Impact of dexamethasone added to intra-articular morphine and bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia after knee arthroscopy

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 1 Demographic data

Demographic data		M group	MD group	Test value	P value	Sig.
Demographic data		No. = 20	No. = 20	Test value	P value	Sig.
Age	Mean ± SD Range	31.05 ± 9.37 18–57	36.40 ± 11.50 19–56	− 1.613•	0.115	NS
Sex	Female Male	6 (30.0%) 14 (70.0%)	5 (25.0%) 15 (75.0%)	0.125*	0.723	NS
Body weight	Mean ± SD Range	77.65±7.30 65–90	79.30±6.38 70–92	− 0.761•	0.451	NS
ASA	ASA I ASA II	13 (65.0%) 7 (35.0%)	12 (60.0%) 8 (40.0%)	0.107*	0.744	NS

Categorical variables are presented as frequencies and percentages and numerical variables are presented as means and standard deviations
P value > 0.05: non-significant (NS); P value < 0.05: significant (S); *: chi-square test; •: independent t test