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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population

From: Effect of sternal closure with biological bone adhesive on pain visual analogue score and serum cytokine

Variables

CWC (n = 32)

AEC (n = 30)

p Value

Age (mean +/−SD)

60 +/− 35

61.5 +/− 54

0.558

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.37 +/− 14.78

24.88 +/− 22.96

0.522

Male gender

24 (75.0)

22 (73.3)

0.881

Diabetes

22 (68.7)

19 (63.3)

0.652

Hypertension

24 (75)

22 (68.7)

0.659

IHD

31 (96.8)

26 (86.6)

0.071

Hyperlipidaemia

8 (25)

11(36.6)

0.472

Bronchial Asthma

3 (9.3)

3 (10)

0.140

CABG

30 (93.7)

24 (80.0)

0.195

Valve replacement

1 (3.1)

5 (16.7)

 

CABG and valve

1 (3.1)

1 (3.3)

 
  1. All data presented as n (%) unless specified otherwise.
  2. CWC: Conventional wire closure.
  3. AEC: Adhesive enhanced closure.
  4. CABG: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
  5. IHD: Ischaemic heart disease.