Table 4.

Comparison of ΔHct between male and female patients (%, mean ± SD)

Sex	Preoperative	Surgery day	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	Week 3	Week 6	Month 3	Month 6
Male (n=54)	0	−5.2±4.3	−8.5±3.8	−11.6±3.9	−13.5±3.9	−14.4±3.7	−14.5±4.0	−14.0±4.1	−13.2±4.1	−6.0±3.2	−2.3±3.3	−0.7±2.9	0.1±2.8
Female (n=53)	0	−5.6±3.5	−9.3±5.0	−12.5±5.0	−14.3±4.8	−15.1±4.3	−15.1±4.3	−14.6±4.4	−13.6±4.4	−7.0±3.2	−2.9±3.6	−1.1±2.9	−0.5±2.8
P	NA	0.599	0.353	0.301	0.346	0.369	0.456	0.467	0.627	0.323	0.523	0.421	0.365

NA: Not available; SD: Standard deviation; Hct: Hematocrit.