Table 2 Patients’ characteristics according to the time of initiation of preoperative anticoagulation therapy
Characteristics | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Total | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n=54) | (n=57) | (n=15) | (n=7) | (n=133) | ||
Basic Information | ||||||
Age (years),mean ± SD | 76±11 | 75±8 | 76±8 | 79±4 | 76±9 | 0.647 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 22 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 52 | |
Female | 32 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 81 | |
Body weight (kg), mean ± SD | 58.31±11.55 | 58.96±12.01 | 61±9.96 | 57.71±9.36 | 58.87±11.34 | |
Body mass index, mean ± SD | 22.08±3.94 | 22.28±3.68 | 22.46±2.71 | 22.08±3.94 | 21.83±58.10 | 0.971 |
Comorbid conditions, n (%) | ||||||
Hypertension | 11 (20.37) | 13 (22.81) | 8 (53.33) | 4 (57.14) | 36 (27.06) | |
Diabetes | 9 (16.67) | 14 (24.56) | 7 (46.67) | 5 (71.43) | 33 (24.81) | |
Congestive heart failure | 3 (5.56) | 1 (1.75) | 0 (0) | 1 (14.29) | 5 (3.76) | |
Varicose veins | 2 (3.70) | 1 (1.75) | 1 (6.67) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.01) | |
Currently active cancer | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Paralysis of lower limbs | 2 (3.70) | 4 (7.02) | 1 (6.67) | 0 (0) | 7 (5.26) | |
Atrial fibrillation | 5 (9.26) | 4 (7.02) | 1 (6.67) | 1 (14.29) | 11 (8.27) | |
Prior stroke or TIA | 2 (3.70) | 4 (7.02) | 1 (6.67) | 0 (0) | 7 (5.26) |