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Table 1 Comparison between the ideal analgesia group and the nonideal analgesia group (n = 119)

From: Anatomical dimensions of the lumbar dural sac predict the sensory block level of continuous epidural analgesia during labor

Patient characteristics

Ideal analgesia

(n = 87)

Nonideal analgesia

(n = 32)

P

Height, cm

160.58 ± 4.45

164.94 ± 3.56

< 0.0001

Weight, kg

69.52 ± 8.45

66.56 ± 8.58

0.094

BMI, kg/m2

26.98 ± 2.89

24.36 ± 2.69

< 0.0001

DSL, cm

11.31 ± 1.17

13.34 ± 1.17

< 0.0001

DSA, cm2

49.01 ± 7.40

62.20 ± 10.96

< 0.0001

DSV, cm3

17.12 ± 3.95

23.65 ± 7.37

< 0.0001

DSD, cm

1.36 ± 0.12

1.45 ± 0.20

0.016