Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and medical history of the studied groups
Beta-blocker group (n = 20) | Control group (n = 20) | Test of significance | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | |||
Age (years) | t | |||||
Mean ± SD | 43.2 ± 11.04 | 43.95 ± 11.7 | 0.208 | 0.836 | ||
Range | 22–61 | 22–61 | ||||
BMI | t | |||||
Mean ± SD | 27.6 ± 4.1 | 27.9 ± 4.9 | 0.219 | 0.827 | ||
Range | 22.4–35.8 | 19.2–41.0 | ||||
Sex | χ2 | |||||
Male | 14 | 70.0 | 13 | 65.0 | 0.114 | 0.736 |
Female | 6 | 30.0 | 7 | 35.0 | ||
Medical history | ||||||
Hypertension | χ2 | |||||
Yes | 7 | 35.0 | 8 | 40.0 | 0.107 | 0.744 |
No | 13 | 65.0 | 12 | 60.0 | ||
DM | FE | |||||
Yes | 4 | 20.0 | 5 | 25.0 | 0.143 | 1.000 |
No | 16 | 80.0 | 15 | 75.0 | ||
CLD | FE | |||||
Yes | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.360 | 1.000 |
No | 18 | 90.0 | 19 | 95.0 | ||
Cardiac | FE | |||||
Yes | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.026 | 1.000 |
No | 19 | 95.0 | 20 | 100.0 | ||
Cause of trauma | χ2 | |||||
RTA | 14 | 70.0 | 12 | 60.0 | 1.354 | 0.508 |
FFH | 3 | 15.0 | 6 | 30.0 | ||
Fight | 3 | 15.0 | 2 | 10.0 | ||