Table 1 Demographic and other clinical data for colorectal surgery patients- gender, age and surgery duration were identical among the three study groups
From: A randomized trial of preoperative oral carbohydrates in abdominal surgery
Study | Placebo | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
n (%) | 22 (100) | 23 (100) | 26 (100) |
M | 11 (50) | 9 (31.1) | 13 (50) |
F | 11 (50) | 14 (60.9) | 13 (50) |
Age (years) | |||
Mean | 57.9± 12.0 | 56.6± 13.0 | 53.8± 15.8 |
Surgery duration (hours) | |||
Mean | 3.3± 0.5 | 3.1± 0.4 | 3.1± 0.5 |