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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: The efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid for reducing blood loss following simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a multicenter retrospective study

Baseline Characteristic

IV group (n = 192)

Combined group (n = 135)

Control group (n = 248)

P

Age (y)

66.2 ± 7.9

65.8 ± 9.1

66.6 ± 9.5

0.675

Gender(M/F)

32/160

23/112

43/205

0.983

BMI (kg/ m2)

27.1 ± 3.8

27.6 ± 3.3

27.0 ± 3.5

0.230

Diagnose (OA/IA)

183/9

126/9

238/10

0.514

 Hypertension

67 (34.9%)

59 (43.7%)

85 (34.3%)

0.154

 Diabetes

20 (10.4%)

17 (12.6%)

21 (8.5%)

0.433

Preoperative Hb (g/L)

140.8 ± 12.2

143.2 ± 10.8

141.4 ± 10.4

0.432

 Preoperative Hct

0.415 ± 0.035

0.420 ± 0.032

0.415 ± 0.037

0.758

 PBV (mL)

4047.3 ± 505.6

4060.4 ± 559.1

4020.3 ± 532.1

0.749

Anticoagulation methods

   

0.398

 LMWH

109

86

153

 

 Rivaroxaban

83

49

95

 

Anesthesia method

   

0.578

 General

152

112

195

 

 Regional

40

23

53

 

ASA class

   

0.852

 1–2

188

131

241

 

 ≥3

4

4

7

 

Operating time (min)

120.3 ± 37.1

153.8 ± 43.9

139.3 ± 39.1

< 0.001*

  1. BMI Body mass index = Weight/ Height2, OA Osteoarthritis, IA Inflammatory arthritis, Hb Hemoglobin, Hct Hematocrit, PBV patient blood volume, LMWH low-molecular-weight heparin, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists
  2. *Significant difference