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Table 1 Patient Characteristics

From: Postoperative analgesic effect, of preoperatively administered dexamethasone, after operative fixation of fractured neck of femur: randomised, double blinded controlled study

 

Dexamethasone group

Placebo group

p value

Gender (Female/Male)

8/5

12/5

 

Age (years) mean (SD)

74 (20.3)

71.9 (19.5)

0.38

BMI (kg/m2) mean (SD)

21.4 (7.2)

23.4 (7.4)

0.18

Fractured side (Right/Left)

6/7

7/10

 
  1. Data displayed as number of cases. BMI Body Mass Index