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Table 1 Demographic and procedural data for the control and DM groups

From: QTc interval prolongation due to spinal anesthesia in patients with and without diabetes: an observational study

 

Control group

(n = 21)

DM group

(n = 24)

p-value

Age; years

61.3 ± 12.4

61.1 ± 10.5

0.943

Sex; Male/Female

15/6

19/5

0.801

Height; cm

165.3 ± 9.2

166.7 ± 7.9

0.592

Weight; kg

67.4 ± 12.5

67.7 ± 14.7

0.939

BMI; kg/m2

24.5 ± 3.1

24.4 ± 4.9

0.919

Length of DM; years

NC

10 (11)

-

HbA1c; mg/dl

NC

8.5 (2.7)

-

DM type; I/II

NC

1/23

-

End organ damage; 0/1/2

NC

18/5/1

-

H-M dosagea; mg

10.1 ± 0.8

10.2 ± 0.8

0.614

Onset time; min

7.8 ± 1.9

7.0 ± 1.3

0.14

Recovery time; min

116.2 ± 22.9

119.2 ± 19.5

0.644

Sensory block level

T11 (4)

T10 (2)

0.096

  1. DM diabetes mellitus, BMI body mass index, HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c, NC
  2. Values are expressed as number, mean ± standard deviation, or median [interquartile range]
  3. aH-M