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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Distal radial artery as an alternative approach to forearm radial artery for perioperative blood pressure monitoring: a randomized, controlled, noninferiority trial

 

dRA group(n = 81)

RA group(n = 80)

P value

Age, years

52 ± 16

51 ± 13

0.669

Male sex (%)

51(63.0)

42(52.5)

0.197

Weight, kg

66.4 ± 9.9

67.0 ± 12.4

0.687

Height, cm

166.4 ± 6.9

166.9 ± 7.1

0.884

BMI, kg/m2

23.9 ± 3.1

23.9 ± 3.5

0.891

Smoking status

 Never smoked, n (%)

65(80.2)

60(75.0)

0.591

 Current smoker, n (%)

12(14.8)

13(16.2)

 

 Previous smoker, n (%)

4(4.9)

7(8.8)

 

Comorbidities

 Coronary artery disease, n (%)

3(3.7)

1(1.3)

0.620

 Hypertension, n (%)

14(17.3)

17(20.0)

0.523

 Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

8(9.9)

4(5.0)

0.239

 Arrhythmia, n (%)

1(1.2)

2(2.5)

0.620

 Cerebrovascular disease, n (%)

1(1.2)

0(0.0)

1.000

 CKD, n (%)

0(0.0)

1(1.3)

0.497

Medications

 Antihypertensive drugs, n (%)

15(18.5)

17(21.2)

0.664

 Hypoglycemic drugs, n (%)

8(9.9)

3(3.7)

0.123

 Anticoagulant or antiplatelet, n (%)

3(3.7)

2(2.5)

1.000

 Others, n (%)

6(7.4)

3(3.7)

0.495

Previous artery access, n (%)

9(11.1)

11(13.8)

0.612

ASA Physical Status Class

 I, n (%)

8(9.9)

5(6.3)

0.781

 II, n (%)

72(88.9)

74(92.5)

 

 III, n (%)

1(1.2)

1(1.3)

 

Operation position

 Supine, n (%)

41(50.6)

44(55.0)

0.090

 Lateral, n (%)

17(21.0)

25(31.3)

 

 Prone, n (%)

9(11.1)

6(7.5)

 

 Lithotomy, n (%)

14(17.3)

5(6.3)

 

Operation time, min

120(81)

115(83)

0.999

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