Table 2.
Mean (95% CI) delta-SPS by demographic characteristics
| n | Mean delta-SPS | 95%CI | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female |
55 |
117.4 |
96.2-138.5 |
0.0485 |
| Male |
76 |
146.6 |
126.9-166.2 |
|
| Age ≥31 |
67 |
133.5 |
111.8-155.3 |
0.91 |
| Age ≤30 |
64 |
135.1 |
115.6-154.6 |
|
| Number of elective exposures ≤14 |
44 |
143.4 |
122.5-164.3 |
0.051 |
| Number of elective exposures ≥15 |
87 |
129.7 |
110.4-148.9 |
|
| Number of unique electives ≤8 |
101 |
134.3 |
117.7-150.9 |
1.00 |
| Number of unique electives ≥9 | 30 | 134.2 | 102.9-165.4 |
P-values calculated using two-tailed t-test. Male:Female ratio for the entire cohort was 1.38. Male:Female ratio for the group with ≤14 elective exposures was 1.32 compared to 1.41 for the group with ≥15 elective exposures (p=ns).