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Table 2 Incidence of postoperative severe hypoxemia by BMI and gender categories in patients with acute type A aortic dissection

From: Increased risk for the development of postoperative severe hypoxemia in obese women with acute type a aortic dissection

 

BMI

Normal: <  25

Overweight: 25 to 30

Obesity: >  30

Gender

Female

17

10

2

Severe hypoxemia

5 (29.4)

9 (90.0)

2 (100.0)

Non-severe hypoxemia

12 (70.6)

1 (10.0)

0

Gender

Male

28

42

13

Severe hypoxemia

1 (3.6)

15 (35.7)

9 (69.2)

Non-severe hypoxemia

27 (96.4)

27 (64.3)

4 (30.8)

  1. Values are n (%)
  2. BMI body mass index
  3. The chi-square test for trend is significant for the association between incidence of hypoxemia and increasing BMI categories and gender (p < 0.001)
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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