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Table 1 Patient characteristics and preoperative risk factors and drugs

From: Comparing perioperative magnesium sulphate, lidocaine, and their combination in preventing ventricular arrhythmia in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Variable

Mg group

Lidocaine group

Combination group

Test

P value

Age

58.87 ± 2.11

59.37 ± 3.90

58.40 ± 2.91

0.75

0.47 (ns)

Sex (male/female)

18/12 (56.0:40.0%)

21/9 (70.0:30.0%)

23/7 (76.7:23.3%)

1.97

0.37 (ns)

Diabetes

8 (26.7%)

8 (26.7%)

9 (30.0%)

0.11

0.94 (ns)

Smoking

11 (36.7%)

15 (50.0%)

18 (60.0%)

3.29

0.19 (ns)

Preoperative drugs

β-blockers

0 (0.0%)

1 (3.3%)

1 (3.3%)

1.02

0.60 (ns)

Digitalis

3 (10.0%)

1 (3.3%)

0 (0.0%)

3.66

0.16 (ns)

  1. Data presented as mean ± SD, or number (%). ns not significant (P > 0.05)