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Table 2 Patients’ demographics

From: Comparison between single-dose suxamethonium and rocuronium after pretreatment with dexmedetomidine in rapid sequence induction

Characteristics

Total number of patients = 228

SS group (n = 113)

DR group (n = 115)

P value

Gender (women), n (%)

114 (50)

56 (49)

58 (50)

0.456

Age in years (mean ± SD)

45.6 ± 11.1

47.3 ± 9.5

44.9 ± 13.6

0.321

Weight, kg (mean ± SD)

59.9 ± 11.5

64.5 ± 10.9

71.2 ± 9.6

0.122

Height, cm (mean ± SD)

158.2 ± 9.6

161.3 ± 9.3

156.1 ± 9.9

0.673

BMI, kg/m2 (mean ± SD)

26.8 ± 3.3

25.6 ± 2.6

27.9 ± 1.3

0.254

  1. Abbreviations: N, number of patients; SS, saline (pretreatment) + suxamethonium; DR, dexmedetomidine (pretreatment)+ rocuronium; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; kg/m2, kilogram per square meter
  2. P value < 0.05 is considered significant