Table 1.
Demographic data of the Hyaluronic acid-carboxymethylcellulose (HA/CMC) group and the control group
| HA/CMC group (n = 25) |
Control group (n = 25) |
p- value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 67.5 ± 9.3 | 65.4 ± 10.5 | 0.542 |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 24.7 ± 2.9 | 25.1 ± 2.6 | 0.453 |
| Combined disease, n (%) | |||
| DM | 6 | 4 | 0.480 |
| Cardiovascular dis. | 8 | 7 | 0.758 |
| Gastrointestinal dis., hepatitis | 12 | 10 | 0.569 |
| Smoking history | |||
| Current smoker | 10 | 12 | 0.569 |
| Non-smoker | 15 | 13 | |
| ASA physical status classification | |||
| 1 | 14 | 17 | 0.382 |
| 2 | 11 | 8 | |
| 3–6 | 0 | 0 |
BMI body mass index, DM diabetes mellitus, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists