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Table 1 Subject demographics and other relevant characteristics among Trulene® and Prolene® groups

From: Single-blind, randomized study comparing clinical equivalence of trulene and prolene polypropylene sutures in elective primary coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Subject characteristics

Trulene® (n = 46)

Prolene® (n = 43)

p value

Demographics

Gender, n (%):

  

0.81

 Male

41 (89.13)

39 (90.70)

 

 Female

5 (10.87)

4 (9.30)

 

Age (years), mean ± SD

57.48 ± 11.90

63.75 ± 7.64

0.004*

Anthropometrics

Weight (kg), Mean ± SD

69.98 ± 10.96

68.11 ± 10.18

0.34

Height (cm), Mean ± SD

164.84 ± 9.03

163.14 ± 7.71

0.41

BMI (kg/m2), Mean ± SD

25.83 ± 4.17

25.55 ± 3.24

0.72

Vital signs

Pulse rate (beats per minute), Mean ± SD

81.74 ± 10.86

83.37 ± 12.90

0.52

Respiratory rate (respiration per minute), Mean ± SD

19.00 ± 2.68

19.49 ± 2.25

0.47

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), Mean ± SD

122.96 ± 15.87

129.98 ± 18.36

0.06

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), Mean ± SD

73.91 ± 91.15

74.70 ± 10.36

0.71

Other characteristics

ASA classification, n (%):

  

0.01*

 ASA II

1 (2.17)

9 (20.93)

 

 ASA III

45 (97.83)

34 (79.07)

 

NYHA grade, n (%):

  

0.56

 NYHA I

1 (2.17)

0

 

 NYHA II

21 (45.65)

18 (41.86)

 

 NYHA III

24 (52.18)

25 (58.14)

 

Cardiac disease and reason for surgery, n (%):

  

0.43

 Left main disease only

0

1 (2.33)

 

 Left main disease in combination with a double vessel disease

0

2 (4.65)

 

 Left main disease in combination with a multi vessel disease

5 (10.86)

3 (6.98)

 

 Double vessel disease only

6 (13.05)

4 (9.30)

 

 Multivessel disease

35 (76.09)

33 (76.74)

 

Medical/surgical history

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases:

  

0.81

 Diabetes mellitus

28 (60.87)

26 (60.47)

 

 Hypothyroidism

6 (13.04)

2 (4.65)

 

 Dyslipidemia

1 (2.17)

1 (2.33)

 

Diseases of the circulatory system:

  

0.14

 Hypertension

31 (67.39)

29 (67.44)

 

 IHD/CAD

13 (28.26)

13 (30.23)

 

 Myocardial Infarction

3 (6.52)

1 (2.33)

 

 Heart failure with midrange ejection fraction

1 (2.17)

0

 

 Triple Vessel Disease

1 (2.17)

0

 

 Cardiac Illness

0

1 (2.33)

 

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue:

  

0.33

 Left femur fracture and surgery

0

1 (2.33)

 

 Hip-joint replacement

0

1 (2.33)

 

Diseases of the digestive system:

  

0.32

 OesophagoGastroDuodenoscopy and H. Pyroli infection

1 (2.17)

0

 

Diseases of the respiratory system:

  

0.35

 Asthma

1 (2.17)

0

 

 Tuberculosis

0

1 (2.33)

 

 COVID-19

1 (2.17)

3 (6.98)

 

Diseases of the nervous system:

  

0.60

 Cerebrovascular accident

1 (2.17)

1 (2.33)

 

 Parkinsonism

1 (2.17)

0

 

Diseases of the eye and adnexa:

  

0.30

 S/P bilateral cataract surgery

0

1 (2.33)

 

Diseases of the genitourinary system:

  

0.33

 Benign prostatic hyperplasia

1 (2.17)

0

 

 Chronic kidney disease

1 (2.17)

0

 
  1. Bold numerals indicate P-values are </= 0.05
  2. ASA American Society of Anaesthesiologists, IHD/CAD Ischemic Heart Disease/Coronary Artery Disease, NYHA New York Heart Association, S/P Status Post, SD standard deviation
  3. *p < 0.05