88 |
Social/well-being subscale | 65.58 ± 14.82 | 67.58 ± 12.46 |
WHO Quality of Life (brief version) score, mean ± SD |
Physical domain | 63.17 ± 13.16 | 63.30 ± 12.29 |
Psychological domain | 59.47 ± 10.98 | 60.24 ± 10.36 |
Social domain | 65.87 ± 14.00 | 67.93 ± 11.82 |
Environment domain | 60.78 ± 12.21 | 60.71 ± 12.16 |
Education |
Junior middle school | 47 (28.1) | 49 (28.7) |
Senior middle school | 41 (24.6) | 41 (24.0) |
Junior college | 17 (10.2) | 19 (11.1) |
Bachelor | 59 (35.3) | 58 (33.9) |
Postgraduate | 3 (1.8) | 4 (2.3) |
Occupation |
Civil servant | 5 (3.0) | 6 (3.5) |
Technician | 33 (19.8) | 35 (20.5) |
Clerk | 27 (16.2) | 30 (17.5) |
Service | 36 (21.6) | 24 (14.0) |
Worker | 10 (6.0) | 13 (7.6) |
Student | 32 (19.2) | 33 (19.3) |
Unemployed or retiree | 24 (14.4) | 30 (17.5) |
Affected side |
Left | 85 (50.9) | 84 (49.1) |
Right | 82 (49.1) | 87 (50.9) |