Figure 2.

Comparison of glycemia between groups during the observed period. Glycemia was significantly higher in the general anesthesia group compared to the spinal anesthesia group (p<0.05). During the observed period serum glucose levels differ significantly (p<0.01) with a significant linear trend of decrease in glycemia (p<0.01) and a significant quadratic trend of increase in serum cortisol levels at T2, which in the further course of the period decreased in values (p<0.01). Glycemia was significantly lower in the spinal anesthesia group at times T2 and T3 (both p<0.05), while the difference was not statistically significant at the times T1 and T4 (both p>0.05). Changes in glycemia did not differ significantly over time for both groups (p=0.60).