Table 1.
Distribution of patient’s demographics in terms of number recruited, mean age, gender and pre-existing relevant medical conditions amongst the two tourniquet study groups
|
Group
|
No. of patients
|
Mean age (yr, SD)
|
Gender (Male/Female)
|
Pre-existing medical conditions
|
| Ankle tourniquet | 87 | 58.3 (SD = 14.3) | 51/36 | 49 |
| Thigh tourniquet | 114 | 60.2 (SD = 15.8) | 65/49 | 40 |
| Total | 201 | 59.4 (SD = 15.6) | 116/85 | 89 |