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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of the study population

From: A comparison of thoracic or lumbar patient-controlled epidural analgesia methods after thoracic surgery

 

TEA group (n = 57)

LEA group (n = 63)

*P

Age (years)

55.37 ± 13.3

52.73 ± 13.33

0.281

Height (cm)

167.77 ± 7.87

166.4 ± 10.705

0.428

Weight (kg)

69.39 ± 12.44

7 4.24 ± 15.83

0.066

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.6 ± 3.58

25.14 ± 4.9

0.492

Gender (F/M)

   

Female

7 (12.3)

9 (14.3)

0.747

Male

50 (87.7)

54 (85.7)

ASA status

   

I

6 (10.5)

10 (15.9)

0.39

II

40 (70.2)

36 (57.1)

0.139

III

11 (19.3)

17 (27)

0.32

Charlson comorbidity index

   

0

6 (10.5)

9 (14.3)

0.534

1- 2

38 (66.7)

40 (63.5)

0.716

> 2

13 (22.8)

14 (22.2)

0.939

  1. TEA, thoracic epidural group; LEA, lumbar epidural group; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status.
  2. *P < 0.05, values are mean ± standard deviation, n (%), number (percent).