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Table 3 Blood pressure changes among the studied cases

From: Dexamethasone blunts postspinal hypotension in geriatric patients undergoing orthopedic surgery: a double blind, placebo-controlled study

Variable

D Group

(n = 55)

C Group

(n = 55)

Difference (D-C)

^P-value

(groups)

#P-value

(versus baseline)

Mean (SE)

95% CI

SBP (mmHg)

 Baseline

147.9 (7.5)

147.9 (8.0)

0.1 (1.5)

−2.9–3.0

0.951

 5th minute

142.3 (10.2)

133.7 (15.2)

8.6 (2.5)

3.7–13.5

0.001*

< 0.001*

 10th minute (N = 52, 47)

139.8 (9.5)

134.7 (9.9)

5.1 (1.9)

1.3–9.0

0.009*

< 0.001*

 15th minute (N = 50, 41)

137.2 (9.3)

135.0 (8.2)

2.2 (1.9)

−1.5–5.9

0.246

< 0.001*

 20th minute (N = 48, 38)

134.1 (8.3)

132.1 (6.9)

2.0 (1.7)

−1.3–5.3

0.236

< 0.001*

 Minimum

131.4 (10.6)

125.2 (13.3)

6.2 (2.3)

1.7–10.8

0.008*

< 0.001*

DBP (mmHg)

 Baseline

86.8 (6.1)

86.5 (6.6)

0.4 (1.2)

−2.0–2.8

0.753

 5th minute

77.8 (7.5)

72.6 (9.2)

5.1 (1.6)

2.0–8.3

0.002*

< 0.001*

 10th minute (N = 52, 47)

75.4 (6.7)

70.5 (7.6)

4.9 (1.4)

2.0–7.7

0.001*

< 0.001*

 15th minute (N = 50, 41)

72.5 (7.7)

67.8 (8.1)

4.7 (1.7)

1.4–8.0

0.006*

< 0.001*

 20th minute (N = 48, 38)

67.8 (6.9)

65.7 (7.1)

2.1 (1.5)

−0.9–5.1

0.174

< 0.001*

 Minimum

66.6 (7.3)

63.0 (7.9)

3.6 (1.5)

0.7–6.5

0.015*

< 0.001*

MBP (mmHg)

 Baseline

107.2 (6.5)

106.9 (7.0)

0.3 (1.3)

−2.3–2.8

0.826

 5th minute

99.3 (8.3)

93.0 (11.1)

6.3 (1.9)

2.6–10.0

0.001*

< 0.001*

 10th minute (N = 52, 47)

96.9 (7.4)

91.9 (8.2)

5.0 (1.6)

1.8–8.1

0.002*

< 0.001*

 15th minute (N = 50, 41)

94.0 (8.1)

90.2 (8.0)

3.8 (1.7)

0.5–7.2

0.026*

< 0.001*

 20th minute (N = 48, 38)

89.9 (7.0)

87.8 (6.9)

2.1 (1.5)

−1.0–5.1

0.178

< 0.001*

 Minimum

88.2 (8.0)

83.7 (9.2)

4.5 (1.6)

1.2–7.7

0.008*

< 0.001*

  1. ^Independent t-test
  2. #Paired t-test
  3. *Significant