Table I.
Demographic parameters.
| DEX group
|
Control group
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical parameters | Mean (SD) | Min | Max | Mean (SD) | Min | Max |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||||
| Male | 33 (55.9) | -- | 31 (49.2) | - | - | |
| Female | 26 (44.1) | -- | 32 (50.8) | - | - | |
| Age (years) | 66.2 (7.5) | 61 | 73 | 67.9 (6.6) | 60 | 72 |
| Body weight (kg) | 58.6 (7.9) | 47 | 72 | 57.8 (8.3) | 52 | 73 |
| Disease duration (years) | 2.2 (1.7) | 0.08 | 4.6 | 2.3 (1.5) | 0.06 | 4.3 |
| Operation duration (h) | 1.5 (0.5) | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 (0.6) | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| BMI | 22.8 (2.1) | 19.2 | 25.3 | 21.6 (2.7) | 18.3 | 24.3 |
| ASA grade (I/II), n | 28/31 | - | - | 29/34 | - | - |
DEX, dexmedetomidine; BMI, body mass index; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.