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Table 1 Patient demographics for tourniquet and non-tourniquet use

From: The effects of tourniquet use on blood loss and perioperative complications in total knee arthroplasty

 

Tourniquet

Non-tourniquet

P value

Case

25

25

 

Gender (male/female)

7/18

6/19

0.75 (Chi-square) Test)

Age (years) (IQR)

70 (62 ~ 77.5)

72 (63 ~ 78)

0.65 (u-test)

Height (cm) (IQR)

163 (157 ~ 166)

163 (160 ~ 167)

0.48 (u-test)

Weight (kg) (IQR)

69 (62.5 ~ 73)

70 (65 ~ 75)

0.49 (u-test)

BMI (kg/m²) (IQR)

25.5 (24.3 ~ 27.2)

26.0 (25.4 ~ 27.4)

0.38 (u-test)

Preoperative hemoglobin level

(g/L) (mean ± SD)

123.38 ± 17.52

124.32 ± 13.18

0.83 (t-test)

  1. IQR, interquartile range; cm, centimeter; kg, kilogram; g/L, gram/litre; BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation