Table 1 Patient characteristics
Group | Dexmedetomidine (DEX) | Thiopental (THIO) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | mean (SD)a | n | mean (SD)a | |||
Age (yr) | ALL | 100 | 4.50 (2.56) | 100 | 4.06 (2.39) | 0.22 |
0–2 years | 20 | 1.21 (0.56) | 24 | 1.24 (0.45) | ||
2–6 years | 50 | 3.93 (1.16) | 53 | 3.85 (1.09) | ||
6–11 years | 30 | 7.64 (1.30) | 23 | 7.47 (1.31) | ||
Weight (kg) | ALL | 100 | 18.8 (7.5) | 100 | 17.4 (6.4) | 0.19 |
0–2 years | 20 | 10.3 (1.9) | 24 | 10.5 (2.1) | ||
2–6 years | 50 | 17.4 (3.3) | 53 | 17.0 (3.4) | ||
6–11 years | 30 | 26.8 (7.1) | 23 | 25.6 (5.7) | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | ALL | 100 | 16.5 (2.2) | 100 | 16.5 (1.8) | 0.68 |
0–2 years | 20 | 17.4 (2.1) | 24 | 17.3 (2.2) | ||
2–6 years | 50 | 16.3 (2.0) | 53 | 16.5 (1.6) | ||
6–11 years | 30 | 16.3 (2.4) | 23 | 15.9 (1.7) | ||
Duration of MRI (min) | ALL | 100 | 43 (41–57) | 100 | 47 (35–50) | 0.001 |
0–2 years | 20 | 43 (36–57) | 24 | 49 (43–60) | 0.124 | |
2–6 years | 50 | 42 (35–48) | 53 | 46 (40–57) | 0.002 | |
6–11 years | 30 | 43 (34–55) | 23 | 50 (37–55) | 0.804 | |